Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Joey Wendle will sit versus the left-handed Marco Gonzales Friday. Utility infielder Christian Arroyo will take Wendle's place in the lineup, and hit eighth. Arroyo has a .360 wOBA when facing left-handed pitchers this season. Hitting eighth is less than ideal, but Arroyo makes for an interesting cheap option if you want to fit in some elite hitters Friday. Another beneficiary of [...]

Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Joey Wendle would be part of an interesting sequence Tuesday versus the Athletics. He would be the second batter in a back-to-back-to-back HR stretch for the Rays in the third inning. It was only his second HR of the season. He is currently batting .283 on the season in a 145 at-bats. The upside for Wendle for the rest of season would be something like 10 home runs, 10 stolen bases and a .285 batting average. [...]

Tampa Bay Rays infielder Joey Wendle will return from the paternity list on Friday. Wendle has been out of the lineup since Tuesday, but should come straight back into the lineup upon his return. So far in 2018, Wendle is hitting .288 with one home run and three stolen bases in 137 plate appearances. The upside for Wendle rest of season is 10 HRs, 10 SBs and a .285 batting average. [...]

Tampa Bays Rays second baseman Joey Wendle is in the lineup Wednesday. Wendle will get the start at the expense of Daniel Robertson with the Rays facing a right-handed pitcher. Wendle, a left-handed hitter, is hitting .300 with one home run and two steals in 67 plate appearances against right-handed pitchers in 2018. Even against a good control pitcher in Michael Fulmer, Wendle is a good option in DFS lineups Wednesday as a deep sleeper.

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 4% of leagues ANALYSIS: Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Joey Wendle just keeps hitting -; a pair of base knocks on Sunday extended his hitting streak to seven games, with multiple hits in each of the last five games. His season line now stands at .348/.410/.522. Wendle does have a BABIP of .426 this season, but a hard hit ball rate of 38.2% shows that he is at least hitting the ball hard. A line drive rate of 16.4% (and one that was over 20% [...]

Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Joey Wendle collected three hits Saturday versus the Twins. He scored twice in the 10-1 victory. Wendle has now scored five runs in his past four games. [...]

Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that the A's have dealt infielder Joey Wendle to the Rays in return for a player to be named or cash considerations. Wendle was designated for assignment earlier in the week and has found a new home in Tampa Bay. [...]

The A's have designated second baseman Joey Wendle for assignment to make room for new reliever Yusmeiro Petit. Wendle, 28, saw 13 at-bats with Oakland last season, spending the majority of the year at Triple-A. [...]

Joey Wendle has been impressive in his first big league action, posting a .349 batting average and seven RBI since his September call-up. The rookie went 4-for-6 with three runs scored in Oakland's 14-5 demolition of the Royals on Thursday night. [...]