Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Josh Lowe will move to the cleanup spot for the first time this season against the Houston Astros and right-hander Luis Garcia. Lowe has largely hit seventh or eighth this season but moves up to the four-hole for tonight's contest. The lineup promotion shouldn't come as a surprise considering Lowe is hitting a robust .333 with four homers, four stolen bases, and a 1.025 OPS across 64 trips to the plate on the season. Considering the youngster scuffled to a .221 average...

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team LeaguesROSTERED IN: 15% of LeaguesANALYSIS:The once highly touted prospect seems to have made a serious step forward for the 2023 season. Success in the minor leagues was never a problem for the speedy outfielder, but in his stints in the Major Leagues prior to this year, he struggled immensely to make contact. Strikeout rates above 30% hampered him and kept him away from a consistent starting job in the Majors.This year, however, he is making contact at a much ...

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Josh Lowe went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, and two RBI in Sunday's 11-0 win over the A's. In Sunday's victory, he drove in both runs with a bases-loaded walk and an RBI single. The 25-year-old is off to a hot start, slashing .364/.417/.682 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs across six games in 2023. The Rays placed outfielder Jose Siri (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list. Lowe should see an uptick in at-bats while Siri is sidelined. Fantasy managers ...

The Tampa Bay Rays optioned rookie outfielder Josh Lowe to Triple-A Durham on Sunday to make room for recently acquired outfielder David Peralta on the active MLB roster. In 52 games for the Rays since his promotion, Lowe hit only .221/.284/.343 with two home runs, 13 RBI, 24 runs scored, three stolen bases and 66 strikeouts in 198 plate appearances for the Rays. Whenever the 24-year-old returns to the big leagues, he'll return to a seven-game hitting streak. He'll need to cut down on his ...

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Josh Lowe was called up from Triple-A Durham to start Monday's 4-2 loss to the Yankees, going 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts. Pitcher Luke Bard was sent down in a corresponding move. Lowe had spent some time with the Rays at the beginning of the season but put together a poor .188/.257/.344 slash line with a 38% strikeout rate in 71 plate appearances. He had done much better at Triple-A with a .299/.382/.540 slash line, although he also had strikeout issues ...

The Tampa Bay Rays optioned outfielder Josh Lowe to Triple-A on Sunday. Lowe was hitting .188 with a .257 on-base percentage, a home run, and a stolen base in 71 plate appearances early in the season for Tampa Bay. The Rays needed to make a few roster moves to get down to a 26-man roster. If you have the bench space, Lowe is certainly someone to keep around on your bench in deeper leagues due to his power and speed potential. As of now, Tampa Bay's current outfield options include Randy ...

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Josh Lowe will be on the bench to start Wednesday's game against the Seattle Mariners and left-handed pitcher Marco Gonzales. Lowe is batting .157 with a .232 on-base percentage and a stolen base in 56 plate appearances this season. The Rays will start Randy Arozarena, Kevin Kiermaier, and Manuel Margot from left to right in the outfield against the Mariners. Arozarena is batting leadoff, while Kiermaier and Margot are hitting eighth and sixth respectively.

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Josh Lowe is not in the starting lineup on Saturday against the Chicago White Sox. The Rays are also giving first baseman Ji-Man Choi, outfielder Kevin Kiermaier and catcher Francisco Mejia the day off. Brett Phillips and Manuel Margot will start in the outfield in center field and right field, respectively, with Phillips hitting seventh and Margot batting sixth against White Sox right-hander Michael Kopech. Lowe is off to a slow start in his first seven games ...

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Josh Lowe is serving as the designated hitter and is batting seventh on Opening Day on Friday against Baltimore Orioles left-hander John Means. Randy Arozarena, Kevin Kiermaier and Manuel Margot are in the outfield for Tampa to kick off the regular season. Lowe being in the lineup right off the bat against a left is a good sign after he hit .291/.381/.535 with 22 home runs and 26 stolen bases in 111 games for Triple-A Durham in 2021. The team's No. 2 prospect, per ...

After the Tampa Bay Rays traded outfielder Austin Meadows to the Detroit Tigers on Monday in exchange for infielder Isaac Paredes and a competitive-balance pick in this year's draft, the team will call up outfield prospect Josh Lowe to put him on the Opening Day roster, according to a source. Lowe is the team's No. 2 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, but he hit just .190 with two RBI and six strikeouts in eight Grapefruit League games this spring. The 24-year-old has 20-20 potential and should ...