Lucas Duda
1B/DH FA
Tue 8/8/17 2:53 PM

Duda is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox, Steve Carney of Sports Radio 620 WDAE reports.
EDGE Analysis
Duda will get the day off in an attempt to stack right-handed bats against the lefty-hurling Chris Sale. Logan Morrison will take over at first base in his stead, opening up a spot for Evan Longoria to slide in at DH while Trevor Plouffe mans third base.

Lucas Duda
1B/DH FA
Wed 8/2/17 4:56 PM

Duda is out of the lineup Wednesday against Houston, Bill Chastain of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Duda receives a day off after starting the past five games following his trade to Tampa Bay. Since joining the club, he's gone 6-for-16 with three home runs and four RBI. In his place, Trevor Plouffe moves over to DH while Logan Morrison mans the DH spot.

Lucas Duda
1B/DH FA
Tue 8/1/17 10:51 AM

Duda went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Monday's 14-7 loss to the Astros.
EDGE Analysis
Duda has already gone deep on three occasions over four games since arriving via trade from the Mets. He's hit safely in each contest thus far as well, and he closed out July with his best monthly home run total (seven) of the season.

Lucas Duda
1B/DH FA
Fri 7/28/17 9:44 PM

Duda went 1-for-3 with a solo homer Friday against the Yankees.
EDGE Analysis
Duda hit his first homer as a member of the Rays off Masahiro Tanaka to break up a shutout in the seventh inning of a divisional loss. In his debut with the team, he was hitting in the cleanup spot and playing first base, though he'll likely be used primarily as a DH once Logan Morrison (bruised heel) returns to action.

Lucas Duda
1B/DH FA
Fri 7/28/17 4:53 PM

Duda will make his debut in a Tampa Bay uniform during Friday's game against the Yankees, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
EDGE Analysis
Duda slides in at first base while batting in the cleanup position for Friday's game against New York. With Logan Morrison battling a bruised heel, Duda could see a couple more starts at first over the course of the weekend. Following Morrison's return to the lineup, expect Duda to hit out of the DH role moving forward.

Lucas Duda
1B/DH FA
Thu 7/27/17 5:48 PM

Duda's was traded to Tampa Bay on Thursday, with reliever Drew Smith heading to New York, Joel Sherman of the MLB Network reports.
EDGE Analysis
Duda will fit in nicely with Tampa Bay, as the 31-year-old is set to receive ample playing time between first base and the DH spot, while likely spending a majority of time in the latter position. Thus far in 2017, Duda is hitting .246/.347/.532 with 17 home runs and 73 RBI. Since the Rays are in New York facing off against the Yankees for a four-game series this weekend, Duda could be available as soon as Friday night. Moving forward, this will give Corey Dickerson more starts in the outfield while decreasing Brad Miller and Trevor Plouffe's playing time in the DH role.

Lucas Duda
1B/DH FA
Sat 7/22/17 3:15 PM

Duda is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the A's.
EDGE Analysis
With lefty Sean Manaea taking the hill for Oakland, Duda will head to the bench in favor of T.J. Rivera at first base. Duda has hit safely in seven of eight games since the All-Star break, but he's batting just .196 with a .255 OBP against left-handed pitching for the season. He's a free agent after this year and could be moved prior to the trade deadline.

Lucas Duda
1B/DH FA
Tue 7/18/17 12:16 AM

Duda went 2-for-4 with a solo home run during Monday's loss to St. Louis.
EDGE Analysis
Duda's .905 OPS jumps off the page, but because he's been limited to just 66 games, he's collected only 34 RBI and 28 runs. Overall, he's provided serviceable fantasy marks, and as long as he stays healthy, the first baseman should continue to provide solid numbers going forward.

Lucas Duda
1B/DH FA
Sat 7/1/17 12:51 PM

Duda (illness) is starting at first base and hitting fifth Saturday against the Phillies.
EDGE Analysis
He was a late scratch Friday as he was not fully over the illness that bothered him for a couple days earlier in the week. Duda has a pretty favorable matchup against righty Jeremy Hellickson. He is slashing .264/.384/.556 against righties on the season.

Lucas Duda
1B/DH FA
Fri 6/30/17 5:49 PM

Duda was scratched from Friday's lineup with flu-like symptoms.
EDGE Analysis
Duda was day-to-day with an illness prior to Friday's game, and it appears as though he was unable to go after all. The first baseman will spend his third straight game out of the lineup (although he did come in to pinch hit during Thursday's affair), as T.J. Rivera received the late addition to the starting lineup. He should be considered day-to-day yet again.