PT TODAY: Rays turn to Walls to fill SS void
Sep 3 2023
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NEWS: Manager Kevin Cash designates newly activated Tampa Bay Rays SS Taylor Walls team’s everyday shortstop.
IMPACT:High
BHQ SPIN: The Rays of course continue to be without SS Wander Franco, who was placed on administrative leave by MLB last month. Walls, who had been on the 10-day IL with an oblique injury, is in the lineup for defense first, and fantasy managers should keep expectations for his offensive contributions modest, beyond the occasional stolen base (20-for-21 SB). Whether those steals are worth the likely batting average hit (.215 xBA) will depend on your team context. Osleivis Basabe, who has been the team’s primary shortstop since Franco was removed from the roster on Aug. 14, will...
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