SCOUT ANALYST JOHN BOLLMAN'S TAKE
Joey Wendle was added back to the IL with wrist inflammation. He has only played in 46 games this season and the extent of the injury is not known. Eric Sogard will take over as the everyday second baseman with Wendle injured. He is worth a look in fantasy.
REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK
You can expect Joe Wendle to be a good bench player who will start in certain weeks the rest of the season. His 49.93 projected fantasy points puts him at #31 behind Cory Spangenberg and ahead of Adam Frazier. He has averaged 2.24 fantasy points in his past 186 games, which is less than our projected per game average. He is projected to average 2.5 fantasy points. His rank based on avg proj (#38) is worse than his rank based on total fantasy points. Joe Wendle is expected to improve on this season-to-date's #44 fantasy position rank.
| REST OF SEASON RANK (2B) | PROJECTION | FANTASY STATS SINCE 2018 |
|---|
| #29 Ian Kinsler (4% OWN) | 51 FP, 2.23 per game | 318 FP, 128 gp, 2.48 per game (#13) |
| #30 Cory Spangenberg | 50 FP, 2.46 per game | 142 FP, 112 gp, 1.27 per game (#41) |
| #31 Joe Wendle (12% OWN) | 50 FP, 2.5 per game | 338 FP, 139 gp, 2.43 per game (#16) |
| #32 Adam Frazier (21% OWN) | 48 FP, 2.49 per game | 240 FP, 112 gp, 2.14 per game (#25) |
| #33 Ian Happ (20% OWN) | 48 FP, 2.53 per game | 250 FP, 133 gp, 1.88 per game (#35) |
WEEK 23 AND 24 FANTASY OUTLOOK
Joe Wendle is projected for 2.28 fantasy points in one game the rest of the week in week 23 which ranks him as the #26 projected second baseman for the week and a starter for most fantasy teams. This is projected to be a slightly below average game with fewer fantasy points than he is projected to average per game the rest of the season. He is ranked above Brian Dozier but behind Cesar Hernandez the rest of the week. Week 24 will be better based on projected rank (#18). He is projected for 15.28 fantasy points.
| 9/1 TO 9/1 RANK (2B) | PROJECTION | ROS FP PROJ AVG |
|---|
| #24 Joe Panik (5% OWN) | 2.36 FP (2% ST) | 2.51 FP |
| #25 Cesar Hernandez (73% OWN) | 2.3 FP (52% ST) | 2.5 FP |
| #26 Joe Wendle (12% OWN) | 2.28 FP (3% ST) | 2.5 FP |
| #27 Brian Dozier (46% OWN) | 2.16 FP (26% ST) | 2.62 FP |
| #28 Cory Spangenberg (0% OWN) | 2.06 FP | 2.46 FP |
| 9/2 TO 9/8 RANK (2B) | PROJECTION | ROS FP PROJ AVG |
|---|
| #16 Kolten Wong (45% OWN) | 15.9 FP (27% ST) | 2.75 FP |
| #17 Jeff McNeil (96% OWN) | 15.7 FP (73% ST) | 3.21 FP |
| #18 Joe Wendle (12% OWN) | 15.3 FP (3% ST) | 2.5 FP |
| #19 Jonathan Schoop (47% OWN) | 14.8 FP (29% ST) | 2.79 FP |
| #20 Jason Kipnis (39% OWN) | 14.7 FP (28% ST) | 2.53 FP |
JOE WENDLE IS A GREAT DFS VALUE ON FANDUEL ($2.1K) AND DRAFTKINGS ($3K) FOR 9/1
He is projected for 8.5 FanDuel points and 6.5 points on DraftKings. Based on the player pool average points per dollar he is worth +$765 more than $2.1K on FanDuel and +$772 more than $3K on DraftKings. Their may be other options (see below) who are even better values, but barring a significant lineup change consider him a strong daily fantasy play. Below are how he ranks based on projected fantasy points on both DFS platforms. Look for players with more FPs at lower salaries.
| FANDUEL (3B) 9/1 RANK | PROJECTION | SALARY |
|---|
| #25 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | 8.6 FD Points | $3000 |
| #26 Colin Moran | 8.5 FD Points | $3900 |
| #27 Joe Wendle | 8.5 FD Points | $2100 |
| #28 Travis Shaw | 8.3 FD Points | $2200 |
| #29 Todd Frazier | 8.2 FD Points | $2700 |
| DRAFTKINGS (2B) 9/1 RANK | PROJECTION | SALARY |
|---|
| #19 Jonathan Schoop | 6.8 DK Points | $4400 |
| #20 Harold Castro | 6.5 DK Points | $3200 |
| #21 Joe Wendle | 6.5 DK Points | $3000 |
| #22 Kolten Wong | 6.1 DK Points | $4000 |
| #23 Nicky Lopez | 6.1 DK Points | $3200 |
FANTASY PROJECTIONS AND ACTUAL STATS
The tables below show projected stats (totals and averages) for the rest of the season and upcoming weeks. Also included are actual stats from the current and last season.
| JOE WENDLE | FP | HR | RBI | R | BB | SB |
|---|
| Rest of 2019 | 49.9 | 1.1 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 5.8 | 2.2 |
| -- Per Game (20 Proj) | 2.5 | 0.06 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.29 | 0.11 |
| 8/26 to 9/1 (1 Game) | 2.3 | 0.06 | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.20 | 0.11 |
| 9/2 to 9/8 (6 Games) | 15.3 | 0.34 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.68 |
| 2019 Season | 79 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 4 |
| -- Per Game (47 GP) | 1.7 | 0.02 | 0.26 | 0.34 | 0.17 | 0.09 |
| 2018 to 2019 | 417 | 8 | 73 | 78 | 45 | 20 |
| -- Per Game (186 GP) | 2.2 | 0.04 | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.24 | 0.11 |