Isaac Paredes's Stats, Metrics, Game Logs, Projections & Rankings

Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash said that third baseman Isaac Paredes was out of the starting lineup in Wednesday's loss to the Milwaukee Brewers because his body and arm are "barking a little bit." The Rays have a scheduled off day on Thursday before beginning a weekend series on Friday at home against the visiting New York Mets, so we'd expect Paredes to be back in action then. If the 25-year-old Mexican infielder is back in there on Friday, fantasy baseball managers will want to get him back into their lineups in all formats. Paredes is currently slashing a strong .291/.358/.509 with an .867 OPS, seven home runs, 17 RBI and 14 runs scored in 110 at-bats. He had a career-high 31 long balls in 2023 and also drove in a career-high 98 runs.

Tampa Bay Rays infielder Isaac Paredes and outfielder/designated hitter Harold Ramirez are not in the team's starting lineup on Wednesday against the hosting Milwaukee Brewers. Curtis Mead is starting at third base and batting ninth, while Yandy Diaz is the designated hitter and batting leadoff against Brewers right-hander Colin Rea. Austin Shenton is at first base and is hitting fifth. Paredes will take a seat after starting each of the team's last 11 games. The 25-year-old has been a solid fantasy contributor with a .291/.358/.509 slash line, an .867 OPS, seven home runs and 17 RBI in 110 at-bats. Ramirez will be on the bench for the third time in the last five games and is losing playing time while going 27-for-106 (.255) to open the year with a homer, 10 RBI and three steals. With Jonathan Aranda's (finger) return on the horizon, Ramirez's fantasy stock could plummet even further.

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Isaac Paredes hit his third home run of 2024 in an 8-6 win over the Rockies on Saturday. It was a solo shot in the eighth inning, part of a five-run inning that helped the Rays erase a 6-3 deficit. Paredes finished the day 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored. He now has two straight multi-hit games, six straight games with at least one hit, and three home runs in the last five games. Paredes slashed .250/.352/.488 last season with 31 home runs and 98 RBI. The right-handed slugger is heating up and seems to be on track for a repeat performance.

Tampa Bay Rays infielder Isaac Paredes is off to a slow start to his spring in Grapefruit League action. The 25-year-old went 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts in Wednesday's contest against the New York Yankees and is now just 1-for-10 with a pair of walks against three strikeouts across his first 12 trips to the plate this spring. Paredes is coming off a big 2023 season that saw him hit .250 with 31 home runs, 98 RBI, and an .840 OPS across 143 appearances. While he is an attractive option at the hot corner for fantasy managers in 2024, it's worth noting that Paredes' .314 xwOBA was well below his .362 wOBA and he ranked in the 26th percentile or worse in xBA, xSLG, average exit velocity, hard-hit rate, and barrel rate a season ago. In other words, prepare for some regression.