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Shane Baz is a fantasy baseball waiver wire stash for Week 9 (2024). Target Shane Baz as a top prospect free-agent waiver wire pickup for fantasy baseball.
BALLER MOVE: Stash in Standard Leagues (26% rostered)
CALL-UP ETA: Early June
ANALYSIS: Everyone is anxious to see Shane Baz back on the mound in the major leagues. The right-hander was dazzling in three MLB starts in 2021 and flashed some nice strikeout upside in 2022 despite giving up some long balls and compiling a 5.00 ERA.
Baz missed all of last season after having Tommy John surgery and has had a few small setbacks with oblique injuries as well. Baz is finally making some rehab starts at Triple-A Durham and has had mixed results so far.
Shane Baz tossed another rehab start today, going 3.1 IP with 1 ER, 5 H, 3 K, 2 BB
Baz threw 69 pitches today as he continues his path to the Rays rotation. His velocity and pitch grades understandably remain down from prior to TJS. Glad to see him making progress! pic.twitter.com/9qrFDCrQKe
— Thomas Nestico (@TJStats) May 16, 2024
Baz has made three rehab starts but has thrown just eight innings in total, walking eight and striking out four with a 7.88 ERA. The lack of control is concerning, considering that solid control was one of Baz's strengths before his injury. While Tampa would love to plug him into the rotation as soon as possible, it's likely that he's going to need at least two more rehab starts to get stretched out and regain control of his arsenal.
He has the talent and track record to be a productive MLB starter, so stash him where you can and hope that he can return to his pre-injury form when the Rays finally activate him.
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