Carlos Pena

To have a successful fantasy baseball team, the owner needs to watch the waiver wire and see which free agents can strengthen his lineup. The following players are some solid picks who will help drive up your fantasy scores as the season progresses. Carlos PenaThe Tampa Bay Rays' first baseman has been in a slump recently but don't be fooled by his anemic average of .208.He has the third-most RBIs on the team at 22, just behind Matt Joyce's 28...  

Moore delivered arguably his best start of the year ... Rays manager Joe Maddon put out a very different lineup, resting Matt Joyce, Luke Scott and Carlos Pena (who entered the game in the 7th). Joyce and Scott both pinch-hit in the ninth ...  

That isn't anything new. But here's a question: Why pull Matt Joyce and Luke Scott and Carlos Pena from the lineup on the same day? Those are the top three home run hitters on the roster. Given that injuries have already stripped the lineup of ...  

For some reason, a few Rays players have taken to wearing these absurd but awesome gladiator masks before, during, and after games. Here's Luke Scott and Carlos Pena talking to Todd Kalas of Sun Sports after yesterday's game. They've been sporting these ...  

Why the heck not? Pena started out of the leadoff spot Tuesday for the first time in his career and went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer. Speaking of unconventional, Rays manager Joe Maddon has third baseman Drew Sutton in the cleanup spot Wednesday.  

Editor's note: The temperature gauge is a Bill James-created statistic that measures how hot or cold hitters are. We will spotlight Red Sox and opposing team temperatures on game days. The Tampa Bay Rays are starting to heat up as they carry a ...  

Carlos Pena, inserted into the leadoff spot after a miserable slump, added a solo homer for the Rays. Adrian Gonzalez had an RBI double for Boston, which lost for just the fourth time in 14 games. The Red Sox (22-23) failed to move above  

The way it is going right now, the ball is hitting Carlos Pena more than he is hitting the ball. That was Sunday afternoon all over. Pena went 0-for-3, but in the space of about one minute in the eighth inning, he was hit by a pitch and then struck by Luke ...  

ST. PETERSBURG -- Carlos Pena is batting .131 (8-for-61) with 24 strikeouts in May, which serves as ample motivation for the Rays first baseman to try something to get back in the groove. So he went with small ball on Saturday. "When things don ...  

The Rays threatened during the second, but Braves right fielder Jason Heyward caught Will Rhymes' fly ball and then threw out Carlos Pena, who tried to score from third. Rhymes returned to the lineup after missing two games with a bruised right forearm.  

"That's not up to us," he said. Carlos Pena, inserted into the leadoff spot after a miserable slump, added a solo homer for the Rays. Adrian Gonzalez had an RBI double for Boston, which lost for just the fourth time in 14 games. But it was that ...  

Buchholz left after allowing singles to Matt Joyce and Carlos Pena to start the sixth. Andrew Miller relieved and got Luke Scott to pop up to short right, but Cody Ross struggled to make the catch and with his momentum going away from the plate ...  

However, Delgado put the lead in jeopardy in the bottom of the inning. Consecutive walks to Carlos Pena and Luke Scott started the inning and a sacrifice bunt moved them both into scoring position for Will Rhymes. He hit what was sure to be a ...  

A hitter can observe a shift and perhaps change his approach. He might try to hit the ball the other way, or he might drop a bunt down the line, the way Carlos Pena likes to do. Hitters have overall tendencies, but they might have different ...  

ST. PETERSBURG — Carlos Pena was involved in two key plays, and both went against him. Tim Hudson scattered four hits over 7 2-3 innings, David Ross homered and the Atlanta Braves beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 on Sunday. Jonny Venters ...