PT TOMORROW: AL East—De Leon working his way back to TAM

Tampa Bay Rays

With his second straight scoreless three-inning appearance at AAA-Durham May 15 — this one with five strikeouts — José De León (RHP, TAM) should be creeping back onto fantasy owners’ radar screens.

De Leon underwent Tommy John surgery in March 2018 after being hampered by a lat strain and forearm tightness in 2017. However, back in 2016, De Leon looked like he was on the cusp of making a mark in the majors, posting a 111/20 K/BB ratio in 86.1 IP for AAA-Oklahoma in the Dodger system in 2016. De Leon did struggle in 17 IP in Los Angeles (12 ER, 5 HR) before being shipped to Tampa in the offseason for Logan Forsythe (2B, TEX).

What role the Rays have in mind for De Leon remains to be seen, but he is on track to beat Tyler...

Almost!

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