Jed Lowrie

Free agent infielder Jed Lowrie has retired from Major League Baseball.

Fantasy Impact

Lowrie announced his retirement Thursday after spending parts of 12 big-league seasons while suiting up for the Red Sox, Astros, A's, and Mets. Lowrie's best season came in 2018 when he hit a career-high 23 home runs while posting the best fWAR of his career with a mark of 5.3. He also made his lone All-Star team that season. Injuries have long dogged the 38-year-old who most recently hit .180 with three homers and a .508 OPS across 50 games with the A's in 2022.

Jed Lowrie has been officially released by the Oakland Athletics.

Fantasy Impact

Lowrie has been limited to just 50 games in 2022 due to shoulder and wrist injuries. He slashed .180/.245/.263 with a 49 wRC+ in those games.

Jed Lowrie was activated from the IL Tuesday after missing over a month with a sprained left shoulder. He is expected to see most of his playing time as the DH.

Fantasy Impact

Prior to landing on the IL, Lowrie had suited up for 47 games with the A’s in 2022. He is slashing .187/.251/.271 with three home runs and 16 RBIs this season. He should be left on the waiver wire for now.

The A's placed Jed Lowrie on the 10-day IL on Thursday with a left shoulder injury.

Fantasy Impact

Lowrie has been battling the injury for much of June and hasn't gotten a hit since June 3rd. He's batting just .185 with three home runs, so it appears that the brief resurgence we saw last year was just a mirage. Move on in all formats.

Oakland Athletics DH Jed Lowrie went 2-for-4 at the plate on Friday, hitting two doubles one of which for two RBI, and striking out twice in the A's 7-2 loss to the Red Sox.

Fantasy Impact

Lowrie provided all the offence for the A's on Friday as he drove in the only two runs and was also the only player to have more than one hit. The A's designated hitter is batting .227 on the season but he has just 16 RBI and three home runs through 37 games which prevents him from holding much fantasy value.