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Tim Tawa or Brandon Lowe

Who Should I Start? - Week 19 • Start New
Tim Tawa

Tim Tawa

LFArizona Diamondbacks ARI
Brandon Lowe

Brandon Lowe

2BPittsburgh Pirates PIT
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Tawa over Lowe

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Outlook Tim Tawa

Tim Tawa provides outfield depth for Arizona during a productive stretch

Tim Tawa has caught fire at the plate over his last 14 days, slashing .324/.316/.676 with three home runs and 10 RBI. The Diamondbacks currently sit in second place in the NL West with a 53-49 record, and Tawa has found increased opportunities as a depth option with the club managing several injuries across the roster, including absences from Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Tommy Troy.

While his 14-day tear has been impressive, it represents a significant spike over his traditional baseline, as indicated by his career and overall season projection of a .223 batting average with modest power. Expect some regression toward the mean as pitchers adjust to his aggressive approach, making this recent surge a temporary hot streak rather than a permanent change in output.

The Diamondbacks face a busy seven-game week featuring matchups against St. Louis and Washington. Tawa will look to capitalize against vulnerable arms like Zack Littell and Miles Mikolas, both of whom carry high ERAs above 5.30 and manageable WHIP marks. With seven games on the schedule, he makes for an intriguing deep-league streaming option. Start.

Updated 2 days ago

Latest News Tim Tawa
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Lowe over Tawa

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Outlook Brandon Lowe

Brandon Lowe enters the week looking to snap out of a minor cold streak

Brandon Lowe has scuffled slightly at the plate over his last 14 days, hitting just .200 with 15 strikeouts, though he continues to hold down the everyday second base role for a Pirates club that sits third in the NL Central with a 53-50 record. Despite several recent injuries across the Pittsburgh roster, including long-term absences for key pieces like Oneil Cruz, Lowe's spot in the lineup remains firmly secure as a core contributor.

His recent slump brings down his 30-day numbers somewhat, but his overall 2026 season projection of a .245 batting average and 22 home runs suggests this cold spell is merely a temporary speed bump rather than a permanent regression. Given his strong career baseline and proven track record of power, fantasy managers should expect him to bounce back toward his usual standard of production as the summer rolls on.

The Pirates face a busy seven-game week, starting with a series against the Yankees before returning home to host the Cubs, where Lowe will match up against arms like Matthew Boyd, Shota Imanaga, and Jameson Taillon. With the Cubs staff presenting a mix of manageable and tricky matchups, Lowe remains a volume play due to the heavy game schedule. Start.

Updated 2 days ago

Latest News Brandon Lowe
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Performance Tim Tawa
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.240042.2690.28007
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.316285.3330.579010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Brandon Lowe
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.143012.2500.14306
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.212015.2780.24209
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Tim Tawa
OWN
 
6%
+1.76 compared to last week
START
 
5%
+2.22 compared to last week
OWN/START Brandon Lowe
OWN
97%
-0.87 compared to last week
START
79%
-3.81 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Tim Tawa
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Brandon Lowe
7th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Tim Tawa

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: LF 1B CF . However, he plays LF most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among LF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 116th.
  • The current leader among LF's is Pete Crow-Armstrong
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 171st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.310
  • Top 100 in batting average with 0.281 and is currently ranked 95th
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 286th with 0.302
  • Top 50 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 50th with 0.526
  • Top 100 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 91st with 0.828
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 245th with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 332nd in RBI with 12
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 471st in runs scored with 6
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.034, OBP: +0.032, HRs: -2, RBI: +6, Runs: -9, Wlks: -2, Stls: -5,
Breakdown Brandon Lowe

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: 2B DH . However, he plays 2B most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 8th among 2B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 16th.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Ketel Marte
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off. Either he isn't an every day player or he is coming back from an injury of some sort. I suggest checking out his news page to get a closer look.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 198th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.300
  • Ranked 304th in batting average with 0.223
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 328th with 0.282
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 249th with 0.396
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 296th with 0.678
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 588th with 1
  • Top 50 in RBI and is currently ranked 38th with 33
  • Top 75 in runs scored and is currently ranked 54th with 31
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.026, OBP: -0.001, HRs: +2, RBI: +15, Runs: +6, Wlks: +16, Stls: -2,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Tim Tawa

No Injury Reported

Injury Brandon Lowe

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Tim Tawa
DateOpponentResult
Jul 20VS ATHLuis MedinaL 2-5
Jul 21VS ATHKevin GinkelW 6-5
Jul 22VS ATHMerrill KellyW 15-5
Jul 23@STLBrandon PfaadtW 6-10
Jul 24@WASEduardo RodriguezW 2-3
Jul 25@WASFoster Griffin
Jul 26@WASMiles Mikolas
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.281153.3030.469010
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Brandon Lowe
DateOpponentResult
Jul 20@NYYAngel ChivilliL 8-5
Jul 21@NYY
Jul 22@NYYPaul BlackburnL 2-0
Jul 22@NYYMason MontgomeryW 3-5
Jul 24VS CHCCaleb ThielbarL 2-3
Jul 25VS CHCShota Imanaga
Jul 26VS CHCJameson Taillon
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.237396.3410.500010
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Tim Tawa
4.37
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Brandon Lowe
10.73
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Tim Tawa
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2025 ARI 67 39 7 29 18 8 19 .198 .267 .340 153
2026 ARI 40 26 4 11 20 2 10 .230 .283 .398 101
ON PACE 62 40 6 17 31 3 15 .230 .283 .398 157
3-YEAR AVG 22 13 2 10 6 3 6 .198 .267 .340 51
Career 107 65 11 40 38 10 29 .210 .273 .361
Career Brandon Lowe
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2018 TB 41 30 6 16 25 2 16 .233 .320 .450 100
2019 TB 87 84 18 43 52 5 26 .267 .331 .508 230
2020 TB 76 61 18 42 46 3 32 .228 .317 .479 212
2021 TB 147 129 39 94 97 7 63 .237 .324 .507 518
2022 TB 64 52 8 31 25 1 27 .224 .312 .388 179
2023 TB 106 86 21 58 68 6 47 .228 .321 .440 338
2024 TB 106 94 21 56 58 5 32 .244 .307 .473 332
2025 TB 133 130 31 79 83 3 37 .256 .308 .477 431
2026 PIT 96 92 21 61 65 1 40 .243 .319 .471 326
ON PACE 149 143 32 95 101 1 62 .243 .319 .471 507
3-YEAR AVG 115 103 24 64 70 5 39 .244 .312 .465 367
Career 856 758 183 480 519 33 320 .242 .318 .472
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