Jon Jay (OF, ARI) - Week 11 Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: Jon Jay's usefulness as a fantasy commodity is clear in that you pretty much know what you're going to get from him fantasy-wise. Now in his ninth year, he sports an impressive .289 AVG and .355 OBP for his career.  Similarly in 2018, Jay has a .292 AVG and a .355 OBP. These are the categories Jay will help you in, while he historically falls short in the other counting stats for fantasy (runs scored, RBI, stolen bases). He did receive a minor bump recently, however. On June 6th, Jay was traded from the woeful Royals to the banged-up and unproductive Diamondbacks.

In the short term, this thrusts Jay in to an everyday role hitting in the leadoff position for a team that should be much better than they have been offensively (21st in runs scored, 30th in batting average, 28th in OBP, 21st in slugging percentage). With injuries to fellow outfielders A.J Pollock and Steven Souza likely keeping them both out for at least a few more weeks, Jay has a chance to solidify his playing time for the rest of the season if he can continue getting on base. Further adding to his case as the D-Backs preferred leadoff hitter is his very-low 16.7% K rate (though his 7.4% BB rate is awful). Jay has started his stint in Arizona with a miserable 0-12 line, but could prove to be a valuable fantasy asset moving forward if he can take advantage of this golden opportunity.