Jose Iglesias (SS, LAA) - Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

Jose Iglesias is a fantasy baseball waiver wire pickup for Week 18 of the 2021 MLB season. Consider adding the SS if he's free agent in your leagues.

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 12+ teams

ROSTERED IN: 5% of leagues

ANALYSIS: Iglesias has quietly been raking over the last 17 games, slashing .369/.406/.538 with five doubles, a triple, two home runs, eight RBI, and nine runs scored over 65 at-bats. For the year, he's got a .284/.313/.408 batting line with 15 doubles, seven home runs, 29 RBI, four stolen bases, and 39 runs scored (306 at-bats). He doesn't walk much (3.2% BB Rate) but he's made consistent contact throughout the season with an 86.8% Z-Contact Rate and 71% O-Contact Rate. His .316 BABIP is slightly above his career average (.309) and his expected stats (.275 xBA, .301 xwOBA, .376 xSLG) aren't far off his actual numbers.

The Angels are hosting the Rockies for three games before division-rival Oakland comes to town for a four-game set. Iglesias has a .762 OPS at home this year and while he performs better against left-handers (.308 BA, .798 OPS), he's not a liability against right-handed pitching (.274 BA, .690 OPS). He's also hitting .333 against breaking balls and .286 against offspeed pitches this season and will be facing some pitchers that rely on those combinations such as German Marquez, Austin Gomber, Chi Chi Gonzalez, and James Kaprielian. Iglesias is very similar to Donovan Solano, who's mentioned below, in that both players offer very little in terms of power. But Iglesias should provide a high floor with his batting average and run-scoring potential.

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