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Aledmys Diaz is a fantasy baseball waiver wire pickup for Week 21 of the 2021 MLB season. Consider adding the IF/OF if he's a free agent in your leagues.
BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 12+ teams
ROSTERED IN: 16% of leagues
ANALYSIS: Diaz missed nearly two months of action with a fractured hand from early June to late July. He's been raking since rejoining the team, slashing .339/.362/.589 with five doubles, three home runs, and 14 RBI over 13 games. He's been hitting between third and sixth in the batting order and has been playing every day with both Alex Bregman and Yuli Gurriel on the injured list. Gurriel is slated to be activated on Friday but that shouldn't affect Diaz's playing time as he's mostly been covering the hot corner. Overall, the super utilityman is batting .289/.348/.485 with six home runs, 32 RBI, and 22 runs scored across 171 at-bats. He hasn't overachieved by any means either with a .288 xBA, .343 xwOBA, and .454 xSLG. He's also posting career-highs in Hard Hit Rate (44.8%) and Barrel Rate (7.7%).
The Astros are playing seven games next week, four at the Royals and three against the Mariners at home. They'll face four left-handed starters and three righties. Diaz's batting splits aren't drastic so he should have a great chance at success against all the probable pitchers that he's going to face. He's slashing .280/.331/.424 with three homers and 16 RBI against right-handed pitching and has a .340/.386/.623 batting line with three long balls, and 16 runs driven in against southpaws. The toughest pitcher that Houston will face next week is Yusei Kikuchi but the Astros should have a field day besides that. Carlos Hernandez, Daniel Lynch, Brady Singer, Mike Minor, and Logan Gilbert have all shown vulnerability this year. The Astros are capable of inflicting a lot of damage and Diaz, who's been a multi-hit machine, figures to be right in the middle of it. His multi-position eligibility gives you a ton of lineup flexibility as well.
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