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Carter Kieboom is a fantasy baseball waiver wire pickup for Week 25 of the 2021 MLB season. Consider adding the 3B/SS if he's a free agent in your leagues.
BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 14+ teams
ROSTERED IN: 6% of leagues
ANALYSIS: Kieboom struggled in limited action over his first two stints with the Nationals back in 2019 and 2020. He slashed a meager .181/.309/.232 with two home runs and 11 RBI over his first 165 plate appearances at the major league level, not good. He appeared in a few games in early April this season before being sent down to Triple-A Rochester where he compiled a .236/.376/.385 batting line with five home runs, 23 RBI, and a solid 31:26 K/BB ratio over 148 at-bats. The Nationals were sellers at the deadline, which opened up the door for another Kieboom call-up in late July. The results have been mixed since then but he's looked much better than he has at any other point in his previous, albeit limited, major league appearances. He's getting a chance to play every day and is slashing a decent .248/.333/.396 with six home runs and 20 RBI over 42 games since his call-up.
He's been heating up over the last 11 games, collecting at least one hit in nine of those contests while batting .295 with a .795 OPS. The Nationals host the Marlins for three games next week and the Rockies for another three-game set. The good news for Kieboom is that he's fared much better at home than he has on the road this year. The 24-year-old infielder is slashing a robust .324/.395/.554 over 74 at-bats at home and just .171/.276/.237 across 76 at-bats on the road. Sandy Alcantara and Trevor Rogers will be difficult matchups but things should lighten up against Jesus Luzardo, Kyle Freeland, Ryan Feltner, and Jon Gray. The Nationals lineup is considerably weaker without Trea Turner and Kyle Schwarber in the mix but it still packs a decent punch with Lane Thomas, Alcides Escobar (another potential streamer), Juan Soto, and Josh Bell to round out the top four. Kieboom has generally hit out of the six-hole and should see enough RBI opportunities to warrant a stream next week.
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