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Connor Joe is a fantasy baseball waiver wire pickup for Week 24 of the 2021 MLB season. Consider adding the 1B/OF if he's a free agent in your leagues.
BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 12+ teams
ROSTERED IN: 26% of leagues
ANALYSIS: It's rare to find a player like Joe on the waiver wire this late into the year. He's a leadoff man, who hits in a potent offense, and possesses even splits against right-handed and left-handed pitching. He's been readily available on the waiver wire for weeks and is still rostered in less than 30% of Yahoo! leagues. He's been remarkably consistent over the last 30 games, going 32-for-104 (.308/.400/.548) with seven homers, 24 RBI, and a 19:15 K/BB ratio. He's taken full advantage of consistent playing time and owns a solid .287/.378/.472 batting line with eight home runs, 35 RBI, and 23 runs scored across 178 at-bats this season. His expected rate stats are not far off his actual batting line with a .282 xBA, .368 xwOBA, and .453 xSLG. He's also posting a 9.5% Barrel Rate, 19.5% Strikeout Rate, 12.2% Walk Rate, and Average Launch Angle of 14.8 degrees.
The week certainly doesn't start off easy for the Rockies, who host the NL West-leading Giants for a three-game set. They'll get Kevin Gausman and the red-hot Logan Webb on back-to-back days to begin the series but at least it'll be within the friendly confines of Coors Field. The week should get a little easier when they head to Philadelphia for a four-game series with the Phillies. Joe will get plate appearances against Matt Moore, the struggling Zack Wheeler, and the inconsistent Aaron Nola. As mentioned earlier, Joe has relatively even splits against both right-handed (.280/.377/.448 with four home runs and 22 RBI) and left-handed pitchers (.306/.390/.551 with four home runs and 12 RBI). The 29-year-old has been locked in since taking over as the team's leadoff man. Raimel Tapia was the team's primary leadoff hitter before going down with an injury in early August. As a result, Joe moved into that role and hasn't relinquished the top spot, even after Tapia was activated on August 30. He'll see consistent volume and have plenty of chances to cause some damage next week.
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