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Joey Loperfido is a fantasy baseball waiver wire pickup for Week 12 (2024). Target Loperfido as a top prospect free-agent add for fantasy baseball.
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 5% of Leagues
ANALYSIS: With Kyle Tucker hitting the IL, the Astros have recalled outfield prospect Joey Loperfido. If you recall, when the Astros called him up earlier this season, Loperfido was leading the minors with 13 home runs. The 25-year-old had a solid 14-game debut in which he went 13-for-39, hitting for average (.333), showing some power (one double, one home run), and showing some speed (one stolen base). These were all trademarks of his game in the minors, hitting .280 with 52 home runs and 68 stolen bases during his 285-game minor league career.
No. 1 is always special! Welcome to the baseball history books, Joey Loperfido.
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— MLB (@MLB) May 17, 2024
If there was a negative takeaway in his debut, it was that he had a high chase rate (42.9%) which resulted in a high K% (39.5%). He'll need to work on that if he wants to stick in the majors this time around, but for fantasy it doesn't matter all that much as long as he's hitting for average and racking up the counting stats. With Tucker out and an underperforming outfield contingent of Jake Meyers, Chas McCormick, and Trey Cabbage, Loperfido should see plenty of playing time. The former seventh-round draft pick saw time at each outfield spot his last time up.
The Astros' fifth-ranked prospect is worth a waiver add in deeper 12-team leagues with his power-speed potential. With just 5% rostership, the left-handed hitter is available in nearly all Yahoo leagues.
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