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LaMonte Wade Jr. is a fantasy baseball waiver wire pickup for Week 25 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 14+ teams
ROSTERED IN: 11% of leagues
ANALYSIS: The Giants schedule sets up perfectly for Wade Jr., who bats left-handed. San Francisco not only plays seven games but they'll face six right-handed starters and just one lefty. Wade Jr. and Darin Ruf, who's having an incredible season, have been platooning for most of the season. Ruf will sometimes see at-bats against right-handers but Wade Jr. has only logged 31 at-bats against southpaws this season. Virtually all of his season production has come vs. righties as he's slashing .274/.350/.561 with 13 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs, 44 RBI, and six stolen bases over 237 at-bats against them. Overall, he's slashing .257/.333/.519 with 17 home runs and 45 RBI so his limited at-bats against left-handers have only hurt his numbers.
The 27-year-old has made the most of his opportunity with the Giants and his expected stats back up his real-life production. He's rocking a .263 xBA, .357 xwOBA, and .487 xSLG. He's posting a 42.4% Hard Hit Rate, 10.4 % Barrel Rate, and Average Launch Angle of 18.4 degrees. There are a few tough matchups on the docket for the Giants as they'll face Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove, and Charlie Morton. But Darvish has looked vulnerable lately and the rest of the arms that the Giants will face are far from intimidating. Jake Arrieta, Chris Paddack, and Touki Toussaint all look like plus matchups for Wade Jr. and the other San Francisco bats. Much like Brandon Belt, mentioned above, Wade Jr. is a cheap piece of one of the best offensives in all of baseball. He's guaranteed to see plenty of at-bats and should hit anywhere between leadoff and cleanup for a Giants squad that's trying to hold off the Dodgers and obtain their first NL West title since 2012.
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