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Nicky Lopez is a fantasy baseball waiver wire pickup for Week 24 of the 2021 MLB season. Consider adding the 2B/SS if he's a free agent in your leagues.
BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 10+ teams
ROSTERED IN: 47% of leagues
ANALYSIS: We're going back to the well with Lopez, who's been an excellent streamer for us this season. The speedy 26-year-old has been on fire over his last 15 contests, going 23-for-59 (.390/.463/.475) with one home run, six RBI, five stolen bases, and eight runs scored. Overall, he has a .292/.363/.363 batting line with 21 extra-base hits, one homer, 34 RBI, and 18 stolen bases. He obviously lacks power but we like Lopez for his high batting average, on-base percentage, and stolen base upside. He has excellent plate discipline with a 13.7% Strikeout Rate (94th percentile), 15.2% Whiff Rate (94th), 24.6% Chase Rate, and 90.7% Z-Contract Rate. He's also got a 9.3% Walk Rate and his Sprint Speed ranks in the 78th percentile.
The Royals play seven road games next week with four coming against the Orioles and three vs. the Twins. They'll face four right-handed starters and three southpaws. The good news is that Lopez's splits are relatively even, regardless of who he's facing. He's slashing .292/.372/.363 vs. right-handers and .290/.333/.366 against lefties. Lopez should feast on probable starters Matt Harvey, Alexander Wells, Bailey Ober, and Griffin Jax. He's locked into the number two spot in the Royals' batting order and will be a good source of batting average, OBP, and runs scored next week. His steal attempts have been a little sporadic lately as he swiped 10 from August 8 through August 22 but hasn't picked up any since then. This could mean he's overdue for a few attempts next week but you also shouldn't be surprised he doesn't steal at all.
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