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Curtis Mead Emerging as a Breakout Candidate to Target on the Waiver Wire
Across 164 plate appearances so far this season, Washington Nationals infielder Curtis Mead is hitting .243/.354/.479 with eight home runs, 26 RBI, 26 runs scored, and three stolen bases. The 25-year-old appears to have emerged as Washington's everyday third baseman and has batted either second or third in the Nationals' batting order in every one of his starts since early April. A former top prospect with the Tampa Bay Rays, Mead's career never quite got off the ground in Tampa. However, there have been notable changes in his underlying metrics this season with the Nationals, supporting his emerging production. Mead's walk rate (13.4%) and strikeout rate (17.7%) are both career bests. He's also posting the best barrel (10.8%) and hard-hit (45%) rates of his career to this point. Heading into the summer months, Mead profiles as a breakout candidate to target on the waiver wire for fantasy managers across most league formats.
Source: RotoBaller
Source: RotoBaller
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