Ryon Healy (1B/3B, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: Healy was a fantasy darling down the stretch last year and thus was heavily targeted as a sleeper heading into 2017. His slow start has soured many impatient fantasy owners early on, but Healy has started to look more like that potential breakout candidate over the last few weeks. His season line is an unimpressive .260 with eight home runs and 19 RBI thanks in part to a regression to his BABIP, which was .352 last season and sits at .310 this year. However, he has a similar HR/FB rate as last season (16% last year, 14% this year) and has hit the ball harder this year (37.1% hard contact, compared to 30% last year). He has also sprayed the ball around to all fields more in 2017, and the results have started to come around. He has hit .292 over his last 12 games on the strength of a .343 BABIP, much more in line with his .352 from 2016.

Healy has yet to develop his plate discipline, only drawing walks at a 5% clip and striking out at a 25% rate. He is also very split heavy, he's mashed left-handed pitching this season (.386/.413/.682 in 44 at-bats) yet only hits .217 off right-handers. Likewise, he is a .317 hitter at home but only .207 on the road. However, his recent performance and power potential make him ownable in 12-team formats and beyond.