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Tyler Locklear is a fantasy baseball waiver wire pickup for Week 13 (2024). Target Tyler Locklear as a top prospect free-agent add for fantasy baseball.
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 4% of Leagues
ANALYSIS: When the Mariners placed Ty France on the 10-Day IL, first baseman Tyler Locklear was summoned from Triple-A Tacoma for his MLB debut. Locklear was selected in the second round of the 2022 Draft, so he's moved up the ladder quickly. The 23-year-old's calling card is his power, hitting seven home runs in just 31 games in 2022, and another 13 in 85 games in 2023. Prior to his call-up this season, the right-handed hitter had sent nine balls over the wall in 51 games. He can hit for average as well, with a career .289 BA in 630 minor league at-bats.
Tyler Locklear swats his first big league homer!
Power is the calling card for the @Mariners' No. 8 prospect, who gets a friendly roll off the LF wall. pic.twitter.com/xK0HrcdpOn
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) June 14, 2024
MLB pitching hasn't been as kind, of course, as so far he's just 4-for-16 (.250) with a 35.3% K% and zero walks. A patient eye was another trait he exhibited well in the minors, with a career 12.3% BB%, so it's surprising to see that he hasn't yet coaxed one. Regardless, the former VCU product hit his first home run of the season on Thursday, so this could be the start of an offensive outburst (although it was by no means a no-doubter). For managers looking to get in on the ground floor, Locklear is available in nearly all Yahoo leagues right now and is eligible at both 1B and 3B, adding some appeal to his rosterability.
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