There are five weeks left in fantasy baseball’s regular season so let’s get right to this week’s waiver wire pickups…
Jarrod Dyson- OF-Royals- The team might no longer be relevant, but this speed merchant has been on fire and made himself so noticed that manager Ned Yost has decided to start him in center vs righties while veteran Jeff Francoeur will bat vs lefties. Dyson, who turns 28 this month, has spent the bulk of his career in the minors; he’s only played in 44 major league games prior to this year. In his last 5 games, he is batting .526 (10-19) with 2 RBI, 3 runs scored, and 5 stolen bases.Four of the five have been multi-hit games. Nobody owns him (2%) so if you need speed grab him off waivers quickly.
Royals OF Jarrod Dysens can help your team down the stretch with his blazing speed. (5 SB in his last 5 games). Photo: ology.com
Chris Johnson-3B-Diamondbacks- Some players just need a change of scenery in order to find a groove, and such is the case with Johnson. Since c...
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Jarrod Dyson,
Ned Yost,
Jeff Francoeur,
Chris Johnson
TEAMS: Kansas City Royals, Arizona Diamondbacks
TEAMS: Kansas City Royals, Arizona Diamondbacks
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