Kike Hernandez (2B / SS / OF, LAD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: Hernandez has been a nice little spark plug for the Dodgers' offense since Howie Kendrick went down with a hamstring injury. Since August 8th, Hernandez has hit three homers, six RBI, and recorded 11 hits in 27 AB. His main competition for playing time right now is Jose Peraza, but it seems like it's Kike's job to lose for now.

This being said, it should be interesting to see what happens when Kendrick returns. It's getting to be crunch time though in a lot of leagues, and this level of performance combined with Hernandez' positional versatility is hard to pass up.

He hits much better against southpaws, although he has the same amount of home runs against righties (three) as he does vs lefties. His average is .414 against lefties though, and he has eight more doubles. Digging a little deeper here, Hernandez hits just as well at home as on the road. That is to say that you can pretty much play him whenever, unless you have a good alternative when he faces a right-hander.