Brandon Phillips (2B, CIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

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Owned in: 51% of Fleaflicker leagues

Analysis: Brandon Phillips is having a pretty ideal season, especially when looking forward. With six home runs, three stolen bases, and a slash line of .284/.310/.523, it seems almost too good to be true for the 34 year old defensive guru. Phillips has a very maintainable BABIP of .278 that would make you believe he isn't getting lucky with poor fielding. He also has an isolated power number of .239 which makes his improved HR% of 5.2% and XBH% of 11.2% look very legitimate as well.

Phillips currently boasts a power/speed figure of 4.0 which is a very solid combination of HR and SB at this early point in the season. Although we may not always be used to thinking of Brandon Phillips as a game changing power threat, he does play in Great American Smallpark where he is a fan favorite. So as far as his performance at the plate, the statistics support the fact that you can expect Phillips' hot start to keep on trucking.