Joe Panik (2B, SF) - Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: Panik continued his production last week and is hitting .301 (before Monday’s game) all of the sudden with his typical 12 HR/8 SB production. It was only two seasons ago that Panik hit .312 over a 100-game sample, and his line drive (25.9%) and hard hit ball rate (33.3%) are back at those 2015 levels again this year.

The Giants have been struggling this season, but Panik has 12 runs and eight RBI, solid figures for a second baseman available in 79 percent of leagues. Panik maintained his excellent batting eye even through his poor 2016 season, and he is nearly walking (nine times) more than he is striking out (11 times) in 2017. Panik is very reliant on his BA for value, but when he is sporting a nice average, he is severely underrated, based on fantasy players continued ignoring of BA as a category.