Kurt Suzuki (C, ATL) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues

OWNED IN: 40% of leagues

ANALYSIS: Tyler Flowers is nearing a return from the disabled list, but Kurt Suzuki is worth adding to your roster anyway. Receiving the bulk of starts behind the plate for the Braves while Flowers has been recovering from an oblique strain, the 34-year-old has continued the remarkable transformation he began last season. Suzuki was always good at making contact, but he's figured out how to unlock some hidden pop in his bat without sacrificing any of that bat-to-ball ability. In 20 games, he's hitting .311/.389/.557 with four home runs and 23 R+RBI after putting up a .283/.351/.536 with 19 homers in 81 games last season. Even more impressive, he's chopped seven percentage points off his already low strikeout rate.

Only a few catchers can be said to have outhit Suzuki so far, and they're all close to universally owned. It's time for fantasy owners to recognize Suzuki as deserving of a roster spot in more than 40 percent of leagues.