Jorge Alfaro (C, PHI) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Two Catcher Leagues

OWNED IN: 7% of leagues

ANALYSIS: Philadelphia Phillies catcher Jorge Alfaro has hits in eight of the last 19 games, scoring a run in the last two. Alfaro also had back-to-back multi-hit games on May 13 and May 17, hitting doubles on May 18 and 21. He has a .281 batting average this month, hitting three extra-base hits and scoring six runs.

Unfortunately for Alfaro, there are a lot of negative traits in his portfolio, starting with his .469 BABIP. He has a 6.6% soft hit ball rate, which could explain his high BABIP, but he only has a 27.3% hard hit ball rate and has hit 48.5% ground balls. A 27.3% line drive rate is also good, but he still has two times as many ground balls than fly balls, a troubling trend for a player not known for his speed. A player known for his power, he only has one home run this month, while striking out in 39.3% plate appearances and walking in 6.6% of appearances.

Fantasy owners can hope for power upside with Alfaro and have to like that he will potentially hit for more power as well. It is likely that his average drops as his power rises, though, as fantasy owners will have to prepare for regression in his batted ball numbers.