Johan Camargo (2B/3B/SS, ATL) - Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues

OWNED IN: 23% of leagues

ANALYSIS: Atlanta Braves infielder Johan Camargo deserves to be a top waiver wire pickup, even if he is an unheralded player in the Braves lineup. His performance alone deserves more attention than he is receiving, not with a mere 23% ownership. The 24-year-old continues to represent players that come out of nowhere every year. He has a .364 batting average over the last week, hitting two home runs, scoring four runs, and driving in five runs.

Not known for his power, Camargo already has nine homers in 2018 and it is not unreasonable for him to reach 20 HR by the end the season. The reason Camargo is a tentative recommendation is twofold. First, Atlanta is only scheduled to have five games this week, all of which are at home. Second, three of the five games are against the best pitchers for the Diamondbacks, Robbie Ray, Zack Greinke, and Patrick Corbin. The silver lining in this series is that two of these pitchers are left-handed. Camargo has a 56.5% hard hit rate and 52.2% fly ball rates at home against lefties.

The other games, which include two against the Blue Jays, are against righties, when he becomes a pull hitter (52.7%). Despite an abbreviated schedule, Camargo should be owned in more leagues, particularly given his multi-position eligibility.