Jesse Winker (OF, CIN) - Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues

OWNED IN: 32% of leagues

ANALYSIS: Jesse Winker looked to be in danger of losing playing time after an atrocious showing during the month of May, but ever since the calendar flipped to June, he's been one of the hottest hitters in baseball. The sophomore (he just barely cleared 130 plate appearances last season, so he's not technically a rookie) has posted a blistering .374/.476/.577 line in that span, with six home runs and 49 R+BI. As you might have surmised from that absurd on-base percentage, Winker boasts an excellent plate approach. He's walked more often than he's struck out and makes a ton of contact to boot.

The knock on Winker, of course, is his lack of home run power. He has just seven bombs in 326 plate appearances this season despite playing half of his games in one of baseball's most homer-friendly parks. As long as he's racking up hits and runs like he has been lately, though, he's worth rostering in basically any format.