Kendrys Morales (1B, TOR) - Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Kendrys Morales has yet to show his age and is hitting cleanup for the Blue Jays. Even at 35 years old, he is not a handicap to any fantasy lineup. By itself, his 12 HR and .257 average on the season does not exude confidence, but, when you look at his recent performance, you will see the benefits he still provides. Over the last seven days, Morales is hitting .450 with a home run, three runs scored, and four RBI.

The last couple of months he has started swinging the bat well, with a .277 batting average in June and .345 in July. Even more recent, Morales has four homers with eight RBI to go with a slash line of .317/.421/.556 in the last 30 days. A 40.4% hard hit rate and 29.8% line drive rate during that time also demonstrates that he can still swing the bat like those 10 years his junior. Morales has a full plate of games this week on the road against the Athletics and Mariners.