Trey Mancini (1B/OF, BAL) - Week 23 Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: Patience is key, particularly with young sophomore players. Realistically, it isn’t patience as much as it is striking while the iron is hot in this case. Very few managers likely held onto Mancini during his rough patches this season (May-July). Mancini has rewarded those been an improved source of production and he was likely acquired off the waiver wire cheaply. In the month of August, he is batting .291 with seven homers and 20 RBI. For those that were delayed to jump back in, they were able to take advantage of his eight runs, three homers, and nine RBI to go with a .275 average the last two weeks.

The changes in August can be traced to a couple of things. Mancini has increased his fly ball (37%) and hard-hit rate (43.8%) while reducing his strikeout rate (20%). The week continues on the road with matchups against the Mariners and the Rays. Mancini will face two right-handed pitchers in Seattle. He will also face Blake Snell on the mound for one turn against the Rays. The other two games in that series will be comprised of the pitcher-du-jour strategy they have developed.