A.J. Pierzynski (C, ATL) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues / All Two-Catcher Leagues

OWNED IN: 22% of Fleaflicker Leagues

ANALYSIS: Soooo... A.J. Pierzynski is batting .422 on the year. His ridiculous stat line now looks like this: .422/.442/.689 with a 1.131 OPS, to go along with 3 HR, 8 Runs and 14 RBIs, over 52 plate appearances. This puts him at number 68 overall in Yahoo leagues, and worthy of consideration in most leagues.

Is this sustainable? Almost definitely not. But catcher is a thin position, so it never hurts to pickup hot bats off the waiver wire and ride the wave. Production is production, especially from your catcher, so if you're looking to take a flier or have an underperforming catcher, grab Pierzynski and see how this all plays out.

One interesting benefit of being in a weaker lineup is that he's hitting in the middle of the order, batting cleanup some nights, giving him sneaky potential for runs and RBIs. While his current .372 BABIP and .267 ISO aren't sustainable, he may have a solid year for the Braves and it's low risk move to see what happens.