Brandon Belt (1B/OF, SFG) - Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues

ROSTERED IN: 36% of leagues

ANALYSIS: For nigh on a decade, Brandon Belt has been somewhat of a siren song for fantasy managers. His high quality contact and advanced plate approach have rarely yielded exciting results in our game, however. That's at least partly attributable to his home park, which is remarkably inhospitable to right-handed batters.

It would figure that 2020 would be Belt's coming-out party. The 32-year-old has been one of the most popular pickups in the community in recent days, thanks to a robust .333/.431/.645 line. Serving as the Giants' primary cleanup hitter has helped his counting stats as well, as he has 34 R+BI in 32 games to go with a half-dozen home runs.

Belt has yet to put together a full season worthy of fantasy hype, but he only needs to keep up this hot hitting for a few more weeks in order to be a major asset for your playoff or stretch run. Even with a flurry of adds lately, he remains available in nearly two-thirds of Yahoo leagues.