Brandon Lowe (2B/OF, TB) - Week 24 Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: Tampa Bay Rays second baseman/outfielder Brandon Lowe has made his mark on baseball over a short period of time. We don’t know where the Rays find these guys, but here’s another no-name utility player who has played a critical role in Tampa’s improbable run to threaten the Wild Card. A tool-less player with no standout abilities, Lowe does everything just well enough to have earned himself a spot with the cheap seat Rays. All he’s done in his 81 plate appearances is put up a strong walk rate, a solid .188 ISO, a very respectable .261/.370/.449 with three homers and two steals. He hits a lot of liners, rarely makes poor contact, and has a strong approach at the plate. He’ll never be a star, but Ben Zobrist-lite isn’t a bad ballplayer.

Lowe brings multi-positional flexibility, does a little bit of everything from a counting stats perspective, and is playing a full slate with a lineup that is rocking as of late. He’ll be matching up against weakened Cleveland and Oakland pitching groups, and they’ll have plenty to play for with a run at the Wild Card looking more and more like a very real possibility. He won’t draw a lot of oohs and ahhs from your leaguemates, but the dude produces.