Chris Iannetta (C, COL) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: Once again, Colorado Rockies catcher Chris Iannetta is below the 50% threshold of ownership. Sure, he is hitting .217 with three homers, but his home park is still one that can revive his bat VERY quickly. The weather will continue to get warmer and his bat should heat up some along with those temperatures.

He is now hitting just .143/.268/.314 over his last 10 games and .217/.323/.361 on the season, losing some playing time to Tony Wolters as well, but the 35-year-old veteran was brought in to give the team stability behind the plate. He is coming off of his best offensive season since 2008, posting 17 home runs in just 89 games, and has a career-best 38.3% hard hit ball rate. 44.1% ground balls will not help anyone, but, if he can continue to make hard contact, his .268 BABIP will rise.

Look at Iannetta as a lower-tier catcher, or even a second catcher if you have a stable option, as he will likely bounce back quickly. Matchups next week in San Diego and San Francisco are less than ideal, but the Rockies do play in a strong hitter's park this weekend (Milwaukee).