Daniel Robertson (2B/SS/3B, TB) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: Robertson is a super-utility player who had promise coming up as a prospect in the Athletics organization. Now with the Rays, he has been given an opportunity to play and is making the most of it. In 22 games, Robertson has three HRs, six doubles, and 14 runs. He has a .355 batting average and a 1.097 OPS; however, expect his batting average to regress some with a .442 BABIP.

Robertson has a very good eye at the plate with great OBP (.500). Impressively, he has a better walk rate (20%) than he does strikeout rate (20%). When Robertson does take the bat off the shoulder, he makes contact more often than not, with only seven percent swinging strikes. He is a line-drive hitter (30.4%) that can hit with authority, a 39.1 hard-hit percentage. 52.2% of Robertson’s hits are to the pull-side though so it wouldn’t be surprising to see opponents using the shift against him.

The Tampa Bay Ray will take on the Tigers and Blue Jays this week, favorable choices for Robertson. He is hitting fifth in the lineup and is a good investment now to ride his hot streaks. When the performance  continues, Robertson will provide multi-positional eligibility that cost you little to nothing.