Francisco Cervelli (C, PIT) - Waiver Wire Analysis

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ANALYSIS: Francisco Cervelli was quite a pick-up for the Pirates this off-season when they lost Russell Martin. Cervelli has made the transition much more bearable for the team and fans, especially with his consistency. He’s got a slash line of .301/.371/.409 which perfectly illustrates the type of fantasy player he is. Cervelli will not hurt your team’s average, but won’t be a key contributor to the counting stats.

But at a position as weak as catcher is, serviceable catchers are hard to come by. Cervelli has five home runs, 34 runs scored, and 33 RBI on the year. He has been great this year making contact, ranking second in terms of balls hit softly (12%), trailing only Jason Castro of the Astros (9.5%). While he’s also second in BABIP with .358, meaning there’s a lot of room for regression, he will remain a top 10 fantasy option at the position even after said regression occurs.