Jay Bruce (OF, NYM) - Week 24 Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: New York Mets outfielder Jay Bruce has had an up-and-down 2018 season. Bruce has been really bad, save for spurts of very good production that have led to a somewhat salvaged line of .227/.306/.365 with just six home runs and a .137 ISO on 284 plate appearances. Yeah, that’s salvaged.

Don’t look now, but we’re on the hilltop with Bruce. Over the last two weeks, his line of .306/.390/.528 and a .222 ISO with a third of his dingers on the season in 36 at-bats. He looks like the Bruce of old, which is an undoubtedly useful fantasy outfielder. Also, the New York Mets don’t seem particularly interested in sitting him for any of their prized prospects, so the playing time should be there.

All that is amplified by the fact that the Mets play four of their six games this week against the inept Marlins. This is an ideal situation for a player of his caliber to be useful, and he’s available nearly everywhere. Go get him.