Marcus Semien (SS, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups

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EXPERT ANALYSIS: Big power is hard to find at the shortstop position, but that's exactly what Marcus Semien provides. The Oakland shortstop has 23 HR on the year with 54 RBI and 9 SB. While he's not much too marvel at in terms of AVG or OBP (.235 and .298 this year, .246 and .302 career), it's hard to argue with his power: only Trevor Story and Manny Machado have more HR than Semien from the shortstop position. He hits lefties a bit better than righties (.280 on the year) and can be used to take advantage of those match-ups as well. Although he only has four homers in the past month, Semien remains a solid add in deep leagues where power is often at a premium.