Mookie Betts (OF / 2B / SS, BOS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: Mookie Betts is playing every day for the Red Sox, has been hitting very well since being recalled from the minors, and is eligible at the thin shortstop and second base positions in many fantasy baseball formats. All of these factors add him to our list of waiver wire sleepers for fantasy baseball, as we head down the home stretch towards that championship run. Betts has been hitting for average, and has speed, which will yield runs for fantasy owners. Let's take a closer look.

Over the last 7 days he's batting .333 with 6 runs and 1 SB. Over the last 14 days he's batting .339 with 12 Runs, 2 HR, 8 RBI and 1 SB -- which is equivalent to the 26th best player in Yahoo over that time. Over the last 30, he's racked up 16 runs, 3 HR, 9 RBI and 4 SB. This time of year is fun, since we get to cut bait on dead weight on our rosters, and pickup hot hitters instead. Betts is one of those hitters, so if he's still available in your fantasy baseball leagues go grab him now off the waiver wire.