Neil Walker (2B, PIT) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in most formats

OWNERSHIP: 72% of ESPN Leagues

ANALYSIS: Neil Walker has done nothing but hit and score runs thus far in July. The switch-hitting 2B opened the month with back-to-back four hit outings and hasn't looked back. He's batted .370 across 54 July AB with 3 HR, 10 RBI, and 12 runs scored. He's improved his season average to a solid .278 in the process. Despite missing some time in June, he now has 7 HR and 34 RBI on the 2015 campaign. He has struggled from the right side of the plate, though, batting only .240 against lefties versus .286 against righties this year, but his average creeps above .300 with RISP and, oddly enough, his .317 AVG in away games is 70 points higher than his .247 mark at home. While Walker hasn't established himself as a dependable source for HR and RBI thus far in 2015, he has been one of the better players at his position across the last few seasons and appears to be heating up. As long as he's hitting and as long as the Pirates keep driving him in, the 29-year-old could prove useful for a team looking to fill a hole at 2B.