Sam Hilliard (OF, COL) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: Fantasy owners are all too familiar with this dilemma. The Rockies have an intriguing young player with monster fantasy potential, yet conspire to keep him from playing regularly through bizarre personnel choices. Fortunately, to this point it appears as though they are playing less to type than usual with Sam Hilliard.

The 26-year-old was a popular late-round target in drafts this year, after a boffo minor league campaign in 2019 (.893 OPS, 35 HR, 22 SB) and a subsequent successful MLB cameo (1.006 OPS, 7 HR, 2 SB). While he's off to a bit of a slow start, Hilliard has drawn a start in five of Colorado's first seven contests. The addition of the designated hitter and Ian Desmond's decision to opt out of the 2020 season appear to have made it significantly more difficult for the Rockies to justify keeping Hilliard out of the lineup.

It's always nice to get a Coors-enhanced bat into your fantasy lineup, and Hilliard remains available in four out of five Yahoo leagues at the moment.