Ty France (1B/2B/3B, SEA) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 12+ teams

ROSTERED IN: 42% of leagues

ANALYSIS: The positional eligibility alone is fantasy gold, but what if a guy is hitting .270 while providing that? Not only that, but he is batting cleanup in an improving lineup. You probably want to know what you're going to have to pay to wrestle this player away from an opposing team, right? In the case of Ty France, you can get him for free in 58% of leagues.

France was acquired at the trade deadline last year as part of the Austin Nola trade with San Diego. At the time, he was hitting .309 with the Padres. He kept that up hitting .302 the rest of the way with Seattle. France picked up where he left off for the first month of the season, but a dismal May in which he hit just .190 with seven RBI over the entire month landed him on waivers in many leagues.

It's time to go back and get him. France is hitting .314 with three homers and eight RBI in June. All three of those homers have come in the last six games and he's hitting a robust .389 in the last ten days. Even if France hits the skids again, you can always move on since it's not going to cost you anything to pick him up. France is especially valuable if you're in a points league where strikeouts count against you. His 17.2% strikeout rate is in the 83rd percentile.

If you are on the lookout for someone who can provide short term value at almost all of the infield positions, France is your target. This is especially important in leagues with a shallow bench. The homer binge likely wont last, but at the very least, France should help your average and RBI in standard leagues.

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