Wilson Ramos (C, WAS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: Wilson Ramos is hitting seventh in one of the leagues better lineups. Granted, seventh isn’t all that sexy for fantasy value, but if Ramos comes through with the breakout season a lot of people are calling for, he could find himself hitting 5th or 6th quickly. Wilson won’t hurt fantasy manager’s batting average all that much, as he should fall pretty close to his career AVG of .269. Currently he's batting .250 with a HR and 3 RBI, with most of that production coming in the last two games.

Ramos hasn’t been all that reliable over his career, finishing with just 664 plate appearances in the last two seasons combined. But that makes his upside more attractive: if he can just stay on the field for the majority of the season, his rate of production from the past few years almost guarantees he will finish the season as a top 10 catcher. In those 664 PA he’s racked up 27 home runs with an impressive home run per fly ball rate of 21.8%. It’s hard to rely on a guy with his injury history as a primary backstop, but he’s more than likely the best backup available on your waiver wire, and he has great upside. Even at conservative projections of 16 HR in just 428 PA with a .269 average, Ramos would likely be a top 10 position guy.