Yadier Molina (C, STL) - Waiver Wire Analysis

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ANALYSIS: It's a stretch to call him a waiver wire pickup because of his high ownership percentage, but we're talking about catchers here. It’s also understandable why some fantasy managers recently dropped Molina out of frustration. I’m here to make sure that if that happened in anyone’s league, they go snatch him up quickly. Molina had a terrible start to the season for his standards, but has brought his slash line up to .291/.339/.368 thanks to a recent hot stretch. Since May 26th he has recorded a hit in 16 of 22 games he’s participated in, including belting his first two home-runs of the season this past week.

The St. Louis Cardinals have the best record in baseball, and even though they’re not at the top of any offensive categories they still continue to get it done. Molina bats sixth, surrounded by Kolten Wong and Jason Heyward, so the opportunities should continue to roll in for him. He has been one of the league’s best backstops for the past ten years, and a couple of rough months to start the season is no reason to give up on that kind of proven player. Unless managers already have a top tier catcher and don’t have anyone to drop, Molina is worthy of picking up to start or as trade bait in all formats.