Yonder Alonso (1B, CLE) - Week 11 Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: Cleveland Indians first baseman Yonder Alonso is a guy who gets you power, but could be a liability in other categories. The liability in this case is his batting average. He has a slash line of .245/.317/.446 to go with 11 homers, but has looked better of late. Over the last seven days, Alonso is hitting .410 with two home runs, six RBI, eight runs scored, and has even added a stolen base.

Alonso consistently bats fifth in a lineup that will continuously provide an opportunity to drive in runs. Unfortunately, he only makes contact at an average rate of 76%. Alonso also needs to be more disciplined at the plate; he swings 33.7% of the time at balls out of the zone, while only making contact 57% of the time. To increase your chances of having success with Alonso, only start him against righties as he has an underwhelming average of .180 against left-handed pitchers.