Coco Crisp is one of the few remaining stolen base threats that is widely available on the wire.
Analysis: Crisp now has six hits and two stolen bases in his last four games and Crisp’s stolen base count is now up to eighteen for the season in just sixty-five games played. He’s heating up at the right time and he is doing all his fantasy damage rather quietly. Crisp is available in over sixty percent of fantasy leagues nationwide. In deeper leagues his speed is extremely valuable and he just may reach the thirty plus steal mark despite missing some significant time. Keep in mind that Crisp did steal forty-nine bases last year while only hitting .264.
Oakland is sixth in baseball in stolen bases thus far this season and with the Athletics still in Wild Card contention you can expect Coco Crisp to be getting tons of green lights. At this point you have to like Crisp’s value over unproven commodities like a Jarrod Dyson or a Tony Gwynn. Crisp’s value is down a bit since he missed a bit of time last week so make a move on the speedster because he may not be there for you in the near future.