Juan Pierre is the 50th rated roto outfielder this year yet somehow he remains under the radar.
Analysis: Pierre is 4th in all of baseball with 16 stolen bases. To this point in the season he has outperformed Ben Zobrist, Michael Bourn, Melky Cabrera and Ben Revere in roto leagues. Considering Everth Cabrera who leads major league baseball in steals may get suspended in the near future… it may be time to look for steals on the wire now. Pierre is available in 70-90% of fantasy leagues despite a recent hot streak. He’s put together 7 hits, 3 steals and 5 runs in his last four games. His BABIP is .050 points below his career average this year despite solid contact rates which means he should be hitting in the .275 plus range going forward.
Pierre does hurt you in the home run and RBI departments but from a roto perspective he is still getting the job done better than a lot of the bigger names out there. He’s on pace to steal over 40 bags this year and he could wind up on a contender come trade deadline time.