Travis Snider has looked good at the plate over the last few weeks hitting second in the Pittsburgh Pirate’s lineup.
Analysis: The best place that Travis Snider can be… he is, sandwiched between Starling Marte and Andrew McCutchen in the Pirate batting order. Snider has 2 home runs, 8 RBI, 5 runs and 1 stolen base over his last ten games. We have to remember that Snider is still just twenty-five years old and that he has plenty of power potential. Most of that potential is against right handed pitching but he has it nonetheless.
At the moment Snider is available in 92-99% of fantasy leagues. He may not even be a deep league or NL-only league add yet but we cannot ignore what he has done with his bat recently. And we cannot ignore that his strikeout rate is at a career low level right now. He’s not a fantasy game changer but his performance over the next few weeks should be monitored. He’s in a great situation hitting second, he has the power potential and just enough speed to intrigue deep league owners. Add him to your watch list.