Jayson Werth has played well over the last few weeks as his fantasy stock continues to rise.
Analysis: We know Jayson Werth was never going to live up to that $126 million contract but at least he is starting to hit again. Werth has 11 hits in his last eight games including 5 extra base hits. He also has 8 runs, 7 RBI and 1 home run on his current eight game hot streak. His batting average is back around his career average but his speed numbers do not appear to be returning any time soon. Werth stole 19 bags in 2011 and 8 bags last year in just 81 games. This year Werth has 2 stolen bases in 51 games played. Even when healthy the thirty-four year old is no longer a five-cat stud but he still has a place in the fantasy world.
Werth is hitting either second or fifth in the Washington batting order which is a great place to be with a healthy Ryan Zimmerman and Bryce Harper. With this in mind his run and RBI totals should be solid going forward as his stock continues to rise. At the moment Werth is available in 15-35% of fantasy leagues.