Kendrys Morales is one of the few remaining power bats available on the wire.
Analysis: Over the last ten games Morales has 4 home runs, 10 RBI, 8 runs and 13 hits. His batting average is now up to .279 which is about what his career average is. He is currently the 16th rated fantasy first baseman this year and his 13 home runs rank 12th among major league first baseman. He is 5th among designated hitters in home runs and runs batted in, 2nd in hits and 4th in batting average. He is a versatile fantasy asset but he is constantly overlooked.
Morales is available in 20-30% of fantasy leagues and he has a solid history to back him up. Morales hit 34 bombs in 2009 and had 22 last year in 522 plate appearances. You also have to like where he is right now in the Seattle batting order- cleaning up. He’s on pace for over 90 RBI yet Atlanta’s Chris Johnson is the hot commodity on the wire right now. Chris Johnson has 6 home runs and only 30 RBI in 74 games played this year. Johnson’s unsustainable .414 BABIP leads all of baseball. To put it in perspective- Miguel Cabrera’s career BABIP is .347.