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Fantasy Baseball: Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups

By Stephen Forsha

Jun 2, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Twins shortstop Eduardo Nunez (9) hits a single in the third inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 2, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Twins shortstop Eduardo Nunez (9) hits a single in the third inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Brett Gardner (LF, CF)

New York Yankees

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Owned by 61.4 percent of fantasy teams in ESPN leagues, Brett Gardner doesn’t have the best numbers of the season, but his past three games against the Baltimore Orioles over the weekend he was 2-for-3, 2-for-5 and 3-for-4, scoring a total of two runs and having one stolen base off his seven total hits in that series.

For the season Gardner is batting just .237, and before this weekend he went from at least May 25 through June 2 without a hit. Maybe this is the time he finally turns things around his season, a year which thus far includes 27 runs, five home runs and 12 RBI. He also has 10 stolen bases on the year.

He’s not the safest bet for sure with the season he’s had, but is this past weekend just a start to something really good? If your team is struggling at centerfield or left field, Gardner could be worth the risk, because with high risk comes high reward.

In the past 10 games his batting average has gone from .228 to as low as .211, but after his three games against the Orioles, Gardner raised his average to .237. In his past 10 games as well, Gardner has five strikeouts, but never more than one per game.

Gardner is on the waiver wire because his overall body of work isn’t that great, but his .368 average in the past seven days could be a cause for optimism entering the next set of games, as he and the Yankees face the Los Angeles Angels to begin this week.

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