Jon Jay (CF)
San Diego Padres
Want to really take a risk this week? Try Jon Jay of the San Diego Padres. Not only does San Diego start the week against the Atlanta Braves, but in the past seven days Jay is 13-of-33 for a .394 average with seven runs, two doubles, 16 total bases and two RBI, with an on-base percentage of .394.
Even over the past 30 days Jay’s game has stepped up with a .324 average in that span, as he is 33-of-102 with 14 runs and 10 doubles in those games.
What really stands out for Jay being on the waiver wire is that he is on a mere 8.5 percent of fantasy teams in ESPN leagues. But recently he has had an add increase of +4.5 percent as steam slowly begins to start picking up for him.
Season numbers for Jay show him with 66 hits in 221 at-bats for a .299 average with an on-base percentage of .346. He has a total of 18 doubles and two home runs on the season for his extra base hits.
Jay will get on base and help keep your overall batting average in a good place, but he won’t bring huge power numbers, and his current Padres teammates might have problems batting him around the bases to score runs.
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