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Max Kepler is a fantasy baseball waiver wire pickup for hitters heading into Week 22 (2023). Target Kepler as a free agent outfielder on the waiver wire.
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 21% of Leagues
ANALYSIS: Max Kepler has been red-hot since the All-Star break. In that time, he boasts a .939 OPS, .394 wOBA, 156 wRC+, eight doubles, and eight home runs. He's one of the most locked-in hitters in baseball at the moment and is absolutely worth roster consideration. Overall, Kepler is having one of the best seasons of his career, posting a .238/.302/.470 with 20 home runs.
Five players are currently in the 70th percentile or better for barrel rate and whiff rate.
Ronald Acuña Jr
Freddie Freeman
Juan Soto
Mookie Betts
Max KeplerKepler since 6/30: 142 PA, .290/.338/.550, 7 2B, 9 HR#MNTwins pic.twitter.com/dK5Ya2tpaj
— Eric Cross (@EricCross04) August 14, 2023
Kepler's advanced stats suggest he may be hitting the ball better than the surface numbers tell us. He carries a phenomenal .510 xSLG alongside similarly impressive figures like a 13% barrel rate, 91.6 mph average exit velocity, 45.5% hard-hit rate, .264 xBA, and .358 xwOBA. Kepler has been overdue for positive regression, and the recent hot streak should come as no surprise.
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