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Abraham Toro is a fantasy baseball waiver wire pickup for Week 20 of the 2021 MLB season. Consider adding the 2B/3B if he's free agent in your leagues.
BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 12+ teams
ROSTERED IN: 34% of leagues
ANALYSIS: Toro has been on fire since coming over from the Astros in the Kendall Graveman trade back on July 27. He's slashing .432/.488/.757 with three doubles, three home runs, six RBI, and a stolen base over 41 plate appearances in 10 games since the trade. He's reached base safely in all 10 games, collected hits nine of those contests, and picked up five multi-hit performances. Clearly, those types of numbers aren't sustainable but they've given us a glimpse into the type of hitter that Toro can be. He played sparingly in Houston before being traded but is finally getting a chance to play every day with Seattle. Overall, he owns a .267/.337/.479 batting line with nine home runs, 26 RBI, and four stolen bases across 146 at-bats between the Astros and the Mariners. His roster shares have skyrocketed during his recent hot streak but he's still readily available in 66% of Yahoo! leagues.
The 24-year-old has improved his plate discipline and his quality of contact overall this season. He's posting career numbers in Barrel Rate (6.5%), Average Launch Angle (14.4 degrees), and Max Exit Velocity (109 mph). He's also improved his Strikeout Rate significantly, dropping it from 23.7% in 2020 to 14.7% this year. The Mariners host the Rangers for a three-game series before the Blue Jays come to town for another three-game set. They're slated to face three left-handed starters and three righties, which should benefit the switch-hitting Toro.
He's got a .806 OPS against right-handers this season, which is solid, but he excels against lefties. Toro is rocking a .389/.436/.417 batting line over 39 plate appearances against southpaws this year and will have a great shot at success against Kolby Allard, Steven Matz, and even Hyun-Jin Ryu. The M's will also face Mike Foltynewicz (5.77 ERA, 6.24 FIP) and Spencer Howard (6.16 ERA, 8.74 FIP), who don't necessarily strike fear into their opponents. As mentioned earlier, we shouldn't expect him to keep batting .400 for the remainder of the season but he's absolutely worth streaming next week and could remain on your roster down the stretch.
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