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Evan Longoria is a fantasy baseball waiver wire pickup for Week 26 of the 2021 MLB season. Consider adding the 3B if he's a free agent in your leagues.
BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 12+ teams
ROSTERED IN: 27% of leagues
ANALYSIS: Longoria was putting together an excellent season before spraining his shoulder in early June, an injury that sidelined him for over two months. He was activated on August 14 and played in just five games before injuring a finger on his right hand, which sent him back to the IL. He was activated on September 3 and is slashing a cool .310/.421/.621 with two home runs and 14 RBI in 11 games since then. Overall, the veteran third baseman has a rock-solid .296/.390/.558 batting line with 13 homers, 46 RBI, and a stolen base over 206 at-bats. It's been a resurgent season for "Longo" despite all of the missed time caused by his injuries. The 35-year-old is posting career-bests in Hard Hit Rate (54.5%), Barrel Rate (13.6%), Walk Rate (13.5%), and Max Exit Velocity (113.2 mph).
He's demolished left-handed pitching with a .351/.486/.719 batting line (56 at-bats) but has fared well against righties as well with a .275/.349/.497 triple-slash (149 at-bats). The Giants are visiting the Padres for three games before heading to the friendly confines of Coors Field for another three-game set with the Rockies. They're only facing one left-hander, Kyle Freeland, but the rest of the arms outside of Joe Musgrove shouldn't worry the Giants. Chris Paddack, Vince Velasquez, Ryan Feltner, and Jon Gray will have their work cut out for them against first-place San Francisco. Simply put, Longoria has been one of the better hitters in baseball this season but due to the lengthy IL stints, it's largely gone under the radar. He'll look to finish his regular season on a high note before the Giants move into postseason play.
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