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Chris Zolli profiles catcher/first baseman John Hicks as a waiver wire pickup and add in Week 12 of the 2018 MLB season for his power.
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ANALYSIS: Detroit Tigers catcher/first baseman John Hicks is a player to watch for fantasy purposes, as he has a .295 batting average this season. He has hits in seven of his last nine games, including four multi-hit games, and has also scored a run in five of his last six games.
Since the beginning of May, Hicks has a .319 batting average, .464 slugging percentage, and 11 extra-base hits. He has a .408 BABIP since the beginning of May, but also has a 41.2% hard hit ball rate and 19% line drive rate. Hicks is only hitting 40% ground balls in that period of time while driving in 19 batters and scoring 22 times.
What is also nice for fantasy owners is that Hicks can fill in at first base as well as at catcher. Hicks looks like he is not as much as of a fantasy threat in the way of power, but he looks like he will be able to contribute in batting average and extra-base hits for fantasy owners.
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