Josh Reddick (OF, OAK) - Waiver Wire Analysis

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ANALYSIS: Power hitters generally follow certain rules when it comes to their statistics. The best ones can hide their flaws of high K totals and low BA while replacing it with high HR and RBI totals. Josh Reddick strays from that path for all the right reasons.

Even though Reddick's career has been cut short by numerous injuries the potential is still there for the 28-year-old trying to catch his stride. His 2012 campaign was a promising sight in which he hit 32 HR and collected 85 RBI while sporting a .242 BA. Hitters that create power without high K totals are indeed rare in the modern era. Reddick also does not walk much which means he is an all or nothing type of player. The reason why feast and famine players such as Reddick continue to have success is that their feast stages make their famine stages manageable. He was well on his way to being ranked in the top fifty in slugging percentage in 2014 before a nagging knee injury took him out of action.

He started the 2015 campaign on the DL with an oblique injury that scared off a ton of fantasy owners. The emphasis on his low K totals should not be ignored and will provide a sneaky grab for fantasy owners looking for power and efficiency. If you can stomach the low BA for now, Reddick should reward your patience with some of his own as he continues to improve his approach. Most fantasy owners will want to see him succeed before they pick him up. Be early to this party and put some egg on your opponents' faces.