Nate Lowe (1B, TEX) - Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

Nate Lowe is a fantasy baseball waiver wire pickup for Week 19 of the 2021 MLB season. Consider adding the 1B if he's free agent in your leagues.

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 10+ teams

ROSTERED IN: 45% of leagues

ANALYSIS: You remember Nate Lowe, don't you? He was leading all of baseball in RBI way back in early April. Well, he's predictably slowed down since then but he still could be of some use as a streamer next week. The 26-year-old first baseman is slashing .251/.358/.397 with 12 home runs, 48 RBI, five stolen bases, and 43 runs scored over 350 at-bats this year. The Rangers host the Angels for four games before visiting the A's for a three-game weekend series in Oakland. They're slated to face four left-handed starters and three righties. Lowe has a .764 OPS against right-handed pitching this year and a .738 mark against left-handers, which is pretty solid considering he bats left-handed.

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There's also not a great disparity between his expected stats (.235 xBA, .335 xwOBA, .410 xSLG) and his actual numbers. He makes solid contact with a 46.3% hard-hit rate (79th percentile), 10.2% barrel rate (68th), and has a max exit velocity of 113.9 mph (92nd) this season. He has surprisingly good plate discipline as well with a 13.9% walk rate (93rd percentile) and 21.6% chase rate (85th). The power ceiling is not as high as you'd think as he has just three home runs over the last 28 games but he's sporting a .828 OPS over that same span. He gets a bump in OBP leagues and will be facing some pitchers that have looked vulnerable lately in Andrew Heaney, Dylan Bundy, and Chris Bassitt.

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