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Zach Davies is a fantasy baseball waiver wire pickup for Week 23 of the 2021 MLB season. Consider adding the SP if he's a free agent in your leagues.
BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 14+ teams
ROSTERED IN: 25% of leagues
ANALYSIS: It's been a rough year for Davies, who currently sports a 6-10 record, 5.00 ERA and 1.485 WHIP. He had a nice stretch through June and July, and after back-to-back disastrous starts to open August, Davies has posted a 3.24 ERA, 0.900 WHIP and 27.3 percent strikeout rate over his last three trips to the mound.
His first start will be a difficult matchup, as the Twins have been on a hot streak recently where they're slashing .254/.347/.458 and averaging 5.7 runs per game over their last 10 games. The Twins are hitting slightly worse at home this year (.242/.323/.429), but they're hitting better against right-handed pitching (.244/.322/.434) than against lefties (.243/.311/.415).
He should have much better success in his second outing when he takes on the Pirates, who are slashing .208/.270/.341 and averaging 3.1 runs per game over their last 15 games. They're putting up nearly identical numbers against lefties and righties, but they're hitting worse on the road (.229/.293/.349) than at home (.237/.313/.373).
It's a one good start, one bad start scenario for Davies this week. It's very likely the start in Minnesota could be a rough one, but he should have a nice matchup against the Pirates. Managers should bank on this recent success, and if he can make it through Minnesota with limited damage, he should be a solid option in deeper league formats.
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