Fantasy Baseball Pickups - Three hitters to target ahead of the All-Star break

Yahoo Fantasy analyst Scott Pianowski offers waiver wire advide for fantasy managers, including a AL East outfielder available in nearly 2/3 of Yahoo leagues.

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SCOTT PIANOWSKI: Fantasy offense need some TLC? I'm Scott Pianowski, and I have three pickups approved for all Yahoo mixed leagues. When the Red Sox acquired Hunter Renfroe, they knew they were getting a power hitter. They knew they were getting a guy who would probably strike out a lot, probably hit for a low average.

Well, the power has shipped up to Boston, but Renfroe's actually making better contact this year and hitting for a plus average and striking out below the league average. So now this is somebody we can play with confidence, even in those shallower formats. Boston has a top five offense, and, surprisingly, Renfroe really hasn't taken off at Fenway yet. I think he might spike at home in the summer with the weather getting warmer. He's still available on about 60% of Yahoo leagues, and I would grab him anywhere you can get your hands on him.

Now, we gave [? up ?] Brandon Belt last week. Unfortunately, he got hurt shortly after the video pop. Let's try another Giant, Wilmer Flores.

You can play him at first base, play him at second base, play him at third base. Hitting about .385 over the last couple of weeks. And this guy, in DFS formats, really crushes left-handers. So if you're in a league where you can make daily transactions or create one of those DFS contests over Yahoo, Wilmer Flores is great when a left-hander's on the mound.

But he'll be playing in a lot more now that injuries have crept into that San Francisco lineup. And, again, the Giants, even when they were contending-- they didn't hit much in the Dodgers series, they've been a contender all year. I think this is a lineup we can bank on. And Wilmer Flores will be a part of it.

Now, with Jon Berti in Miami, ignore the seasonal stats. Over the last two weeks, he has more walks than strikeouts. He's shown a little bit of pop. He's willing to run.

And this is another versatile guy. He's-- qualifies at four different positions in Yahoo leagues. And, like Flores earlier, he's only rostered in about 20% of Yahoo leagues right now. So you can get your hands on Berti a lot of different places.

We love when you ever can get stolen bases in fantasy baseball without giving up power. Not that Berti's a big power source, but he's not at zero in the power department. He's found his best foot. He got off to a poor start.

Right now he's a regular in that Miami lineup. And you can use him at four different positions. So you can get him on your roster.