Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups List

Addison Barger - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 15+ Team Leagues / AL-Only ROSTERED IN: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Toronto Blue Jays third base/outfield prospect Addison Barger recently made his major league debut in April but has been sent back down to Triple-A. However, he has been performing quite well and could find himself back at the major league... Read More

Thomas Saggese - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 15+ Team Leagues / NL-Only ROSTERED IN: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: St. Louis Cardinals second base/shortstop prospect Thomas Saggese has been showing elite power potential this season at Triple-A and is quickly approaching his major league debut. Through 33 games this season with Triple-A Memphis, the 22-year-old has a .248/.336/.416 line... Read More

Justyn-Henry Malloy - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 15+ Team Leagues / AL-Only ROSTERED IN: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: After performing well in Triple-A last season, Detroit Tigers third base and outfield prospect Justyn-Henry Malloy is nearing his major league debut. Through 31 games with Triple-A Toledo, the 24-year-old has posted a strong .271/.419/.449 line with three home runs,... Read More

Kyle Stowers - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Kyle Stowers, another prized possession out of the Orioles top prospect group, has been recalled from the Triple-A Norfolk Tides on Monday. The 26-year-old outfielder saw little action with the big league club during the 2022 and 2023 campaigns with a combined... Read More

Jasson Dominguez - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 26% of Leagues ANALYSIS: In case you missed the announcement over the weekend, Jasson Dominguez is set to begin his rehab assignment on Tuesday with Low-A Tampa. This means we're likely going to see Dominguez back with the New York Yankees by the end of May.... Read More

Jackson Holliday - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Stash in 12+ Team Leagues CALL-UP ETA: June ANALYSIS: Alright, it's time to check in on Jackson Holliday in Triple-A. Since returning to Triple-A Norfolk on April 27, Holliday is hitting .264 with a .435 OBP and more walks (16) than strikeouts (14) in 14 games but only has mustered five extra-base hits and... Read More

AJ Smith-Shawver - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 15+ Team Leagues/NL-only ROSTERED IN: 5% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Atlanta Braves starting pitching prospect AJ Smith-Shawver is next in line to join Atlanta's starting rotation and is worth stashing in 15-team leagues and NL-only formats. Smith-Shawver made his MLB debut last season and pitched 25 ⅓ innings with 20 punchouts and... Read More

Cade Povich - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 15 Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 3% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Baltimore Orioles starting pitching prospect Cade Povich has been silencing Triple-A bats this season and is quickly approaching his major league debut. So far this season, Povich has delivered outstanding statistics, pitching 41 ⅔ innings at Triple-A Norfolk with a commendable 2.16... Read More

James Wood - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues CALL-UP ETA: June ANALYSIS: There's hot, there's red hot, and then there's whatever James Wood is right now. Wood is currently on a nine-game hit streak with hits in 18 of his last 19 games overall and just had a three-game stretch from 5/8 to 5/11 where he belted... Read More

Shea Langeliers - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Formats ROSTERED IN: 30% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Oakland Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers has been one of the best power hitters at his position and is worth adding in all leagues. On the season, the 26-year-old has a .215/.269/.512 line with an eye-catching nine long balls and 24 RBI. He holds... Read More

Owen Caissie - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 15+ Team Leagues/ NL-Only ROSTERED IN: 2% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Chicago Cubs outfield prospect Owen Caissie has performed very well in his Triple-A debut and is making the case to be promoted to the major league roster. Through his first 38 games with Triple-A Iowa, the 21-year-old has posted a .277/.416/.423... Read More

Lars Nootbaar - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Formats ROSTERED IN: 35% of Leagues ANALYSIS: After beginning the season on the injured list with fractured ribs, Lars Nootbaar has begun to settle in and is worth adding in all 12-team leagues. Overall, Nootbaar is riding a .202/.307/.354 line with three long balls and two swiped bags through his... Read More

Ben Lively - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 15+ Team Leagues/AL-Only ROSTERED IN: 20% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Ben Lively has looked quite solid after joining the starting rotation and is worth rostering in deeper leagues. Lively has a strong 2.61 ERA and 1.21 WHIP through five starts (27 ½ innings) with a 9:26 BB:K ratio. The... Read More

Kyle Manzardo - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Mixed Leagues ROSTERED IN: 19% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Cleveland Guardians finally called up highly-touted prospect Kyle Manzardo on May 6. Although the call-up was out of necessity with Steven Kwan hitting the IL, Manzardo is deserving. Through 128 PA at AAA Columbus this season, Manzardo slashed .303/.375/.642 with nine HR and... Read More

Trevor Williams - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 30% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Washington Nationals starting pitcher Trevor Williams has quietly been off to a strong start to the season and is worth adding in deeper formats. Through 36 ⅔ innings, Williams holds a stellar 1.96 ERA and 1.06 WHIP. He has struck out 30 batters... Read More

Zach Neto- Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 15% of Leagues ANALYSIS: There are a few things to like about Los Angeles Angels shortstop Zach Neto heading into Week 8. For starters, he plays every day, which can't be said about other shortstops on the waiver wire. So, if you are in a weekly league or a max add league --... Read More

Orelvis Martinez- Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 17% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It's only a matter of time until the Toronto Blue Jays call up infielder Orelvis Martinez. The Blue Jays are averaging just 3.7 runs per game in 2024 (seventh-fewest in the majors), and Martinez's arrival could give the team a spark on offense. The... Read More

Alex Lange - Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 44% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Tigers started out the season with some bullpen question marks but Jason Foley looked like he was taking the reins and securing the closer's role all to himself. But then, things changed. Foley pitched a seventh inning this week, the first time all season... Read More

Coby Mayo - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 10% of Leagues ANALYSIS: When you order a sandwich and don't want any mayonnaise, it's common to say "Hold the mayo." Well, the Baltimore Orioles are taking that phrase to a whole new level and turning it into "Hold the Mayo down in Triple-A". Coby Mayo... Read More

Jon Singleton - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 10% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Due to Jose Abreu's demotion, Jon Singleton has established himself as Houston's starting first baseman and is worth adding in deeper formats. On the season, Singleton has a .218/.311/.397 with four long balls, ten RBI, and a 11:20 BB:K ratio. However, since... Read More

Patrick Sandoval - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Mixed Leagues ROSTERED IN: 16% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Patrick Sandoval has had a rough start to the 2024 campaign, however, he has started to turn it around over the previous two weeks. Sandoval ranks as the 67th overall player in all of fantasy baseball over those previous two weeks. Sandoval has made... Read More

Abraham Toro - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 28% of Leagues ANALYSIS: After a hot spring that earned him a spot on the roster, Abraham Toro has been able to ride that success right on into the regular season. It was thought maybe the signing of J.D. Davis would limit his playing time, but... Read More

Jonny DeLuca - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 20% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Jonny DeLuca fractured his right hand when he was hit by a pitch in spring training and missed the first month of the season, but in early May he was reinstated after a rehab stint at Triple-A Durham where he went 6-for-20... Read More

Junior Caminero - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 43% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Tampa Bay Rays infielder Junior Caminero is slashing a gaudy .315/.378/.573 with six home runs, five doubles, 16 RBI, and 14 runs scored over 89 at-bats (22 games) with Triple-A Durham this season, but Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times believes it's... Read More

Jack Leiter - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in Keeper Leagues ROSTERED IN: 8% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Jack Leiter made his long-awaited major league debut this season and has struggled, which could have caused many fantasy managers to cut ties with the former number two overall selection. In two starts at the major league level, Leiter has a hefty 12.91... Read More

Gavin Stone - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12 Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 40% of Leagues ANALYSIS: After struggling to begin the 2024 campaign, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Gavin Stone has turned in three consecutive quality starts and is worth rostering in most standard formats. Stone's first four starts (18 innings) produced a 6.00 ERA and 1.78 WHIP,... Read More

Cole Irvin - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 37% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Similar to his Baltimore teammate Dean Kremer, Cole Irvin is another pitcher fantasy players seem to shy away from. However, he's got four wins on the season to go along with a tidy 2.90 ERA and 1.07 WHIP. Okay, the strikeouts are... Read More

Taj Bradley - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in all Leagues ROSTERED IN: 40% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Taj Bradley made his season debut on Friday, May 10 and looked quite impressive after opening the season on the 15-day injured list with a pectoral injury. Bradley pitched six innings of one-run ball, allowing four hits and... Read More

Dean Kremer - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 40% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Kremer continues to get very little love in the fantasy community. We get it to an extent: he doesn't have the strikeouts you hope for in a starter, and people get worked up about peripherals. But let's look at what he does... Read More

Jo Adell - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 35% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Jo Adell continues to go unnoticed in the majority of fantasy leagues. Through 32 games, he sports an impressive .856 OPS with six home runs, seven stolen bases, and a 137 wRC+. Adell is demonstrating his ability to fulfill a box score in... Read More

Robert Gasser - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8 (2024)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 8% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Robert Gasser dazzled in his big league debut. He earned the victory and threw in a quality start, tossing six shutout innings with four strikeouts, two hits allowed, and zero free passes. He was as efficient as he was impressive only needing 79... Read More

Simeon Woods Richardson - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add In 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 8.3% of leagues ANALYSIS: Simeon Woods Richardson didn't make the club out of spring training, but that was only because the Twins didn't need a fifth starter until mid-April. Woods Richardson was summoned on April 13 and only allowed one run in six innings to the Tigers.... Read More

Tommy Pham - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Mixed Leagues ROSTERED IN: 7% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Chicago White Sox have been hit hard by the injury bug thus far in 2024, which prompted them to go out and sign veteran outfielder Tommy Pham. Pham was inserted into the White Sox lineup on April 26 and has seen solid production... Read More

Michael Kopech - Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 25% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Michael Kopech may be the only truly defined closer on your waiver wire. The starter-turned-reliever has tallied two saves in the past two games by throwing two ⅓ shutout innings. On the season, he has a 3.66 ERA and 1.22 WHIP with... Read More

Trevor Megill - Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 35% of Leagues ANALYSIS: With All-Star closer Devin Williams (back) on the 60-day injured list, the Brewers have split ninth-inning duties among three relievers: Trevor Megill, Abner Uribe, and Joel Payamps. Currently, Payamps has the most out of the group with four saves, and Uribe and Megill... Read More

Christian Scott - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 20% of Leagues ANALYSIS: After posting elite strikeout numbers at Triple-A this April, Christian Scott made his major league debut on May 4 against the Tampa Bay Rays. Scott looked strong as he tossed six ⅔ innings of one-run ball. He allowed five hits and one... Read More

Yennier Cano - Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 35% of Leagues ANALYSIS:  Baltimore Orioles primary closer Craig Kimbrel has dealt with back soreness earlier in April and has not looked sharp since his return. Kimbrel holds a 13.50 ERA and 3.00 WHIP and was pulled from two consecutive save situations over his past three... Read More

Daniel Hudson - Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 35% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Daniel Hudson is now in line to see ninth-inning opportunities, with Evan Phillips (hamstring) on the 15-day injured list. Hudson secured his second save of the season on Wednesday, May 8, when he pitched a clean inning and... Read More

TJ Friedl - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 51% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Cincinnati Reds activated outfielder TJ Friedl, off of the IL on May 7 to resume his everyday duties in the outfield. He has started off by collecting four hits across his first three games played and has collected an RBI and stolen base. Friedl... Read More

Chris Paddack - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 15% of Leagues ANALYSIS: After needing the second Tommy John surgery of his career in May of 2022, causing him to miss the rest of the season and most of 2023, Chris Paddack finally looks healthy. Paddack is coming off the fourth consecutive start in which... Read More

Luis Garcia Jr. - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add In 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 44% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Luis Garcia Jr. has been a consistent source of fantasy production all season, slashing .321/.374/.491 with a .380 wOBA and 147 wRC+. The 23-year-old has nine doubles, three home runs, 20 RBI, eight runs scored, and seven stolen bases. Hitting safely in 23... Read More

Josh Smith - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 47% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Since Josh Jung went on the IL, Josh Smith has filled in admirably and made himself fantasy-relevant in the process. On the season, the 26-year-old is slashing .295/.402/.464 with two home runs, 17 RBI, 21 runs scored, and even picked up his first... Read More

Colson Montgomery - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 7)

BALLER MOVE: Stash in Deeper Leagues CALL-UP ETA: June ANALYSIS: With the last-place Chicago White Sox’s season already circling the drain, it might not be long before the youth movement is underway on the South Side. The first candidate on the list of prospects that are destined to be called up later this summer is certainly Colson... Read More

Trevor Megill - Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 7)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 30% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Through six weeks of play, the Milwaukee Brewers have featured a closing carousel in the wake of All-Star closer Devin Williams’ multi-month setback with a back injury. First it was the flamethrowing Abner Uribe as the favorite for saves after collecting three of... Read More

AJ Smith-Shawver - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes for Week 7 (2024)

BALLER MOVE: Stash In 16+ Team Leagues CALL-UP ETA: 2024 ANALYSIS: Atlanta Braves' top prospect AJ Smith-Shawver could be a potential call-up in the coming months. Despite struggling in Triple-A to begin the season, the flame-throwing right-hander could enter the Braves' rotation at some point in 2024, especially with Spencer Strider (elbow) out for the season. AJ Smith-Shawver spins five scoreless... Read More

Dean Kremer - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 7)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 38% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Baltimore Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer has pitched well this season and should be rostered in more leagues moving forward. The right-hander is coming off his best start of the season against the Cincinnati Reds on May 5, where he allowed just one hit and one walk... Read More

Owen Caissie- Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 7)

BALLER MOVE: Stash In Dynasty Leagues CALL-UP ETA: 2025 ANALYSIS: Chicago Cubs' No. 3 prospect, Owen Caissie, continues to rake in the minors. In 2023, Caissie hit .289 with 22 home runs, 31 doubles, and 84 RBI in 120 games at Double-A. Now, this season at Triple-A, the left-handed slugger is hitting .277 with three HRs, eight doubles, and 21... Read More

Cole Irvin - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 7)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 23% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Cole Irvin has been dominant lately and is worth adding in 12-team or deeper leagues. Irvin got off to a slow start, allowing nine earned runs across his first two outings. Then, he bounced back in a big way... Read More

Wenceel Perez - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 7)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 15+ Team Five-Outfielder Leagues/AL-Only ROSTERED IN: 10% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Detroit Tigers outfield prospect Wenceel Perez has recently taken over center field duties and has not looked back. Over his first 21 major league games, the 24-year-old Perez has demonstrated his potential with a .286/.366/.508 line, including three home runs and... Read More

Josh Rojas - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 7)

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 20% of Leagues ANALYSIS:  Josh Rojas has been on fire recently for the Seattle Mariners, stepping up to the plate in the leadoff spot with J.P. Crawford (oblique) on the injured list. With his recent performance, Rojas has proven himself a valuable addition to any fantasy... Read More