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Five hot fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups, streamers, and sleepers for Week 14 (2025). Undervalued hitters outperforming their ownership percentage and should be more widely owned.
Even though the All-Star break is over a week away, we've reached the halfway point in the season for all the teams in Major League Baseball. The season has already been a wild ride with some big-time, high-end prospects joining the league and some key players emerging as top contributors. As a result, FAAB budgets have been stretched thin with half the year still ahead of us.
Don't worry, though, there are still some solid options on most leagues' waiver wire that are playing well and come with significant upside. These options are widely available and can help if you've had big injuries or need a short-term fill-in for the next few weeks. They won't cost a huge chunk of your budget, and are good plug-and-play options that can be scooped and started in most formats.
Which widely available players should be added to our roster this week? Let's dive in!
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Otto Lopez, 2B/SS, Miami Marlins
41% rostered
Lopez's ownership has skyrocketed over the past few weeks and is nearing the point where, based on his production, he'll be moved out of the bargain basement. He had a big June and will look to continue his multi-category contributions as the Marlins' everyday shortstop and a key bat in the middle of their order moving forward.
In June, Lopez hit .301 with three doubles, four home runs, and four stolen bases. He had a decent 41.4% hard-hit rate while racking up 17 runs scored and 22 RBI in his 26 games. He capped off the month with two RBI in a critical spot against the Diamondbacks that helped his team secure the month-ending sweep in Phoenix.
OTTO LOPEZ YOU ARE UNBELIEVABLEEEEE pic.twitter.com/e1abRaiVZI
— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) June 29, 2025
Lopez has already hit a career-high eight homers this season and is up to a .320 wOBA. He had 20 stolen bases last year and is on pace to end up around that same mark this year, with an outside shot at 20 homers and 20 stolen bases if he continues his pace from June through the rest of the season.
The Marlins offense is trending in the right direction, and Lopez is a big reason why. He has caught fire over his last nine games, going 16-for-37 (.432) with a .495 wOBA. While he won't likely stay quite that scalding the rest of the season, he deserves consideration if you need help in the middle infield.
Hitting in the heart of the order puts him right in the middle of the Marlins' run production, and his power and speed make him a multi-category contributor.
Isaac Collins, OF, Milwaukee Brewers
3% rostered
Collins has also been heating up lately and earning more playing time in the Brewers lineup, as Milwaukee has been surging toward the end of the month as well. He only hit .118 last year in his brief appearance in the majors, but he did have 14 homers and 24 stolen bases while hitting .273 with a .383 wOBA in Triple-A.
This year, the 27-year-old switch-hitter started this season slow as well, hitting .223 in his first 46 games with just one home run but seven stolen bases. He started getting consistent playing time when Garrett Mitchell (oblique) landed on the injured list. Just before Mitchell seemed ready to return, he was called back from his rehab and ultimately required shoulder surgery that will keep him sidelined the rest of the season.
Collins has a golden opportunity to take advantage of the rest of the season, and he's stepped up over the last few weeks and started to hit the ball with more authority. He's 17-for-56 (.309) over his last 19 games with two doubles, a triple, and a pair of home runs. He has a .412 wOBA and 43.9% hard-hit rate over those 19 games and has one stolen base.
He's also played great defense in left field:
Isaac Collins: 1
Wall: 0WHAT A CATCH 🤯 pic.twitter.com/bMRUYfB00r
— MLB (@MLB) June 29, 2025
Collins has done most of his damage against lefties and could slip into a platoon with Jake Bauers if he slows down. However, Collins has been good enough on both sides of the plate to be usable with power and speed potential in a productive Brewers lineup. If he picks back up some of his speed from earlier in the season while continuing to hit so well, his best days could still be ahead of him.
If you need a bargain basement outfielder, Collins is a solid option with multi-category upside.
Gary Sanchez, C, Baltimore Orioles
19% rostered
Sanchez is the last catcher standing for the Orioles after Adley Rutschman (oblique), Maverick Handley (concussion), and Chadwick Tromp (back) all landed on the injured list over the last few weeks. The team signed Jacob Stallings to a minor league deal just last week after he was released by the Rockies, and it was forced to add him to the active roster after Tromp's injury. Stallings is fine as an occasional fill-in, but Sanchez will carry most of the workload, especially on the offensive side of things.
Sanchez is hitting .256 on the season with a .336 wOBA, but he has taken off over the last few weeks.
Gary Sanchez since June 14th:
.354 AVG
4 HR
18 RBI
11 RMaking himself a big trade deadline target? pic.twitter.com/PdeRue9BMG
— StatMuse Baseball (@statmusemlb) July 1, 2025
Sanchez has a .454 wOBA over those 13 games with a 59% hard-hit rate and an average exit velocity over 95 miles per hour.
The 32-year-old veteran backstop has shown there is plenty of pop left in his bat, and the Orioles could choose to see what they can get for him on the open market at the trade deadline since Rutschman will likely return shortly after the break and take back over as the full-time catcher.
Where he lands and how often he plays will be a huge factor in his fantasy value down the stretch, but for now, he's a great option behind the plate in the short term. Sanchez has always brought good power potential throughout his career, so if he lands in a good spot for home runs, he can provide pop from behind the plate, which is sometimes a difficult place to find offense.
Jake Meyers, OF, Houston Astros
12% rostered
Meyers is another option in the outfield coming off a huge June. The Astros have been looking for an outfielder to step up at the plate, and Meyers has done just that over the last six weeks after a slow start. He's also the Astros' best defensive outfielder, so he should be able to stay in the starting lineup regularly down the stretch run as long as his hitting is serviceable.
Over his last 39 games, Meyers' offense has been much more than serviceable, hitting .317 with seven doubles, a home run, and seven stolen bases. He has moved up into the top two in the lineup in the last few games since the injury to Jeremy Pena (rib), and as long as he's hitting in that premium lineup spot, he has a very high ceiling as a fill-in option.
29 y/o Jake Meyers is peaking! A 115 OPS+, .306 BA, 14 SB, 9 OAA, 15 3-star catches… pic.twitter.com/IvzWChWRnF
— Sam Fosberg (@discussbaseball) June 30, 2025
Last year, Meyers had only a .219 batting average and .285 wOBA with 11 stolen bases in 148 games. This season, he's taken a monumental step forward to a .306 batting average and .337 wOBA with a career-high 14 stolen bases in just 82 games. In his last 11 games, he's been even hotter with a .375 batting average, .351 wOBA, and three stolen bases.
Meyers has three homers on the year, but his main contributions are with his batting average, stolen bases, and runs scored. Especially for as long as he hits near the top of the batting order, Meyers can bring that skill set to your fantasy team and be a nice addition to your outfield depth.
If you need multiple categories but can only find a power-heavy option like Sanchez, Meyers can be paired with that kind of addition to create a well-rounded duo, since sometimes one player can't check every box. Meyers has brought good contact and plenty of speed so far this year.
Tyler Freeman, SS/OF, Colorado Rockies
14% rostered
Freeman is another widely available contact-forward outfield option, but he brings a little extra potential to the party with extra eligibility at shortstop and the boost he gets from playing his home games at Coors Field. The biggest question mark with Freeman is exactly where he will play, where he will hit in the batting order, and how much playing time he can consistently get in a suddenly crowded Rockies outfield.
The Rockies acquired Freeman in a trade this March from the Guardians in exchange for Nolan Jones. Last season, Freeman hit just .209 with the Guardians but did have seven homers and 11 stolen bases. In spring training, the 26-year-old looked ready to take a step forward, hitting .298 with four doubles, two triples, two home runs, and a pair of stolen bases.
He got off to a tough start, though, going 1-for-16 in his first seven games and then landing on the injured list with an oblique strain for over a month.
In mid-May, he returned to the roster and started to pick things up. After ramping up, he found his groove at the start of June.
#Rockies June Batting Average Leaderboard:
1. Tyler Freeman: .373 📸
2. Hunter Goodman: .342
3. Thairo Estrada: .305
4. Mickey Moniak: .300
5. Braxton Fulford: .281
6. Jordan Beck: .265
7. Ryan McMahon: .237
8. Michael Toglia: .226
9. Keston Hiura: .222
Ryan Ritter: .222… pic.twitter.com/rqwUdZyYta— Blake Street Banter ⚾🌮 (@blakestbanter) July 1, 2025
In addition to that impressive .373 batting average, he had five doubles, a triple, a home run, a .433 wOBA, and six stolen bases. He hit near the bottom of the order for the first half of the month and then moved up to hit first or second in the order for the last couple of weeks. He had a solid 47.4% hard-hit rate over his 13 games in the second half of June and went 14-for-41 (.341) with seven runs scored and four stolen bases.
If he can hold down a spot at or near the top of the order, Freeman could be an outstanding pickup for the summer as the hot air of Coors Field results in plenty of runs for the Rockies. Freeman has played second base and third base for the Rockies this year and over the last two years as well, so depending on where he plays, he could get even more positional flexibility.
He's not a typical Rockies masher for the rarified air of Coors, but his ability to get on base and hit gaps does make him intriguing, especially if he stays so aggressive on the bases. His batting average upside isn't quite as high as Meyers' is, but his positional flexibility and speed make him a very valuable piece in 12-team leagues where he can help cover for injuries and provide depth at multiple spots heading into the dog days of summer.
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