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Five Injured Players to Stash in Fantasy Baseball - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 14 (2025)

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Kipp highlights five injured fantasy baseball players worth stashing in redraft leagues, as of June 27, 2025 (Week 14). His waiver wire pickups for IL players.

We've got another edition of the Injured Players to Stash in Fantasy Baseball series for Week 14 as we continue the 2025 season into the summer months. Today's article examines injured players, including Luis Gil, Gabriel Moreno, and Masataka Yoshida, among others.

With the 2025 fantasy baseball season starting to enter the dog days of summer, several injured players who are out there have low roster percentages and may be available on your league's waiver wires. These players can provide significant value to fantasy managers, especially if they have an IL spot available on their roster.

This article will be featured weekly with updated players for fantasy managers to consider picking up and stashing off the waiver wire. We will typically highlight two pitchers as well as three hitters who should be added with a sense of urgency before your league mates are able to scoop them up. Without further ado, let's look at what Week 14 of the fantasy baseball season has to offer.

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Luis Gil, SP, New York Yankees

Rostered: 29% Yahoo
Estimated Return: Late July

2024 Stats: 3.50 ERA/171 K/77 BB/151 2/3 IP

Luis Gil is making his third appearance in this article. I wrote about him last month, explaining that he was worth adding even though he was not due to return for at least six weeks. We are in late June, and he is now targeting a return around the trade deadline, with Aaron Boone stating they will look at him almost like a trade acquisition when he returns.

He most recently threw a batting practice session this past weekend, so he is beginning his progression and ramp-up for his return. While he is still just rostered in 29% of Yahoo leagues, this number should start to creep up soon, so the time to stash him is imminent. Getting a pitcher of Gil's caliber on the waiver wire is not an easy task, and we often have to look to take advantage of injuries when players like this are dropped.

The Yankees are also eager to get Gil back, as their rotation is a bit in flux, given Gerrit Cole's (elbow) season-ending injury earlier this spring. Upon his return, the Yankees will likely ease him back in initially and then let him roll.

In 2024, Gil averaged approximately 5 1/3 innings pitched per start, so while not exactly an innings eater, his strikeout upside cannot be denied. He also posted a very respectable 1.19 WHIP in 2024, so he will help in multiple categories once he is reinstated.

 

Spencer Arrighetti, SP, Houston Astros

Rostered: 30% Yahoo
Estimated Return: Early July

2025 Stats: 5.59 ERA/8 K/5 BB/9 2/3 IP

Spencer Arrighetti is making his second consecutive appearance in this article. Given his estimated return of early July, and more specifically, the July 4th weekend, I would expect news of a rehab assignment to be coming shortly, which means the time to add him is now.

As mentioned earlier, starting pitching on the waiver wire at this time of year is scarce, so we need to make moves when the time is right, as best we can.

Arrighetti has been on the IL with a broken right thumb since the beginning of the season and was recently transferred to the 60-Day IL. This was just a procedural move, and he is still targeting a return in early July. Arrighetti can provide value to those looking for starting pitching, which is everyone in any fantasy league.

In 2024, he posted a 4.53 ERA, but this is not where he derives his value. His value comes from the strikeout. He tallied 171 Ks across his 145 IP in 2024, which is precisely why we want to target him coming off the IL. He has also pitched well at home, having posted a 3.86 ERA and a 10.6 K/9 mark since 2023.

Look to add Arrighetti in the coming weeks, as his 31% roster share will likely increase leading up to his return.

 

Gabriel Moreno, C, Arizona Diamondbacks

Rostered: 28% Yahoo
Estimated Return: Mid-July

2025 Stats: .270/.324/.414/5 HRs/20 RBI/13 BB/1 SB

This is a bit of a tough one with Gabriel Moreno, as he was recently diagnosed with a hairline fracture in his right pointer finger and currently has no precise timetable for his return. That being said, the fact that he plays catcher for a highly potent offense in a ballpark that is conducive to solid hitting means he needs to be included in this article for likely the next couple of weeks.

Moreno has played in 53 of the Diamondbacks' 80+ games (at the time of this writing) and has posted a very respectable.270 average while popping five home runs and driving in 20 runs. He has performed equally well against both right-handed and left-handed pitchers, as noted by his .730+ OPS against both.

He also performs exceptionally well at home, given he has posted an .806 OPS in the desert.

Catcher is always a challenging position to fill in any type of fantasy league, which makes having a player like Moreno on your roster all the more valuable. Since 2023, Moreno has played in 261 games. He has been effective in each of these seasons, having posted an OPS of .740 over that span. The fact that he plays in a highly potent lineup also adds value to acquiring him.

Since May 1, the Diamondbacks rank second in baseball behind only the Los Angeles Dodgers in wRC+, with a mark of 119.

If you have an IL spot available on your roster and have been lacking at the catcher position, Moreno might just be the addition you need down the fantasy baseball season's stretch run.

 

Dylan Crews, OF, Washington Nationals

Rostered: 52% Yahoo
Estimated Return: Early July

2025 Stats: .196/.266/.354/7 HRs/15 RBI/11 BB/11 SBs

This is Dylan Crews's second mention in this article, as he was written up in Week 11's article. At that time, he was 66% rostered and was really on the threshold of being able to be included in this article. His roster percentage has dropped to 50%, likely due to his slow progression.

That being said, he is taking swings with the bat currently and should return sometime next month to a Nationals' lineup that could desperately use production.

All that being said, this is still a tough spot to write up Crews because he has so many things going against him, including a dreaded oblique strain with no precise timetable for return, and a season that saw him get off to a .197/.266/.354 clip. That being said, there is a significant amount of upside with an addition like Crews if you have an IL spot available for him.

Despite Crews's awful start regarding his slash line, the metrics point to a hitter who has gotten a bit unlucky. He is posting a 90.1 mph average exit velocity, which ranks him in the 65th percentile, so we know he is hitting the ball hard. He has also posted a hard-hit rate of 39.1%, which ranks him in the 88th percentile of the league.

In addition to the seven home runs he has hit this season, he has also swiped 11 bases. Upon his return, he should be able to provide managers with a solid combination of power and speed, and we should also see some positive regression.

 

Masataka Yoshida, OF, Boston Red Sox

Rostered: 3% Yahoo
Estimated Return: Late June/Early July

2024 Stats: .280/.349/.415/10 HR/56 RBI/2 SB

Masataka Yoshida has been on the IL since the beginning of the season with a shoulder injury, but could be headed back to the Red Sox lineup very soon. Yoshida is a solid candidate to add from the IL and could return a ton of value for fantasy managers down the stretch in several categories.

First and foremost, Yoshida has posted a .285 average over his first two seasons in the big leagues. He has also posted a very respectable.775 OPS with 25 home runs and 54 doubles across a total of 921 PA. He has also driven in 128 runs across those two seasons.

Yoshida is excellent against right-handed pitching, as noted by his OPS of  .810 across 749 PA. Yoshida will likely slot into the upper-third of this Red Sox lineup upon his return and should be added in most formats.

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