5 Bargain Basement Hitters - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 24 (2025)

September 10, 2025

Five hot fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups, streamers, and sleepers for Week 24 (2025). Undervalued hitters outperforming their ownership percentage and should be more widely owned.

As the weather starts to cool off, Major League Baseball's regular season is winding down, which means it's crunch time in many fantasy baseball leagues. Even though the sweltering days of summer are mostly behind us, some players are just starting to heat up at the plate and can be helpful fantasy baseball additions from the waiver wire. With rosters expanding and more young players getting looks over the last month, September is always exciting for fantasy baseball. Plenty of players are stepping into larger roles, and some of them may bring just what your fantasy team needs to sprint through the finish line.

As the best fantasy baseball managers know, the waiver wire always contains some valuable options if you know where to look. New players are constantly emerging, and some of them can give your team a boost in the short term or for the rest of the season. In this post, we're diving deeper, past the big-name, obvious pickups, and examining hidden values from the bargain basement. If injury or ineffectiveness is forcing you to look for a waiver wire alternative, consider snagging one or more of these emerging bats.

This week's five bargain basement hitters have been heating up over the last few weeks, but are available for free or at a minimal cost from your FAAB budget. If your league uses waiver priority instead, these are options that can be targets even if you have low priority. As a whole, they are plug-and-play options that can be scooped and started in most formats. All stats are through games played on Monday, September 8, unless otherwise noted. Which widely available hitters should be on your shopping list?

Otto Lopez, 2B/SS - Miami Marlins

29% rostered

Lopez has been in our bargain basement pickups before this season, and the 26-year-old is putting together a great finish to his breakthrough season. Coming into the year, he was viewed as a piece in the second-base mix, but now he's locked himself in as the team's primary shortstop and a regular in the heart of the order.

In his career-high 126 games, Lopez is hitting .249 with 14 homers, 13 stolen bases, 60 runs scored, and 70 RBI. He had a two-homer game earlier this month to power the Marlins past the Phillies.

Otto Lopez provides a bit of breathing room for the @Marlins with his second homer of the game 🐠 pic.twitter.com/PX4G47kYiC

— MLB (@MLB) September 7, 2025

Over his last 11 games, Lopez has hit .375 with three homers, a stolen base, and a .435 wOBA. He's hit both leadoff and cleanup during that stretch, showing his value and versatility. While he isn't one of Miami's prototype high-exit velocity sluggers, he is a very solid all-around bat who brings good speed and power to go with a very solid average.

If you are looking for a bat who isn't going to hurt you in any categories and can chip in meaningful contributions from a middle-infield spot, Lopez is a great option to consider. Lopez has been very consistent for the Marlins this year and should be able to be consistent for your fantasy team over the closing weeks of the season.

Daylen Lile, OF - Washington Nationals

25% rostered

For another team out of the NL East race but still with some fun young hitters, Lile has climbed into the heart of the order, often hitting cleanup over his last few games.

Lile is still only 22 years old and was one of the team's top prospects coming into the season. He got his first taste of the majors in late May and early June and went just 3-for-31 (.194) in 11 games before being sent back to the minors. He returned just over a week later, though, and has looked much more comfortable since the All-Star break, putting on a show as one of the league's most exciting rookies.

Daylen Lile ranks among NL rookies since July 21:

⚾️Hits - 1st, 42
⚾️Triples- 1st, 6
⚾️Average - 1st, .331
⚾️Slugging% - 2nd, .528
⚾️OPS - 2nd, .897
⚾️On-Base% - 3rd, .370 pic.twitter.com/c80Bb4kNOq

— Nationals Communications (@NationalsComms) September 7, 2025

In 40 games since the All-Star break, Lile is hitting an impressive .315 with a .368 wOBA, backed up by a 42.1% hard-hit rate. He has eight doubles, seven triples, two home runs, and five stolen bases over that span.

Lile comes into Tuesday night's matchup with an eight-game hitting streak. During that streak, he has gone 14-for-32 (.438) with four triples, a double, a home run, and 10 runs scored.

The Nationals have a strong young core of bats that they're building around, but Lile has definitely proved he deserves to be a starter for them moving forward, and that he's already at a level where he can contribute in the majors.

He could be the final piece of an impressive outfield alongside James Wood and Dylan Crews. That outfield alignment would have plenty of range and speed, but no true center fielder in the mix. Lile or Crews could work at becoming the center fielder, or the team could use Jacob Young as a defensive specialist and let Wood be the designated hitter.

However the team decides to fit him in long-term, he can definitely contribute to your fantasy team the rest of the season, as long as he stays so red-hot.