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Dan's top hitter streamers and starts as fantasy baseball waiver wire adds for Week 9 of 2026 (May 25 - May 31). He analyzes streamers with favorable matchups, schedules.
Are some of your batters failing to live up to expectations? Don't go dropping guys like Corey Seager just yet, but marginal hitters can and should be dropped for more productive players who are constantly available on the waiver wire! Use those moves and spend that FAAB, you don't win any prizes at the end of the season for having the most FAAB money left!
My weekly hitters, streamers, fantasy baseball waiver-wire pickups column will identify hitters with favorable matchups who can be considered for waiver-wire pickups or streamers ahead of Sunday night's waiver-wire runs in leagues with weekly transactions. Because of format changes to Yahoo leagues this year, the players featured in this article are rostered in 30% or fewer leagues on Yahoo (yes, I'm increasing this number as the wire is already getting picked over pretty aggressively this season).
You can also check out the rest of our fantasy baseball streamer content here at RotoBaller. Now, let's see which hitters we should consider grabbing off the wire as we roll into Week 9 of the fantasy baseball season!
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What Teams Offer the Most Streaming Value for Week 9?
While most MLB teams are playing six games this week, eight teams are playing seven.
Seven-Game Weeks
BAL, CHC, CWS, HOU, MIN, PIT, TEX, TOR
Ballpark Upgrades:
- ATL (three games at CIN)
- NYY (three games at ATH)
- ATH (all six games at HOME)
- SEA (three games at ATH)
- SFG (three games at COL)
Week 9 Fantasy Baseball Hitter Streamers
I'll recommend only players who are rostered in 30 percent or fewer leagues, and all roster percentages are from Yahoo!
Spencer Steer, 1B/OF - CIN (29%)
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I once again implore you to consider adding Spencer Steer this week! I mean, what are we doing here? Steer was inside the top 20 over the last two weeks with a .333 average and 14 runs scored. The HR and RBI are lagging, but this is a very good hitter who has worked his way up to a favorable lineup spot in the middle of the Cincinnati lineup.
Travis Bazzana, 2B - CLE (26%)
While Jackson Holliday is another option at second base, I prefer the Guardians' rookie a bit more because of his stolen base potential. He hasn't swiped a bag in a few weeks, but he finally got moved into the leadoff spot yesterday. The Guardians start the week against the Nationals and their poor pitching staff and then face the Red Sox to finish the week, so there's a lot to like about their matchups.
Gavin Sheets, 1B/OF - SDP (24%)
We've seen glimpses of this type of production from Sheets in the past, but he has typically cooled off and often ends up stuck in a platoon where he sits against lefties. However, he's started 14 straight games for San Diego and has been hitting third in the lineup lately as he's been their most productive hitter.
Gavin Sheets has stacked together a lot of great games this season 💪 pic.twitter.com/eOoaXZZV9x
— Just Baseball (@JustBB_Media) May 19, 2026
His power binge ended this week, but he still picked up a hit in his last three games while adding a pair of RBI. These 1B/OF eligible guys with some power are usually very valuable assets in fantasy baseball. My favorite has been Ryan O'Hearn, who's on the IL right now, so if you need a replacement for him, then consider Sheets or this next guy.
Jake Bauers, 1B/OF - MIL (22%)
Bauers has a super similar profile to Sheets, but will sit against a LHP occasionally. When he's been in the lineup, though, he's been hitting, and he continues to pile up counting stats in runs (27) and RBI (29). Milwaukee's offense always seems to put people on base ahead of him, and they'll see some hittable pitching from St. Louis and Houston this week.
Gabriel Moreno, C - ARI (21%)
The Arizona backstop has been pretty darn solid lately, hitting .275 with six runs scored and six RBI over the last two weeks. Unlike most catchers, he's a threat to swipe a base, too, as he's stolen three bases in his last eight games. It took him a few weeks to get going after missing the start of the season with an injury, but he's back to being a productive low-end option, especially in two-catcher leagues.
Carson Benge, OF - NYM (18%)
Benge started the week with a bang, collecting six hits and scoring five runs in the first two games of the Washington series. He's stalled out in Miami this weekend, but I still have a ton of interest in him for batting average, runs, and steals. He looks like he's locked down the leadoff spot for the Mets, possibly for the rest of the season.
Jake Burger, 1B - TEX (13%)
Burger left a lot of ducks on the pond last night, striking out twice with the bases loaded. But those strikeouts come with the territory, and Burger had been red-hot leading up to last night's stinker.
The Skip Schumaker reset is apparently undefeated as Jake Burger adds to his RBI total with a scorching 110 mph double to double up the Rangers lead in the 7th.
Burger has now driven in all four Texas runs this afternoon and continues to rake in the aftermath of his benching… pic.twitter.com/tWbwcxEoOV
— Right on Rangers (@RightOnRangers) May 17, 2026
He's notoriously streaky, so I'm happy to ride him while he's hot, as he can pile up home runs in bunches.
Keibert Ruiz, C - WAS (8%)
Now we get into the deep league guys, and Ruiz is really just that (or two-catcher leagues). He's not starting often enough for standard leagues, but he's contributing when he's in there. The switch-hitter is actually putting up some crazy good numbers over the last two weeks, hitting .423 with two home runs, five runs scored, and nine RBI.
Sam Antonacci, 2B/3B/OF - CWS (6%)
There have been plenty of ups and downs for the Chicago rookie already since he's been called up, but he continues to occupy the leadoff spot and offers some nice upside in runs and steals (four runs and two steals just in his last three games)
Josh Bell, 1B - MIN (6%)
Josh Bell won't go away! The Twins' slugger continues to do just enough to be considered in deep formats. He had a pair of three-hit games this week and is up to 30 RBI on the season. He plays every day, and the Twinkies have seven games this week.
Ryan Waldschmidt, OF - ARI (6%)
I'm pretty puzzled as to why so many managers have given up on the Snakes' rookie so fast. He was a popular add after being called up, and all he's done has hit .340 so far with four steals in 15 games!
Air Waldy pic.twitter.com/tXdClFnd6n
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) May 23, 2026
There's some power coming, too, but in the meantime, I'm happy to take the good batting average and sneaky good steals. He's a solid defender and looks to be locked in as a starter for this team for the foreseeable future. Have some patience with him with the power numbers, and pounce on him if others in your league already picked him up and dropped him.
TJ Rumfield, 1B - COL (6%)
Rumfield smacked his seventh home run yesterday and continues to hit for average, collecting three more hits and improving his average to .289 on the year. He doesn't have the OF-eligibility of Sheets or Bauers, but he's cracking the lineup on a daily basis and providing some modest run production.
Week 9 Deep League Fantasy Baseball Hitter Streamers
Some widely available hitters (under 5% rostered) could be worth a look this week due to hot starts at the plate or strong matchups.
- Brett Baty, 1B/2B/3B/OF - NYM (4%)
- Sal Frelick, OF - MIL (4%)
- Owen Caissie, OF - MIA (2%)
- Troy Johnston, 1B/OF - COL (2%)
- Nick Castellanos, OF - SDP (1%)
- Justin Foscue, 1B/2B - TEX (1%)
- Jesus Sanchez, OF - TOR (1%)
- Nathaniel Lowe, 1B - CIN (1%)
Good luck this week, and choose those streaming options wisely! As always, thanks for making RotoBaller your choice for fantasy baseball content all season long!
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