Points League Hitters: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 14 (June 30 - July 6)

June 29, 2025

Nicklaus' H2H points fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for hitters in Week 14 (2025) - June 30 - July 6. Free-agent hitters to add in points leagues.

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our H2H points fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for hitters for Week 14 of the 2025 season. These fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups are for the week of June 30 - July 6, looking at players below ~50 percent rostered on ESPN or Yahoo points leagues.

We'll be doing this points league roundup every week here at RotoBaller because we know points players get neglected, and we're here to help. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform, so we'll highlight where players are the best and worst fits, with waiver-wire targets being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems on ESPN, Yahoo, CBS, Fantrax, and NFBC.

Position eligibility is taken from Fantrax, and players are grouped by their most valuable fantasy position, using a hierarchy of C > 2B > OF > 3B > 1B > SS. Stats and rankings are calculated using games through Saturday, June 28.

Waiver Wire Caveats and APR Explanation

Roster% Thresholds

We use a combination of roster percentages to assess who is in our target pool, relying primarily on Yahoo and ESPN. For some players, you'll notice a wide discrepancy between the two. This is because ESPN's roster percentage is heavily weighted by points players, with guys who don't do well in their system (often because of an inflated strikeout rate) lagging behind the Yahoo! roster percentage.

For this reason, you'll sometimes see players (especially early) who might make you question my sanity in including them in a waiver-wire article, but don't worry, it's just a necessary glitch for coverage purposes.

APR stands for "Average Platform Rank" and is the average hitter rank between the four major point platforms: ESPN, Yahoo, CBS, and Fantrax. All player data is from FanGraphs and Baseball Savant, with injury information pulled from the Roster Resource section on the former.

Fantasy Baseball First Base Waiver Wire Pickups

Best Choices

Ernie Clement, TOR, 1B/2B/3B/SS (Yahoo: 32%, ESPN: 19%) - A staple of our roundup, my guy Ernie in the middle of his second top-50 performance in the last three periods (and third in the previous five), using his super-compiler powers to slowly stack points.

He's got a great chance to keep it going this week, with seven games (vs. NYY, vs. LAA) on the schedule, but the sexiness is the three LHPs on the schedule. In 89 PA this season vs. LHP, Clement is slashing a ridiculous .425/.466/.713, with a .499 wOBA and 1.179 OPS. Yes, that Ernie Clement.

Miguel Vargas, CHW, 1B/3B/OF (Yahoo: 47%, ESPN: 39%) - Well, hell -- shine the spotlight on his success and Vargas promptly turns in his worst period of the season. Pardon me if I stay on that train, though, with Vargas and his mostly hapless teammates set to get a series in Colorado (@LAD, @COL).

Michael Toglia, COL, 1B (Yahoo: 21%, ESPN: 3%) - After zombie-fying himself in Week 12 (40 APR), Toglia ran right back out of brain(s) power in Week 13 (239 APR). But nothing says a fresh influx of z-energy like a homestand at Coors Field (vs. HOU, vs. CHW).

Next Choices

Nolan Schanuel, LAA, 1B (Yahoo: 17%, ESPN: 14%) - Schanuel's streak of excellence (averaged 48 APR over the last three periods) came to an end in Week 13, but a 175 APR (entering Sunday) still isn't a disaster. His points profile remains pristine (13% K%, 10% BB%), and he'll only see one of his fellow lefties in Week 14 (@ATL, @TOR).

Gavin Sheets, SD, 1B/OF (Yahoo: 29%, ESPN: 18%) - What can I say? If you're going to be wrong, be super wrong, I guess? Regardless, I'll stand by my decision of not wanting to start Sheets in a week with four LHPs -- even if he's trying to finish in the top-50. All we can do is make smart bets, right?

Sheets has six games and only two LHP on the schedule (@PHI, vs. TEX), so I'm sure he'll be awful just to mock me.

Gavin Sheets, for the lead! pic.twitter.com/RldhltMk1h

— MLB (@MLB) June 28, 2025

Desperate Choices

Spencer Steer, CIN, 1B/OF (Yahoo: 42%, ESPN: 40%) - After a season of mostly ineptitude, Steer has woken up the past two weeks, finishing last week as the #53 hitter, and currently sitting at #4 entering Sunday's action. Unfortunately, he'll have six games on the road (@BOS, @PHI) and four left-handers this week -- the right-handed Steer has struggled against LHP this season, slashing .239/.280/.366 over 75 PA, with a .261 xwOBA and 32% K%.

Carlos Santana, CLE, 1B (Yahoo: 10%, ESPN: 11%) - Our rotund demi-god has been slumbering for the last few weeks, but has a good chance to return to resplendence in a week with three LHP on the schedule (@CHC, vs. DET).

On the IL

• Jake Burger, TEX, 1B/3B (strained oblique - no timetable)
• Ryan Mountcastle, BAL, 1B (strained hamstring - expected to miss 8-12 weeks)
• Jacob Melton, HOU, OF (sprained ankle - no timetable)
• Endy Rodriguez, PIT, 1B/C (elbow - no timetable)

Fantasy Baseball Second Base Waiver Wire Pickups

Best Choices

Ernie Clement, TOR, 1B/2B/3B/SS (Yahoo: 32%, ESPN: 19%) - A staple of our roundup, my guy Ernie in the middle of his second top-50 performance in the last three periods (and third in the previous five), using his super-compiler powers to slowly stack points.

He's got a great chance to keep it going this week, with seven games (vs. NYY, vs. LAA) on the schedule, but the sexiness is the three LHPs on the schedule. In 89 PA this season vs. LHP, Clement is slashing a ridiculous .425/.466/.713, with a .499 wOBA and 1.179 OPS. Yes, that Ernie Clement.

Caleb Durbin, MIL, 2B/3B (Yahoo: 12%, ESPN: 4%) - Durbin has averaged a 99 APR over the last six weeks, but two of those (#192, #176) drag the average down, with Durbin finishing in the top-75 in the other four periods. He'll get six games on the road in Week 14 (@NYM, @MIA), with just one LHP on the docket.

Caleb Durbin is hitting .346 with 2 HR’s over his last 15 games. He was hitting .211 with 2 HR’s over his previous 47 games.

Caleb went from using the muscles of motor tract 4 on his left side to using the muscles of motor tract 1 instead.

Here is what’s different in each swing pic.twitter.com/T623YHTrMO

— Prehension Athletics (@tommym8) June 28, 2025

Chase Meidroth, CHW, 2B/3B/SS (Yahoo: 10%, ESPN: 7%) - Meidroth has been super junky the last three weeks but is stil running a very pointy 15% K% and 11%. Oh, and he also gets three games at Coors Field -- that's good, right?

Next Choices

Brooks Lee, MIN, 2B/3B/SS (Yahoo: 19%, ESPN: 7%) - Since finishing #320 and #221 in Weeks 8 and 9, Lee has been fairly fantastic, with three top-60 finishes in the last four periods. Lee is a switch-hitter but fares much worse vs. LHP -- good thing there are none on the schedule for his six games this week against a few mediocre pitchers (@MIA, vs. TB).

Brooks Lee since June 1st:
.360/.387/.551 w/4 HR's and 166 wrc+.

Brooks Lee as a MiLB prospect:
.289/.360/.476 through 195 games across 4 levels.

Don't forget that not every young player is James Wood or Corbin Carroll. Some need time to learn and adapt!#MNTwins pic.twitter.com/ApJcvI95zK

— LouisAnalysis (@LouisAnalysis) June 29, 2025

Luis Rengifo, LAA, 2B/3B (Yahoo: 16%, ESPN: 5%) - Rengifo is working on his second top-75 finish in the last three weeks and should compile his way to another solid session in a week with six games (@ATL, @TOR) and mostly subpar starting pitching.

Desperate Choices

Otto Lopez, 2B/SS, MIA (Yahoo: 11%, ESPN: 9%) - Well, well, well; my guy Otto is doing it again -- entering Sunday, Lopez is the #1 hitter in all of the land for Week 13. I'm happy to keep riding him in a week where Miami has a six-game homestand (vs. MIN, vs. MIL), but there are some tough arms on the schedule (Joe Ryan, Freddy Peralta).

Thairo Estrada, COL, 2B (Yahoo: 5%, ESPN: 2%) - Estrada has done very little at his new home in Colorado, but a six-game homestand is a good spot to finally announce himself to any new fans. He'll get six games there, with two LHPs and a host of bad Chicago pitchers to try and do his best against.

On the IL

• Luke Keaschall, MIN, 2B (fractured forearm - no timetable)
• Michael Massey, KC, 2B (sprained ankle - rehab assignment)

Fantasy Baseball Third Base Waiver Wire Pickups

Best Choices

Cam Smith, HOU, 3B/OF (Yahoo: 33%, ESPN: 11%) - Ahh, so this is the good version of Smith, whose return we've been waiting on. Smith was the #21 hitter last week and is the #14 hitter for this week (headed into Sunday), but has only had a couple of stinkers since the middle of May. This is a great week to keep it going, and not just because the Astros get three games in Colorado.

It's also because there are three left-handers on the schedule -- over 49 PA vs. LHP this season, Smith is slashing an outrageous .268/.388/.634, with a .433 wOBA, .442 xwOBA, and a 24% Brl%. Granted, he still strikes out at over a 30% clip against both hands, so do be careful if your league penalizes them.

Cam Smith homers in back-to-back games against the Cubs 😮 pic.twitter.com/wnIVvnriwN

— MLB (@MLB) June 29, 2025

Ernie Clement, TOR, 1B/2B/3B/SS (Yahoo: 32%, ESPN: 19%) - A staple of our roundup, my guy Ernie in the middle of his second top-50 performance in the last three periods (and third in the previous five), using his super-compiler powers to slowly stack points.

He's got a great chance to keep it going this week, with seven games (vs. NYY, vs. LAA) on the schedule, but the sexiness is the three LHPs on the schedule. In 89 PA this season vs. LHP, Clement is slashing a ridiculous .425/.466/.713, with a .499 wOBA and 1.179 OPS. Yes, that Ernie Clement.

Ryan McMahon, COL, 3B (Yahoo: 36%, ESPN: 5%) - We're recommending a stream for Ryan McMahon, so you know what that means -- Coors-stand, baby. At home this season, McMahon is slashing .270/.388/.500 (.178/.263/.312 on the road), but he will have to face two left-handed starters, against whom he remains mostly inept (.215/.303/.329, .287 wOBA).

Miguel Vargas, CHW, 1B/3B/OF (Yahoo: 47%, ESPN: 39%) - Well, hell -- shine the spotlight on his success and Vargas promptly turns in his worst period of the season. Pardon me if I stay on that train, though, with Vargas and his mostly hapless teammates set to get a series in Colorado (@LAD, @COL).

Caleb Durbin, MIL, 2B/3B (Yahoo: 12%, ESPN: 4%) - Durbin has averaged a 99 APR over the last six weeks, but two of those (#192, #176) drag the average down, with Durbin finishing in the top-75 in the other four periods. He'll get six games on the road in Week 14 (@NYM, @MIA), with just one LHP on the docket.

Next Choices

Chase Meidroth, CHW, 2B/3B/SS (Yahoo: 10%, ESPN: 7%) - Meidroth has been super junky the last three weeks but is stil running a very pointy 15% K% and 11%. Oh, and he also gets three games at Coors Field -- that's good, right?

Brooks Lee, MIN, 2B/3B/SS (Yahoo: 19%, ESPN: 7%) - Since finishing #320 and #221 in Weeks 8 and 9, Lee has been fairly fantastic, with three top-60 finishes in the last four periods. Lee is a switch-hitter but fares much worse vs. LHP -- good thing there are none on the schedule for his six games this week against a few mediocre pitchers (@MIA, vs. TB).

Luis Rengifo, LAA, 2B/3B (Yahoo: 16%, ESPN: 5%) - Rengifo is working on his second top-75 finish in the last three weeks and should compile his way to another solid session in a week with six games (@ATL, @TOR) and mostly subpar starting pitching.

Desperate Choices

Matt Shaw, CHC, 2B/3B/SS (Yahoo: 24%, ESPN: 16%) - Sweet lord, is it Matt Shaw SZN again? Like many good prospects, Shaw has been inconsistent in 2025 but was a top-50(ish) hitter for Weeks 8, 9, and 10 before falling off a cliff the following two periods (#358, #272). He's back to producing in Week 13 (64 APR) and gets six games (vs. CLE, vs. STL) in Week 14 to keep everyone back on his hype train.

Joey Ortiz, MIL, 3B/SS (Yahoo: 6%, ESPN: 5%) - Ortiz has finally emerged from the fantasy doldrums, lately, currently the #25 hitter in Week 13, after finishing #101 and #137 in the last two periods. Still not spectacular, but far from the disaster he was in April and most of May. He'll have six road games (and one LHP) to keep it going (@NYM, @MIA) in Week 14.

On the IL

• Jake Burger, TEX, 1B/3B (strained oblique - no timetable)
• Noelvi Marte, CIN, 3B (strained oblique - rehab assignment)
• Miguel Andujar, ATH, 3B/OF (strained oblique - no timetable)
• Yoan Moncada, LAA, 3B (knee inflammation - no timetable)
• Paul DeJong, 3B/SS, WSH (fractured nose - no timetable)

Fantasy Baseball Shortstop Waiver Wire Pickups

Best Choices

Ernie Clement, TOR, 1B/2B/3B/SS (Yahoo: 32%, ESPN: 19%) - A staple of our roundup, my guy Ernie in the middle of his second top-50 performance in the last three periods (and third in the previous five), using his super-compiler powers to slowly stack points.

He's got a great chance to keep it going this week, with seven games (vs. NYY, vs. LAA) on the schedule, but the sexiness is the three LHPs on the schedule. In 89 PA this season vs. LHP, Clement is slashing a ridiculous .425/.466/.713, with a .499 wOBA and 1.179 OPS. Yes, that Ernie Clement.

Trevor Story, BOS, SS (Yahoo: 33%, ESPN: 12%) - Hey, y'all, just a heads up that another one of those fantasy zombies is running around again. Story is trying to finish up his third top-60 week over the last four periods, despite his discipline remaining remarkably unfriendly for points (30% K%, 5% BB%).

He also has a .264 xwOBA over the last two weeks, so don't get too carried away with your happy feelings. Story will get six games against mostly mediocre starters to try and keep it going in Week 14 (vs. CIN, @WSH).

Chase Meidroth, CHW, 2B/3B/SS (Yahoo: 10%, ESPN: 7%) - Meidroth has been super junky the last three weeks but is stil running a very pointy 15% K% and 11%. Oh, and he also gets three games at Coors Field -- that's good, right?

Next Choices

Brooks Lee, MIN, 2B/3B/SS (Yahoo: 19%, ESPN: 7%) - Since finishing #320 and #221 in Weeks 8 and 9, Lee has been fairly fantastic, with three top-60 finishes in the last four periods. Lee is a switch-hitter but fares much worse vs. LHP -- good thing there are none on the schedule for his six games this week against a few mediocre pitchers (@MIA, vs. TB).

Otto Lopez, 2B/SS, MIA (Yahoo: 11%, ESPN: 9%) - Well, well, well; my guy Otto is doing it again -- entering Sunday, Lopez is the #1 hitter in all of the land for Week 13. I'm happy to keep riding him in a week where Miami has a six-game homestand (vs. MIN, vs. MIL), but there are some tough arms on the schedule (Joe Ryan, Freddy Peralta).

Desperate Choices

Matt Shaw, CHC, 2B/3B/SS (Yahoo: 24%, ESPN: 16%) - Sweet lord, is it Matt Shaw SZN again? Like many good prospects, Shaw has been inconsistent in 2025 but was a top-50(ish) hitter for Weeks 8, 9, and 10 before falling off a cliff the following two periods (#358, #272). He's back to producing in Week 13 (64 APR) and gets six games (vs. CLE, vs. STL) in Week 14 to keep everyone back on his hype train.

Joey Ortiz, MIL, 3B/SS (Yahoo: 6%, ESPN: 5%) - Ortiz has finally emerged from the fantasy doldrums, lately, currently the #25 hitter in Week 13, after finishing #101 and #137 in the last two periods. Still not spectacular, but far from the disaster he was in April and most of May. He'll have six road games (and one LHP) to keep it going (@NYM, @MIA) in Week 14.

On the IL

• Ezequiel Tovar, COL, SS (strained oblique - no timetable)
• Matt Vierling, DET, 3B/OF (shoulder inflammation - rehab assignment)
• Paul DeJong, 3B/SS, WSH (fractured nose - no timetable)

Fantasy Baseball Outfielder Waiver Wire Pickups

Best Choices

Jo Adell, LAA, OF (Yahoo: 40%, ESPN: 15%) - Seriously? Adell has been a Best Choice for several weeks, but is still rostered at 40% on Yahoo? He's the #21 hitter in Week 13, and his worst finish over the last five periods was #68 in Week 9. You should pick him up.

Tyler Freeman, COL, OF (Yahoo: 16%, ESPN: 4%) - Freeman has been alternating weeks as a "Best" and "Desperate" choice for a while -- it's almost like there was some mysterious factor that makes his stats fluctuate....Hmmm, I wonder what it could be?

Regardless, Freeman gets six games at Coors Field this week (vs. HOU, vs. CHW) and, outside of Hunter Brown, is set to face some fairly dreadful starting pitchers, including two LHPs. Freeman has now led off in seven straight starts and has been a monster at home, slashing .311/.380/.426, with a .353 wOBA.

Jordan Beck, COL, OF (Yahoo: 19%, ESPN: 7%) - Obviously, we're going to tout Beck in week with a Coors homestand, but outside of a big clunk in Week 9, he's actually been a solid points asset, at and away from home:

With a mess of bad starters coming into town (vs. HOU, vs. CHW), Beck's a good bet, again.

Cam Smith, HOU, 3B/OF (Yahoo: 33%, ESPN: 11%) - Ahh, so this is the good version of Smith, whose return we've been waiting on. Smith was the #21 hitter last week and is the #14 hitter for this week (headed into Sunday), but has only had a couple of stinkers since the middle of May. This is a great week to keep it going, and not just because the Astros get three games in Colorado.

It's also because there are three left-handers on the schedule -- over 49 PA vs. LHP this season, Smith is slashing an outrageous .268/.388/.634, with a .433 wOBA, .442 xwOBA, and a 24% Brl%. Granted, he still strikes out at over a 30% clip against both hands, so do be careful if your league penalizes them.

Trevor Larnach, MIN, OF (Yahoo: 12%, ESPN: 7%) - The Larnach Monster has been getting hungry again, lately, currently the #36 hitter in Week 13. But the real reason to go monster hunting this weekend is because of his schedule -- the left-handed Larnarch has nothing but right-handed starters in Week 14 (@MIN, vs. TB).

Facing RHP this season, Larnach is slashing .278/.349/.471, with a .357 wOBA and .358 xwOBA.

Miguel Vargas, CHW, 1B/3B/OF (Yahoo: 47%, ESPN: 39%) - Well, hell -- shine the spotlight on his success and Vargas promptly turns in his worst period of the season. Pardon me if I stay on that train, though, with Vargas and his mostly hapless teammates set to get a series in Colorado (@LAD, @COL).

Wenceel Perez, DET, OF (Yahoo: 8%, ESPN: 7%) - Perez has now started 13 of the last 14 games and just won't stop stopping -- he's the #77 hitter in Week 13 and has averaged a 66 APR over his previous four periods. The switch-hitter has six games with no real aces on the schedule (@WSH, @CLE), but also gets two LHPs, against whom he's slashing .400/.407/.960 in his limited appearances (27 PA).

Next Choices

Sal Frelick, MIL, OF (Yahoo: 38%, ESPN: 27%) - Frelick just keeps producing, but his Roster% continues to stubbornly stay below our threshold. In the last seven periods, Frelick has finished in the top 50 three times, with a 137 APR in Week 8, representing his worst performance.

Andrew Benintendi, CHW, OF (Yahoo: 44%, ESPN: 33%) - Benintendi has shown signs of life the last two periods (#58, #95), but let's not kid ourselves: you're streaming him because of three games at Coors Field against some really bad Rockies pitching.

Desperate Choices

Gavin Sheets, SD, 1B/OF (Yahoo: 29%, ESPN: 18%) - What can I say? If you're going to be wrong, be super wrong, I guess? Regardless, I'll stand by my decision of not wanting to start Sheets in a week with four LHPs -- even if he's trying to finish in the top-50. All we can do is make smart bets, right?

Sheets has six games and only two LHP on the schedule (@PHI, vs. TEX), so I'm sure he'll be awful to mock me.

Spencer Steer, CIN, 1B/OF (Yahoo: 42%, ESPN: 40%) - After a season of mostly ineptitude, Steer has woken up the past two weeks, finishing last week as the #53 hitter, and currently sitting at #4 entering Sunday's action.

Unfortunately, he'll have six games on the road (@BOS, @PHI) and four left-handers this week -- the right-handed Steer has been a vs. LHP this season, slashing .239/.280/.366 over 75 PA, with a ..261 xwOBA and 32$ K%.

On the IL

• Tyler O'Neill, BAL, OF (shoulder impingement - rehab assignment)
• Jorge Soler, LAA, OF (lower back inflammation - no timetable)
• Victor Robles, SEA, OF (shoulder dislocation - expected to miss ~three months)
• Daulton Varsho, TOR, OF (strained hamstring - no timetable)
• Garrett Mitchell, MIL, OF (shoulder surgery - questionable for season)
• Jordan Walker, STL, OF (Appendicitis - rehab assignment)
• Miguel Andujar, ATH, 3B/OF (strained oblique - no timetable)

Fantasy Baseball Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups

Best Choices

Agustin Ramirez, MIA, C (Yahoo: 44%, ESPN: 33%) - We've officially reached the "I've run out of reasons to implore you to do your part to get his Roster% above our threshold" point. Ramirez is the #13 hitter in Week 13, headed into Sunday, and is up to a 139 APR for the season, even though he wasn't called up until Week 4.

Next Choices

Tyler Stephenson, CIN, C (Yahoo: 48%, ESPN: 28%) - Stephenson remains below our threshold after back-to-back poor periods, but this is a good week to snag him, with the Reds scheduled to face four LHP. In 40 PA vs. LHP this season, Stephenson is slashing .242/.375/.485, with an .860 OPS and .490 wOBA (.483 xwOBA).

Kyle Teel, CHW, C (Yahoo: 6%, ESPN: 2%) - Teel is having the best week of his short career (147 APR), and while a .429 BABIP certainly won't last, an .888 xOPS, .386 xwOBA, and .508 xwOBAcon speak to the quality of his contact. The leftie will only have to face one of his fellow wrong-handers in Week 14 and also gets a series in Colorado (@LAD, @COL).

Desperate Choices

Victor Caratini, HOU, C (Yahoo: 3%, ESPN: 1%) - Houston continues to find Caratini 3-4 games a week, and in a period where the Astros will face three LHP (and a series in Colorado), this is good time to pull of a sneaky stream.

On the IL

• Gabriel Moreno, ARI, C (fractured finger - no timetable)
• Miguel Amaya, CHC, C (strained oblique - expected to miss 4-6 weeks)
• Endy Rodriguez, PIT, C/1B (elbow - no timetable)
• Rob Brantly, MIA, C (strained lat - rehab assignment)

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