Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters for HR, SB, RBI, AVG, Runs (Week 6)

May 7, 2026

Mike's fantasy baseball waiver wire hitters to add as category boosters for Week 6 of 2026. His top hitters to pick up or stream for HR, RBI, SB, AVG, and runs.

Welcome back to our Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters - Category Boosters column for Week 6 of the 2026 MLB season. We are seeing FAAB budgets be strained each week, and many folks have already overspent their budgets in five scant weeks. I feel your pain and want to help, and that is why this article exists!

Many of our teams are experiencing tough times. The wave of injuries never seems to stop, and we have to ride the wave and keep trying to find productive players for our teams. Rule number one: never give up on your fantasy teams, no matter how they look the first week of May. My teams are glum.

We will give you three options for each of the five offensive categories in a standard five-by-five league. All hitters will be listed according to their percentage of rostered players on Yahoo!, with a maximum of 50 percent. Let's see who can help boost your categories.

Runs Scored (R) - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Boosters

Brandon Marsh, OF, Philadelphia Phillies (21% rostered)

Marsh is a player who we find frequently on the waiver wire, but he is making a strong case to be rostered more moving forward into May. Marsh is hitting .382 over his last 10 games, and he has scored 10 runs as well. A strong start to the season for Marsh.

Below is his Statcast page. He is hitting the ball harder than ever and showing the Phillies he deserves a regular starting spot in the outfield. He can help your team, too.

Jasson Dominguez, OF, New York Yankees (20% rostered)

This is a bit of a speculative play, but it appears that Dominguez will get ample playing time due to the injury to Giancarlo Stanton. While he gets that playing time, Dominguez could be worth rostering, especially in deeper leagues.  He has scored three runs since his callup.

Sam Antonacci, 2B/3B/OF, Chicago White Sox  (9% rostered)

Antonacci does not seem overmatched by major league pitching in his brief experience thus far. He has hit all over the White Sox lineup, but seems comfortable in their leadoff spot. The youngster has scored nine runs, six in his last eight starts, while hitting .276 as a rookie.

Add in that he has eligibility at both corner and middle infield positions, and outfield, and you have a useful player who can help your team as you try to overcome injuries right now.

Home Runs (HR) - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Boosters

Jorge Soler, OF, Los Angeles Angels (48% rostered)

Soler continues to hit for power. He has eight homers in Los Angeles, and continues to also knock in runs with 27 on the year. Look at the small graphic below; Soler is pulling the ball in the air at a career-high 30.3% this season, which might help explain his return to hitting home runs.

Bryce Eldridge, 1B, San Francisco Giants (16% rostered)

If you read my work at all, you know I often put one speculative play in here weekly, and this week, it is Eldridge. The Giants need to awaken a moribund offense, and perhaps Eldridge can provide some thump in their attack. It looks like he will get a lengthy runway this year to figure out major league pitching.

JJ Bleday, OF, Cincinnati Reds (3% rostered)

Bleday has resurfaced in Cincinnati, and it looks kike his power has returned with him. He has slugged four home runs since being recalled in the last week of April, and he is hitting second in a good Cincinnati lineup with a .292 batting average. Snag him while he is hot.

Runs Batted In (RBI) - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Boosters

Ryan Jeffers, C, Minnesota Twins (39% rostered)

Jeffers is finding his way onto more rosters with the rash of catcher injuries and ineffective play thus far. In his last nine starts, the veteran catcher has hit a robust .324 with two home runs and nine RBI, even chipping in a stolen base. Playing time should be plentiful in the Twin Cities.

Bryson Stott, 2B/SS, Philadelphia Phillies (29% rostered)

I have always liked Stott and rostered him on several teams this winter. When he did not perform quickly, I shifted to other available players to man the keystone for my team (Brooks Lee, for example). Stott has been plagued by bad luck this year, but seems to be coming out of it now, slowly but surely.

Look at his hard-hit percentage below. While the season is very young and the sample small, I am encouraged by what I see with Stott, even if the results do not fully accompany those gains yet. He could be a good "buy low" candidate, as they say. Consider him this weekend.

Samuel Basallo, C, Baltimore Orioles (26% rostered)

Trying to be smart, I ended up drafting Basallo and fellow rookie Carter Jensen as my two catchers in GLARF. Mixed bag, as Basallo got off to a slower start. But he seems to be finding his stride now. He has four multihit games over the last 10 days, driving in eight in that time frame.

Stolen Bases (SB) - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Boosters

Travis Bazzana, 2B, Cleveland Guardians (33% rostered)

I am of the mindset that Bazzana could struggle to hit for average and power this year, but that his speed will play all year for the Guardians. Bazzana already has two stolen bases as he adjusts to major league pitching. Double-digit steals feel very possible here this season.

Jorge Mateo, 2B/SS/OF, Atlanta Braves (1% rostered)

This is a deep pick, but Mateo is getting playing time now with the need for the Braves to use Mauricio Dubon in the outfield, which makes Mateo an interesting thought, given his incredible speed. He is hitting .271 with two homers, five RBI, and four stolen bases in 22 games.

See below. Mateo has elite sprint speed in the 99th percentile of all major league players.  When he gets on base, he is going to steal bases and score runs. Take a look at him this weekend. Three of his steals have come in the last week.

Zack Gelof, 2B/OF, Athletics (1% rostered)

Gelof is kind of the 1B to Mateo above. He is getting another opportunity with the Athletics due to injuries, and he is playing well so far. He was once a highly regarded player in their system and hit for power and speed just two seasons ago, when he hit 17 home runs and stole 25 bases despite a poor .211 batting average.

Gelof is hitting .256 with two homers, seven RBI, two stolen bases, and eight runs scored over 19 games. He has both second base and outfield eligibility, and he could help your team if you can tolerate a potentially sketchy batting average.

Batting Average (AVG) - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Boosters

Casey Schmitt, 1B/2B/3B, San Francisco Giants (27% rostered)

Schmitt is the one player on the Giants who continues to hit. Over his last 10 games, Schmitt is hitting .318 with four homers and 10 RBI, the hottest stretch of his career. Even if he plays in a utility role in San Francisco, he can be a useful piece on your fantasy squad.

Look at his Statcast page below. Barrel and hard-hit percentages continue to be very high for Schmitt, meaning this looks skills-based and not luck. He is an intriguing addition this weekend.

Nick Gonzales, 2B/3B/SS, Pittsburgh Pirates (16% rostered)

Gonzales is an afterthought in most leagues right now, but he is hitting .457 over the last week. He is a zero in the power department, but he has scored 15 runs and knocked in 17 while also chipping in two stolen bases. The multiple position eligibility helps as well.

Jeff McNeil, 2B/OF, Athletics (8% rostered)

McNeil goes through stretches of usefulness in fantasy baseball, and he is in one such stretch now. The veteran is hitting .409 over his last seven games while also knocking in six runs. McNeil will not help much in the power department, but he can help your batting average if it is lagging.

Happy hunting this weekend, my friends!

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