RADIO
Jeff Hoffman is a fantasy baseball waiver wire pickup for closers and saves in Week 12 (2024). Hoffman is a good free agent waiver wire add for saves leagues.
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 46% of Leagues
ANALYSIS: Jose Alvarado is the closer in Philadelphia, but Jeff Hoffman has performed well in that role this season as well, in addition to his role as setup man. Aside from Alvarado's first outing of the season in which he allowed five earned runs, he has been superb, so his role is not in jeopardy. But there are days when Alvarado is unavailable, and also with Alvarado being lefty, Hoffman offers a different look as a righty, allowing the latter to record five saves on the season (Alvarado has 11). It is almost a 1A/1B situation.
Jeff Hoffman, 99mph ⛽️ pic.twitter.com/4H5F5BYiAZ
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) June 1, 2024
Looking at the numbers, Hoffman's actually look more dominant than Alvarado's in nearly the same amount of innings pitched. Alvarado has a 1.02 WHIP, 17.6% K-BB%, and 29 K in 27 1/3 IP, compared to Hoffman's 0.98 WHIP, 24.8% K-BB%, and 35 K in 27 2/3 IP. Regardless, Hoffman should already be rostered in any league that awards holds, and is a solid pickup in 12+ team leagues with his sporadic saves and strong strikeout rates. If Alvarado were to falter or succumb to injury, Hoffman would be a slam-dunk (er, home run) add in all formats.
More Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups
Andrew Painter - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Pickups, Stashes (Week 14)
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-team leagues CALL-UP ETA: July ANALYSIS: Philadelphia Phillies top pitching prospect Andrew Painter missed the entirety of the 2023 and 2024 seasons while recovering from Tommy John surgery. However, the budding ace made his Triple-A debut earlier this season and is quickly approaching his MLB debut. Painter began the season with Low-A, […]
Logan Henderson - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Pickups, Stashes (Week 14)
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ team leagues CALL-UP ETA: July ANALYSIS: Milwaukee Brewers right-handed pitching prospect Logan Henderson made his MLB debut earlier this season and was quite dominant, tossing 21 innings to the tune of a 1.71 ERA and a 0.95 WHIP. During this stint, Henderson struck out 29 batters and posted a strong 7.4% […]
Jordan Lawlar - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Pickups, Stashes (Week 14)
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ team leagues CALL-UP ETA: July ANALYSIS: Arizona Diamondbacks top prospect Jordan Lawlar received his second taste of the majors earlier this season but was unable to produce. Across eight games in Arizona, Lawlar did not tally a hit and held a 9:3 K:BB. During the 2023 season, Lawlar made his MLB […]
Chase Burns - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 14)
BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues ROSTERED IN: 50% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Cincinnati Reds right-handed pitching prospect Chase Burns joined the list of several 2024 draft picks who made their MLB debut during the first half of the 20205 campaign. On Tuesday evening, the former second overall pick got the call to face the New York […]
Bubba Chandler - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Pickups, Stashes (Week 14)
BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues CALL-UP ETA: June ANALYSIS: After a few rough outings, the No. 2-ranked prospect in the sport bounced back in a big way on June 17. In this outing, the right-hander tossed four innings of two-run ball (one earned run) and allowed five hits and one walk. He struck out three. […]
Download Our Free News & Alerts Mobile App
Like what you see? Download our updated fantasy baseball app for iPhone and Android with 24x7 player news, injury alerts, sleepers, prospects & more. All free!
Check out RotoBaller's entire fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups and sleepers list, updated daily!
