RADIO
Thomas Saggese is a fantasy baseball waiver wire stash for Week 8 (2024). Target Saggese as a top prospect free-agent waiver wire pickup for fantasy baseball.
BALLER MOVE: Add in 15+ Team Leagues / NL-Only
ROSTERED IN: 1% of Leagues
ANALYSIS: St. Louis Cardinals second base/shortstop prospect Thomas Saggese has been showing elite power potential this season at Triple-A and is quickly approaching his major league debut.
Through 33 games this season with Triple-A Memphis, the 22-year-old has a .248/.336/.416 line with five long balls, four stolen bases, and 18 RBI.
Saggese spent all of last season at Double-A and tallied 25 long balls with an impressive .318/.385/.551 line. He then got a small taste of Triple-A in the final 13 games of the campaign and hit only one home run in that span.
The former fifth-round selection has clearly settled in at Triple-A and is beginning to flash the upside power he showed all last season.
MLB's No. 95 prospect Thomas Saggese lines a frozen rope for his fifth homer of the season for the Triple-A @memphisredbirds 🥶@Cardinals | @CardsPlayerDev pic.twitter.com/3HVDgSK3VY
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) May 11, 2024
Currently, the Cardinals have given primary second-base duties to Nolan Gorman. He has struggled with a .187/.281/.358 but it would be hard to see the Cardinals simply have him ride pine and give the role to Saggese.
Also, Saggese has started many games at shortstop this season, but the Cardinals currently have young 22-year-old Masyn Winn holding those duties in the major leagues, and he has held his own with a solid .275/.336/.358 line.
Instead, Saggese’s best route to a promotion could be as a designated hitter. Matt Carpenter has started at designated hitter this past weekend after returning from an oblique injury but is 38-year-old and nearing the end of his career. If Saggese continues to show his upside power at Triple-A, he could easily become the primary option at DH in St. Louis.
He is worth stashing in deeper mixed formats for now. When he is promoted he is worth considering in shallow leagues.
More Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups
Craig Yoho - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups and Prospect Stashes (Week 4)
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 3% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Milwaukee Brewers called up their No. 18-ranked prospect, Craig Yoho, ahead of their series opener against the San Francisco Giants on Monday. Yoho has quickly risen up the minor league ranks since being drafted in the eighth round of the 2023 MLB Draft. […]
Nick Kurtz - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups and Prospect Stashes (Week 4)
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 31% of Leagues ANALYSIS: After weeks of wondering when the Athletics would call up their top prospect, they are finally expected to promote first baseman Nick Kurtz to their major league roster on Monday evening. Kurtz was drafted fourth overall in the 2024 MLB Draft and is currently MLB […]
Logan Henderson - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups and Prospect Stashes (Week 4)
BALLER MOVE: Monitor in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 3% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Milwaukee Brewers called up their No. 12 prospect, Logan Henderson, earlier this week to give the team another fresh arm. The Brewers are dealing with injuries to Nestor Cortes (elbow), Aaron Civale (hamstring), Brandon Woodruff (shoulder), and Tobias Myers (oblique) early in the […]
Edgar Quero - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups and Prospect Stashes (Week 4)
BALLER MOVE: Add in 15+ Team / Two-Catcher Leagues ROSTERED IN: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Chicago White Sox called up their No. 6 prospect, Edgar Quero, on Thursday afternoon to make his MLB debut. Quero was acquired by the White Sox at the 2023 trade deadline in the deal that sent both Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo […]
Caleb Durbin - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups and Prospect Stashes (Week 4)
BALLER MOVE: Consider in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 6% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Milwaukee Brewers have promoted infielder Caleb Durbin, who MLB Pipeline ranked as their No. 21 prospect coming into the season. Durbin will make his MLB debut on Friday night, batting ninth against J.T. Ginn and the Athletics. Before the game, manager Pat […]
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!
