Top Hitter Streamers - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups and Starts for Week 17

July 17, 2023

Fantasy baseball hitter streamers and starts for Week 17 of the 2023 season. Dawn Tepper analyzes the top batter streamers to pick up.

Welcome to another week of sifting through top hitter streamers, RotoBallers! We are looking ahead at the top hitter streamers and starts for fantasy baseball Week 17 - Monday, July 17 through Sunday, July 23. For those new to this series, each week, our fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups column will identify hitters with good matchups and can be considered waiver wire streamers ahead of the Sunday night waiver wire runs for leagues with weekly transactions.

When you find yourself with a hole in your roster due to injury or otherwise, you need to find a week's worth of solid production from a new addition to your roster. That's where streaming comes in. Today, we will review potential hitters to stream in Week 17. Let's see which ones make the list.

We look into some hitters playing in most games and have favorable matchups to help you stay at the top as the season progresses. As always, check out the rest of our fantasy baseball streamer content after you read this piece!

What Teams Offer The Most Streaming Value?

There are 10 teams playing seven games between Monday, July 17, and Sunday, July 23. Those teams are:

• Baltimore Orioles
• Chicago Cubs
• Cincinnati Reds
• Detroit Tigers
• Kansas City Royals
• Minnesota Twins
• Oakland Athletics
• San Francisco Giants
• Seattle Mariners
• Tampa Bay Rays

We only have two games at Coors Field next week, but we have the Giants playing four games in Cincinnati and three in Washington D.C. The Rays are facing six right-handed pitchers next week. While we are all familiar with them crushing the souls of lefty pitchers, they are still slashing .252/.333/.446 against righties this season. Cincinnati is playing all seven games at home next week, and Great American Ball Park will see temperatures in the mid-to-high 80s.

Best Sub-50% Rostered Hitters For This Week

This week, the Reds, Cubs, Giants, Cardinals, Tigers, and Rays have games with favorable matchups. Fantasy owners can utilize streamers between teams under 50% rostered.

• CIN vs. SFG, Jul 17-Jul 20
• CHI vs. STL, Jul 20-Jul 23
• DET @ KC, Jul 20-July 23
• TB vs. BAL, Jul 20-July 23
• STL @ CHI, Jul 20-July 23

Week 17 Fantasy Baseball Hitter Streamers

LaMonte Wade Jr., 1B, OF - San Francisco Giants (41% Rostered)

The Giants will face five right-handed pitchers next week, and I expect LaMonte Wade Jr. to be one of the lefties in their lineup. Versus righties, Wade is slashing .284/.424/.460 with eight home runs and 24 RBI, and his .884 OPS is the highest on the team. San Francisco is playing four games in Cincinnati and three in Washington. Both will see temperatures in the high 80s/low 90s. I expect the Giants to run up the scores in these hitter-friendly parks next week.

Geraldo Perdomo, 2B, 3B, SS - Arizona Diamondbacks (37% Rostered)

Switch-hitting Geraldo Perdomo will be facing five out of six right-handed pitchers next week, two of which will be at Great American Ball Park. Versus right-handed pitchers this year, Perdomo is slashing .271/.385/.422 with five home runs and 32 RBI. In 57 at-bats with runners in scoring position, he is .386/.493/.684. This young man keeps making an impact, and I expect that trend to continue next week versus Cincinnati.

CJ Abrams, 2B, SS - Washington Nationals (36% Rostered)

Since June 21, CJ Abrams has a .500 batting average with six runs scored, two RBI, and four stolen bases. The Nationals will spend the first three days of next week facing the Cubs in Chicago, and Abrams will be going up against two right-handed pitchers. Against righties, Abrams is slashing .272/.306/.437 with six home runs and 22 RBI. In four games against the Cubs this year, he is .417/.417/.417 with five hits, two runs, and two RBI. Abrams will be an essential contributor to the Nats' series next week versus the Cubs.

Mickey Moniak, OF - Los Angeles Angels (23% Rostered)

In his first season with Los Angeles, Mickey Moniak is slashing .319/.348/.644 with 10 home runs, 29 RBI, and two stolen bases. The lefty will face five right-handed pitchers next week. In 39 games versus right-handed pitchers, Moniak has a slash line of .354/.374/.701 with 10 home runs and 28 RBI. Moniak has been batting cleanup due to injuries to Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. While it remains to be seen how long that lasts, he is fast becoming an essential bat in the Halos' lineup.

James Outman, OF - Los Angeles Dodgers (34% Rostered)

James Outman will be going up against two right-handed pitchers at Camden Yards next week. Outman has a slash line of .226/.314/.438 with 10 home runs and 36 RBI for the season. Versus righties this season, the Dodgers are slashing .249/.334/.449 with a 113 wRC+. The Dodgers have a history of having a strong second half. Having three of their games against the O's at home will help continue that trend.

Other Hitter Streamers to Consider

• Harrison Bader, OF - NYY (37% Rostered)
• Keibert Ruiz, C - WSH (35% Rostered)
• Patrick Bailey, C - SFG (20% Rostered)
• Nick Senzel, OF - CIN (3% Rostered)

That's it for Week 17 hitter streamers; see you next week!

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