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2020 Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire by MLB Position

Andres Gimenez (2B/SS, NYM) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 14% of leagues ANALYSIS: A big part of the upcoming final fortnight of the fantasy season is catching up in categories you're lacking in to squeak out as many roto points as you can. So those of you in need of stolen bases should look no further than... Read More Jamie Steed 1 week ago

Willi Castro (3B/SS, DET) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 9% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Detroit Tigers have been better than expected this year and despite sporting a 20-24 record and likely missing out on the playoffs, they have some exciting players on their roster including infielder Willi Castro. Castro didn't make his season debut until August... Read More Jamie Steed 1 week ago

Clint Frazier (OF, NYY) - Waiver Wire Pickups Week 9 BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 30% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Yankees' offense is a shell of what we expected them to be in the preseason, but that's led to the emergence of Clint Frazier who has taken full advantage of his first crack at everyday at-bats. Frazier was a former top prospect... Read More Mike Schwarzenbach 1 week ago

Willy Adames (SS, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups Week 8 BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 32% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Before being called up in 2018, Willy Adames was regarded as a high-floor, five-tool prospect who profiled as a perennial All-Star. Despite hitting 20 HR last year, Adames came into this season well outside the top-15 fantasy shortstops. Recently, however, he’s been making a... Read More David Emerick 2 weeks ago

Ryan Mountcastle (1B/OF, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups Week 8 BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 30% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Mountcastle is one of the more recent prospects to be called up and he’s already smacked three homers in his first 13 games. What’s more, he has stacked up five multi-hit games during that time. Mountcastle’s .244 ISO is higher than his... Read More David Emerick 2 weeks ago

Nick Madrigal (2B/SS, CWS) - Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 30% of leagues ANALYSIS: Nick Madrigal was a popular draft-day target among fantasy managers, although the slight on him was being an "empty batting average guy". There was no question Madrigal could hit for a good average but he lacked any power in his Minor League career having... Read More Jamie Steed 2 weeks ago

Jon Berti (2B/3B/SS/OF, MIA) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 33% of leagues ANALYSIS: Jon Berti came into the 2020 season as a cheap fantasy source of stolen bases and he's lived up to that reputation so far with eight steals (tied for second in the MLB). Berti did start the season as the Marlins no.2 hitting, making... Read More Jamie Steed 3 weeks ago

Willy Adames (SS, TB) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 20% of leagues ANALYSIS: When a shortstop hits 20 home runs with a .254/.317/.418 slash line, it used to put them into consideration for drafting in all fantasy leagues. Willy Adames did just that last season yet wasn't drafted much heading into 2020 and is still under... Read More Jamie Steed 3 weeks ago

Ryan Mountcastle (SS/OF, BAL) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 12% of leagues ANALYSIS: Baltimore Orioles eventually called up Ryan Mountcastle after Chris Davis and his .357 OPS hit the IL. Mountcastle arguably should have started the season with the Orioles as he'd put up a .312/.344/.527 slash line in Triple-A last year, also hitting 25 homers... Read More Jamie Steed 3 weeks ago

Nick Ahmed (SS, ARI) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 27% of leagues ANALYSIS: Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed had a dreadful start to the year, going just 2-for-25 with no extra-base hits in July. However, August has been a completely different story. Through his first 18 games of August, Ahmed slashed .349/.397/.556 with three home runs, four... Read More Andrew Ericksen 4 weeks ago

Jake Cronenworth (1B/2B/SS, SD) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 12% of leagues ANALYSIS: Jake Cronenworth has been one of the more interesting stories in the 2020 baseball season. The 26-year-old rookie was a two-way player in College before being drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in 2015. He didn't throw a pitch in professional baseball until... Read More Jamie Steed 1 month ago

Joey Wendle (2B/3B/SS, TB) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 5% of leagues ANALYSIS: Here's an interesting note: if you were going strictly by WAR, Joey Wendle would've beaten Shohei Ohtani, Miguel Andujar, and Gleyber Torres for the 2018 AL ROY with a 4.8. Aside from that, Wendle is attempting to recover in 2020 from a subpar showing... Read More RotoBrady 1 month ago

Dylan Moore (2B/3B/SS/OF, SEA) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 19% of leagues ANALYSIS: Seattle Mariners shortstop Dylan Moore has looked like a new man so far this young season. Through his first nine games, Moore was slashing .333/.353/.636 with two home runs, four RBI and seven runs. He began the year hitting in the lower third... Read More Andrew Ericksen 1 month ago

Carter Kieboom (SS, WAS) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 11% of leagues ANALYSIS: Washington Nationals rookie shortstop Carter Kieboom has been in and out of the lineup so far this year, but when he's been in, he's certainly delivered. Through three starts, Kieboom is hitting 4-for-9 with four runs, three walks, and three strikeouts. All four of... Read More Andrew Ericksen 2 months ago

Nick Madrigal (2B/SS, CWS) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 13% of leagues ANALYSIS: By all accounts, 23-year-old Nick Madrigal is one of the top 50 prospects in baseball, and with only two seasons (628 AB) of minor-league play under his belt, the youth-stocked Chicago White Sox have already given Madrigal the major league call up. Putting the... Read More RotoBrady 2 months ago

Chris Taylor (2B/SS/OF, LAD) - Week 2 Waiver Wire BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 36% of leagues ANALYSIS: With many baseball fans drooling over the potential of Gavin Lux, Chris Taylor was a fantasy afterthought until about a week ago. When Lux was sent to the Alternate Site, Taylor started two of the Dodgers' first three games, going 4-for-8 with an RBI.... Read More Eric Samulski 2 months ago

Jorge Polanco (SS, MIN) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~150 CURRENT ADP: ~170 overall ANALYSIS: Jorge Polanco was fantastic in the first half of 2020, earning his first all-star nomination. He ended up playing in a career-high 153 games and hitting .295 with a .841 OPS. Polanco had career highs in .190 ISO and 22 home runs, fueled by an increased launch... Read More James Stokke 5 months ago

Luis Urias (SS, MIL) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~270 CURRENT ADP: ~344 overall ANALYSIS: Luis Urias had a monster offensive 2019 season in AAA, with a stat line of .315-19-62-50-7, but could not quite get it going with the Padres once called up. He was only able to hit .223 with four home runs over his 71 games with... Read More Brian Entrekin 5 months ago

Willy Adames (SS, TB) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleeper BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~260 CURRENT ADP: ~325 overall ANALYSIS: Willy Adames is coming off his first full season as the starting shortstop for the Tampa Bay Rays. The once-heralded prospect started to shine with a stat line of .254-20-69-52-4. The 20 home runs were a career-high and also came with a career-high ISO of... Read More Brian Entrekin 5 months ago

Paul DeJong (SS, STL) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleeper BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~175-185 CURRENT ADP: ~198 overall ANALYSIS: Paul DeJong had his first full MLB season in 2019, and it yielded 30 homers, 175 R+RBI, and nine steals for fortunate fantasy owners. You’re getting a nice speed contribution on top of stellar R+RBI stats given his position within the order at a spot... Read More Nick Mariano 5 months ago

Johan Camargo (3B/SS, ATL) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleeper BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~350 CURRENT ADP: ~484 overall ANALYSIS: Johan Camargo appeared to have beaten out Austin Riley to be the Atlanta Braves’ third baseman before spring training was ended early and with a current ADP ~484, he’s effectively free in drafts. A lot of that has to do with his limited playing time in 2019,... Read More Jamie Steed 6 months ago

Dansby Swanson (SS, ATL) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleeper BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~210 CURRENT ADP: ~246 overall ANALYSIS: Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson was in the midst of a breakout season in 2019 before he suffered a heel injury in July which cost him five weeks. In the first half of 2019, Swanson posted a .270 average with 17 home runs, 58 RBI,... Read More Nick Ritrivi 6 months ago

Carter Kieboom (SS, WAS) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleeper BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~280 CURRENT ADP: ~300 overall ANALYSIS: Washington Nationals third baseman Carter Kieboom, who qualifies at shortstop on most fantasy baseball platforms, had an unimpressive short stint in the majors in 2019. In 11 games in 2019, Kieboom hit just .128 with two home runs, two RBI and 16 strikeouts (over 29... Read More Nick Ritrivi 6 months ago

Niko Goodrum (1B/2B/SS/OF, DET) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleeper BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~260-270 CURRENT ADP: ~284 overall ANALYSIS: Niko Goodrum is on pace to start the year as Detroit’s everyday shortstop, but has insane versatility that allows him to fill in wherever needed. Goodrum delivered a 12 home run/12 stolen base season in just 112 games last year, with 15/15 available on the cheap... Read More Nick Mariano 7 months ago

Kevin Newman (2B/SS, PIT) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~170s CURRENT ADP: ~192 overall ANALYSIS: Kevin Newman didn't begin the 2019 season on most fantasy owners' radar, but by the year's end, he had cemented himself as an excellent middle-infield option. The 26-year-old slashed an impressive .308/.353/.446 as a rookie, with 12 home runs, 16 stolen bases, and respectable run production in... Read More Riley Mrack 7 months ago

Jon Berti (SS/3B/OF, MIA) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleeper BALLER MOVE: Target ~240s CURRENT ADP: ~260 overall ANALYSIS: Until last season, Jon Berti seemed destined to be marked as a career minor leaguer, as he had never played above Triple-A in his first eight seasons. But those types of players can easily find their way into the mix in Miami, where Berti earned 256... Read More Scott Engel 7 months ago

Corey Seager (SS, LAD) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleeper BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~120-130 CURRENT ADP: ~149 overall ANALYSIS: Corey Seager has entered his full, post-hype faze. Seager used to be the belle of the ball as the young SS primed to take off. He lost most of 2018 due to injury, and his 2019 suffered because of it. With few remaining believers, Seager's ADP is... Read More Todd Salem 7 months ago

Dansby Swanson (SS, ATL) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers BALLER MOVE: Target ~210 CURRENT ADP: ~230 overall ANALYSIS: Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson was terrific throughout the first half of 2019, but then a July 23 heel injury sunk it all. He would miss a month, only to return with a 32% strikeout rate compared to 20.4% prior to the injury. He hit 17... Read More Eric Samulski 7 months ago

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 26 Well folks, we're approaching the final week of the 2019 MLB regular season, which means many of you are fighting for your lives in fantasy baseball championships. I want to thank everyone for taking this ride together through the campaign, and I have also be honest, it's already been a weird time for September. I... Read More RotoBrady 1 year ago

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 25 In one unfortunate week (though suspiciously, not on Friday the 13th), the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs both lost their biggest star in the midst of the NL wildcard race, and are still fending off the Phillies and Mets on razor-thin margins. In losing Christian Yelich and Javier Baez, for their big league squads and... Read More RotoBrady 1 year ago

Digging Deeper: AL-Only Waiver Wire Report for Week 24 Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the injured list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to... Read More Jon Denzler 1 year ago

Dylan Moore (2B/SS/3B/OF, SEA) - Week 25 Waiver Wire Pickups BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 2% of Yahoo! leagues ANALYSIS: Mariners utility infielder Dylan Moore has done it all this year. He's played every infield position, most outfield positions, hit some home runs, and swiped some bases. Now, with J.P. Crawford still on the shelf, Moore has started 10 of the last... Read More Andy Patton 1 year ago

Digging Deeper: NL-Only Waiver Wire Report for Week 24 Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the injured list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to... Read More Jon Denzler 1 year ago

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 24 Wow. Well, if we all learned anything about sports in the past couple of days, it's that we can all be glad that there is far less baggage attached to our top draft picks in fantasy baseball than there is in fantasy football. Even with that in mind, these final three weeks aren't about the... Read More RotoBrady 1 year ago

Digging Deeper: NL-Only Waiver Report for Week 23 Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the injured list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to... Read More Jon Denzler 1 year ago

Digging Deeper: AL-Only Waiver Wire Report for Week 23 Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the injured list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to... Read More Jon Denzler 1 year ago

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 23 Now college football is here, and the NFL regular season will have arrived by this Thursday. That means that final fantasy football drafts are popping off like Labor Day fireworks this weekend, and the attention of every living, breathing alumni of colleges across the country will be fixed on the television from noon to one... Read More RotoBrady 1 year ago

Digging Deeper: AL-Only Waiver Wire Report for Week 22 Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the injured list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to... Read More Jon Denzler 1 year ago

Digging Deeper: NL-Only Waiver Report for Week 22 Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the injured list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to... Read More Jon Denzler 1 year ago

Leury Garcia (SS/OF, CHW) - Week 22 Waiver Wire Pickups BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 21% of leagues ANALYSIS: If you don’t know him by now, you will never never never know him. Yes, it sounds like a song lyric but it is applicable to 28-year-old Garcia. Garcia isn’t changing with the times; he is what he is. His version of a fun-ball... Read More Ellis Canady 1 year ago

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 22 If you haven't already taken part in multiple fantasy football drafts, you are probably getting ready to, and there is always the temptation to try and coast through the end of the baseball season as the chaos and guessing games of the NFL commence (particularly if you are in a nice position for the postseason).... Read More RotoBrady 1 year ago

Asdrubal Cabrera (2B/3B/SS, WAS) - Week 22 Waiver Wire Pickups BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 23% of Yahoo! leagues ANALYSIS: After not finding a trade partner for Asdrubal Cabrera at the end of July, Texas moved on from the soon-to-be free agent. Just three days after being released by the Rangers, the Nationals pounced and added him to their roster. This is... Read More Antonio Losada 1 year ago

Willy Adames (SS, TB) - Week 22 Waiver Wire Pickups BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 17% of leagues ANALYSIS: Now presenting Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Willy Adames, showing for the umpteenth time that the development of prospects is not always a linear process. The 23-year-old has had an up-and-down first two seasons, with a solid rookie year where he slashed .278/.348/.406, with 10... Read More Nicklaus Gaut 1 year ago

Jon Berti (2B/SS/3B/OF, MIA) - Week 22 Waiver Wire Pickups BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 9% of Yahoo! leagues ANALYSIS: Journeyman utility infielder Jon Berti has settled into a home in Miami, where he is serving as the team's leadoff hitter. Berti is slashing a tidy .267/.349/.435 with four home runs, five stolen bases, and 28 runs scored in 42 games played.... Read More Andy Patton 1 year ago

Jose Iglesias (SS, CIN) - Week 22 Waiver Wire Pickups BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 5% of Yahoo! leagues ANALYSIS: When the Cincinnati Reds signed shortstop Jose Iglesias from the Tigers this offseason, it was primarily to have him fill a utility infielder role and provide positive value with his elite glove. Instead, Iggy has taken over as the team's starting shortstop,... Read More Andy Patton 1 year ago

Digging Deeper: AL-Only Waiver Wire Report for Week 21 Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the injured list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to... Read More Jon Denzler 1 year ago

Digging Deeper: NL-Only Waiver Report for Week 21 Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the injured list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to... Read More Jon Denzler 1 year ago

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 21 With so many schools starting back incredibly soon (if they haven't already), and so many of us being impacted by the changing of the seasons (whether you have kids in school, you teach, or you're a student yourself), it's important to take a moment to appreciate the days when we have spare time to spend... Read More RotoBrady 1 year ago

Nick Ahmed (SS, ARI) - Week 21 Waiver Wire Pickups BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 24% of Yahoo! leagues ANALYSIS: While Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte has suddenly become a household name in Arizona, shortstop Nick Ahmed is flying almost completely under the radar. Despite that, Ahmed is having a career year. He is slashing .274/.333/.460 (all career-best marks), has hit 15 home... Read More Antonio Losada 1 year ago