Howdy on the market, Razzballers! It’s been a surprisingly tumultuous week after we had settled in a number of ruts round right here. It is smart as accidents mount once more, minor leaguers additionally drive the palms of their big-league golf equipment for a callup, and closers soften down. Exterior of the final place golf equipment in MLB (it’s odd how every division has a dopey laggard to carry up the rear), these playoff races are beginning to form up, and so they look to be tight. We’re doubtless in for a number of weeks of fluctuation because the projected Tremendous Two cutoff is quickly approaching, which ought to open the floodgates for the likes of Bubba Chandler and others (possibly a Bryce Eldridge promotion from Double-A?).
So whether or not you might be chasing the brand new hotness that has been promoted or in search of a stopgap to fill in for that injured stalwart, right here’s what the waiver wire holds this weekend!
The stats and roster charges under are up to date as of midday central time on 5/16.
As at all times, if you would like recommendation on particular roster selections you may need, be at liberty to depart a remark. It’s also possible to discover me on BlueSky (@mcouill7.bsky.social).
CATCHERS
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Dalton Speeding (LAD, 39% CBS Rostership) & Moises Ballesteros (CHC, 26% CBS Rostership) – You, studying this piece once more on Saturday afternoon, clearly instantly upon drop: “Alright, Mike has recommended Jonah Heim for a number of straight weeks at this level, let’s see what he has to say once more in regards to the Texas catcher as one other repeat…” Ha – fooled, sucker! No Jonah Heim this week as we’ve some recent blood with Speeding and Ballesteros reaching the large leagues. Take a look at the Playing cards & Classes pod this week to get additional in-depth evaluation on each rookie backstops from Jeremy Brewer and I. TLDL (too lengthy, didn’t pay attention): I like each of those catchers and assume each are roughly equal in worth as a result of I’m optimistic on Speeding’s possibilities to crack the LA lineup. Michael Conforto ain’t it, and the Dodgers confirmed religion in Speeding by demoting Austin Barnes to run with solely two backstops within the huge leagues. Ballesteros can simply slot into 1B/DH in Chicago together with catcher however could be at larger threat for a visit again to Iowa when Ian Happ returns from the IL. Nonetheless, I believe Ballesteros will hit sufficient to verify he sticks. What that provides as much as is every of those guys getting roughly 4-5 begins every week for the subsequent few weeks with it being a coinflip on who to desire. I lean a bit extra in the direction of Speeding proper now. (3-5% FAAB apiece, double that bid for 15-team leagues)
QUICK HITS: Jonah Heim (TEX, 28% CBS Rostership, 3% FAAB), Ryan Jeffers (MIN, 44% CBS Rostership, 1-3% FAAB), Gabriel Moreno (ARI, 39% CBS Rostership, 1-3% FAAB), Joey Bart (PIT, 33% CBS Rostership, 1% FAAB), Alejandro Kirk (TOR, 22% CBS Rostership, 1% FAAB)
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Edgar Quero (CHW, 15% CBS Rostership) – Quero’s roster fee dipped a tick, doubtless due to the introduction of Speeding and Ballesteros to participant swimming pools in deeper leagues. Quero can be on the tier of these two if he flashed extra energy, however till then making do together with his .296 batting common by 22 video games isn’t so dangerous. (3% FAAB)
QUICK HITS: Dillon Dingler (DET, 19% CBS Rostership, 1% FAAB), Connor Wong (BOS, 14% CBS Rostership, 1-3% FAAB), Danny Jansen (TBR, 5% CBS Rostership, 1% FAAB)
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Michael Toglia (1B, CLE, 39% CBS Rostership) – WEE WOO WEE WOO WEE WOO WEE WOO. Oh, don’t thoughts that flashing purple gentle, it’s simply my alarm that the Rockies have a full week of video games at house in Coors Subject. WAIT… IT’S A SEVEN GAME WEEK?!? WE’VE REACHED DEFCON 1, FOLKS!! Everybody get into place – on the double! (5% FAAB)
QUICK HITS: Gabriel Arias (2B/3B/SS, CLE, 43% CBS Rostership, 3% FAAB), Colt Keith (1B/2B, DET, 40% CBS Rostership, 3% FAAB), Connor Norby (3B, MIA, 35% CBS Rostership, 3% FAAB), Nolan Schanuel (1B, LAA, 33% CBS Rostership, 3% FAAB), Willi Castro (2B/3B/SS/OF, MIN, 31% CBS Rostership, 3% FAAB), Matt Shaw (3B, CHC, 45% CBS Rostership, 1-3% FAAB), Luisangel Acuna (2B/SS, NYM, 36% CBS Rostership, 1-3% FAAB), Jose Caballero (2B/3B/SS/OF, TBR, 32% CBS Rostership, 1-3% FAAB), Ryan Mountcastle (1B, BAL, 32% CBS Rostership, 1-3% FAAB), Ty France (1B, MIN, 29% CBS Rostership, 1% FAAB), Daniel Schneemann (2B/SS/OF, CLE, 27% CBS Rostership, 1% FAAB), Brooks Lee (2B/3B/SS, MIN, 23% CBS Rostership, 1-3% FAAB), Ke’Bryan Hayes (3B, PIT, 21% CBS Rostership, 1% FAAB), Isiah Kiner-Falefa (2B/3B/SS, PIT, 20% CBS Rostership, 1% FAAB)
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Addison Barger (3B/OF, TOR, 9% CBS Rostership) – After praising Barger quite a few occasions on this column final summer time, he’s lastly placing the items along with one of many prettiest pre-solids Savant pages one can have. The 25-year-old has at all times swung the bat laborious however seems to have nipped the chase fee sufficient to probably flip into an everyday in Toronto. Andres Gimenez’s current damage has created the chance for certainly one of Barger or Clement to determine themselves because the de facto third baseman in Toronto. Given Barger’s youth, new-ish plate strategy, and upside, I’ll roll with him. (3-5% FAAB)
QUICK HITS: Trey Sweeney (SS, DET, 19% CBS Rostership, 3% FAAB), Lenyn Sosa (1B/2B/3B, CHW, 4% CBS Rostership, 3% FAAB), Zach Dezenzo (1B/OF, HOU, 15% CBS Rostership, 1% FAAB), Chase Meidroth (2B/SS, CHW, 12% CBS Rostership, 1-3% FAAB), Luis Urias (2B/3B, ATH, 10% CBS Rostership, 1-3% FAAB), Ernie Clement (2B/3B/SS, TOR, 7% CBS Rostership, 1-3% FAAB), Santiago Espinal (2B/3B/OF, CIN, 5% CBS Rostership, 1% FAAB)
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Otto Kemp (3B, PHI, 5% CBS Rostership) – Please, universe, let Otto Kemp get known as up for the Phillies’ four-game set at Coors Subject. All of us deserve it. Kemp retains chugging alongside at Triple-A, slashing .327/.433/.628 with 10 slams and 7 legs by 40 video games. (3-5% FAAB)
Jorbit Vivas (2B, NYY, 1% CBS Rostership) – Oswaldo Cabrera’s grotesque ankle damage paved the trail to concrete enjoying time within the Bronx for Vivas, who was promoted when Jazz Chisholm Jr. went down. Vivas presently is in a strong-side platoon with DJ LeMahieu, who himself additionally struggles to remain on the sphere. Vivas is studying big-league pitching on the fly, however he has a good eye on the plate (operating a 14.3% BB-rate in 28 PAs after persistently posting double-dight stroll charges within the minors) and can be good for 20-25 steals over a full season. He’s value including in AL-Solely leagues as a bench piece within the hopes he can carry his batting common above the Mendoza Line and thrive a strong Yankees offense. Vivas additionally has nice safety right here, as there isn’t a lot brewing behind him in Triple-A, so that you do marvel if the Bronx Bombers quick observe George Lombard Jr., who was not too long ago promoted to Double-A, to debut later this season, and sure, making him a candidate for recommended pickup right here quickly. (1-3% FAAB)
OUTFIELDERS
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Ryan O’Hearn (1B/OF, BAL, 49% CBS Rostership) – The Hittertron loves the upcoming week for O’Hearn (and the Orioles, on the whole, as you’ll see a number of of their out there bats peppered all through the Fast Hits) with a seven-game slate at Milwaukee and Boston. The O’s look to keep away from a rotation flip from Garrett Crochet, which strains all of these seven video games up in opposition to righties, O’Hearn’s specialty. The 31-year-old is slashing .301/.387/.548 (169 wRC+) in opposition to right-handers this season. (3-5% FAAB)
Jordan Beck (COL, 44% CBS Rostership) – WEE WOO WEE WOO WEE WOO WEE WOO. Wow, I actually ought to have thought twice about putting in this Rockies’ alarm in my house workplace. Gonna be an extended week. WEE WOO WEE WOO WEE WOO. (5% FAAB)
QUICK HITS: Trevor Larnach (MIN, 33% CBS Rostership, 3-5% FAAB), Evan Carter (TEX, 47% CBS Rostership, 3% FAAB), Pavin Smith (1B/OF, ARI, 40% CBS Rostership, 3% FAAB), Gavin Sheets (1B/OF, 32% CBS Rostership, 3% FAAB), Max Kepler (PHI, 25% CBS Rostership, 3% FAAB), JJ Bleday (ATH, 44% CBS Rostership, 1% FAAB), Jorge Soler (LAA, 42% CBS Rostership, 1% FAAB), Daulton Varsho (TOR, 28% CBS Rostership, 1-3% FAAB), Jake Meyers (HOU, 25% CBS Rostership, 1% FAAB)
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Brandon Marsh (PHI, 12% CBS Rostership) – WOOOooooOOOO, WOOOooooOOOO, WOOOooooOOOO. What the hell? One other alarm?!? I didn’t ask for the set up of that together with my Rockies siren. Oh, the Fantasy Motion Alarm Beacon (F.A.A.B.) system has a separate default setting for all nice matchups? Handy. The Phillies have a seven-game slate subsequent week that would raise the bottom of fantasy groups on the market, with the magical one-two highway journey at Colorado and at Sacramento. Ensure to behave simply as unexpectedly to roster all Philadelphia bats this week together with these Rox. (3-5% FAAB)
Mickey Moniak (COL, 4% CBS Rostership) – WEE WOO WEE WOO WEE WOO WEE WOO. It’s true sicko time, child. Within the Rockies’ final all Coors week, Moniak slashed .318/.333/.409 throughout 24 plate appearances. As a result of it’s Coors Subject, that was solely a 90 wRC+. WEE WOO WEE WOO WEE WOO. (3% FAAB)
QUICK HITS: Kameron Misner (TBR, 16% CBS Rostership, 1% FAAB), Miguel Andujar (3B/OF, ATH, 12% CBS Rostership, 1-3% FAAB), Jesus Sanchez (MIA, 12% CBS Rostership, 1-3% FAAB), Alek Thomas (ARI, 8% CBS Rostership, 1% FAAB), Andrew McCutchen (PIT, 6% CBS Rostership, 1-3% FAAB), Drew Waters (KCR, 4% CBS Rostership, 1% FAAB), Alexander Canario (PIT, 2% CBS Rostership, 1-3% FAAB)
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Derek Hill (MIA, 1% CBS Rostership) – That Dane Myers run was enjoyable whereas it lasted till he blew out his indirect. Hill was activated in Miami this week and walks proper into the full-time function vacated by Myers. Hill can present some velocity and a bit pop with a probable tough batting common. He’s just about what Trent Grisham was once earlier than Grisham was inhabited by the spirit of Roger Maris. (3-5% FAAB)
Leody Taveras (SEA, 5% CBS Rostership) – The Hittertron has Taveras as a optimistic worth for subsequent week, principally due to the Mariners getting three video games on the White Sox. In a deep league, this can be a respectable one week flyer. (3-5% FAAB)
STARTING PITCHERS
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Ben Brown (CHC, 45% CBS Rostership) – Ooo, a two-start week at Miami (workforce 90 wRC+) and Cincy (workforce 92 wRC+), sure please. As well as, Brown has been a lot sharper over his final 4 begins, regardless of a 4.95 ERA, pitching to a 1.95 FIP and 24.4% Ok-BB fee as a result of he trimmed the walks to only 1.4 per 9. We could be seeing the star flip all of us needed for the 25-year-old. (5% FAAB)
Zebby Matthews (MIN, 37% CBS Rostership) – BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP. I’m shedding my thoughts… one other g-d alarm?!? I assumed I had them set to all hitter alerts solely. Oh, wait this can be a particular one… ZEBBY IS GETTING CALLED UP?!? It is a actual scramble emergency, everybody get to these wires instantly!!! (7% FAAB)
QUICK HITS: Ryan Weathers (MIA, 44% CBS Rostership, 3% FAAB), Nick Martinez (CIN, 40% CBS Rostership, 3% FAAB), Logan Henderson (MIL, 37% CBS Rostership, 3% FAAB), Andrew Heaney (PIT, 46% CBS Rostership, 1-3% FAAB), Gunnar Hoglund (ATH, 42% CBS Rostership, 1% FAAB), Michael Lorenzen (KCR, 39% CBS Rostership, 1% FAAB), Luis Ortiz (CLE, 38% CBS Rostership, 1% FAAB), Landen Roupp (SFG, 32% CBS Rostership, 1% FAAB), Ryan Gusto (HOU, 26% CBS Rostership, 1-3% FAAB), Jacob Misorowski (MIL, 26% CBS Rostership, 1-3% FAAB)
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Chris Paddack (MIN, 14% CBS Rostership) – Have you ever seen what Paddack seems like recently? He’s completely copped Joe Ryan’s type with the ‘stache (plus a bit scruff) and hat mullet to the purpose the place there have been a number of occasions I’ve tuned right into a Twins recreation and questioned why Ryan was on the mound when he wasn’t the scheduled starter solely to search out out it was Paddack. And by some transcendental transitive property, Paddack seems to have acquired Ryan’s management alongside together with his vogue sense, producing a 1.5 BB/9 fee over his final 4 begins wherein he’s pitched to a 1.85 ERA. Sure, Paddack needed to reduce the strikeouts a bit to make sure his pitches keep within the zone, however being an excellent pitcher on a all of the sudden sizzling workforce yields good ends in the win column. Paddack has a good subsequent matchup at house in opposition to the Guardians to try to preserve the magic buzzing. (3-5% FAAB)
QUICK HITS: Sean Burke (CHW, 18% CBS Rostership, 1% FAAB), Aaron Civale (MIL, 17% CBS Rostership, 1-3% FAAB), Chad Patrick (MIL, 15% CBS Rostership, 1% FAAB), Quinn Priester (MIL, 11% CBS Rostership, 1-3% FAAB), Bailey Falter (PIT, 7% CBS Rostership, 1% FAAB)
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Carson Whisenhunt (SFG, 7% CBS Rostership) – The Japanese Carolina product is lastly placing the items collectively at Triple-A, pitching to a 3.48 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 49.2% groundball fee whereas whittling his stroll fee to 1.2 per 9. That is the prophecy that was foretold by the prospect gurus given Whisenhunt’s nasty changeup. Landen Roupp and Jordan Hicks have each been toiling recently and Whisenhunt is stretched out sufficient to step proper into certainly one of their rotation spots if wanted. (3% FAAB)
Parker Messick (CLE, 3% CBS Rostership) – The Guardians are utilizing Kolby Allard to fill in for the not too long ago injured Ben Energetic, however that doesn’t appear tenable in a decent AL Central race. Plus, the squad can’t ignore what Messick has been doing down in Columbus for much longer. The 24-year-old southpaw has punched out 48 in simply 32.2 innings whereas working to a 2.76 ERA and three.42 FIP. I believe the entire projections are low on Messick’s strikeout potential as he’s produced double-digit Ok/9 charges at each minor league cease thus far. Add him now as a result of he’ll be a sizzling commodity given the observe report of Cleveland pitching improvement when he doubtless debuts within the subsequent few weeks. (3% FAAB)
RELIEVERS
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Jordan Romano (PHI, 37% CBS Rostership) – I don’t wish to jinx it, but it surely seems just like the current mechanical tweaks Romano made have been working as he’s strung collectively six straight scoreless outings over which he’s secured three saves and a maintain. Look out, Jose Alvarado, as you could be completely headed again to a high-leverage lefty function to permit Romano to develop into the clear-cut nearer in Philly. (5-7% FAAB)
Porter Hodge (CHC, 30% CBS Rostership) – Regardless of that Sunday meltdown in Queens, Hodge nonetheless seems to be the frontrunner for saves in Wrigleyville. Do keep watch over Drew Pomeranz, who bagged his first save since 2020 this week, however Hodge is the one to roster for now. (5% FAAB)
Dennis Santana (PIT, 27% CBS Rostership) – David Bednar continues to work within the eighth inning forward of Santana. The carousel for the 15 saves the Pirates will supply rest-of-season continues spinning. (3-5% FAAB)
QUICK HITS: Will Vest (DET, 45% CBS Rostership, 3% FAAB), Shelby Miller (ARI, 29% CBS Rostership, 3% FAAB), Kirby Yates (LAD, 41% CBS Rostership, 1-3% FAAB), Jason Adam (SDP, 39% CBS Rostership, 1% FAAB), Tommy Kahnle (DET, 38% CBS Rostership, 1-3% FAAB), Lucas Erceg (KCR, 34% CBS Rostership, 1-3% FAAB), Bryan Abreu (HOU, 21% CBS Rostership, 1% FAAB)
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Yimi Garcia (TOR, 12% CBS Rostership) – Hmm… possibly Jeff Hoffman’s shoulder is jacked up just like the Orioles stated so? He’s allowed 11 earned runs over his final 5 appearances, pushed partly by three lengthy balls. Regardless that Hoffman’s velo has been tremendous, if his command is alluding him and inflicting extra dingers, he’s not lengthy for the nearer’s seat. Garcia, who has struggled a bit recently himself however in a traditional up-and-downs of a reliever means, sports activities a 2.80 FIP and 12.7 Ok/9 by 17 innings and can be the apparent substitute for Hoffman. (3-5% FAAB)
Pierce Johnson (ATL, 5% CBS Rostership) – It’s time we begin speaking about the potential for Raisel Iglesias not being the Atlanta nearer. This appeared unfathomable coming off a 2024 efficiency wherein the veteran posted a 1.95 ERA over 69.1 innings, however 2025 has been a far completely different story with a 5.71 ERA in 17.1 innings whereas serving up six taters already (in comparison with averaging 5.3 per yr over his final three seasons). Johnson would instantly be the primary candidate for saves if the Braves resolve Iglesias wants a respite, with the previous Rockie firing a 2.16 ERA and 1.84 FIP throughout 16.2 innings this season whereas relying closely on an above-average 95-mph cutter. (1-3% FAAB)
Shawn Armstrong (TEX, 3% CBS Rostership) – The Rangers are being very facetious in regards to the damage standing for each Luke Jackson (hit on his pitching arm this week by a comebacker) and Chris Martin (left his most up-to-date look after one pitch with elbow tightness, MRI got here again clear), which implies they’re misplaced for the season, clearly. On the off likelihood there’s a vacuum created by a pair of IL stints for Jackson and Martin, Armstrong, who tallied two saves this week, will fill the void. (3% FAAB)
QUICK HITS: Griffin Jax (MIN, 16% CBS Rostership, 1% FAAB), Justin Slaten (BOS, 14% CBS Rostership, 1-3% FAAB), Calvin Faucher (MIA, 11% CBS Rostership, 1-3% FAAB0, Reed Garrett (NYM, 9% CBS Rostership, 1% FAAB), Jesus Tinoco (MIA, 9% CBS Rostership, 1-3% FAAB), Phil Maton (STL, 3% CBS Rostership, 1% FAAB), Jordan Leasure (CHW, 2% CBS Rostership, 1% FAAB)
