Another week is upon us, which means it's another chance to improve your fantasy baseball lineups. There are plenty of under-the-radar pitchers and hitters to target on the fantasy baseball waiver wire. If you're dealing with players on the latest MLB injury report or have guys trending down on the fantasy baseball stock watch, then these waiver wire options are for you! MLB top prospect Nolan Jones headlines the list as the Cleveland Guardians bring him up to the big league roster this weekend. Players like Cavan Biggio and Nick Lodolo are also rising up fantasy baseball rankings and 2022 MLB projections. With the 2022 MLB Trade Deadline drawing closer, be sure to check out the latest fantasy baseball news to see how MLB lineups are affected. Let’s dig into some MLB fantasy baseball waiver wire targets to help improve your rosters.  

 

 

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters

 

 

Nolan Jones, 3B (CLE) – FAAB Bid: 3%

The promotion of Jones to the major leagues is going to make him a popular waiver wire option this weekend as fresh blood is imported into the player pool. While strikeouts are going to be something to keep an eye on with Jones – he has a 26.9% strikeout rate so far this year in Triple-A – it has not had a negative impact on him to this point and he is hitting .311 in 108 plate appearances so far this year. Though Jones has just three home runs this season, he does have a solid power base and has 25 RBI in 23 games. It is now time to see what Jones can do at the major level and he is not going to come cheap on waivers. 

 

 

 

Mitch Garver, C (TEX) – FAAB Bid: 2-3%

Catcher is always problematic, and with Garver available in 59% of Yahoo leagues, a reasonable solution might very well be available. Over the past 14 days heading into action on Thursday, Garver was hitting .257 with three home runs, six RBI, and seven runs scored as he continues to be a solid source of power. That part of Garver’s game has worked for the catcher with 10 home runs in 51 games, but the batting average has been an issue as he is now up to .212 – although his BABIP is just .233. Garver’s 19.2-degree launch angle is at a career-high and with regular playing time, there is real power potential here. 

 

 

 

Cavan Biggio, 1B/2B/3B/OF (TOR) – FAAB Bid: 1%

There are some sites and formats on which Biggio has more positional flexibility than others, but ultimately that multi-position eligibility is quite valuable. What is even more valuable, though, is the fact that Biggio has progressively gotten better this season. In 20 games in June, Biggio hit .271 with two home runs, 11 RBI, and nine runs scored and he has followed that up through his first seven games in July. Toronto has a strong lineup and the benefit of that trickles down to Biggio. While it is still a small sample size, Biggio has an 11.4% barrel rate to this point. 

 

 

 

David Peralta, OF (ARI) – FAAB Bid: 1%

Sometimes you simply cannot get past the boring veterans, and there is some value in what Peralta brings to the table. If you have found yourself with an open spot in the outfield, you can certainly do worse than the Arizona vet. The outfielder has his best ISO (.220) since 2018 and it's resulted in 11 home runs to this point, which is one away from his most since 2019. While Peralta is striking out a little more and he has sacrificed some batting average (.250 entering action on Thursday), he is not going to sink you there. His 36 RBI and 24 runs scored are solid even though they are not needle movers. Peralta’s 17.5-degree launch angle is almost triple his career average to go along with a career-high 12.6% barrel rate. 

 

 

 

Elvis Andrus, SS (OAK) – FAAB Bid: 1%

If we stick with the boring theme and look to plug holes in your roster, Andrus is a solid option as he plays every day for Oakland and is hitting .293 over the last 14 days (entering action Thursday) with two home runs and nine RBI. That brought the dependable veteran’s batting average up to .230 on the season to go along with 28 runs scored and four stolen bases on the season. Andrus continues to put the ball in play and limit the strikeouts (14.3%) while showing a little more power than we are used to with five home runs. Sometimes, regular playing time with a stat line that won’t hurt us is all we need. 

 

 

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pitchers

 

 

Nick Lodolo (CIN) – FAAB Bid: 2%

It is pretty obvious that the Reds are going to be cautious with Lodolo, and there is no reason why they shouldn't be. There is also no reason for it to be mutually exclusive with the left-hander’s fantasy value and that was the case in his first start back after missing more than two months with a back strain. Lodolo shut the Mets out in 4.1 innings of work in which he appeared to be in midseason form while striking out eight and allowing three hits and three walks. In 19.1 innings so far this year, Lodolo has a 4.19 ERA and we know that it will come with plenty of strikeouts as it is hard to ignore the quality of his stuff. 

 

 

 

Steven Matz (STL) – FAAB Bid: 3%

Had Matz not spent the past month-and-a-half on the Injured List, he would be rostered in more than 21% of Yahoo leagues as of Wednesday night. In fairness, though, Matz’s 6.03 ERA does not help his case in any sense and his 1.39 WHIP is not much better as a supporting argument. Matz is slated to make his final rehab start on Thursday prior to re-joining the St. Louis rotation and working on bringing that ERA down to what the expected measures say it should be – 4.09 xERA and 3.00 xFIP. In 37.1 innings prior to his injury, Matz did have a problem with the long ball (1.93 per nine innings), but he was victim to a .350 BABIP and 67% strand rate. Matz has done a good job of limiting the walks (1.93 per nine innings) while striking out 10.61 batters per nine. 

 

 

 

Patrick Corbin (WAS) – FAAB Bid: 1%

You do not want to truly get in the habit of chasing a few good starts, but in the case of Corbin, we at least are working with a track record. In this last three starts, Corbin has a 1.20 ERA and 1.07 WHIP with 16 strikeouts in 125 innings of work. Despite that, Corbin’s ERA still sits at 5.68, but he does have a 4.53 FIP and 4.14 xFIP – which should help you feel a little better about the southpaw moving forward. With a .358 BABIP against, things should get better for Corbin this season and he does strike out eight batters per nine innings. 

 

 

 

Brock Burke (TEX) – FAAB Bid: 1%

Sometimes filing out a fantasy baseball lineup with enough starting pitchers and/or closing options isn’t practical or safe for your ratios. That brings us to Burke. While he has not picked up a save in 24 games this season, the Rangers' reliever has found his way into four victories. The left-hander has a 1.12 ERA (2.40 FIP) in 40.1 innings while striking out close to 10 batters, walking just 2.45, and allowing only 0.45 home runs per nine innings. 

 

 

 

Collin McHugh (ATL) – FAAB Bid: 1%

If we are going to follow the above logic, McHugh is another valuable fantasy option who has carved out a useful role in Atlanta’s bullpen. The right-hander is striking out 10.8 batters per nine innings, which checks the first box, and then his 3.60 ERA (2.60 FIP) completes the package. Opposing hitters have managed just a 5.4% barrel rate and 30.4% hard-hit rate against McHugh so far this season, which makes him a viable, if not underrated, option in Atlanta’s bullpen to help support a fantasy pitching staff. 

 

 

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