Fantasy Baseball 2018: 3 Weekend waiver wire adds

If you are looking to make roster improvements this weekend, here are three players worth adding off the waiver wire.

With two-plus months in the books this season, fantasy owners are looking to make a playoff push. That can’t happen if you are rostering a lot of injured or poor-performing players. This is why playing the waiver wire. There are likely players available that can make your team better and impact your opponents. Here are three players worth adding.

The players mentioned in this piece will be owned in no higher than 40 percent of CBS Sports leagues. It wouldn’t make sense to bring up players that are owned in the majority of leagues and no one has access to them.

I will including two pitchers and a hitter. With the injuries I mentioned in my previous post (here), adding a starting pitcher is more likely to be on the top of fantasy owners’ needs than a hitter. Plus, finding a productive hitter isn’t as hard. The number of home runs in today’s game is causing a rise in the main ratio stats. The average ERA among all 30 teams is 4.08 in just 61 games played this season.

Chad Kuhl, PIT

Kuhl’s season-long numbers don’t pop off the stat sheets but they are greatly improved. He has a 3.86 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 63 strikeouts and a 4-3 record. He’s posted quality starts in five of his last six starts. The lone bad one came against the San Diego Padres when he allowed four runs in 4.1 innings.

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Kuhl has decreased his walks allowed from last season, posting a 3.3 BB9, but the home runs have increased, 1.6 HR9. Even though the record doesn’t show it (wins are a fluky stat), he is pitching well enough to be owned in more leagues.

Kuhl is available in 39 percent of CBS Sports leagues. His next start is on June 8 on the road against the Chicago Cubs.

Jon Jay, ARI

Jay was recently traded from Kansas City to the Arizona Diamondbacks. With the injuries to both AJ Pollock and Steven Souza, the Dbacks needed another outfielder. Jay will get consistent playing time as a result.

Jay is having his best season in recent years. In 59 games, he has a .307/.363/.374 line with one home run, 18 RBIs, 28 runs and three steals. Jay was making excellent contact atop the Royals batting order but with a subpar offense behind him, he wasn’t able to score or drive in a lot of runs.

Now in Arizona, he should continue to rack up the hits. Chase Field is first in triples and 13th in hits, according to ESPN Park Factors. He doesn’t have to worry about the stifled power from the humidor. Jay’s career high in home runs is 10 back in 2011.

He is owned in just 19 percent of leagues, up 10 percent over the last week. He has a better team around him, so expect the runs and RBIs to increase.

Brent Suter, MIL

Suter doesn’t pitch deep into games but he is efficient when he is on the mound. Over his last four starts, he averages just 5.1 innings per start but has a 3.38 ERA and 1.031 WHIP in that span. His season-high innings pitched in a game is 5.2, which he’s done twice.

He has wins in four of his last six games. If you need that help in that category, then he’s your guy. Suter may not get you the quality start, though. The reason he’s having trouble pitching deep into games is his high pitch count by the time the sixth inning comes. He averages 81 pitches per start.

Suter is owned in owned in 21 percent of leagues. He’ll make his next start on June 9 on the road against the struggling Philadelphia Phillies.

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These three players, along with many others, will be added sooner rather than later. Any boost an owner can get from an extra win or run scored will prove beneficial in a head-to-head or roto league. Add the player heating up now before he’s a known commodity.

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