Fantasy Baseball 2019: Week 4 Mid-Week Waiver Picks

Here are a few players you should add to your fantasy baseball team to finish week 4 strong.

Injuries are starting to pile up, especially for the New York Yankees. For any fantasy baseball owner who had any Yankees player, you’re aware of how thin the waiver wire could be. It doesn’t help when there are nine or 11 other people looking at the same list you are, trying to improve their team.

Most leagues have a rolling waiver wire period, where you can a player at any point in the week. Other leagues have a one-day waiver, making those moves even more important.

That’s why I like to make a mid-week waiver list. It gives you a jumpstart on what players to add for owners in either league I outlined just above. When it comes to the waiver wire, if you’re not first, you’re last.

Here are the four players I highlighted. I included two hitters, a starting pitcher and a relief pitcher. All four players are owned in less than 25 percent of ESPN leagues.

Renato Nunez

I’ve talked about Dwight Smith a few times. Now it’s time to talk about his teammate. Nunez is the Orioles designated hitter but has third base eligibility. Over the last seven games, Nunez has a .370 average with four home runs and seven RBIs.

The Orioles may not win games based on their pitching but the offense is good enough to keep them in games. Nunez has the cleanup hitter has good protection with Smith and Rio Ruiz hitting around him.

The third base eligibility helps his fantasy value greatly. He won’t have much if he was DH only.

Ryan McMahon

Many owners dropped McMahon early in the month when he landed on the IL with a left elbow strain. He was activated on April 18 and looks like he hasn’t missed a beat.

The Rockies second baseman has racked up eight hits including two home runs, five runs and six RBIs with a .296 average since his return. Hitting in Colorado should help is value.

McMahon has first base eligibility and is two games away from adding on second base, depending on your league’s settings.

Mike Soroka

Soroka has looked good in his first two starts of the season. While he hasn’t made it out of the sixth inning, he’s limited damage.

He pitched five innings with one earned run, four hits, two walks and six strikeouts against Arizona. Soroka was already at 85 pitches by the end of the fifth inning.

In his next start, Soroka allowed one run on five hits and three walks with seven strikeouts against the Reds. However, he allowed the first three Reds he faced to reach base, then loaded the bases with two outs in the sixth. He threw 109 pitches in this game.

Soroka should make his next start on April 29 against San Diego at home. This is a good matchup for him.

Blake Parker

The Twins made a lot of improvements this offseason and it’s worked so far as they are in first in the AL Central with a 13-9 record. The bullpen has been a bit shaky with a 4.90 ERA, but Parker isn’t to blame for that.

In 7.1 innings, Parker has a 1.23 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, six strikeouts and five walks. He also has four saves and two holds. If you use holds as a stat, Parker, and the other Twins relievers, would be good additions.

Parker had two good seasons in Los Angeles but wasn’t given a long leash in the closer role. I think he has a lock in Minnesota with Trevor May and Trevor Rogers supporting him.

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It’s not the strongest waiver wire list but that’s what I’m dealt with. I don’t like to include players owned closer to 50 percent of leagues. Those players aren’t likely available to the masses. Hopefully, you can add one of these players to your team and win the week.

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