Fantasy Baseball 2019 Week 8 Mid-Week Waiver Adds

If you are looking for a boost to your fantasy baseball team, target these hitters that are getting off to a hot streak.

Finding a reliable hitter is not as bad as it sounds. While you won’t find a superstar on the waiver wire, you can get someone who can hit some home runs, drive in some runs or make good contact with the ball. You win games at the draft but you win a fantasy baseball championship on the waiver wire.

Looking at the top hitters according to the ESPN Player Rater, there are a few players in the top 100 that were not drafted, Jarrod Dyson, Leury Garcia and Michael Chavis among others. If you can find these players early, you have a big leg up on your opponents.

Now, these players will not have the consistency of a Mike Trout or Christian Yelich. So, don’t hang onto them for longer than necessary, hoping for another five-home run week. That’s when you find the next flavor of the week and exploit their talents.

Here are the four hitters you should target this weekend.

Clint Frazier

The Yankees outfielder was in a slump last week, going 1-for-15 with one run and seven strikeouts. After an off-day, he’s turned it back up. In the final three games of their series against Baltimore, Frazier went 3-for-12, all three hits being home runs. He had six RBIs in that span.

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Frazier is a streaky hitter so if you can add him at the right time, you will get a power hitter in a dangerous lineup.

Keston Hiura

I didn’t mentioned Hiura in my last waiver piece. With playing time in Milwaukee being questionable, I wasn’t sure how he would be used. I was wrong.

Since getting called up, he’s played in eight straight games with nine hits, two of which are home runs, and two RBIs. The negative is the 13 strikeouts he has in that span.

As long as you don’t use strikeouts as a negative category, Hiura is a good pickup on another good offense.

Brian Anderson

The Marlins may not have the best offense in baseball, but on an individual level, there are a couple of valuable options, Anderson being one of them. Over the last week, he’s hitting .316 with two home runs, three doubles and six RBIs.

Anderson has both third base and outfield eligibility, a rarity in fantasy baseball. His season-long numbers may not look good, but that’s in the past. You’re looking towards the future with Anderson.

He may not get many RBIs but he’ll get some hits and help batting average, something that’s hard to find in fantasy baseball.

Renato Nunez

Nunez has also been up-and-down this season. I had him on my team, so I’m aware of how streaky he can be. Nunez was not getting consistent playing time.

Over the last 10 days, though, he hit four home runs with seven RBIs and six runs scored. However, he isn’t for much contact. He has just seven hits in that span. The Orioles have a decent offense with Trey Mancini, Dwight Smith and Jonathan Villar.

Nunez can benefit from those hitters batting in front or behind him.

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This list of hitters isn’t going to help you in every hitting category. They will either provide home runs, contact or RBIs. Not much in terms of steals, though. Again, they will be streaky so beware of the dips in performance.

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