Fantasy Baseball 2019 Week 13 Waiver Wire Adds

This week’s waiver wire features a few players on hot streaks fantasy baseball owners should be adding to their teams

Week 13 of the fantasy baseball season is underway after seven games on the June 24 slate of games. With every other team getting started, there are a lot of players ready to be added to a team. The downside is that there are a few teams with just five games on this week’s schedule.

The lack of playing time may push one player over another if you’re looking for more at-bats, which likely leads to more production in the other offensive categories. Offensive stats are more of the counting variety, home runs, runs, steals. You need more players to contribute to those stats.

For pitching, quantity does not always lead to quality. While wins and strikeouts are counting, ERA and WHIP are not. With the ball being juiced, the league average for ERA is 4.46. That’s half a run more than last season. Finding the right pitcher to add is more important than a hitter if you’re looking to move up in the standings.

I decided to make this a lengthier waiver wire post. I included three hitters, two starting pitchers and a relief pitcher. A mixed bag gives owners a variety of players to choose from in order to improve their teams.

Kevin Pillar, SF

Pillar is currently on a seven-game hitting streak with four multi-hit games. He’s been a different player since joining the Giants earlier this season. During the streak, Pillar has two doubles, a triple and two home runs with five RBI.

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While his overall numbers don’t look great, he’s been better in recent weeks. Though, hitting in the bottom half of the Giants order isn’t a good thing. It leads to fewer at-bats compared to the No. 1 or 2 hitter.

But, he’s producing from the sixth or seventh spot. If you need help with average or hits, Pillar needs to be owned.

Danny Santana, TEX

Santana may not play everyday but with the lack of production from Ronald Guzman and Rougned Odor at first and second base respectively, he’s getting a few at-bats per week.

Over the last week, Santana is hitting .353 with three home runs and five RBI. He even has a steal which is nice because speed is hard to find. The Rangers can hit for power so Santana has fit right in with the Rangers lineup.

Santana is eligible at second base and outfield, a weird combination. He is also on an eight-game hitting streak. He’s struck out six times in that span, so if you play in a league that negatively scores strikeouts, you may want to look elsewhere.

Kevin Newman, PIT

The Pirates middle infielder has been on a tear over the last week. Newman is hitting .304 with a double, triple and three RBI. He’s spent most of the last month at shortstop while maintaining second base eligibility.

In 20 June games, Newman has hit leadoff in 19 of them. The game he didn’t hit first was just an off-day. With Bryan Reynolds and Starling Marte hitting behind him, Newman can score a few runs.

Like with the other two hitters, Newman is on a lengthy hit streak, though his is at 12 games. Newman has five multi-hit games in that span. He’s a must-add for those that need batting average help

Homer Bailey, KC

The veteran pitcher has allowed just one runs over his last 19.0 innings, 0.47 ERA. Bailey has a 17:6 K:BB ratio with a 0.95 WHIP, a 3-0 record and two quality starts in that span.

Bailey has lowered both his fly ball and HR/FB rates compared to last year. His 10.9 swinging strike rate, his highest since 2014. His walk rate may be a big higher but he’s getting out of trouble, 70.4 strand rate, highest since 2015.

Bailey makes his next start on June 29 on the road against the Blue Jays. They scored eight runs on Monday against the Yankees, so they can score runs but it’s unlikely. They are hitting .243 this month.

Tanner Roark, CIN

In his first season with the Reds, Roark is seeing improvements to his numbers. His strand rate is back up over 75 percent and his HR/FB rate dropped almost four percent compared to 2018.

He has a 2.08 ERA, 0.85 WHIP, 12:0 K:BB ratio, 1-1 record and two quality starts in the last 15 games. Roark’s next start comes on June 26 on the road against the Angels. Outside of Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani, the rest of the lineup is streaky.

Roark doesn’t pitch deep into games, averaging 5.355 innings per start. He’ll meet the requirements for the win but a quality start may be more difficult.

Liam Hendriks, OAK

Hendriks joins this list due to the injury of Blake Treinen. The A’s closer suffered a strained rotator cuff Saturday and was placed on the 10-day IL but his return date is uncertain.

The A’s had a really good bullpen last year with Treinen, Lou Trivino and Ryan Buchter. This year, however, has been a different story. Hendriks has been the A’s best relief pitcher this season. He has a 1.49 ERA, 1.063 WHIP and 50:17 K:BB ratio.

Over the last 15 days, he has a 0.00 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, 12:1 K:BB ratio, four holds and a save. With many teams staying with a committee or having a clear-cut closer, finding saves this late into the season is difficult. Hendriks should have the closer job until Treinen is ready to return.

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All six players on this list have been good over the last two weeks. Whether they continue the hot streak is not guaranteed but they’re worth picking up just in case. If not, you drop them and move on.

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