It is the ultimate week of the Fantasy season, and there is little or no likelihood you are going to win or lose your season primarily based on who you add on the waiver wire this week. However you may need some holes to fill in your lineup, and we’re right here that can assist you discover the most effective choices.
There’s going to be numerous overlap right here on this closing week waiver-wire column with Scott White’s Week 27 sleeper hitters and sleeper pitchers, as a result of all that issues is the influence a participant could make this week. At the least, that is the case for these of you in redraft leagues.
For these of you in keeper or Dynasty leagues, it is value scouring your waiver-wire for some forgotten gamers who is perhaps value conserving round with an eye fixed on 2025. Depth is not going to matter after this week, so when you’ve got a number of gamers you know you will not need to grasp on to for 2025 sitting round on the bench, try to be placing in some last-week bids on gamers you may need to maintain round for 2025, so along with a goal for each place for the ultimate week, I’ve included a stash candidate to contemplate at each place with an eye fixed on 2025 who is perhaps accessible in a few of your leagues.
This is we’re trying so as to add forward of Week 27:
Catchers
Hunter Goodman, Rockies (14%) – The Rockies play each sport at house this week, so you are going to see a number of Rockies right here. Goodman has been enjoying decently recently, so the hope is he’ll begin not less than 4 video games this week, and his two homers final week present you the upside right here.
Stash? Edgar Quero, White Sox – Any younger participant with any fascinating abilities goes to have an opportunity to play for the White Sox subsequent season, and Quero is a 21-year-old catching prospect hitting .281/.368/.467 throughout Double-A and Triple-A this season. He hasn’t proven any elite instruments essentially, nevertheless it’s a really robust total ability set, and Guero ought to have an opportunity to make the Opening Day roster.
First Base
Andrew Vaughn, White Sox (41%) – Vaugh is closing the season on a relative excessive notice, hitting .323/.373/.581 in September coming into Sunday, and he is obtained 4 lefties projected to begin in opposition to him this week, which ought to bode properly.
Stash? Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Reds – Encarnacion-Strand by no means actually obtained going earlier than having wrist surgical procedure, however he ought to nonetheless have an on a regular basis job in 2025 and hit 33 homered between Triple-A and the Majors final season. He’ll be a late-round sleeper for 2025, for positive.
Second base
Brendan Rodgers, Rockies (36%) – Once more, the Rockies play each sport at house this week, and Rodgers is hitting .328/.384/.500 there, so this one feels fairly apparent.
Stash? Luis Rengifo, Angels – Rengifo’s wrist damage ended his season after simply 78 video games, however he was hitting .300/.347/.417 with a 12-homer, 48-steal tempo. He positive seemed like a must-start Roto possibility, not less than.
Third base
Paul DeJong, Royals (24%) – It appears to be like just like the Royals could face 4 left-handed pitchers this week, which ought to hopefully give DeJong a number of extra alternatives should you want some low-cost energy this week.
Stash? Austin Riley, Braves – Riley had a disappointing season even earlier than the hand damage that ended his common season, however he additionally had an .870 OPS and 38-homer tempo from June 1 on earlier than the damage, so I do not actually fear about that. He ought to be a third-rounder at worst subsequent season.
Shortstop
Jacob Wilson, Athletics (20%) – The hope right here is simply that Wilson can get scorching over the ultimate week because of his contact-heavy method – regardless of struggling total, he has struck out simply 9 instances in 22 video games, in order that expertise has translated, not less than.
Stash? Jordan Lawlar, Diamondbacks – Accidents have remained a problem for Lawlar, who has performed simply 141 video games over the previous two seasons. However he’ll nonetheless be simply 22 with a really robust observe file within the excessive minors, and that is a profile value betting on.
Outfield
Parker Meadows, Tigers (35%) – Meadows had a pair extra multi-hit video games final week and is hitting .294/.337/.506 since getting back from the IL in early August for the streaking Tigers. He is a must-start participant not less than in each category-based league.
Michael Toglia, Rockies (50%) – You heard me the primary couple of instances, proper? The Rockies are enjoying all of their video games at house, and whereas Toglia has really been barely higher away from Coors, he is nonetheless value utilizing there.
Victor Robles, Mariners (38%) – Robles now has 12 multi-hit video games in his final 20 begins, with 13 steals in that span. He is been preventing by way of a hand damage recently, however was within the lineup Sunday and ought to be good for this week.
Stash? Roman Anthony, Red Sox – Anthony has emerged as arguably the highest prospect in baseball, hitting .352/.469/.531 in 34 video games as a 20-year-old in Triple-A this season. We talked about his Fantasy upside on Friday’s Fantasy Baseball Today podcast, and he ought to have an opportunity to interrupt into the Purple Sox Opening Day lineup subsequent week.
Beginning pitcher
Cody Bradford, Rangers (59%) – Bradford bounced again from one among his few subpar outings in his final begin, and so long as he retains the ball within the yard, he has proven he could be very efficient. And that is simply what he did in his earlier outing in opposition to the A’s again in August. Anticipate extra of the identical.
Tobias Myers, Brewers (71%) – I have not actually believed in Myers’ breakout season, however he is one of many few viable streamers with two-starts this week, which kicks off with a pleasant matchup in opposition to the Pirates, so he is a high-quality possibility right here.
Zack Littell, Rays (46%) – Littell is fairly near a must-start possibility in factors leagues along with his SPaRP eligibility, however even in Roto leagues, I do not thoughts him in opposition to the Tigers – he hasn’t allowed a run in his previous 18 innings of labor.
Eduardo Rodriguez, Diamondbacks (61%) – Rodriguez is coming off his greatest begin of the season, and his second-best begin may need been the one simply earlier than that. His matchups this week are middling (vs. SF, vs. SD), however in per week with few nice choices, he is a good one.
Stash? Sandy Alcantara, SP, Marlins – Alcantara not too long ago threw off a mound for the primary time in his restoration from Tommy John surgical procedure, and shouldn’t have any drawback being prepared for Opening Day at this level. He regressed from his Cy Younger marketing campaign, however was nonetheless an above-average pitcher with quantity few pitchers can match, and I do count on a bounce again in 2025.
Aid pitcher
Luke Weaver, Yankees (30%) – The Yankees have not formally declared Weaver their nearer, however he’s the one participant with a number of saves since Clay Holmes was faraway from the job and will get a pair extra this week should you’re chasing the class.
Stash? Ben Joyce, Angels – Joyce’s season ended with a shoulder impingement in mid-September, however he emerged because the staff’s nearer after the commerce deadline, placing up a 2.08 ERA with 33 strikeouts in 34.2 innings of labor on the season. He isn’t fairly as dominant as you’ll count on, given his practically unparalleled velocity, however he ought to enter 2025 because the staff’s prime possibility within the again finish of the bullpen and is definitely a more in-depth breakout candidate.
