H2H Points League Pickups, Waiver Adds: Week 9

Nicklaus Gaut's H2H points leagues waiver wire pickups for Week 9 of the 2020 fantasy baseball season, identifying free agents to add and pitchers to stream.

The end is nigh. If you're reading this, then congratulations! You're probably in the playoffs. But that doesn't mean you can take the foot off the gas.

With the possibility of games being suddenly canceled still hanging over the final few weeks of play, you always have to be ready to quickly sub in replacements. Because it's the time of year when every point could count.

We'll be doing this roundup of point league happenings every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver-wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform, so we'll make sure to highlight where players are the best and worst fit at. We know point players get neglected and we're here to help. Let's get to Week 6.

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Playing For Points Through a Pandemic

While the number of games has changed, the way that points are scored on each platform has not. You must account for, as precisely as possible, how a player performs under your particular scoring system. Don't be fooled into believing you can just make rough adjustments in your head, bumping up guys with high on-base percentages and low strikeout-rates. Every point, in every category, counts. For example, ESPN and Fantrax are virtually identical in their scoring for hitters and roster size. The only difference is that stolen bases are worth one more point on Fantrax and ESPN subtracts one point per strikeout. That's the difference over Ronald Acuna Jr. being a top-five batter versus a top-25 batter.

If your league uses standard settings, then great! Turn to page 94 and you can skip ahead to the leaderboards. If you play with custom settings, it'll still be fine. Go back to page 43 and look below at the scoring systems of the four major platforms. I bet there's a chance that you'll find that your league's scoring is very similar to one of the four (well, not Yahoo's), even if it's not the platform you actually play on. For example, my home league started on a now-defunct platform before moving first to ESPN and is now at Fantrax. But our scoring is basically ESPN standard but with two points for stolen bases and a handful of other minor adjustments.

If you look above, you'll likely find a suitable mirror to your own system. While every point counts, as long as they aren't seismic changes you can get away with some "close enough". IE. If everything is the same except for HBP (or something similar), you're probably fine.

All of the following charts are updated prior to Saturday's games, on stats and ownerships. Clicking on a chart will open a new page with a magnified version.

First Base Leaderboard

First Base Waiver Wire

Add in 12-Team Leagues

• Must Add: Brandon Belt
• Other Adds: Jared Walsh, Mitch Moreland, Miguel Cabrera
• Deeper Pulls: Jesus Aguilar, Evan White, Ji-Man Choi

Second Base Leaderboard

Second Base Waiver Wire

Add in 12-Team Leagues

• Must Add: Brad Miller, Nick Solak
• Other Adds: Joey Wendle, Cesar Hernandez, Garrett Hampson, Ty France
• Deeper Pulls: Kolten Wong, David Bote

Third Base Leaderboard

Third Base Waiver Wire

Add in 12-Team Leagues

• Must Add: Maikel Franco, Alec Bohm, Rio Ruiz, Bobby Dalbec
• Other Adds: Evan Longoria, Colin Moran, Yoshitomo Tsutsugo,
• Deeper Pulls: Jedd Gyorko, Travis Shaw

Shortstop Leaderboard

Shortstop Waiver Wire

Add in 12-Team Leagues 

• Must Add: Andres Gimenez
• Other Adds: Jurickson Profar, J.P. Crawford
• Deeper Pulls: Brandon Crawford, Willi Castro

Outfielder Leaderboard

Outfielder Waiver Wire 

Add in 12-Team Leagues

• Other Adds: Brandon Nimmo, Raimel Tapia, Randy Arozarena, Justin Upton, Kevin Pillar, Victor Reyes, Alex Dickerson, Aaron Hicks, Clint Frazier
• Deeper Pulls: D.J. Stewart, Garrett Cooper

Catcher Leaderboard

Catcher Waiver Wire

Add in 12-Team Leagues

• Must Add: Joey Bart, Daulton Varsho, Sean Murphy, Max Stassi
• Other Adds: James McCann, Kurt Suzuki, Jorge Alfaro
• Deeper Pulls: Carson Kelly, Danny Jansen

Relief Pitcher Leaderboard

Relief Pitcher Waiver Wire

Add in 12-Team Leagues

• Must Add: Greg Holland, Devin Williams
• Other Adds: James Karinchak

Starting Pitcher Leaderboard

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire

Two Start Streamers

Pitcher	H/A	Opponent
Anibal Sanchez	at	Rays
Anibal Sanchez	at	Marlins
Antonio Senzatela	vs	Athletics
Antonio Senzatela	vs	Dodgers
Dane Dunning	vs	Twins
Dane Dunning	at	Reds
Danny Duffy	at	Tigers
Danny Duffy	at	Brewers
Deivi Garcia	vs	Blue Jays
Deivi Garcia	at	Red Sox
Jake Arrieta	vs	Mets
Jake Arrieta	vs	Blue Jays
Jorge Lopez	vs	Braves
Jorge Lopez	vs	Rays
Jose Urquidy	vs	Rangers
Jose Urquidy	vs	Diamondbacks
Julio Teheran	vs	Diamondbacks
Julio Teheran	vs	Rangers
Kyle Cody	at	Astros
Kyle Cody	at	Angels
Mitch Keller	at	Reds
Mitch Keller	vs	Cardinals
Pablo Lopez	vs	Phillies
Pablo Lopez	vs	Nationals
Rick Porcello	at	Phillies
Rick Porcello	vs	Braves
Taijuan Walker	at	Yankees
Taijuan Walker	at	Phillies
Vince Velasquez	at	Marlins
Vince Velasquez	vs	Blue Jays

Other Streaming Matchups

Pitcher	H/A	Opponent
Caleb Smith	at	Angels
Griffin Canning	vs	Diamondbacks
Jaime Barria	vs	Rangers
Kolby Allard	at	Angels
Taylor Clarke	at	Angels
Jordan Lyles	at	Astros
Kyle Gibson	at	Astros
Luke Weaver	at	Astros
Johnny Cueto	at	Athletics
Logan Webb	at	Athletics
Trevor Cahill	at	Athletics
Zach Eflin	at	Blue Jays
Adrian Houser	vs	Royals
Brett Anderson	vs	Cardinals
Daniel Ponce de Leon	at	Brewers
Josh Lindblom	vs	Cardinals
Kris Bubic	at	Brewers
Alec Mills	vs	Twins
Jon Lester	vs	Indians
Michael Pineda	at	Cubs
Rich Hill	at	Cubs
Garrett Richards	at	Mariners
Justin Dunn	vs	Padres
Justus Sheffield	vs	Padres
Ljay Newsome	vs	Giants
Nick Margevicius	vs	Giants
Tyler Anderson	at	Mariners
Yusei Kikuchi	vs	Padres
Erick Fedde	at	Marlins
Nathan Eovaldi	at	Marlins
Sixto Sanchez	vs	Nationals
Tanner Houck	vs	Marlins
Trevor Rogers	vs	Red Sox
David Peterson	vs	Braves
Ian Anderson	at	Mets
Kyle Wright	at	Mets
Michael Wacha	vs	Braves
Cole Hamels	at	Orioles
Dean Kremer	vs	Rays
John Means	vs	Rays
Keegan Akin	vs	Braves
Ryan Yarbrough	at	Orioles
Touki Toussaint	at	Orioles
Carlos Martinez	at	Pirates
Chad Kuhl	vs	Cardinals
Steven Brault	vs	Cardinals
Trevor Williams	vs	Cardinals
Alex Cobb	at	Rays
Austin Voth	at	Rays
John Curtiss	at	Nationals
Josh Fleming	vs	Nationals
J.A. Happ	at	Red Sox
Jordan Montgomery	at	Red Sox
Martin Perez	vs	Yankees
Anthony DeSclafani	vs	Pirates
Joe Musgrove	at	Reds
Jonathan Brubaker	at	Reds
Michael Lorenzen	vs	Pirates
Reynaldo Lopez	at	Reds
Tejay Antone	vs	White Sox
Tyler Mahle	vs	White Sox
Kyle Freeland	vs	Dodgers
Mike Fiers	at	Rockies
Ryan Castellani	vs	Dodgers
Brady Singer	at	Tigers
Casey Mize	vs	Indians
Michael Fulmer	vs	Indians
Spencer Turnbull	vs	Indians
Tarik Skubal	vs	Royals
Triston McKenzie	at	Tigers
Chase Anderson	at	Yankees
Tanner Roark	at	Yankees

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