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The dog days of August are here and they bring with them even more injuries, promotions, demotions, and overall player movement.
Our hitter streamers fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups column will identify hitters with good matchups that can be considered waiver wire streamers ahead of the Sunday night waiver wire runs for leagues with weekly transactions.
In this piece, every week, I'll look to find hitters playing in the most games and who have the most favorable matchups to help you plug those gaps and fill those holes in your roster. You can also check out the rest of our fantasy baseball streamer content here at RotoBaller.
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What Teams Offer The Most Streaming Value?
Six teams are playing seven games this week - ATL, BOS, LAD, MIL, MIN, and TEX.
Two teams play only five games this week - MIA and OAK.
Park Factors and Matchups: Upgrades and Downgrades:
The Padres play a series at Coors -- UPGRADE
The Reds play all six games at home -- UPGRADE
The Red Sox face six RHP in seven games (and have the best wRC+ vs. RHP in baseball) -- UPGRADE
Week 21 Fantasy Baseball Hitter Streamers
I'll recommend only players who are 40% rostered or lower, and all roster percentages are from Yahoo!
TJ Friedl, OF - CIN (38%)
Friedl really should be rostered in more leagues at this point. He's hit three home runs, driven in 15 runs over the last two weeks, and settled in as the Reds cleanup hitter.
Cincy plays all their games at home in one of the best parks for hitters in baseball this week, fire up TJ with confidence.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa, 2B/SS/3B/OF - PIT (26%)
IKF is the ultimate utility player and the Pirates have been playing him every day since acquiring him from Toronto at the deadline. He's even led off for them in his last three starts. While his power is limited, he is doing a great job of getting on base and should be able to contribute in batting average and runs scored.
Michael Conforto, OF - LAD (23%)
Conforto is hitting .342 over the last two weeks with a pair of homers, eight runs scored, and 10 RBI.
Clutch Conforto 💪
Michael Conforto’s two-run single gives the Giants a chance to do-over the 9th with another three-run lead! pic.twitter.com/o0Z776Slyt
— SF Giants Update (@Giants__Update) August 8, 2024
He hasn't sat out a game yet in August, so he's a good bet to play every day this week, even against lefties.
MJ Melendez, C/OF - KC (19%)
Melendez is back to make another appearance here. After a really cold stretch through the middle of the season, he's been excellent at the plate of late, hitting .257 over the last two weeks with a pair of home runs.
Geraldo Perdomo, 2B/SS/3B - ARI (19%)
Don't be fooled by the fact that he hits eighth in the order, Perdomo is a leadoff-caliber hitter in terms of his contact skills and he's showing it right now.
Geraldo Perdomo got the silent treatment 💀
pic.twitter.com/iEMfOIiP3j— SleeperMLB (@SleeperMLB) August 7, 2024
He's hitting .400 over the last two weeks with nine RBI, 10 runs scored, and two stolen bases. He's an underrated fantasy asset.
Jake McCarthy, OF - ARI (14%)
From one D-Back right to another here, let's talk about the red-hot Jake McCarthy. The lefty has worked his way into the lineup on an everyday basis by simply hitting day in and day out during July and August.
Jake McCarthy's masterpiece. 👨🎨 pic.twitter.com/6mMAou32cM
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) August 11, 2024
After homering twice yesterday, he's confirmed to be absolutely on fire with three bombs in his last three games and a .364 average over the last two weeks with nine runs scored, 10 RBI, and two stolen bases. He could be a league-winner here if he can keep playing at this level, hurry and grab him before he disappears off waivers in your league!
Tommy Pham, OF - STL (14%)
Pham has given his old team a nice boost lately, hitting two home runs while driving in 11 to the tune of a .295 average these last two weeks.
Ernie Clement, 2B/SS/3B - TOR (12%)
If you happen to miss out on IKF, then Ernie Clement is a more readily available utility guy who's playing well and getting a chance to play nearly every day now for Toronto after they traded away other starters.
He's hitting .327 over the last two weeks with three steals.
Joey Bart, C - PIT (12%)
The Pirates dug Bart out of the scrap heap this season and he's ended up becoming their best option at catcher after Yasmani Grandal appears to be washed and Henry Davis isn't quite ready for the big leagues.
He's hitting .341 with four home runs and 11 RBI over the last two weeks!
Fantasy Baseball Deep League Hitter Streamers to Consider
Some widely available hitters (under 10% rostered) could be worth a look this week.
Matt Wallner, OF - MIN (10%)
Brendan Rodgers, 2B - COL (9%)
Alex Call, OF - WSN (7%)
Freddy Fermin, C - KCR (7%)
Alejandro Kirk, C - TOR (6%)
Parker Meadows, OF - DET (6%)
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF - CHC (5%)
Andrew Benintendi, OF - CHW (4%)
Michael Massey, 2B - KC (3%)
Jonah Bride, 1B/3B - MIA (3%)
Zach Dezenzo, 3B - HOU (2%)
Adrian Del Castillo, C - ARI (1%)
Good luck this week, and choose those streaming options wisely!
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