Not every fantasy baseball pickup needs to be flashy. When hunkering down for a title run, owners just need players who get the job done.
Most of this week’s waiver-wire recommendations meet that mold. They’re not all buzzy adds, but they’re delivering to little fanfare. If they keep it up, these unheralded gems can ignite a championship push.
Even the promoted newcomers consist of a 32-year-old baseball veteran and a refined 22-year-old prospect poised to spend his career under the shadow of his position’s superstar peers.
And fair warning to Arizona Diamondbacks fans: This list will conjure memories of that horrendous Shelby Miller trade. Sorry in advance.
Here’s the latest batch of players to snatch off the waiver wire, where they remain in at least half of Yahoo Sports leagues.