Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters to Target for April 8: Kyren Paris, Tyler Soderstrom, Geraldo Perdomo and More

There were 11 MLB games played on Monday, April 7, so there's plenty to discuss from a fantasy baseball perspective.

Here, we'll look at the top fantasy performances from waiver wire hitters. Before we break, we'll look at the most-added waiver hitters from the FantasySP list and also the most-dropped fantasy hitters.

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Tigers 6, Yankees 2

Andy Ibanez and Jake Rogers led Detroit at the plate.

Ibanez hit a three-run home run. Rogers walked three times and scored twice.

Ben Rice was the top Yankee fantasy hitter. He had a triple and two walks.

Pirates 8, Cardinals 4

Joey Bart, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Andrew McCutchen, Ke'Bryan Hayes and Endy Rodriguez all tallied at least three fantasy points for Pittsburgh.

Bart hit a solo homer, tripled, drove in two runs and scored twice in total and also struck out once. Kiner-Falefa added two hits, RBIs and runs scored, but was also caught stealing.

McCutchen doubled among his two knocks, drove in two runs and scored once. Hayes had a single, walk, RBI, run scored and strikeout, while Rodriguez posted a double among his two hits, scored once and was a strikeout victim.

Yohel Pozo, Brendan Donovan and Masyn Winn led St. Louis at the plate.

Pozo hit a solo homer in his season debut, and first MLB game since 2021. Donovan drove in a run on three hits and went on to score once, while Winn added a solo homer, but struck out once too.

Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 2

George Springer, Andres Gimenez and Will Wagner all had three or more fantasy points for the Blue Jays.

Springer drove in three runs on four hits and also scored a run. Gimenez had two walks, a sac fly, two stolen bases, an RBI and two runs scored, while Wagner added a hit, walk and RBI.

Triston Casas and Ceddanne Rafaela posted three fantasy points each for Boston. Casas singled, walked and drove in a run, while Rafaela walked once and scored twice.

Nationals 6, Dodgers 4

James Wood, Luis Garcia Jr., Keibert Ruiz and Amed Rosario had three or more fantasy points for Washington.

Wood hit a two-run homer, walked once and stole a base. Garcia added two singles and runs scored, along with a stolen base.

Ruiz doubled, walked and drove in a run. Rosario had a single, stolen base and run scored.

Both of the LA fantasy hitters over two fantasy points are already owned in all fantasy leagues.

Mets 2, Marlins 0

Mark Vientos tallied three fantasy points for New York. He walked three times in the contest.

Xavier Edwards posted three fantasy points for Miami. Edwards had two singles, a walk and stolen base and struck out once.

Cubs 7, Rangers 0

Michael Busch, Seiya Suzuki, Ian Happ, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Miguel Amaya had three or more fantasy points for the Cubs.

Busch doubled, tripled, drove in a run and scored once. Suzuki added two singles, a walk, RBI and run scored and also struck out once.

Happ posted a single, three RBIs, a run scored and also was a strikeout victim. PCA delivered a hit, walk, stolen base and run scored, while Amaya had two singles, a sac fly, an RBI and a run scored.

No Texas hitter recorded more than two fantasy points.

Royals 4, Twins 2

Kyle Isbel, Jonathan India and Vinnie Pasquantino led Kansas City at the plate.

Isbel hit a solo homer among his three knocks - he also drove in two runs, scored once, was caught stealing and struck out once.

India doubled, walked twice and scored a run, while Pasquantino had a double and RBI.

Willi Castro, Ty France, Matt Wallner and Harrison Bader had three or four fantasy points each for Minnesota.

Castro doubled, walked and drove in a run, while France had a double, was hit by a pitch and scored two runs.

Wallner doubled among his two hits and also walked and struck out once each. Bader had two singles and an RBI.

Orioles 5, Diamondbacks 1

Ryan O'Hearn and Ryan Mountcastle had three or more fantasy points for Baltimore. 

O'Hearn hit a solo homer among his two knocks. Mountcastle had a single, a walk, two RBIs and a strikeout.

Josh Naylor was the top Arizona fantasy hitter, but is already owned in all leagues.

Mariners 4, Astros 3

Ryan Bliss, Dylan Moore and Jorge Polanco had three or more fantasy points for Seattle.

Bliss hit a two-run homer. Moore had a single, walk, stolen base and two runs scored, while Polanco added a single, stolen base and two RBIs.

Jose Altuve was the top Houston fantasy hitter, but already is rostered in all fantasy leagues.

Reds 2, Giants 0

Spencer Steer led Cincinnati at the plate. He had a single, walk and run scored.

No San Francisco hitter had over two fantasy points.

Padres 5, Athletics 4

Jake Cronenworth and Luis Arraez helped lead San Diego at the plate.

Cronenworth hit a two-run homer and walked once. Arraez doubled among his two hits and went on to score two runs.

Tyler Soderstrom, Max Muncy and Jacob Wilson posted three or more fantasy points for the Athletics.

Soderstrom had a solo homer among his two knocks, drove in two runs and scored twice in total and also walked once. Muncy had a double among his two hits and drove in a run, while Wilson had two singles and a run scored.

Top Waiver Wire Hitters

LA Angels' Kyren Paris is the top waiver wire pickup at the time of publication. He's up 9.69% today.

Colorado's Zac Veen got a 5.11% boost today, while Athletics' Soderstrom is up another 4.78%. New York Yankees' Trent Grisham was added in 4.34% of leagues.

Arizona's Geraldo Perdomo is up 4.05% today. Athletics' Wilson was added in 3.53% of leagues, while Pittsburgh's Hayes is up 3.11%.

Chicago Cubs' Carson Kelly is up 2.77% today. San Francisco's Wilmer Flores was added in 2.77% of leagues as well. Kansas City's Maikel Garcia is the final hitter on the 25-player waiver list, up 2.64%.

Most-Dropped Fantasy Hitters

Just a couple fantasy hitters are on the drop list, which can be found on any fantasy baseball page here at FantasySP.

Houston's Cam Smith is down 4.5% today. St. Louis' Ivan Herrera was dropped in 4% of leagues after hitting the 10-day injured list.

LA Angels' Taylor Ward was let go in 3.8% of leagues. Tampa Bay's Yandy Diaz is down 3.3% today.

Colorado's Michael Toglia is down another 3.1% today.