Is Newly-Called Up Logan Evans a Good Fantasy Baseball Waiver Add and Streaming Option?

After looking at Jordan Beck as a possible fantasy baseball waiver wire option on Saturday, I'm back a day later to look at another surging waiver option.

Today, we'll look at Seattle pitcher Logan Evans, who is making his MLB debut on Sunday. We'll look at Evans as a possible waiver pickup, while also discussing him as a streaming option. Let's dive right in!

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Evans' Fantasy Surge

Of course, like most MLB prospects, Evans' fantasy own percentage is rising as he gets ready to make his first ever appearance. Adding in that he's a streaming option on Sunday and Evans got a 5.94% bump up, bringing his overall own percentage to 6.68.

He's not been rostered by many leagues that are synced here at FantasySP prior to the news that he was being called up.

I'd expect his own percentage to rise a bit more before he makes his start on Sunday as well.

Evans' Minor League Stats and Grades

Evans is the No. 10 prospect overall for the Mariners. 

He was drafted in the 12th round of the 2023 MLB Draft, so it's been a pretty quick rise to the big leagues for a player with not a ton of draft hype. You can probably guess that he turned in good results in the minor leagues to earn his call up in less than two years.

The 23-year-old right-handed starting pitcher is 6-foot-4 and 215 pounds. He's graded as a 50 overall pitcher, which is a good mark for a team's No. 10 prospect. Adding in that Seattle has been a good organization for pitching prospects and there's definitely reason to discuss Evans at length like we are here.

His best pitch grade is a 55 slider. He's got 50 marks for his fastball and curveball, while having 45 grades for his cutter and changeup. His control has a 50 grade.

Evans logged 15 minor league innings in the summer he was drafted. He had a 0.60 earned run average across five games.

He pitched 107 innings at Double-A in 2024, going 9-5 with a 3.20 ERA. Evans made 22 starts across 32 total appearances.

Evans made five starts in Triple-A before getting called up this season. He was 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA.

Overall across 147 2/3 innings, Evans has a 3.05 ERA. He's struck out 136 batters, while walking 48. Evans has a .225 average against him.

Because he was a bit older when he was drafted, he was able to work quickly through the minor leagues. Given the team's ability to develop pitchers over the year, the fact that Evans has proved enough to be called up already is definitely something to take note of, and makes Evans a player for all fantasy owners to keep an eye on.

Evans' Fantasy Outlook

Evans might not be a top-end MLB prospect, but his quick rise and organization he's a part of makes him a really intriguing prospect at this point.

Nobody knows how a prospect will fare in his first taste of the big leagues ever, but Evans being a pretty notable prospect makes him one with a bit higher expectations coming in.

His start on Sunday will come against the Pirates, which is a favorable matchup on paper. The Pirates are a bottom-10 team in runs scored and home runs, while tying for fifth in most strikeouts. Pitchers facing the Pirates are constantly part of the daily streaming articles here.

It's never easy to trust a player making his MLB debut with a streaming slot, but Evans is definitely an option considering the team he is facing.

All that said, Evans is worth a roster spot in deeper leagues only at this point. He's a good streaming option on Sunday, even if he's limited to five or less innings. Evans' fantasy ceiling is capped a bit, but the favorable matchup should help him put up positive points.

If you aren't comfortable enough to start him right away, then deep-league fantasy owners can still give Evans a roster spot. If he turns in a good start, then you don't have to worry about fighting other leaguemates to add him. If the rookie struggles, then you can simply drop him.

I wouldn't mind taking a gamble on him in deeper redraft leagues though, and the same can be said for a bit deeper dynasty/keeper leagues. He has his most value in those dynasty and keeper leagues.

Standard league redraft owners need to keep tabs on Evans too. It would probably only take a couple good fantasy outings for him to become at least a streaming option in standard leagues. If he excels like some of the team's other pitching prospects have over the years, Evans could become a standard league keeper in a short time.