Connor Norby and TJ Friedl Lead Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitting Options

After checking out some fantasy baseball waiver wire pitchers to possibly add, let's go through another round of waiver wire hitters.

We won't cover any hitters who appeared in waiver stories on Monday or Tuesday. Also be sure to check out Wednesday's streaming article.

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Should You Add Connor Norby?

Norby was added in 2.41% of leagues, bringing his overall mark to 25.13%.

He was on a five-game hitting streak with nine total hits between May 21-26 before going hitless on Tuesday. Norby had a homer and a double among those hits, along with six RBIs, two runs scored and walks and four strikeouts.

Across 34 games and 130 plate appearances, Norby has also delivered solid results. He has a .285 average, .323 on-base percentage, 35 total hits, 16 RBIs, four stolen bases, 18 runs scored, five walks and 37 strikeouts. Norby has three home runs, a triple and eight doubles among those 35 hits.

He wasn't getting much playing time for Baltimore last season, so moving to Miami was great for his fantasy outlook. Norby has taken advantage of his playing time this season.

Norby played third base most days, while serving as the team's designated hitter just twice this year. He's batted between fourth-seventh over his past five starts. The start as the cleanup hitter came against a lefty, and he's batted sixth or seventh against right-handed pitchers.

Fantasy owners wish he was batting cleanup against righties, but that could change if he stays hot at the plate. Miami isn't a good fantasy lineup to be a part of, but as Norby is showing now, he can still deliver solid results.

He's just a deep-league fantasy option right now, but probably deserves to be rostered in more leagues. If Norby stays hot and delivers good results for a couple more weeks, then he'll start getting standard league attention.

Norby is a player for all fantasy owners to at least keep tabs on, because we don't have much history to go on with him. He also was a pretty highly-regarded prospect, so maybe he's enjoying his MLB breakout now.

Should You Add TJ Friedl?

Friedl is up 2.07% and sits at 55.7% overall now.

He has two hits in four straight games from May 23-26, then had three hits last night. Friedl has two doubles over that span.

Across 52 games and 232 plate appearances this season, Friedl owns a .299 average and .381 OBP. He has 60 total hits, including 10 doubles, two triples and three home runs. Friedl also has 19 RBIs, eight stolen bases, 33 runs scored, 26 walks and 36 strikeouts to his name.

Those are pretty well-rounded fantasy numbers, despite a lack of homers and RBIs. He's playing center field nearly every game for the Reds.

Friedl bats first and is starting against righties and lefties. Him batting leadoff explains his lower RBI total. Playing for the Reds isn't doing him any favors either.

Friedl is another overlooked fantasy asset right now. He's at a stacked position, but he's also a top-20 fantasy outfielder in points leagues so far. He deserves to be rostered in more leagues.

Add Friedl if he's still available in your deeper fantasy league. He's probably outperforming some of your outfielders in a standard league too, so assess your team and see if Friedl is worth adding to your team.

Should You Add Jonathan Aranda?

Aranda is rostered in 54% of leagues right now. He has topped out at 65% a couple times over the past month.

He has five hits over his past three games. Aranda has a double and home run among those hits, along with five RBIs, three runs scored, one walk and four strikeouts.

For the season, Aranda has a .309 average and .389 OBP across 49 games and 185 plate appearances. He has 50 total hits, including 10 doubles and seven home runs. Aranda also has 29 RBIs, 23 runs scored, 19 walks and 46 punchouts.

He's playing first base pretty much exclusively for the Rays. Aranda starts and bats fourth or fifth against right-handed pitchers, but sits against lefties.

Being a platoon player limits what Aranda can do as a fantasy hitter. He's still producing enough at the plate to consider utilizing him in standard leagues.

Aranda should be rostered and utilized when he's starting in all deeper leagues. If you are not a fan of platoon players, then I'd look to trade Aranda, because he's got some good trade value right now.

I wouldn't mind rostering Aranda in a standard league, even though I think there's better options out there. He's still a top-20 fantasy first baseman this season, but that means he's a backup option at best in those leagues.

When he's hot at the plate though, I wouldn't mind adding and starting Aranda as an extra infielder or utility player. Aranda is going to top out as a deep-league option because he's a platoon player though, so do some thorough research before adding him to your team.

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Should You Add Gabriel Moreno?

Moreno is rostered in 39% of leagues right now. He was around 32% on May 23.

He has five hits over his past three games, including a double and triple. Moreno doesn't have an RBI over that span, but has scored twice, while not walking or striking out.

Across 45 games and 158 plate appearances this season, Moreno has a .276 average and .335 OBP. He has 40 total hits, including seven doubles, a triple and four home runs. Moreno also has 15 RBIs, 25 runs scored, 12 walks, a stolen base and 27 strikeouts to his name.

He's the Diamondbacks' primary catcher and starts often. Moreno has four starts over the team's past five games. He has hit sixth or seventh for each of those starts.

Moreno is just outside the top-10 fantasy catchers so far this season, so his own percentage says he's underowned. I think he's at least worth an add in deeper redraft leagues, and also believe he's a standard league option right now.

His lack of power and RBIs holds him back from being a must-add player, but he's probably outperforming a lot of standard league daily starting catchers. Assess your team and see if it makes sense to add Moreno.

Should You Add Dylan Carlson?

Carlson is owned in just 1% of fantasy leagues synced through FantasySP.

He went hitless on Tuesday, but logged five hits in the three games before that. Carlson had two homers among the knocks, along with five RBIs, three runs scored, a stolen base and no walks or strikeouts.

Carlson is getting more playing time with Tyler O'Neill and Ramon Laureano hitting the injured list of late. Carlson had a decent fantasy season in 2021 with the Cardinals, but has fallen off since then.

And even despite his recent success, Carlson owns just a .158 average and .195 OBP across 18 games and 41 plate appearances this season. It's still good to see him trending in the right direction though.

Carlson is only a deep-league fantasy waiver wire option, and his own mark probably shouldn't go much over 20%, if it even gets close to that. He's worth adding and utilizing in really deep leagues while he's getting consistent playing time though.

He moved up to sixth in the order on Tuesday, and if that continues, he's a bit better fantasy asset for the near future. Utilize Carlson while you can, because his value might dry up when O'Neill and Laureano return.