Alec Bohm and Sal Frelick Among Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitting Options on Thursday

After checking in on some fantasy baseball waiver wire pitching targets, let's now look at some hitting options.

We won't cover any hitters who appeared in articles on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.

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Should You Add Alec Bohm?

Bohm was added in 1.63% of leagues today, bringing his overall mark to 82.57%.

He's on an eight-game hitting streak, collecting 12 total hits over that span. Bohm has two doubles and homers in that stretch, along with six RBIs and runs scored, a walk and five strikeouts.

Across 51 games and 212 plate appearances this season, he has a .273 average and .311 on-base percentage. He has eight doubles, a triple and four home runs among his 54 total hits. Bohm also has posted 20 RBIs, a stolen base, 23 runs scored, nine walks and 35 strikeouts.

Those numbers line up pretty well with what he's done over the past couple seasons overall. His power numbers and RBIs are down, but it's still good to see him racking up some hits, and in time, the power and RBIs could bounce back.

He was drafted in most fantasy leagues before the season, and dropped down near 70% rostered, which made him a big disappointment and draft bust. Bohm is trending up now, and looking like a pretty solid fantasy asset.

He needs to be rostered and kept in all deeper redraft leagues all year. Bohm is simply too valuable and playing too much to ever drop in those leagues (unless he's hurt).

Bohm is a solid standard league option now, but isn't a must-add player either.  He's outside the top 10 fantasy third basemen right now, but he's also close enough where he should be rostered in some standard setups.

Assess your team situation and see if Bohm is either outproducing your fantasy 3B, or could improve your secondary option in the infield or utility hitter.

Should You Add Xavier Edwards?

Edwards was added in 1.38% of leagues - he's rostered in 52.55% of leagues now.

He's currently on the injured list with a back injury, but he's expected back soon. Edwards is going to play a couple rehab games, then get activated again.

Edwards has regressed from last season in his first 42 games and 194 plate appearances in 2025. He has a .263 average and .337 OBP after posting a .328 average and .397 OBP across 70 games and 303 plate appearances in 2024.

Edwards also has three doubles, a triple and no homers among his 45 total hits this season. He has posted 11 RBIs and stolen bases, 18 runs scored, 19 walks and 34 strikeouts as well.

He's not a power hitter, so a lower average and OBP has really diminished his fantasy value this season. Edwards still is a pretty well-rounded hitter, but he's definitely not worthy of being owned in every league, which was the case for points in 2024.

The 25-year-old is also at a stacked fantasy position (shortstop), so that's kept his own percentage down as well. Edwards is a bounceback candidate when he returns from his injury stint, so he's a player for all fantasy owners to keep tabs on.

Edwards will be added in some standard leagues when he's activated off the injured list, so if you are interested in obtaining him, beat the crowd and scoop him up now. He should be up in a couple days, so just stash him on your bench.

If Edwards starts hitting and getting on base more, you can expect more and more standard league owners to add him. Keep a close eye on him and add him before his own percentage really soars.

Should You Add Sal Frelick?

Frelick is rostered in 33% of leagues right now. He was around 55% on May 3.

He had a four-hit game on Wednesday, and is on a five-game hitting streak now. Frelick has nine hits over that span, but they all are singles. He also has two RBIs, a stolen base, two runs scored, no walks and just one strikeout in that span.

Over 54 games and 209 plate appearances this season, Frelick owns a .294 average and .362 OBP. He has five doubles and three triples and homers across his 55 total knocks. Frelick also has posted 18 RBIs, 10 stolen bases, 22 runs scored, 17 walks and 25 strikeouts.

He doesn't provide much power, but he makes up for the lack of power with some stolen bases and a high average and OBP. He's enjoying the best season of his three-year career. Frelick has taken a big step forward from last season (.259 average, .320 OBP), so I'm curious if he'll be able to keep his current numbers up, or if he regresses a bit.

Without much power, I thought Frelick was always a better deep-league asset. I think he's undervalued and owned in far too few deep leagues right now though.

Sure, he's at a stacked fantasy position, but he's been really good most of this season, so having him on your team in deeper leagues seems like a no brainer to me. 

Frelick is a top-30 fantasy outfielder in points leagues so far this season, so really, he could be a standard league option. At the very least, he should be added in all deeper fantasy setups right now.

Should You Add Max Kepler?

Kepler is rostered in just 11% of fantasy leagues right now.

He has a hit in six of his past seven contests, and seven total knocks over that span. Kepler has a homer and four doubles among the hits, along with four RBIs, two runs scored, three walks and five strikeouts.

In 49 games and 188 plate appearances overall this season, Kepler has a .230 average and .319 OBP. He has 38 total hits, including 12 doubles and six home runs. Kepler also has racked up 19 RBIs, 22 runs scored, 19 walks and 39 strikeouts.

The primary left fielder hits sixth or seventh most days, but also only starts against right-handed pitchers. His fantasy outlook is limited a bit as a result.

He's heating up at the plate of late though, so he's worth at least streaming in some deeper leagues for a little stretch. If you are in need of short-term help in the outfield, Kepler should be available.

Should You Add Kody Clemens?

Clemens was added in 1.67% of leagues today, bringing his overall mark to 13.94%.

He went hitless on Wednesday, but has been really good dating back to May 14. Clemens has 14 knocks, including four homers, three doubles and a triple, over 12 games and 44 plate appearances in that span. He has five walks, six runs scored, 10 RBIs and 15 strikeouts as well.

His season-long numbers are pretty solid as well, although he has just 72 plate appearances across 29 games played. Clemens has a .274 average and .366 OBP. He has five doubles and homers and one triple among his 17 total knocks, along with 12 RBIs, 10 runs scored, seven walks and 20 strikeouts.

He's played first and second base and all three outfield spots so far this season, so it's at least worth looking where Clemens might be eligible to play for fantasy.

Clemens has hit fifth or six across his past few starts for Minnesota. He's started against right-handed pitchers, while sitting for the lone lefty the team faced over the past five games.

The Twins are an offense on the rise a bit, so hitting fifth or sixth gives Clemens a chance to drive in some runs. Now it's just a matter of if he will retain a starting role for much longer, and if he can keep producing at the plate.

His career numbers say this is just a hot stretch, and I'm thinking that's what Clemens is in right now. He can be streamed in some deeper redraft leagues, but I wouldn't call him a must-add player. Only add Clemens if you need some short-term help.

He's one to keep tabs on, but I'm thinking his fantasy value is going to dry up sooner rather than later.