Five Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Bats to Possibly Add: Alec Bohm, Jeff McNeil and More

After looking at five fantasy baseball waiver wire pitchers to possibly add on Wednesday, let's go over some waiver wire hitting options.

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

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Should You Add Alec Bohm?

Bohm is rostered in 82% of fantasy leagues right now. He started the year owned in every league, but was sitting at 72% a month ago, so he's on the rise.

He has five hits over his past two games and 12 knocks over nine games and 37 plate appearances this month. Bohm has just one extra-base hit (a double) among the hits though. He has three RBIs, a run scored and stolen base, two walks and four strikeouts.

Over 64 games and 266 plate appearances this season, Bohm has a .280 average and .316 on-base percentage. He's got nine doubles, a triple and five homers among his 70 total knocks. Bohm also has posted 24 RBIs, two stolen bases, 26 runs scored, 11 walks and 41 strikeouts.

He normally plays third base, but has also appeared at first 11 times. That double position eligibility gives Bohm a nice fantasy boost.

Bohm is racking up plenty of hits, but with most of them being singles, he's more of a contact hitter right now. He is not driving in a ton of runs, or scoring much either, and his OBP is rather weak for having that high of an average. At least he isn't hurting himself a bunch with a ton of strikeouts.

Bohm is still a really good deep-league option, and he should be held in those leagues all year. He does enough to roster and utilize him in some standard leagues as well. 

Bohm ranks 15th among third basemen in points leagues on ESPN, while sitting 25th at first base. That shows he's a better deep-league option, but also that he's close enough (especially at third base) to being a daily option in standard leagues.

So to answer my question of whether or not he should be added in fantasy leagues, it comes down to your standard league team. If you are set at first and third base, then Bohm isn't a priority add. If you need help at either, or both spots, though, then I really like the idea of adding Bohm. He gives you some stability and flexibility in case you lock down another 1B or 3B at another point this season.

Should You Add Jeff McNeil?

McNeil is up 2.77% so far today and he sits at 16.07% overall now.

He has seven hits over his past four appearances and has logged 10 hits so far in eight June games. McNeil has a .341 average and .378 OBP dating back to May 27, which is 11 games.

In 36 games overall this season, McNeil has a .266 average and .359 OBP over 128 plate appearances. He has five doubles, three triples and six homers among his 29 total hits, along with 19 RBIs, a stolen base, 12 runs scored, 17 walks and 12 strikeouts.

He's appeared at second base 23 times so far this year. McNeil has also appeared at left, center and right field at times, so it's worth checking what positions he's eligible at in your fantasy leagues.

McNeil has started five straight games for the Mets, and two of those were against a lefty. He hit fifth in four of those games before dropping to eighth against one of the lefties.

The Mets are a great lineup to be in, but hitting fifth instead of eighth adds quite a bit of fantasy value for McNeil, so that's something to track moving forward. His bat is hot now though, and that's why he's on the rise as a fantasy asset.

At the very least, I'd want to stream McNeil in deeper leagues while he's hot at the plate. He could become a daily starter, or depth option, in those leagues for the rest of the season as well.

It would take another week or so of strong showings for McNeil to be added in all deeper leagues, then start getting standard league consideration. He's produced in the past, so he's worth tracking in all leagues at least.

Should You Add Evan Carter?

Carter is up to 12% owned. He was at 9% on Monday.

Carter has six hits over his past two games, including two homers and a double. He has five RBIs, five runs scored and a walk and a strikeout over those games as well.

He's played in just 17 games this season, and he's logged 56 plate appearances in total. Carter has 13 hits (three homers and a double), eight RBIs, 10 runs scored, three stolen bases, four walks and 10 punchouts.

Carter flashed huge potential in 2023 across 23 games. He hit .306 and got on base at a .413 clip, which made him a fantasy darling going into 2024.

He played in just 45 games last season, and hit .188 and got on base at a .272 clip. Carter hadn't done much in his limited MLB action this season, but the highly-regarded prospect has flashed that high potential again over the past couple days, so maybe things haven't fizzled out with him just yet.

I'd give him an add in some deeper redraft leagues. You could probably start him right away after looking at what he's done over the past two games. 

There's a chance Carter finally gets going and remains a good fantasy asset for the rest of the season. That's a lot to ask, but it wouldn't be super surprising either. Why not take a gamble on him?

He is worth watching really closely, because a couple more strong games will make his own percentage skyrocket. Carter could become a standard league asset in a hurry.

Should You Add Trevor Story?

Story is back on the rise again after a hot stretch at the plate. He's up to 31% rostered after sitting at 25% on June 8.

Story has nine hits over his past four games, including two home runs and a double. He has eight RBIs, a stolen base, four runs scored, a walk and three strikeouts in that span.

He was hot earlier in the season and now appears to be back in a groove at the plate. Story has a .233 average and .279 OBP on the season, and has nine homers and five doubles among his 59 total hits. He also has 34 RBIs, 10 stolen bases, 29 runs scored, 13 walks and 82 strikeouts.

Apparently Story is going to be a streaky hitter this season. When he's hot, like he is now, he's an option in all leagues. But when he's cold, he shouldn't be owned in standard leagues or started in deeper ones.

He's a good waiver add if you have a roster spot to play with and are streaming the hottest hitters with it - that goes for deeper or standard leagues. I'd only keep him in deeper redraft leagues all season.

Should You Add Alek Thomas?

Thomas is owned in just 1% of leagues right now.

He has seven hits over his past four games. Of those hits, one was an extra-base hit, and it was a homer. Thomas has an RBI, stolen base, walk and strikeout in that span, along with six runs scored.

Thomas has started five straight games for the D-Backs, and one of those starts was against a lefty. If he's going to get regular playing time and be racking up hits at the plate, then Thomas is worth streaming in really deep leagues for a bit.

He's unlikely to become a daily option for a long stretch in even deeper leagues, but until his bat cools off, he's maybe worth streaming for a bit. If you could use some help in the outfield for a bit, or just want to add a really hot bat, Thomas should be available to pick up.