Fantasy Baseball Week 13 Projections and Waiver Wire Hitting Options

A new week is here, which means it's time for the weekly fantasy baseball waiver wire projections story.

We will mention the top-projected fantasy hitters at each position who are rostered in 89% of leagues or less. Let's get right to it!

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Second Basemen

Washington's Luis Garcia Jr. is projected for 27 points over seven games this week. He's currently rostered in 64% of fantasy leagues.

Garcia has a .260 average and .303 on-base percentage over 62 games and 244 plate appearances this season. He's got 16 doubles and five home runs among his 58 total hits, along with 29 RBIs, seven stolen bases, 30 runs scored, 14 walks and 32 strikeouts.

Tampa Bay's Brandon Lowe is set for 24 points over seven games and is owned in 77% of leagues.

Lowe has played in 66 games and gotten 275 plate appearances this season. He has a .257 average and .309 OBP, along with 37 RBIs, two stolen bases, 41 runs scored, 19 walks and 69 strikeouts. Lowe has 13 homers and nine doubles among his 65 total knocks.

Miami's Otto Lopez (14% rostered) and Philadelphia's Bryson Stott (75%) are projected for 23 points over seven games each. LA Dodgers' Hyeseong Kim (27%) is set for 22 points over seven contests. Detroit's Gleyber Torres (89%) is at 22 points over six possible games.

San Diego's Jake Cronenworth (38%) is projected for 20 points over seven games.

Shortstops

Miami's Xavier Edwards and LA Angels' Zach Neto are projected for 26 points over seven possible games each. Edwards is at 51% rostered, while Neto is up to 77%.

Edwards has a .279 average and .354 OBP over 54 games and 245 plate appearances. He has six doubles and a triple among his 60 total knocks, along with 15 RBIs, 11 stolen bases, 24 runs scored, 25 walks and 37 strikeouts.

Neto has played in 52 games and logged 224 plate appearances so far. He has a .276 average and .317 OBP, along with 26 RBIs, 11 stolen bases, 41 runs scored, 11 walks and 61 strikeouts. Neto has 13 doubles, 10 homers and a triple among his 58 total hits this season.

New York Yankee's Anthony Volpe (76%) is set for 24 points over seven contests. 

Tampa Bay's Jose Caballero (40%), St. Louis' Masyn Winn (59%), San Diego's Xander Bogaerts (80%) and San Francisco's Willy Adames (74%) are all set for 21 points this week. Caballero and Bogaerts could play up to seven games, while Winn and Adames have six each.

Chicago Cubs' Dansby Swanson (83%) and Chicago White Sox' Chase Meidroth (37%) are each projected for 20 points over six games.

Third Basemen

Philadelphia's Alec Bohm is projected for 25 points over seven games. He's rostered in 86% of leagues.

Bohm has played in 68 games and received 283 plate appearances so far. He has a .283 average and .322 OBP, along with 31 RBIs, two stolen bases, 29 runs scored, 13 walks and 43 strikeouts. Bohm has nine doubles, a triple and seven homers among his 75 total knocks.

Baltimore's Jordan Westburg is set for 23 points over even possible contests. He's owned in 85% of leagues.

Westburg is up to a .234 average and .292 OBP over 28 games and 120 plate appearances. He has seven homers, three doubles and a triple among his 26 total hits, along with 14 RBIs, 17 runs scored, seven walks and 26 strikeouts.

LA Dodgers' Max Muncy (80%) is projected for 22 points over seven games. St. Louis' Nolan Arenado (86%) is set for 21 points over six contests.

First Basemen

Tampa Bay's Yandy Diaz is projected for 26 points over seven possible games. He's rostered in 86% of fantasy leagues.

Diaz is at a .265 average and .314 OBP over 65 games and 287 plate appearances. He has 70 total hits on the season, including 10 homers, 13 doubles and a triple. Diaz also has 41 RBIs, three stolen bases, 29 runs scored, 19 walks and 41 strikeouts.

Tampa Bay's Jonathan Aranda is set for 24 points and is owned in 69% of leagues.

Aranda has a .319 average and .411 OBP over 66 games and 253 plate appearances. He has 13 doubles and eight homers among his 69 total knocks. Aranda also has 39 RBIs, 35 runs scored, 28 walks and 60 strikeouts this year.

Washington's Josh Bell (6%) and LA Angels' Nolan Schanuel (23%) are both projected for 23 points over seven games this week. Washington's Nathaniel Lowe (42%) is set for 22 points over his seven possible games.

New York Yankees' Ben Rice (47%) and Houston's Christian Walker (72%) are projected for 21 points over seven games each. San Francisco's Wilmer Flores (62%) and St. Louis' Alec Burleson (35%) are each at 20 projected points over six possible games.

Outfielders

Tampa Bay's Jake Mangum is set for 25 points over seven possible games. He's owned in just 6% of leagues.

Mangum has a .301 average and .348 OBP over 36 games and 133 plate appearances this season. He has five doubles and a homer among his 37 total hits, along with 18 RBIs, 10 stolen bases, 12 runs scored, eight walks and 18 strikeouts.

Baltimore's Cedric Mullins (70%) and Philly's Nick Castellanos (88%) are each projected for 25 points over seven games.

Mullins has played in 55 games and received 226 plate appearances so far. He has a .236 average and .323 OBP, along with 34 RBIs, 29 runs scored, eight stolen bases, 24 walks and 57 strikeouts. Mullins has 11 doubles and homers among his 47 total knocks.

Castellanos sits with 17 doubles, seven homers and a triple among his 75 total knocks. He has a .279 average and .322 OBP over 71 games and 292 plate appearances. Castellanos has 36 RBIs, two stolen bases, 31 runs scored, 16 walks and 56 strikeouts as well.

Minnesota's Byron Buxton (86%), LA Dodgers' Andy Pages (84%), Athletics' JJ Bleday (16%) and Cincinnati's TJ Friedl (87%) are all projected for 23 points this week. Pages and Bleday could play up to seven games amongst that group.

Colorado's Brenton Doyle (46%), Baltimore's Ryan O'Hearn (61%), New York Yankees' Trent Grisham (42%), Miami's Jesus Sanchez (19%), Texas' Evan Carter (41%) and Atlanta's Michael Harris II (84%) all are set for 22 fantasy points. Sanchez, Grisham, O'Hearn and Doyle could all play seven games in that group.

Tampa Bay's Josh Lowe (42%), Miami's Dane Myers (42%) and Toronto's George Springer (84%) are all projected for 21 points. Lowe and Myers have seven games they could play in, while Springer has six.

LA Angels' Jo Adell (41%) and Jorge Soler (20%), Houston's Jake Meyers (14%), Detroit's Parker Meadows (22%) are projected for 20 points this week. Meadows is the only one in that group who has six games scheduled this week.

Catchers

St. Louis' Ivan Herrera is the week's top-projected catcher at 25 points. He's owned in 76% of leagues and could play up to six games.

Herrera has a .312 average and .389 OBP over 40 games and 152 plate appearances. He has eight doubles and homers among his 44 total knocks, along with 32 RBIs, a stolen bases, 21 runs scored, 16 walks and 31 strikeouts.

Miami's Agustin Ramirez (46%) and Houston's Yainer Diaz (85%) are each set for 24 points over seven games.

Ramirez has played in 45 games and gotten 196 plate appearances so far. He has a .240 average and .291 OBP, along with 11 doubles and 10 homers over his 44 total hits. Ramirez has 21 RBIs, a stolen base, 23 runs scored, 13 walks and 32 strikeouts.

Diaz has played in 63 games and gotten 251 plate appearances this season. The catcher has a .243 average and .275 OBP, along with 30 RBIs, 27 runs scored, nine walks and 47 strikeouts.

Washington's Keibert Ruiz (38%) is projected for 23 points over seven games. Philly's J.T. Realmuto (62%) and New York Yankees' Austin Wells (71%) are each set for 22 points over seven games.

Toronto's Alejandro Kirk (58%) is projected for 20 fantasy points over six possible contests.