Jac Caglianone and Bryan Reynolds Among Wednesday's Fantasy Baseball Drop Candidates

After looking at some fantasy baseball waiver wire hitters and pitchers already, let's go over some possible drop candidates.

We won't cover any players who appeared in Monday's story.

More droppable player data can be located on the waiver wire trends most dropped tab, which can be found on any fantasy baseball page here at FantasySP. 

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Should You Drop Jac Caglianone?

In this hitter-only drop article, we'll begin with the young Caglianone. He's down 2.3% and sits at 63% overall.

He's played in 13 games and gotten 52 plate appearances over the past couple weeks for the Royals. Caglianone has a .196 average and .212 on-base percentage. He has two doubles among his 10 total hits, along with two RBIs, a run scored and walk and 12 strikeouts.

Caglianone has not excelled at the big league level right away, like some fantasy owners were hoping. It's not all that surprising given that he was drafted less than a year ago.

He's started each of the team's past five games, hitting sixth or seven the lineup. Caglianone has appeared in right field and at first base, while also serving as the team's designated hitter a few times.

As long as he's still starting, I'm willing to hold out hope on the highly-regarded prospect, especially in deeper leagues. He's hard to hold on to in standard leagues, unless your team is stacked and you don't need his roster spot for instant production.

He might not stick in the big leagues for much longer if his numbers stay around their current marks though. If he's demoted, then Caglianone can be dropped in most redraft leagues again.

Caglianone should be benched in most fantasy leagues he's rostered in now though. He's just not producing much at the plate. His own percentage is sticking as high as it is because he's a big-time prospect.

I'm willing to stash Caglianone for a few more games in standard leagues, but again, only if I can afford to burn a roster spot. I'd give him another week or so in deeper leagues before I'd start dropping him there.

Should You Drop Jo Adell?

Adell is down 2.6% and is now rostered in 36% of leagues.

He was a waiver wire pickup over the past week or so, but has gone hitless in three straight games, with no times on base and four punchouts over that span.

Adell has a .219 average and .290 OBP over 65 games and 222 plate appearances this season, so he was never a huge fantasy asset. After hitting .324 and getting on base at a .405 clip over 11 games from June 2-14, he was on the rise though.

He was always a better deep-league asset, and he's showing why now. There's plenty of fantasy outfielders to go around, and if you picked him up on his hot streak, it makes sense to drop him for the newest hot-hitting waiver wire hitter.

I think Adell could stay rostered in some deep redraft leagues this season, but he should be benched for the time being. Utilize him during his hot stretches.

Should You Drop Bryson Stott?

Stott is rostered in 72% of leagues after a 2.3% decrease today.

He has dropped to a .232 average and .296 OBP across 67 games and 275 plate appearances this season. Stott has seven doubles, two triples and four home runs among his 58 total knocks, along with 27 RBIs, 11 stolen bases, 31 runs scored, 22 walks and 48 strikeouts.

Across 15 games and 56 plate appearances this month, Stott has just a .135 average and .196 OBP. He's trending down, but still playing daily for the Phillies.

He's primarily hit seventh in the lineup, but was actually moved up to sixth on Tuesday. Stott can still be a fantasy force in a good Phillies' lineup from that spot in the order, but he actually has to deliver for that to come true.

Stott just is struggling right now, and he'll have career-worst numbers in a lot of areas if the season ended today, or his current numbers were projected over the full season. He's got bounceback potential, but it's hard to justify rostering him in standard leagues anymore.

He's not in the top-15 fantasy second basemen in points leagues right now, and that means he's a better deep-league option. You could look into trading him, but his trade value has really dropped since before the season.

Another week of struggles will probably mean Stott is dropped in most standard leagues. I'd do my best to keep rostering him in deeper leagues, but he's benchable in most formats right now.

Should You Drop Bryan Reynolds?

Reynolds is at 80% owned after being let go in 2.1% of leagues today.

He's hitless over his past three games, although he left the last game after just one plate appearance because his wife went into labor.

Reynolds has had a rough season overall, hitting just .222 and getting on base at a .295 clip over 71 games and 308 plate appearances. He has 10 doubles, two triples and eight home runs among his 61 total hits, along with 39 RBIs, 23 runs scored, three stolen bases, 28 walks and 81 strikeouts.

The veteran outfielder is having a career-worst season. He's a career .272 hitter with a .347 OBP, even when factoring in his poor numbers this season. Reynolds is on pace to post career lows in a number of stats, and he's been a fantasy draft bust and big-time disappointment.

He has bounceback potential once he returns to the field, but he isn't a top-50 fantasy outfielder in points leagues right now. That means he shouldn't be rostered in standard leagues and maybe even starting in some deeper setups.

His bigger name and hope of a bounceback has his own percentage higher than it should be, but it's time to move on from Reynolds for most standard league owners. You could look to trade him, but again, his trade value is really low, and you won't get a great return.

Reynolds should heat up at some point this season, and then he'll go back to being a standard league asset again. Until that happens though, expect his own percentage to keep dropping.

Keep rostering Reynolds in deeper leagues all season. I doubt it ever gets to a point where he shouldn't at least be rostered in those leagues.

Should You Drop Ceddanne Rafaela?

Rafaela is down 1.7% and is now rostered in 53% of leagues.

He has one hit over his past four games. Rafaela had seven hits in the five games before that, which had him near 60% rostered.

Rafaela has played in 70 games and logged 260 plate appearances so far. He has a .247 average and .296 OBP, along with 26 RBIs, 10 stolen bases, 37 runs scored, 14 walks and 55 strikeouts. Rafaela has 59 total hits, including 11 doubles, two triples and six home runs.

His average isn't the best, and his OBP is low. He's done enough else with his bat and work on the basepaths to be worth rostering in some deeper fantasy leagues. He's on pace to match a lot of the numbers he posted in 2024, but is way lower in the RBI department - several less strikeouts are also helping his cause.

Rafaela is the No. 50 fantasy outfielder in points leagues right now, which shows he's a better deep-league option, and probably will be most of the season. I'd think he remains a solid deep-league option all season too, so I'd keep rostering him in those leagues.

He'd need a week or more of struggles at the plate to force me into reconsidering dropping him in deeper leagues. Just bench him until his bat heats back up, because he's a solid fantasy asset when he's right.