Friday's Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitting Options: Agustin Ramirez, Carlos Correa and More

It's time for my final set of fantasy baseball waiver wire stories of the week.

We'll discuss some hitting options first today, but not cover anyone who appeared in stories on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. Check back soon for the waiver wire pitcher article, and also be sure to check out Friday's streaming article.

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Should You Add Agustin Ramirez?

Ramirez was added in 1.47% of leagues early on Friday. He sits at 61.29% overall.

He's on a three-game hitting streak. Ramirez has a homer and double among his six hits in that span, along with three RBIs, four runs scored, no walks and three strikeouts.

Ramirez has had a solid rookie season across 55 games and 235 plate appearances. He's hitting .247 and getting on base at a .294 clip so far. Ramirez's fantasy value comes in his pop, as he has 12 doubles and home runs among his 54 hits so far. The team's primary catcher has 30 RBIs, 28 runs scored, a stolen base, 15 walks and 41 strikeouts.

He's started four of the team's past five games, getting two starts at designated hitter and two at catcher. That shows he's in the lineup daily, in one spot or another.

Despite not being in the big leagues all season, Ramirez is the No. 7 fantasy catcher in points leagues right now. That shows he's a good standard league option, and that he's worth rostering and utilizing in those leagues.

I still think Ramirez is undervalued, but I get it after looking at his season-long numbers in a few stats. He's one of those guys who fantasy owners would pick up and then not drop after realizing how valuable he can be after all.

At the very least, Ramirez is worth rostering in deeper redraft leagues and dynasty/keeper leagues too as a 23-year-old. The future could be really bright for Ramirez.

Should You Add Carlos Correa?

Correa is rostered in 34.72% of leagues after a 2.17% increase today.

He's on a six-game hitting streak and has logged 13 hits over his past eight games and 33 plate appearances. Correa has a homer and double among the hits, along with five RBIs and runs scored, two walks and five strikeouts.

Correa has been solid overall this season, with a .262 average and .304 OBP over 273 plate appearances in 70 games. He has 14 doubles and six home runs among his 67 total hits. Correa also has 26 RBIs, 31 runs scored, 16 walks and 52 strikeouts to his name.

The Twins' everyday shortstop has started five straight games for the team. He hit sixth and then fifth in the first two games in that stretch, but has been hitting cleanup over the past three games. That's obviously a plus for his fantasy outlook. 

Correa sits in the 20s among fantasy shortstops so far this season, so it makes sense not to roster him in standard leagues. He has missed some games though and boasts solid numbers overall, so I think Correa's own percentage should rise a bit, especially while he's hot at the plate.

He's likely going to top out as a deep-league asset, but there's some value in adding Correa as a secondary shortstop option or infielder in deeper leagues. You can start him when he's hot at the plate, and he's a good backup option still after he cools off a bit.

Should You Add Jordan Beck?

Beck is up 2.26% so far and now sits at 32.55% overall.

He went hitless on Thursday, but had a seven-game hitting streak before that. Beck had two homers and three doubles among his 10 hits in that span. He also had six RBIs and runs scored, a stolen base, two walks and nine punchouts.

Beck has appeared in 70 games and gotten 280 plate appearances so far this season. He has a .266 average and .325 OBP so far, along with 28 RBIs, 38 runs scored, nine stolen bases, 20 walks and 79 punchouts. Beck has 15 doubles, four triples and 10 home runs.

Beck is a pretty similar player to Correa in a lot of ways. Beck has displayed more power and has extra value with stolen bases, but also strikes out a ton.

The Rockies' primary left fielder is at another stacked fantasy position, which isn't doing him any favors. He's started five straight games for Colorado, hitting either second or third. I'd rather see him in the No. 3 hole for fantasy purposes, but he can still deliver some solid results as the No. 2 guy.

Beck is just outside the top-50 fantasy outfielders in points leagues for the season. He hasn't played in 11 games, so he'd likely rank at least a few spots higher if he had been in the big leagues all season.

Anyways, I see Beck as another slightly overlooked fantasy asset. That strikeout total is high and a detriment to his overall fantasy value, but he does enough else to still be appealing at least.

I think he deserves to be rostered in a few more leagues. He's hot at the plate now, so streaming him in deeper redraft leagues until he cools off makes plenty of sense to me.

I think he'll top out as a deep-league asset, but if his average and OBP go up, then he might sneak into some standard leagues eventually, so he's worth keeping tabs on.

Should You Add Trevor Larnach?

Larnach is rostered in 21.07% of leagues after a 2.3% increase today.

Over his past eight games and 35 plate appearances, Larnach has a .333 average and .429 OBP. He has three doubles and two home runs among his 10 total knocks in that span, along with seven RBIs and runs scored, four walks and six strikeouts.

He's been a streaky hitter this season, and sits with a .259 average and .328 OBP overall. Larnach has played in 76 games and gotten 315 plate appearances so far. He has 12 doubles and homers and one triple among his 73 total hits, along with 39 RBIs, 43 runs scored, two stolen bases, 27 walks and 68 strikeouts.

He's a pretty well-rounded fantasy hitter, but isn't owned in the amount of leagues the players we have discussed already are. I see Larnach as another overlooked fantasy asset.

Larnach has started five straight games for the Twins, hitting second in three straight games, but also third and fourth in that stretch. Those are all decent fantasy spots for a hitter to be in, but again, I'd rather have him in the No. 3 or 4 spot.

The corner outfielder and designated hitter ranks just outside the top 30 among fantasy outfielders in points leagues so far. That just shows how close to standard leagues Larnach should be, and how undervalued he is overall.

I think his own percentage should rise noticeably, to a point where he's nearly owned in all deeper redraft leagues and be close to standard league ownership. He's producing similarly to last season, just with more pop and run production, so what's not to like?

Should You Add Caleb Durbin?

Durbin has been added in 1.62% of leagues so far, and sits at 13.35% overall.

Dating back to June 12, which is 12 games and 48 plate appearances, Durbin has a .349 average and .396 OBP. He has two homers among his 15 hits in that span. Durbin also has seven RBIs, 13 runs scored, a stolen base, three walks and eight strikeouts in that span.

He's appeared in 60 games and logged 225 plate appearances so far this season. Durbin has a .236 average and .318 OBP - he had a .204 average and .297 OBP before this stretch. The third baseman has 10 doubles and four homers among his 46 total hits, along with 29 RBIs, 28 runs scored, six stolen bases, 13 walks and 22 strikeouts.

Durbin is definitely trending up of late. He's in his first MLB season, so some struggles early on make sense.

He's started in each of the team's past five games, hitting seventh or eighth for the Brewers. The Milwaukee lineup has been better of late, and Durbin has been good, but that's not a favorable fantasy spot for the long haul for any hitter.

Durbin is playing well right now though, and is maybe worth adding in some deeper redraft leagues. It might end up being a short-term pickup, but if you have a need at third base, Durbin could help you out for a bit.

He sits just outside the top 20 among fantasy third basemen this season, so he's really quite underrated looking at his own percentage. Durbin might even have position eligibility elsewhere, which would only make him a better waiver option.