Wednesday's Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups: Luke Keaschall, Daulton Varsho and More

It's time for our third fantasy baseball waiver wire story of the week!

We won't cover anyone who appeared in waiver stories on Monday or Tuesday, and will avoid any pitchers from Wednesday's streaming story.

Check out the top fantasy baseball waiver wire options everyday on FantasySP. 

Should You Add Luke Keaschall?

Keaschall has been added in 3.94% of leagues, bringing his overall mark to 39.68%.

Keaschall finally got back on the big league field, after suffering an injury back in late April. He had two hits, including a homer, in his first game back in the MLB.

Keaschall has appeared in eight MLB games so far, but the results are incredibly strong so far. He has nine hits over 23 at-bats, and has walked five more times among 30 plate appearances for a .391 average and .533 on-base percentage.

He has a homer and three doubles among his hits. Keaschall also has five RBIs, runs scored and stolen bases and just two strikeouts.

The sample size might be small for Keaschall, but he's absolutely been tearing it up in the big leagues. He's played second base and been the designated hitter in the big leagues.

Keaschall should be immediately added back in all deeper leagues. He has a pretty solid fantasy floor, and with low strikeout totals, Keaschall doesn't hurt his fantasy scores often.

I'd definitely feel fine adding Keaschall in standard leagues now too. He's at a weaker fantasy position, so if you are looking for some help, it's a good idea in my eyes to add him in those leagues.

Don't wait too long if you want Keaschall. Another big game or two will really help his own percentage skyrocket.

Should You Add Daulton Varsho?

Varsho got a 2.21% bump up to 16.27%.

He also recently got back on the field - he's played four games since returning. Varsho has three homers and a double among his five hits over the past two contests. He also has 10 RBIs, three runs scored and no walks or strikeouts over that stretch.

It's easy to see why Varsho is on the rise, but he obviously won't stay this hot at the plate. His own percentage is way down after not playing since late May though, so his mark is going to shoot way up over the next couple days.

Varsho has a .222 average and .256 OBP over 28 games and 117 plate appearances this season. He's a career .225 hitter with a .295 OBP, so the average is likely to stay, while his OBP should rise with more playing time.

He has 24 hits on the season, with 11 homers, six doubles and a triple. Varsho has 30 RBIs, 17 runs scored, a stolen base, six walks and 35 strikeouts.

Varsho is an outfielder, which is a stacked fantasy position, otherwise that own percentage would be much higher right now. He's the classic big power guy with massive strikeout marks.

He can deliver monster fantasy performances, like he has the past couple days, but also get in stretches where he's not hitting, and then he's in the negatives with the strikeout totals. I'm still a fan of adding him in deeper fantasy leagues, but think he will top out as a deep-league asset.

At times, like now, he could be a streaming option in standard leagues. Only do that if you need an outfielder or some pop, because he'll fall out of this hot stretch soon and then be a drop candidate. I'd rather try for a long-term asset.

Should You Add Isaac Collins?

Collins is slightly trending up of late and sits at 14% overall.

Collins has absolutely come out of nowhere and is an NL Rookie of the Year candidate as a 28-year-old. 

He has seven hits over the past four games, with a homer, triple and double among the knocks. Collins has seven RBIs, four runs scored, two walks and two strikeouts in that stretch.

Collins has delivered all season, sporting a .285 average and .385 OBP over 92 games and 298 plate appearances. He has 72 total hits, including 11 doubles, seven homers and two triples. Collins has 37 RBIs, 41 runs scored, 12 stolen bases, 38 walks and 67 strikeouts.

He only had 11 games played at the big league level coming into this season, and had a .118 average and .211 OBP in those contests. Collins is actually producing a better average and OBP than he had over his minor league career, so just chalk this up as another success story for the Brewers and their development team.

Collins is capable of playing the infield, but is likely only eligible in the outfield, where he's played exclusively in the big leagues. That's been holding his own percentage back a bit, but really, he's been underrated in the fantasy baseball world all season.

He's deserving of being rostered in more leagues. Add him in some more deeper leagues and you might end up holding him for the rest of the season. Collins will likely top out as a deep-league asset, but he is probably outscoring a lot of starting fantasy outfielders in standard leagues of late, so it's also not crazy to utilize Collins in standard leagues.

Should You Add Nestor Cortes?

Cortes is up 3.35% and is owned in 30.95% of leagues overall.

He will be making his Padres' debut on Wednesday, starting against the Diamondbacks in a night game.

Cortes made two big league starts earlier in the season for Milwaukee. He got rocked by the Yankees and then shut down the Reds in his second start.

He's been making minor league rehab appearances for a while, and with the logjam of pitching talent in Milwaukee, the team traded him to San Diego at the deadline.

Cortes has a good chance of winning while pitching for a good team. I don't love the matchup against the D-Backs, even after they sold some hitting at the deadline.

They've looked a bit better of late, and have scored some runs even in losses of late. It still makes sense to see Cortes on the rise, because he's been gone for so long and his own mark was so low.

I'd only consider streaming Cortes in a deeper league today. I just don't trust him against this offense after that long of an MLB layoff. If he pitches well though, he'll likely stick in the rotation and be an even better fantasy asset going forward.

So, watch Cortes' results from tonight and then add him in more leagues if he looks good. He could work into standard leagues in a hurry, so don't wait too long on him.

Should You Add Cade Horton?

Horton is rostered in 44.44% of leagues after a 4.04% increase.

He's another streaming option for Wednesday - Horton will face the Reds in an afternoon tilt. It will be his first time facing the division foe this season.

Horton has appeared in 14 games, making 13 starts and serving as a follower once. He's covered 73 2/3 innings, allowing 33 runs (28 earned) on 70 hits and 25 walks, while striking out 53 batters. Along with his 3.42 ERA, Horton is 5-3.

The Reds are not as favorable of a streaming option as they might have been earlier in the season. They are squarely in the hunt for a playoff spot.

Horton is a streaming option today not because of the matchup, but because of what he's done of late.

He hasn't allowed a run over his past three starts, and has only allowed four runs dating back to the start of July. Horton is 2-1 with a 1.26 ERA over 28 2/3 innings in that span.

I'm fine starting Horton in some deeper leagues, but wouldn't call him a must-start pitcher in those leagues. He could make some standard league starts today, but know that he could be an average or slightly worse finisher today in this matchup.