Fantasy Baseball Week 22 Projections and Waiver Wire Hitting Options

A new week of fantasy baseball is here, so let's look at the top-projected hitters in an effort to point out some waiver wire options and possible streamers.

We only mention players who are below 90% rostered. Let's dive in!

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Outfielders

Jakob Marsee is projected for 33 fantasy points this week. He's rostered in 63% of leagues and is scheduled to play six games this week.

In 17 games and 62 plate appearances in the big leagues, Marsee is hitting .377 with a .468 on-base percentage. He has seven doubles, four homers and a triple among his 20 hits, along with 15 RBIs, nine runs scored, six stolen bases, nine walks and 11 strikeouts.

Sal Frelick is set for 26 fantasy points this week across eight possible games. He's owned in 70% of leagues.

Frelick has a .294 average and .356 OBP over 445 plate appearances this season. He has 13 doubles, nine homers and three triples among his 116 total hits. Frelick also has 47 RBIs, 58 runs scored, 18 stolen bases, 33 walks and 47 strikeouts.

Jung Hoo Lee is projected for 25 points over seven contests. He's rostered in 64% of leagues right now.

He's posted a .260 average and .324 OBP over 491 plate appearances this season. Lee has 10 triples, 28 doubles and six homers among his 115 total knocks, along with 46 RBIs, 60 runs scored, 10 stolen bases, 39 walks and 52 strikeouts.

Andy Pages (86% rostered) is set for 24 points this week across seven games. Chandler Simpson (57%) is projected for 24 points over six possible games.

Blake Perkins (6%) and Evan Carter (15%) are each set for 23 points, with Perkins having eight possible games and Carter having seven.

Ramon Laureano (73%), Jesus Sanchez (11%) and Cedric Mullins (58%) are projected for 22 points. Laureano and Sanchez have seven games they could play in, while Mullins could play up to six.

TJ Friedl (68%), Marcell Ozuna (85%), Brenton Doyle (51%) and Tyler Freeman (22%) are all set for 21 fantasy points. Doyle and Freeman have seven games each, while Friedl and Ozuna could play up to six.

Giancarlo Stanton (56%), Roman Anthony (76%), Daulton Varsho (26%), Nathan Lukes (9%), Mickey Moniak (25%), Mike Yastrzemski (8%), Lawrence Butler (82%), Nick Castellanos (81%) and Kerry Carpenter (73%) are all projected for 20 points. Moniak and Yastrzemski are the only ones of that group with seven possible games this week - everyone else is at just six.

Catchers

Carson Kelly (44%) and Ivan Herrera (69%) are both projected for 25 fantasy points this week. Kelly could play eight games, while Herrera has seven scheduled.

Kelly is sitting with a .268 average and .363 OBP over 317 plate appearances this season. He has 12 doubles, 13 homers and a triple among his 73 total knocks. The Cubs' catcher also has 40 RBIs, 43 runs scored, a stolen base, 39 walks and 50 strikeouts.

Herrera has logged 294 plate appearances so far, tallying a .288 average and .365 OBP along the way. He has 10 doubles and homers among his 74 total knocks, along with 43 RBIs, 30 runs scored, five stolen bases, 27 walks and 62 strikeouts.

Yainer Diaz (89%) is projected for 23 points over seven games. Agustin Ramirez (85%) is set for 22 points over six contests. Drake Baldwin (46%) is projected for 20 points over six games.

Third Basemen

Caleb Durbin is projected for 25 points over eight possible contests. He's rostered in 19% of leagues.

Durbin has a .252 average and .333 OBP over 360 plate appearances so far. He's recorded 40 RBIs, 45 runs scored, 10 stolen bases, 23 walks and 32 strikeouts, while having six homers and 17 doubles among his 79 total knocks.

Matt Shaw is also set for 25 points over eight games this week. He's owned in 67% of leagues.

Shaw has a .227 average and .292 OBP over 312 plate appearances as a rookie. He's posted 16 doubles, 10 homers and a triple among his 64 total knocks. Shaw also has 32 RBIs, 42 runs scored, 15 stolen bases, 25 walks and 59 strikeouts.

Kyle Karros (6%) is set for 23 points over seven contests. 

Shortstops

Warming Bernabel is projected for 27 fantasy points this week. He has seven games scheduled and is rostered in 28% of leagues.

He's sitting with a .304 average and .329 OBP over 82 plate appearances so far. Bernabel has four homers, six doubles and a triple among his 24 total knocks. The youngster has 12 RBIs, 11 runs scored, three walks and 10 strikeouts.

Dansby Swanson is set for 26 points over eight contests and is rostered in 83% of leagues.

Over 500 plate appearances, Swanson has a .249 average and .295 OBP. He's also posted 16 doubles, 18 homers and two triples among his 115 total knocks. Swanson has 57 RBIs, 67 runs scored, 10 stolen bases, 32 walks and 136 strikeouts.

Masyn Winn (47%) and Willy Adames (81%) are each projected for 24 points over seven games, while Xavier Edwards (86%) is set for 24 points over six contests.

Zach Neto (87%) and Carlos Correa (69%) are projected for 23 points this week - Neto has six games, and Correa has seven.

Joey Ortiz (31%) is set for 22 points over eight contests. Josh Smith (35%) and Ezequiel Tovar (44%) are at 21 points over seven contests each. Colson Montgomery (57%) is set for 20 points over six contests.

First Basemen

Michael Busch (79%) is projected for 25 points over eight possible games.

Busch has 442 plate appearances and sits with a .260 average and .342 OBP. He has 24 homers, 16 doubles and three triples among his 102 total knocks. Busch also has 68 RBIs, 55 runs scored, four stolen bases, 40 walks and 108 strikeouts.

Alec Burleson (69%) and Andrew Vaughn (75%) are projected for 24 points over seven and eight games, respectively.

Burleson has a .283 average and .336 OBP over 432 plate appearances this season. He has 15 homers, 19 doubles and a triple among his 111 total knocks, while also having 55 RBIs, 43 runs scored, five stolen bases, 32 walks and 59 strikeouts.

Vaughn's season average of .242 doesn't look great, but he's hitting .327 over 129 plate appearances since he joined the Brewers. With Milwaukee, he has a .391 OBP, nine homers and five doubles among his 37 total knocks, and 35 RBIs, 18 runs scored, 12 walks and 18 strikeouts.

Ryan O'Hearn (41%) is set for 22 points over seven contests. Jake Burger (28%), Christian Walker (76%) and Nolan Schanuel (35%) are projected for 21 points each, with Burger and Walker at seven possible games and Schanuel at just six.

Wilmer Flores (18%), Spencer Steer (49%) and Spencer Horwitz (20%) are set for 20 points each. Flores has seven games scheduled, while Steer and Horwitz are at six each.

Second Basemen

Luke Keaschall is the top-projected second baseman. He's at 31 projected points over six games, and is rostered in 73% of fantasy leagues.

Keaschall is hitting .343 and getting on base at a .429 clip over his first 77 big league plate appearances. He has six doubles and two homers among his 23 knocks, while also tallying 14 RBIs, 10 runs scored, six stolen bases and eight walks and strikeouts.

Brendan Donovan (81%) and Marcus Semien (81%) are each set for 24 points over seven games.

Donovan has logged 476 plate appearances so far, recording a .279 average and .348 OBP. He has 25 doubles and nine homers among his 118 hits, along with 45 RBIs, 57 runs scored, three stolen bases,  40 walks and 63 strikeouts.

Semien has a .228 average and .304 OBP over 520 plate appearances this season. He has 16 doubles, 15 homers and a triple among his 104 total knocks. Semien also has 61 RBIs, 60 runs scored, 11 stolen bases, 49 walks and 90 strikeouts this season.

Jonathan India (40%) is projected for 22 points over seven contests. Luis Garcia Jr. (44%) and Jeff McNeil (13%) are each at 21 projected points over six contests.

Brandon Lowe (85%), Jake Cronenworth (33%), Otto Lopez (37%) and Nick Gonzales (6%) are all projected for 20 fantasy points. Cronenworth is the only one of that quartet to have four games scheduled.