Thursday's Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds: Carlos Correa, Ian Seymour and More

Let's go over a fourth round of fantasy baseball waiver wire options for the week.

We'll avoid talking about anyone we covered in waiver stories on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, or who appeared in Thursday's streaming pitcher article.

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Should You Add Carlos Correa?

Correa is owned in 70% of fantasy leagues at the moment. He was at 67% on September 9.

He has a homer in back-to-back games, and three hits and RBIs, two runs scored, a walk and a strikeout in that span. 

Across nine games and 42 plate appearances this month, Correa has 12 hits, including two doubles and three home runs. He also has six RBIs and runs scored, a walk and 10 punchouts.

He's been rejuvenated since getting back on the Astros. Over 36 games and 158 plate appearances, Correa has a .297 average and .354 on-base percentage. He has six homers and five doubles among his 43 total hits, along with 19 RBIs, 18 runs scored, 12 walks and 31 strikeouts.

Over 129 games and 522 plate appearances overall this season, Correa is at a .276 average and .330 OBP. He has 13 homers and 24 doubles among his 133 total knocks. Correa has 50 RBIs, 58 runs scored, 38 walks and 99 strikeouts.

Another thing working in his fantasy favor is that he should be eligible at shortstop and third base now. He's hit third or fourth over the team's past five games, which are obviously good fantasy spots for him to be in.

I'm surprised he isn't owned in more leagues overall already. He's been better since joining the Astros, and sets up as a pretty good fantasy asset overall right now.

Adding him for the stretch run makes plenty of sense, especially if you need help at 3B or SS, or the infield in general. Even if you just utilize him until his bat cools off makes sense to me.

Look into adding Correa, because I don't think you'll regret it.

Should You Add Ian Seymour?

Seymour is rostered in 39% of leagues as he prepares for a start today.

He's going to make a start against the White Sox today, which is already a plus in his favor. This will be his first start against Chicago this season, which usually works in the pitcher's favor a bit.

Seymour has appeared in 15 contests this season, going 3-1 and also having a blown save after working in relief early on. He's covered 37 1/3 innings and sports a 2.89 earned run average. Seymour has allowed 20 runs (12 earned) on 29 hits and 12 walks - he's struck out 47 batters.

A lot of those numbers are really good at first glance, so why isn't he rostered in more leagues?

Well, he's just started to make starts, and hasn't worked more than five innings in any of those games yet. In his three starts, Seymour is 2-1 with a 1.29 ERA over 14 innings.

He got a win on August 25 against the Guardians, allowing no runs on a hit and walk over five innings, while striking out eight. He picked up another win against the Nationals on August 31, allowing four runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk over five frames, while punching out eight again.

Seymour worked four innings in his last start on September 5. He allowed five runs (one earned) on five hits and two walks, while striking out five.

The unearned runs the past two starts have helped Seymour own a better ERA over this stretch. If those would turn to earned runs, then his fantasy value would be low, and he wouldn't be that good of an option today, but because they are, I think he's an under-the-radar streaming option.

I'd be all for streaming Seymour today. I like him best in deeper leagues because his shorter starts don't give him a super high fantasy ceiling. He does enough with strikeouts to consider him in standard leagues as well, although there's probably more upside available in other streaming options.

Dig into the numbers and see if Seymour might be worth adding and starting today.

Should You Add Josh Lowe?

Lowe is owned in 45.76% of leagues after a 3.15% increase.

He had a rough game on Wednesday, striking out three times over four plate appearances. Before that, he's done some nice things at the plate.

This month, in nine games and over 35 plate appearances, he has seven hits, including two homers and a double. Lowe also has six RBis, five runs scored, a stolen base, two walks and 13 strikeouts.

While the average and OBP aren't the best this month, if you took away the strikeouts, Lowe has some decent fantasy value. He's just a deep-league option in my eyes though.

The outfielder is hitting .238 and is getting on base at a .302 clip over 95 games and 385 plate appearances this season. He has 83 total hits, including 11 homers, two triples and 20 doubles. Lowe has 39 RBIs, 54 runs scored, 17 stolen bases, 30 walks and 92 strikeouts as well.

You can tell from those numbers that his strikeout total has ramped up of late. In leagues where strikeouts work against fantasy hitters, then his fantasy value is a bit lower. If strikeouts aren't a big hindrance against hitters, then he's a sneaky good option.

Assess your league settings and see if Lowe might be worth adding for the stretch run in some deeper leagues.

Should You Add Kyle Manzardo?

Manzardo is up 2.67% so far and is rostered in 28.81% of leagues overall.

He hit a homer, walked and drove in two runs in his last game. Manzardo has five hits over the past three contests. 

Manzardo has been trending up for a couple weeks now. Over his past 17 games and 69 plate appearances, he has 17 hits, including five homers and a double. Manzardo has 12 RBIs, eight runs scored, six walks and 17 strikeouts over that stretch.

Strikeouts are also an issue for him, but with a higher average, OBP and power numbers, Manzardo is a better fantasy asset than Lowe.

He's owned in less leagues though, with him being at a stacked fantasy first base spot as one of the biggest reasons why. He also doesn't start against most left-handed pitchers, so that hurts his fantasy value a bit too.

Still, a .240 average and .325 OBP over 125 games and 468 plate appearances makes Manzardo a solid fantasy asset, and he's been much better in those marks of late. He has 98 total hits on the season, including 26 homers, 15 doubles and two triples. Manzardo also has 67 RBIs, 44 runs scored, a stolen base, 46 walks and 119 strikeouts.

I'm still wondering why he isn't owned in more leagues. At the very least, he could be added and streamed in deeper leagues until his bat cools off a bit. I think he's also a streaming option in standard leagues, but with ample options out there, you'll need to monitor him closer in those leagues.

Should You Add Bryce Miller?

Miller has been added in 5.46% of leagues, bringing his overall mark to 65.12%.

He will start against the Angels on Thursday evening. It will be his third start against them this season.

Back on April 29, he worked five scoreless innings against LA, allowing two hits and five walks, but striking out six. Miller allowed five runs on seven hits and a walk over five innings on June 6 against LA - he struck out just two in that contest.

Miller has underwhelmed this season, and dealt with an injury as well. He's got a 5.53 ERA over 70 innings, and has made 14 appearances, going 4-5. Miller has allowed 43 runs on 69 hits and 29 walks, while striking out 53 batters.

He's allowed two runs in each of his past two starts. Miller has covered 11 1/3 innings in those outings, allowing seven hits and three walks, and striking out only six.

He's not the fantasy asset we expected him to be this season, but this matchup is solid enough to try him out in. He's got a decent floor, but a somewhat limited ceiling.

I like him better in deeper leagues tonight, but wouldn't mind streaming him if the options were limited in standard leagues.