Fantasy Baseball Weekly Projections and Hitters to Target: Ben Rice, Moises Ballesteros and More

After checking out some fantasy baseball waiver wire options and streaming options for Monday, it's time to go over some weekly projections and then some highly-projected waiver wire options.

We'll only include players rostered in 89% of leagues or less.

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First Basemen

Spencer Steer, Ben Rice and Josh Bell are all fantasy first basemen who are projected for 22 fantasy points this coming week.

Steer is rostered in 36% of leagues and has seven games. Over 135 games and 524 plate appearances, he has a .237 average and .308 on-base percentage. Steer has 112 total hits, including 20 doubles, 17 homers and two triples, along with 64 RBIs, 61 runs scored, seven stolen bases, 45 walks and 117 strikeouts.

Rice is at 77% owned and also could play up to seven games this week. He has played in 127 games and logged 490 plate appearances and sits with a .244 average and .330 OBP. Rice also has 56 RBIs, 67 runs scored, three stolen bases, 47 walks and 96 strikeouts, along with 105 total hits (including 25 doubles, 23 homers and three triples).

Bell is at just 20% rostered - he too has seven games this week. He has a .232 average and .322 OBP over 129 games and 497 plate appearances. He has 101 total hits, including 13 doubles, 20 homers and a triple, along with 60 RBIs, 49 runs scored, 54 walks and 81 strikeouts.

Paul Goldschmidt (45% rostered) is set for 21 fantasy points over seven games. 

Michael Busch (74%), Alec Burleson (52%), Spencer Torkelson (85%), Jake Burger (40%), Wilmer Flores (14%), Carlos Santana (11%), Kyle Manzardo (29%) and Ryan O'Hearn (48%) are among a big group of fantasy first basemen set for 20 points this week. Of that group, Busch, Flores, Santana and Manzardo all could play seven games.

Third Basemen

Max Muncy is set for 23 points over seven games this week. He's rostered in 68% of fantasy leagues.

Muncy has a .252 average and .388 OBP over 93 games and 363 plate appearances this season. He has 73 total hits, including 17 homers, 10 doubles and two triples. Muncy has 64 RBIs, 45 runs scored, four stolen bases, 63 walks and 75 strikeouts.

Ernie Clement is rostered in 46% of leagues and is set for 22 points over seven contests.

Clement has a .279 average and .314 OBP over 144 games and 542 plate appearances in 2025. He has 30 doubles, nine homers and two triples among his 140 total hits, along with 46 RBIs, 74 runs scored, five stolen bases, 24 walks and 58 strikeouts.

Caleb Durbin (29%) and Noelvi Marte (62%) are each projected for 21 points. Durbin has six games, while Marte has seven.

Royce Lewis (55%), Addison Barger (42%) and Sal Stewart (13%) are all projected for 20 points across seven games.

Second Basemen

Luke Keaschall is still the highest-projected second baseman, sitting at 32 points over seven games. He's rostered in 77% of leagues.

He has a .314 average and .399 OBP over 42 games and 183 plate appearances this season. Keaschall has 50 total hits, including 11 doubles and four homers, along with 26 RBIs, 22 runs scored, 13 stolen bases, 18 walks and 23 strikeouts.

Tommy Edman is rostered in 47% of leagues and is set for 24 points over seven contests.

Edman has played in 89 games and logged 346 plate appearances this season, and sits with a .228 average and .281 OBP. He has 13 doubles, 12 homers and a triple among his 72 total hits, along with 46 RBIs and runs scored, three stolen bases, 19 walks and 58 strikeouts.

Luis Garcia Jr. (47%) is projected for 23 points over seven games.

Brandon Lowe (88%) and Otto Lopez (52%) are each set for 22 points this coming week. Lower has seven games, while Lopez could play up to six.

Jackson Holliday (78%) and Brendan Donovan (67%) are each slated for 21 fantasy points this coming week. Holliday has seven games, while Donovan has just six scheduled.

Jeremiah Jackson (37%), Jorge Polanco (78%), Bryson Stott (76%), Jake Cronenworth (32%) and Andres Gimenez (23%) are projected for 20 points each. Of that group, only Jackson and Gimenez could play seven games this week.

Shortstops

Xavier Edwards is rostered in 67% of leagues and is projected for 24 fantasy points over six games.

Edwards has a .280 average and .339 OBP over 130 games and 582 plate appearances. He has 148 total hits, including 20 doubles, five triples and three homers. Edwards has 39 RBIs, 73 runs scored, 24 stolen bases, 46 walks and 83 strikeouts as well.

Zach Neto (82%), Ha-Seong Kim (7%) and Dansby Swanson (80%) are all set for 22 fantasy points this week. Neto has six games, while Kim and Swanson could play seven each.

Neto has played in 128 games and logged 554 plate appearances in 2025. He has a .257 average and .319 OBP, along with 62 RBIs, 82 runs scored, 26 stolen bases, 33 walks and 149 plate appearances. Among his 129 hits, Neto has 29 doubles, a triple and 26 home runs.

Kim has played 35 games and gotten 136 plate appearances so far. He has a .238 average and .309 OBP, along with 11 RBIs, eight runs scored, six stolen bases, 11 walks and 29 strikeouts. Kim has 29 total hits, including three doubles and homers.

Swanson has a .246 average and .300 OBP over 146 games and 594 plate appearances. He has 134 total hits, including 22 homers and doubles and three triples. Swanson has 74 RBIs, 80 runs scored, 16 stolen bases, 42 walks and 159 punchouts.

Anthony Volpe (49%) is projected for 21 points over six games, while Colson Montgomery (65%) has the same projection across six games.

Jose Caballero (31%) is projected for 20 points over seven contests.

Catchers

Moises Ballesteros is projected for a big week. He's only owned in 4% of leagues and has seven games he could play in.

Ballesteros has a .321 average and .406 OBP over nine games and 32 plate appearances this season. He has nine hits, including a double, triple and homer, along with eight RBIs, six runs scored, four walks and just one strikeout.

Drake Baldwin is rostered in 42% of leagues and is projected for 24 points over seven possible games.

Baldwin has a .263 average and .333 OBP over 111 games and 390 plate appearances. He has 15 homers and 13 doubles among his 93 total knocks, along with 64 RBIs, 45 runs scored, 34 walks and 60 strikeouts.

Alejandro Kirk (59%) is set for 23 points over seven contests. 

Gabriel Moreno (40%) and Agustin Ramirez (78%) are each tabbed for 22 points over six games this week.

Ivan Herrera (79%) is projected for 21 points over six contests.

Carson Kelly (38%), Tyler Stephenson (18%) and Austin Wells (41%) are all set for 20 points over seven games.

Outfielders

Jakob Marsee is owned in 75% of leagues and is projected for 28 points over six games.

Marsee has a .323 average and .393 OBP across 43 games and 178 plate appearances. He has 51 total hits, including 14 doubles, five homers and three triples. Marsee has 27 RBIs, 23 runs scored, 10 stolen bases, 19 walks and 38 strikeouts as well.

Chandler Simpson (52%) and Jung Hoo Lee (62%) are both projected for 25 points over seven games.

Simpson has played in 99 games and gotten 395 plate appearances this season. He has a .293 average and .326 OBP, along with 23 RBIs, 46 runs scored, 40 stolen bases, 19 walks and 39 strikeouts. Simpson has 108 total hits, including 11 doubles and three triples.

Lee has a .266 average and .329 OBP across 139 games and 578 plate appearances. He has 139 hits, including 30 doubles, 11 triples and eight homers, along with 52 RBIs, 70 runs scored, 10 stolen bases, 45 walks and 65 strikeouts.

Michael Harris II (84%), Marcell Ozuna (64%), Giancarlo Stanton (59%), Daylen Lile (55%) and TJ Friedl (62%) are all set for 24 fantasy points over seven games.

Daulton Varsho (31%), Andy Pages (85%) and Trent Grisham (63%) are all projected for 23 fantasy points over seven games.

Michael Helman (15%), Lawrence Butler (74%), Victor Robles (5%), Nathan Lukes (4%) and Tyler O'Neill (16%) are projected for 22 points each. Of that bunch, Lukes and O'Neill are the only ones who could play seven games this week.

Kerry Carpenter (65%), Sal Frelick (69%), Trevor Larnach (12%), Dylan Beavers (10%) and Ramon Laureano (77%) are all set for 21 points. Larnach and Beavers could play up to seven games amongst that group.

Luis Matos (6%), Josh Lowe (36%), Jake McCarthy (6%), Dylan Crews (39%), Parker Meadows (7%), Drew Gilbert (7%), Cedric Mullins (43%), Oneil Cruz (82%) and Matt Wallner (10%) are all projected for 20 points. Of that group, Matos, Lowe, Crews, Gilbert and Wallner could play seven games.