Fantasy Baseball Drop Candidates: Big Names to Consider Moving On From

After looking at possible fantasy baseball pickups (traditional waivers, weekly projections and daily starting pitcher streamers), let's go over some possible drop candidates.

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Andrew Abbott - Cincinnati Reds

Abbott is rostered in 89% of fantasy leagues at the moment. He's been over 90% most of the regular season.

Abbott has gotten off to a rough start over four starts. He's 0-2 with a 5.85 earned run average. He's allowed 13 runs, but seven of those came in his last outing. Abbott has given up 26 hits and eight walks, while only striking out 12 batters. 

Abbott has been a good pitcher since cracking the big leagues in 2023. His start to 2026 has been surprising, but I'm not giving up hope on Abbott.

I fully expect better results going forward for the lefty. He'll be tougher to trust until the results improve, but I'd be doing my best to keep rostering him. I get dropping him if you need that roster spot to be more productive, but I expect Abbott to be a better fantasy asset down the line, so hold out hope on him.

Miguel Vargas - Chicago White Sox

Vargas is falling over the past several days, and now sits at 47% owned.

He has just a .180 batting average, but a solid .323 on-base percentage across 15 games and 62 plate appearances so far. Vargas has three homers, a double and a triple among his nine total knocks. He also has seven RBIs, eight runs scored, three stolen bases, nine walks and 14 strikeouts.

His average is weak, but a solid OBP is something to be positive about. If Vargas can up his average even to last year's .234 mark, he could be in store for a career season.

Dropping him makes sense in standard leagues, but I like holding him in deeper leagues. The first/third baseman primarily has extra value with position versatility, so just bench him until his bat heats back up.

Kodai Senga - New York Mets

Senga sits at 73% owned - he was up to 83% before his last start.

Across three starts, Senga is 0-2 with a 7.07 ERA over 14 innings. He's allowed 11 runs on 17 hits and seven walks, while striking out 19 batters.

Senga was pretty good across his first two starts before being battered for seven runs in just 2 1/3 innings against the Athletics his last time out. I see better days ahead for Senga, but also get dropping him, especially if you scooped him up earlier in the regular season.

Maybe we just need to treat him as a streamer until he consistently can deliver good fantasy results. Keep holding him in deeper leagues, but I understand dropping him in standard leagues, especially if you need to make room for streamers, or a waiver wire asset.

Tanner Bibee - Cleveland Guardians

Bibee is down to 89% as well today. He was close to 100% at the start of the season.

Across his four starts, he's 0-2 with a 6.38 ERA. Over 18 1/3 innings, Bibee has allowed 13 runs on 24 hits and six walks, while striking out 18.

He was tagged for eight of those runs in his last outing, so it was another blowup outing that has decimated his overall numbers. Bibee has only reached five innings in one start though, and that's a bigger reason why he's being dropped.

I'm actually a bit surprised to still see him owned in so many leagues, especially after he was so-so in 2025. I'd be willing to drop him in more standard leagues, especially if you need better results from your starting pitchers. Keep tabs on him, but Bibee is hard to trust at the moment.

Kazuma Okamoto - Toronto Blue Jays

Okamoto is rostered in 75% of fantasy leagues right now. He's been over 90% at points this regular season.

In his first 14 MLB games and 60 plate appearances, Okamoto has a .204 average and .283 OBP. He has a double and two home runs among his 11 hits, plus three RBIs, four runs scored, six walks and a whopping 21 strikeouts.

Toronto is dealing with injuries all over, but Okamoto hasn't helped his cause with the low average and all those strikeouts. He should continue to play daily, but could lose playing time if his bat doesn't heat up eventually.

The primary third baseman is one to keep tabs on, but he looks like a better deep-league asset right now. If he doesn't heat up soon, he should be dropped in all standard leagues. Be watching him closely if you aren't ready to drop him yet.