Fantasy Baseball Weekly Projections: Best Streamers & Waiver Adds

A new week is here, so let's go over some weekly fantasy baseball projections from FantasySP and identify some possible waiver wire/streaming options!

We have several hitters and pitchers to get to, so let's dive right in!

Weekly fantasy baseball projections can be found on FantasySP all season! Daily projections are also available!

Hitters

Travis Bazzana - Cleveland Guardians

Bazzana has seven games he could play in this coming week. He is rostered in 50% of fantasy baseball leagues right now.

He's played in five big league games since being called up. So far, Bazzana has just three hits across 22 plate appearances, which is a .188 average.

He has walked six times and sits at a .409 on-base percentage, which is a positive. Also, all three of his hits have come in the team's past two games, so maybe he's starting to figure things out.

If you aren't willing to add Bazzana today, keep close tabs on him, because the highly-touted youngster has a high fantasy ceiling. He could be a really good fantasy asset, and is at a weak fantasy second base spot.

Nathaniel Lowe - Cincinnati Reds

Lowe is owned in just 17% of leagues right now. He has seven possible games he could play in this coming week.

He went hitless in his last game, but has been in a good groove at the plate since about April 17. Lowe has seen his average go from .182 to .274 over that span.

Lowe has five doubles and five home runs among his 17 total hits on the season. He has 15 RBIs, eight runs scored, seven walks and 14 strikeouts over 23 games and 69 plate appearances.

Lowe has been a surprisingly good fantasy asset so far this season, but is still not owned in too many leagues. He's a better deep-league asset, and deserves more ownership/utilization in those leagues. Add him, but keep tabs on him and be ready to move off him if his numbers start to fall off.

Moises Ballesteros - Chicago Cubs

Ballesteros has seven games scheduled as well. He sits at 42% rostered at this time.

Ballesteros has a .317 average and .380 OBP over 30 contests and 92 plate appearances in 2026. He had a homer amongst two hits in his last appearance, but those were his first hits in four games.

Ballesteros has 18 RBIs, 14 runs scored, nine walks and 15 strikeouts on the season. He has five doubles and six home runs among his 26 total knocks.

The primary designated hitter has shown some really good things this season. He's still sitting against most left-handed pitchers, so that holds back his fantasy ceiling a bit, but he's still worth adding and utilizing in some more deeper leagues - he's just a standard league streaming option for the time being.

Xander Bogaerts - San Diego Padres

Bogaerts is owned in 66% of leagues. He too has seven games on the schedule this week.

He had two hits in his last appearance to raise his average to .269 and OBP to .351 over 32 games and 134 plate appearances this season. Bogaerts has five homers, two doubles, 18 RBIs, 15 runs scored, four stolen bases, 15 walks and 21 strikeouts as well.

The veteran shortstop has been pretty solid overall this season. He's not a must-add fantasy asset, but he has gotten into all deeper leagues and now some standard leagues.

Give Bogaerts some consideration for the coming week. He might not be an overwhelming option, but he can quietly deliver really good numbers, and those are good fantasy players to add to your squad.

Carlos Cortes - Athletics

Cortes only has six possible games he could play in. He's rostered in 52% of fantasy leagues.

He had two more knocks in his last game, which just adds to a really hot stretch of play for the outfielder. Cortes has a .387 average and .452 OBP over 27 games and 84 plate appearances this season.

Cortes has 29 total hits, including five doubles, a triple and four home runs. He has 10 runs scored, 13 RBIs, eight walks and only seven strikeouts.

Cortes is a really good deep-league fantasy asset at this point. If he was starting daily, he'd be addable in standard leagues. Because he's not starting daily, I'd only treat him as a standard league streaming asset.

Ryan Jeffers - Minnesota Twins

Jeffers is only rostered in 43% of leagues. He could play up to six games this week.

He went hitless in his last game, but has been on a heater of late, with 10 hits over the seven games before that. Jeffers now has a .287 average and .394 OBP over 26 contests and 105 plate appearances.

Jeffers has 17 runs scored, 21 RBIs, 15 walks and 19 strikeouts as well. Among his 25 total hits, he has four homers, two doubles and a triple.

Jeffers has been a sneaky-good fantasy asset, especially of late, and it's shot his own percentage way up. He is a good deep-league option for the time being. To get into standard leagues for the long haul, he'll need to keep delivering at the plate.

Pitchers

JR Ritchie - Atlanta Braves

Ritchie has two scheduled starts for the coming week. He's owned in about 46% of leagues. 

Ritchie is set to face the Mariners and Dodgers. Seattle is an OK matchup to target, while the Dodgers are not.

Ritchie has been good across two starts, so some fantasy owners might be willing to try Ritchie. He has covered 12 1/3 innings in his two starts, allowing five runs (four earned) on 10 hits and six walks, while striking out 11 batters. Ritchie is 1-0, earning a win against Washington and a no decision against Detroit.

I wouldn't mind trying Ritchie in any fantasy leagues for that start against Seattle. The matchup against LA is not one to test in standard leagues, but if he looks good against Seattle, Ritchie could be a solid deep-league option for the start against LA.

Nick Martinez - Tampa Bay Rays

Martinez is also set for two starts this coming week, with probable starts against the Blue Jays and Red Sox. He's rostered in 59% of fantasy leagues.

He has made six starts this season, and is 2-1. He has a 1.70 earned run average over 37 innings pitched. Martinez has allowed seven runs on 28 hits and nine walks, while striking out 24 batters.

Martinez won't pitch this well all season, but he's hot right now, which makes him a good streaming option. I like both of his matchups, but like the start against Boston more.

I'd be good starting him in standard leagues for both of the outings. He at least needs to be started in deeper leagues for the two starts this week.

Luis Severino - Athletics

Severino has starts lined up against the Phillies and Orioles this week. He's rostered in 25% of leagues.

Severino has made seven starts already. He's 2-2 with a 4.46 ERA over 38 1/3 innings. He's allowed 19 runs on 32 hits and 23 walks, while striking out 40.

Severino started the year poorly, but has looked good in his past two outings. He is 2-0 over the past two appearances, while allowing two runs on 10 hits and three walks over 13 2/3 innings - he's struck out 13 over those starts.

Severino has solid matchups to try this week. I at least like trying him in deeper leagues, and he could be a sneaky-good standard league streaming option if you need a short-term option.

Jameson Taillon - Chicago Cubs

Taillon is slated to start against the Reds and Rangers this coming week. He sits at 27% owned right now.

In his six starts, Taillon is 2-1 with a 4.41 ERA over 34 2/3 innings. He's allowed 18 runs (17 earned) on 27 hits and 13 walks, while striking out 31 batters.

He too has been better of late, but he's been more average, allowing seven runs on seven hits and four walks over his past two games. In 12 innings in that span, he's struck out 10.

Taillon is just a deep-league asset in my eyes, but in his starts this week, he could do well enough to try in some standard leagues. Keep Taillon in mind, but he's more a secondary choice, not a must-target option.