Weekly Fantasy Baseball Projections: Top Waiver Wire Pickups for the Upcoming Week

We have looked at fantasy baseball waiver wire/streaming options for pitchers and hitters already. Now, we are going to go over weekly projections to identify some more waiver wire/streaming options for the upcoming week.

We'll discuss some hitters first, then a couple starting pitchers. Let's dive in!

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

Hitters

Lars Nootbaar - St. Louis Cardinals

Nootbaar is rostered in about 13% of fantasy baseball leagues at this time. He has six games that he could play in this coming week.

He just returned to the field after missing the entire season to that point. In three games, Nootbaar has three hits over 13 plate appearances. He has a double and a home run, plus three RBIs, two runs scored, three walks and three strikeouts.

Nootbaar has been a decent fantasy asset over his career, but the long absence because of the injury has his own percentage down right now. Deep-league fantasy managers can take advantage of that and add him for free today.

He's worth keeping tabs on in case he breaks out in 2026. I'd view him as a deep-league asset at most for the time being.

Jake Bauers - Milwaukee Brewers

Bauers could also play up to six games this week. He's currently owned in 72% of leagues.

He continues to have a career season - Bauers has a .281 average and .376 on-base percentage over 55 contests and 221 plate appearances. Bauers has 12 doubles and 11 homers among his 54 total knocks, plus 40 RBIs, 37 runs scored, five stolen bases, 27 walks and 49 strikeouts.

Bauers can play at first base or left/right field, so there's different ways to keep him in the lineup. He'll need to be playing daily to be worth holding in standard leagues, but he's at least worth deep-league ownership and utilization.

Jung Hoo Lee - San Francisco Giants

Lee could play six games as well this coming week. He is currently rostered in 56% of fantasy leagues.

He is on a heater at the plate right now, and is up to a .323 average and .357 OBP for the season now. Lee has 71 total hits, including 14 doubles, three homers and two triples. He also has posted 22 RBIs, 30 runs scored, two stolen bases, 10 walks and just 24 strikeouts.

Lee isn't a big power threat, but a high average and low strikeout totals make him a pretty good fantasy asset. I think he's underowned right now, and needs to be utilized in all deeper leagues. I also wouldn't mind trying him in standard leagues for as long as he stays hot at the plate.

Dominic Canzone - Seattle Mariners

Canzone has a game scheduled every day this week. He is rostered in only 10% of leagues at this time.

He's produced pretty well when on the field in 2026, with a .271 average and .338 OBP over 57 contests and 157 plate appearances. Canzone has 11 doubles, eight homers, 38 total hits, 25 RBIs, 21 runs scored, a stolen base, 13 walks and 34 strikeouts this season.

The primary designated hitter for Seattle is also eligible in the outfield. He's produced enough to roster/utilize in some deeper leagues, but you can see by his plate appearance total that he's not playing daily, or even full games.

That holds him back a bit as a fantasy asset, but he's still worth adding in a few more deeper leagues. Look to stream him this week in some favorable matchups against Baltimore and Washington.

Spencer Horwitz - Pittsburgh Pirates

Horwitz is sitting near 37% owned right now and has six games he could play in this coming week.

He sits with a .286 average and .387 OBP over 61 games and 235 plate appearances this season. Horwitz has eight doubles and a homers, plus a triple, among his 56 total knocks. He also has 27 RBIs, 26 runs scored, a stolen base, 33 walks and only 29 strikeouts.

Horwitz is likely eligible just at first base, which is a loaded fantasy position. That is holding him back from being owned in more fantasy leagues, but he's also producing enough to try in some more deeper leagues, at least while he's producing at his current levels.

Pitchers

Troy Melton - Detroit Tigers

Melton has two starts scheduled for the coming week. He's currently rostered in 43% of fantasy leagues.

Melton has starts lined up against the Twins and Guardians. Both of those teams are pretty good matchups on paper.

He has appeared in three games so far, in what is his second MLB season. Melton is 2-0 with a 1.84 earned run average over 20 2/3 innings. He's allowed four runs on 12 hits and six walks, while striking out nine along the way.

Melton isn't being heavily added because his strikeout numbers are below-average so far. He could improve in that department in time, so he's one to keep tabs on.

In favorable matchups, and seeing how he's pitched so far this season, Melton is worth adding and utilizing in most deeper leagues this week. He could even be worth trying in standard leagues if options are limited on the days he starts.

Grant Holmes - Atlanta Braves

Holmes is rostered in 34% of leagues right now. He has starts lined up against the White Sox and Mets this coming week.

Those are two favorable matchups as well, so it's no surprise to see Holmes projected for a big week. Definitely consider him as a streaming option.

He has started 12 games so far this season. Holmes is 4-2 with a pretty solid 3.86 ERA. In 63 innings of work, he's allowed 28 runs (27 earned) on 56 knocks and 27 walks, while also striking out 57 batters.

Holmes has pitched well enough to own and utilize in some deeper leagues, especially in good matchups, like he has this week. I think he's a sneaky-good standard league streaming option as well for both outings.

Colin Rea - Chicago Cubs

Rea is only owned in 16% of fantasy leagues at this moment. He has two starts set for the coming week as well.

Rea has favorable tests lined up against the Rockies and Giants. Unfortunately, the game against the Rockies is in Colorado, but they are still a struggling offense to target. The Giants have struggled offensively most of the season as well.

He's started 10 of the 13 games he's appeared in so far. Rea is 5-3 with a 4.59 ERA - he also has earned a save. The veteran righty has allowed 34 runs (33 earned) on 65 hits and 22 walks, while striking out 52 batters along the way.

Rea has pitched a bit better of late, so he's a decent option, especially in two favorable matchups. I'd still only try him in deeper leagues, because he just hasn't pitched well enough over the course of the full season.