Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Hitter Pickups Before the Weekend

We have one more fantasy baseball waiver wire article on hitters for you before we hit the weekend. Let's dive in!

Be sure to check out waiver wire hitter stories from Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, plus Friday's starting pitcher streaming story.

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Daylen Lile - Washington Nationals

Lile is up 1.92% so far today, and he's now rostered in 81.72% of fantasy baseball leagues overall.

Lile had four hits in his last game, and is riding a three-game hitting streak going into Friday. Over his six knocks in that span, he has a triple, five RBIs, a run scored, two walks and two strikeouts.

The outfielder has a .266 average and .323 on-base percentage over 68 games and 300 plate appearances this season. That's down from the .299 average and .347 OBP he had over 91 games and 351 plate appearances as a rookie in 2025.

Lile has 72 total hits this season, including 15 doubles, eight home runs and two triples. He has 45 RBIs, 40 runs scored, seven stolen bases, 23 walks and 52 strikeouts.

I, and many others, expected big things out of Lile in his second big league season, but he's underwhelmed a bit. He's turned things on more of late, and is regaining fantasy value as he does so.

He needs to be rostered and held in all deeper leagues. Lile is working back into standard leagues, and is a good pickup in those leagues, especially if you need help in the outfield. Be watching him though, and don't be afraid to drop him if his hitting falls off again.

Ryan Ward - Los Angeles Dodgers

Ward is up 1.01% and is at 9.76% overall now.

Ward went hitless on Thursday, but had a hit in five straight games before that. He had two homers and two doubles in that span, plus nine RBIs, five runs scored, a walk and seven strikeouts.

He has been getting pretty regular playing time since early this month. Ward has delivered in his time on the field, and he's growing as a fantasy asset as a result.

The outfielder is part of a stacked fantasy position, but also a stacked lineup that can turn anyone into a legit fantasy asset. Ward is worth adding and utilizing in more deeper leagues. I don't see him being a standard league asset ever, unless injuries hit the Dodgers and Ward sticks around for the long haul. Utilize him in more deeper leagues while he's hitting well though.

Francisco Alvarez - New York Mets

Alvarez is owned in 22.22% of leagues right now. He's up 1.01% so far today.

He just got back from the injured list, and he's posted a hit in all three games he's played in. Alvarez has a homer among the hits, along with two RBIs, a run scored, no walks and four strikeouts.

The catcher is hitting .246 and getting on base at a .316 clip over 40 games and 138 plate appearances this season. Alvarez has 30 total hits, including five home runs and doubles. He also has 12 RBIs, 13 runs scored, 11 walks and 32 strikeouts.

He's part of a fantasy position that lacks consistent fantasy assets, so that helps his fantasy outlook and value a bit. Between injury concerns and inconsistency at the plate, I really only like Alvarez in deeper leagues, unless he's red hot at the plate. He's worth adding and utilizing in some more deeper leagues today.

Keep tabs on him in standard leagues, but he's going to top out as a deep-league asset most often, I think.

Jorge Mateo - Atlanta Braves

Mateo has gone up 1% so far today, which brings his overall mark to 13.79%.

Mateo had two hits in his last appearance, including a double. He ended May pretty well, but has only started three times across five appearances in June.

He's just a deep-league asset, and I'm not seeing a ton of reason to add him in those leagues today. Mateo is worth watching in case he catches fire like he did a couple weeks ago, but unless he's playing regularly, I don't like adding Mateo.

Mateo has played in 42 games this season, but has just 96 plate appearances. He has a .300 average and .344 OBP, but again, in not many plate appearances. Mateo has five doubles and four homers among his 27 total knocks, plus 11 RBIs, 24 runs scored, seven stolen bases, six walks and 27 strikeouts.