Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Bats to Target Before the Weekend

We have one more fantasy baseball hitter waiver wire article to discuss before we hit the weekend - let's dive in!

Here are hitter waiver wire articles from Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Also be sure to check out Friday's starting pitcher streaming article.

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Carter Jensen - Kansas City Royals

Jensen is rostered in 48% of fantasy baseball leagues right now. He's up a couple percent this week, and is 5% higher than he was on June 10.

He is riding a 10-game hitting streak right now, and has six hits over his past two contests. Over that 10-game stretch, Jensen has 15 knocks.

In 69 games played and 260 plate appearances this season, the catcher has a .238 average and .304 on-base percentage. Despite underwhelming marks there, he has 16 doubles and nine home runs among his 55 total knocks to earn back fantasy value. Jensen also has 38 RBIs, 33 runs scored, 23 walks, a stolen base and 72 strikeouts.

There's some decent numbers in those stats, but also things that hold him back as a fantasy asset. He's a better deep-league fantasy asset, but he's worth utilizing in some standard league when he's hot at the plate, like he is now.

Kyle Stowers - Miami Marlins

Stowers is up to 59% owned - he was sitting at 53% on June 10.

He posted four hits in his last game , including two home runs and a double. Stowers had five RBIs and two runs scored in that contest as well.

In 51 games and 215 plate appearances overall, Stowers has a .226 average and .308 OBP. He's underwhelmed after getting a late start to his season, but appears to be heating up a bit. Stowers has 43 total hits, including 12 doubles, seven homers and a triple, plus 27 RBIs, 23 runs scored, 19 walks, a stolen base and 65 strikeouts.

The outfielder was a very good fantasy asset last season, but is a better deep-league option right now. He's worth tracking in case his bat stays hot, at which point he should be added back in standard leagues.

Ryan O'Hearn - Pittsburgh Pirates

O'Hearn is rostered in about 80% of leagues at this time. He's up about 2% since the start of the week.

He has two three-hit games in a row, and has two doubles and a homer among the hits. O'Hearn had six RBIs in his last game.

The corner outfielder and first baseman has played in 60 games, getting 245 plate appearances so far this year. O'Hearn has a .290 average and .351 OBP, along with 41 RBIs, 33 runs scored, 20 walks, a stolen base and 54 strikeouts. He has 11 homers and eight doubles among his 64 total knocks.

He's part of two stacked fantasy positions, but O'Hearn is also producing enough to own and utilize in most fantasy leagues. He definitely needs to be rostered in deeper leagues, and I think most standard league fantasy teams could use him as well.

Samad Taylor - San Diego Padres

Taylor is owned in roughly 20% of leagues right now. He was sitting at just 3% back on June 14, so it's been a quick rise up for him.

He has only played in June, but he's delivered big this month, especially of late. Taylor has a hit in all but one appearance, and 12 knocks total over 10 contests.

Taylor has eight RBIs and runs scored, along with four walks and stolen bases. He's struck out 11 times. His .343 average and .410 OBP won't stick, but for now, they are making him a sneaky-good fantasy asset.

He's likely to top out as a deep-league fantasy option, but he's worth adding and utilizing in those leagues. The outfielder is worth more fantasy ownership and starts, so make that move while he's excelling at the plate.

Gabriel Moreno - Arizona Diamondbacks

Moreno was at 63% four days ago, but dropped after that. He's back on the rise now and is sitting at 59% rostered right now.

He had a three-hit game in his last appearance, and has eight hits over a five-game hitting streak. Moreno has two RBIs and runs scored, plus two walks, in that span.

In 49 games and 192 plate appearances so far, Moreno has a .277 average and .359 OBP, which are close to his career averages. He has 12 doubles, six homers and 46 total hits, plus 24 RBIs and runs scored, 20 walks, four stolen bases and 34 strikeouts.

The catcher is a pretty solid fantasy asset right now, and should be owned and utilized in deeper leagues at least. He could be a short-term option in standard leagues for as long as his bat stays hot. Be ready to move off him when he cools off.