Fantasy Baseball Projections: Best Hitter and Pitcher Adds for the Weekend

With the MLB regular season resuming today, let's take a look at the weekly projections page here in case you need to scoop up some waiver wire options to help with your ongoing fantasy baseball matchup.

We will discuss hitters and pitchers projected to perform well starting now and going through Sunday. Let's get right to it!

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

Hitters

Caleb Durbin - Boston Red Sox

Durbin is projected to score among the most fantasy points. He has four games scheduled thanks to a doubleheader, and is rostered in about 48% of leagues right now.

Durbin has some success at the plate before the break, collecting six hits over a four-game hitting streak. He was also hot at the end of June, so he's been on the rise as a fantasy asset.

He has a .228 average and .293 on-base percentage over 87 games and 317 plate appearances this season. Durbin has 65 total hits, including 18 doubles, nine home runs and a triple. He also has 39 RBIs, 38 runs scored, 10 stolen bases, 22 walks and 44 strikeouts.

Durbin has performed much better of late, so he's worth adding in deeper leagues, and considering in standard leagues, at least until he cools off a bit at the plate. 

Ryan Jeffers - Minnesota Twins

Jeffers also has three games he could play in. He is sitting at 52% rostered right now.

He returned from a nearly two-month stint on the injured list right before the break. Jeffers had a double in each of his first two games back, and also had two RBIs, a walk and a strikeout.

Jeffers has a .292 average and .404 OBP over 39 games and 157 plate appearances this season. He has 28 RBIs, 26 runs scored, a stolen base and 24 walks and strikeouts. Jeffers has nine doubles, seven homers and a triple among his 38 total knocks.

He's delivered when healthy this season, and now is a time to add the catcher for free today. I like him in all deeper leagues, and think a lot of standard league teams would benefit from adding him today. At least consider it.

Chandler Simpson - Tampa Bay Rays

Simpson is another player with four scheduled games thanks to a doubleheader. He is owned in 58% of leagues.

He has been good so far in July, collecting 14 hits over 10 games. He has two triples and a double among the hits, plus an RBI, six runs scored, three stolen bases, no walks and a strikeout.

Simpson is up to a .279 average and .314 OBP over 89 games and 355 plate appearances on the season. He has eight doubles, six triples and still no home runs among his 92 total knocks. Simpson has 17 RBIs, 39 runs scored, 22 stolen bases, 18 walks and 33 strikeouts.

He's a contact hitter, but with low strikeout numbers, Simpson is a pretty solid fantasy asset. I think he's overlooked and is worth utilizing in all deeper leagues and a fair amount of standard leagues too. Assess your outfielders and see if Simpson is worth adding instead of someone else you're rostering now.

Cole Carrigg - Colorado Rockies

Carrigg has three games lined up. He is rostered in roughly 51% of leagues at this moment.

He struggled a bit going into the break, not collecting a hit over the final five games. Carrigg had been hot before that though.

Carrigg has a .273 average and .356 OBP over 31 games and 119 plate appearances so far this season. He has 27 total hits, including six doubles, four homers and three triples. Carrigg also has 22 RBIs, 23 runs scored, two stolen bases, 13 walks and 26 strikeouts.

The primary outfielder is a bit streaky right now, but he's still one to keep tabs on. I like him in deeper leagues still, and would be ready to add him in all leagues if he starts hitting again soon.

Pitchers

Joey Cantillo - Cleveland Guardians

Cantillo has a start lined up against the Pirates this weekend. He's owned in about 68% of leagues right now.

It's an OK matchup on paper, but I still like his outlook, but more so because of how he's pitched of late. Cantillo has not allowed more than two runs in a start over his past six appearances.

Cantillo is 8-4 with a 3.56 earned run average over 101 innings pitched this season. He has allowed 46 runs (40 earned) on 92 hits and 49 walks, while also striking out 105 batters.

With how he's pitched of late, I like streaming Cantillo. He's definitely worth streaming in deeper leagues, and he could also be considered in standard leagues. Roll with him until he cools off a bit.

Landen Roupp - San Francisco Giants

Roupp is owned in 58% of leagues right now. He's lined up to start against the Mariners on Friday.

The matchup is solid, but Roupp has been a bit streaky on the bump of late. He's coming off an eight-inning gem, but was rocked for six runs over 2 2/3 innings in the start before that.

Roupp has a 4.27 ERA over 18 starts this season. He's 6-8 and has 104 strikeouts over 97 innings. He's allowed 50 runs (46 earned) on 85 hits and 42 walks.

After his last start, Roupp is worth streaming in more leagues for this upcoming start. I like him in deeper leagues at least, and could also consider him for standard leagues.

Noah Cameron - Kansas City Royals

Cameron is set to start against the Padres on Sunday. He's rostered in 27% of leagues right now.

San Diego has surprisingly been a good matchup for streaming pitchers this season. That helps Cameron, who has struggled most of this season.

He's allowed four or more runs in five of his past six starts. Cameron is 5-7 with a 4.89 ERA over 18 starts overall. He's allowed 57 runs (52 earned) on 104 hits and 32 walks, while striking out 91 batters over 95 2/3 innings.

I like the matchup, but don't trust the pitcher very much. Only consider him in deeper leagues if you want to stream Cameron in this matchup.