Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: 5 Hitters Heating Up Before the Weekend

Let's put together one more fantasy baseball waiver wire/streaming article on hitters before the weekend hits!

Here are waiver/streaming stories that included hitters from Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Also be sure to check out Friday's starting pitcher streaming article.

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Zack Gelof and Henry Bolte - Athletics

Gelof is rostered in 49.96% of leagues and appears to be back on the rise after mostly being dropped of late. Bolte is rostered in 19.34% of leagues right now, which is up from 6.45% a month ago.

Gelof has five hits over his past three games. That includes a homer in back-to-back games, plus a double. Gelof has two RBIs, five runs scored, two walks, a stolen base and four strikeouts in that stretch.

He has a .258 average and .325 on-base percentage over 90 games and 348 plate appearances on the season now. Gelof has 14 doubles, 16 homers, a triple and 81 total hits, plus 40 RBIs, 59 runs scored, 11 stolen bases, 26 walks and 88 punchouts.

He can play all over the field, so his fantasy value is a bit higher than it might originally seem. Gelof is worth some adds in deeper leagues today, and if his bat stays hot, he could be a decent standard league pickup too, even if you just ride with him until his bat cools off a bit.

Bolte has six hits over the past three contests for the Athletics. He had a two-homer game mixed in, plus four RBIs, three runs scored, three walks and a stolen base. He did strike out three times in one of those games.

Bolte has a .277 average and .354 OBP over his first 98 games and 381 plate appearances in the big leagues, so he's transitioned pretty well. He has 12 doubles, eight homers and a triple among his 93 total knocks, plus 30 RBIs, 42 runs scored, 15 stolen bases, 28 walks and 103 strikeouts.

He is just an outfielder, but he's getting on base enough to be owned in more fantasy leagues than he is right now. Bolte is a pretty solid deep-league option at this point. He lacks the pop that most fantasy owners want in standard leagues, so I think you could find better options in those formats.

Tommy Edman and Teoscar Hernandez - Los Angeles Dodgers

Edman is another player who is trending back up after mostly being dropped of late - he's owned in 29.83% of leagues right now. Hernandez sits at 62.15% rostered - he was at 80.56% last month, so he's another who has mostly fallen of late.

Edman also is riding a three-game hitting streak, and he has eight hits over that stretch. He's got a double among the hits, plus two RBIs, five runs scored, a stolen base and two strikeouts.

He is hitting .279 and getting on base at a .355 clip over his 63 games played and 247 plate appearances this season. Edman has 61 total hits, including 10 doubles, five homers and two triples. He also has posted 29 RBIs, 35 runs scored, 15 walks, six stolen bases and 50 strikeouts.

He's also eligible at a few positions, and with more production in his bat, while also being on a stacked team, he has a bit more fantasy upside than anyone we've discussed so far. Edman is a really solid deep-league asset, and he's even streamable in standard leagues right now.

Hernandez is riding a four-game hitting streak and has tallied eight knocks over that time. He has a homer and two doubles among the hits, plus four RBIs, two runs scored, two walks, a stolen base and three strikeouts.

He sits with a .256 average and .320 OBP over 104 contests and 406 plate appearances this season. Hernandez has 16 doubles, 12 homers and a triple among his 94 total knocks, plus 48 RBIs, 53 runs scored, 33 walks, three stolen bases and 112 strikeouts.

The outfielder is heating up at a great time, and that makes him worth re-adding in standard leagues. He should already be rostered in all deeper leagues, so he's truly one to add/stream in all leagues for the time being.

Joshua Baez - St. Louis Cardinals

Baez has risen 1.9% so far today, and now is rostered in 41.24% of leagues overall.

Baez is back on the rise as he rides a three-game hitting streak. He has a homer and two doubles among his four hits in that stretch, plus four RBIs, three runs scored and two strikeouts.

In his first 19 big league games, he's been an up-and-down performer. Over 69 plate appearances, Baez owns just a .210 average and .275 OBP, but he has six homers, four doubles, 14 RBIs, 10 runs scored, three walks and two stolen bases as well. The 24 strikeouts he has holds him back, as do his prolonged slumps.

Baez is hitting better of late, so he's worth adding back in more fantasy leagues. The outfielder is a better deep-league option, but if he keeps hitting, he could work back into standard leagues, like he was rostered in after popping three homers in his MLB debut.