Fantasy Baseball Week 12 Waiver Wire Adds: Heliot Ramos, Ryan O'Hearn, Gavin Sheets, David Hamilton and More

Discussing the most-added fantasy baseball players in the 12th week of the fantasy baseball season.

It’s a new week of fantasy baseball, so it’s time to go over some of the top waiver wire targets.

The players are taken from FantasySP’s Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups page. I’ll avoid any of the starting pitchers who are being added as streaming options.

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Heliot Ramos Fantasy Outlook

Ramos hadn’t done much in his first couple big league seasons, but is hitting over .300 across 29 games with the Giants this season.

Along with his .314 average, Ramos is getting on base at a .405 clip. He’s got five doubles and six home runs among his 33 total hits. Ramos has 23 RBIs, 13 runs scored, one stolen base, 15 walks and 36 strikeouts.

Ramos has been especially hot of late. Between three games from June 5-8, Ramos had seven total hits, including a double and two home runs. He drove in six, walked four times, scored three times and struck out just once in that span.

The sample size with Ramos is small, but it’s hard to ignore his numbers. His average and OBP are high, and he’s hitting for plenty of power too. 

He might not be a long-term fantasy asset, but he’s at least worth rostering for the time being. Being only 24 years old, Ramos is a good fantasy option in all league formats. Pick him up and see if he can keep it rolling at the plate.

Griffin Jax Fantasy Outlook

Jax is the first of three relievers to appear in this waiver wire story. He’s a late-inning reliever for the Twins.

In 29 games this season, Jax has a 3-2 record, 2.30 earned run average and five saves (with those mostly coming when Jhoan Duran was out with an injury). He’s struck out 36 batters over 27 1/3 innings.

Jax would probably serve as the closer for a lot of teams, but in Minnesota, he has to settle for a late-inning role behind Duran. He’s still a solid fantasy option because of his high strikeout numbers and low ERA.

In deeper leagues where relievers are rewarded somewhat decently for their pitching, Jax is one of the better non-closer options. He’s worth rostering as the backup option to Duran, and in dynasty leagues because he could one day be a closing pitcher for some team.

Ryan O'Hearn Fantasy Outlook

O'Hearn has hit well pretty much all season, but has struggled in the run production department. He’s picked things up a bit of late, which explains the Orioles’ slugger being part of the top waiver wire pickups now.

Across 51 games, O'Hearn has 47 total hits and a .276 average. He’s getting on base at a .335 clip and has nine home runs, five doubles and one triple this season. He’s also got 21 RBIs, 25 runs scored, two stolen bases, 15 walks and 18 strikeouts.

For as many hits and extra-base knocks as O'Hearn has, the 21 RBIs are kind of underwhelming. In his past four games, O'Hearn has three RBIs, so things may be picking up in that department. If you add in another game, O'Hearn has six hits and four runs scored, so he’s pretty hot as the dish.

He’s starting against just right-handed pitchers, but is producing enough to warrant a fantasy roster spot in deeper leagues. It’s tough to justify rostering him in standard leagues because of some of his season-long numbers, but he’s definitely worth keeping an eye on to see if he can pick things up in a few areas.

Gavin Sheets Fantasy Outlook

Not much has gone right for the White Sox this season, but Sheets seems to be trending in the right direction of late at least.

Across 60 total games, Sheets has a .246 average and .349 OBP. He’s got 14 doubles, seven home runs and a triple among his 48 total knocks. Sheets also has 28 RBIs, 21 runs, one stolen base, 29 walks and 40 strikeouts.

Across his past five games, Sheets has seven hits, including a pair of home runs. He’s also scored six runs, drove in six, walked three times and struck out on five occasions over that span.

In a bad Chicago offense, Sheets has shown he can still deliver respectable numbers. His season-long stats suggest that Sheets is just hot at the plate, so if you are thinking about adding him, now would be the time.

Sheets is a better option in deeper leagues, but is doing enough right now to also be considered in standard leagues. He also probably has position eligibility at first base and right field, at least, which makes him a touch more valuable as well.

Jeff Hoffman and Jose Alvarado Fantasy Outlook

Hoffman and Alvarado both pitch for the Phillies, so they get combined into one section.

Alvarado has the bigger end of the closer role for Philadelphia, but it’s Hoffman that has the better season numbers overall.

In 29 games pitched, Hoffman has a 2-0 record and five saves, along with a 0.93 ERA. He’s struck out 36 batters over his 29 innings pitched.

Alvarado is at 28 innings pitched across 30 games. He’s 1-3, with 11 saves and a 3.54 ERA. Alvarado has 31 strikeouts on the season.

Alvarado blew a save Sunday, but he’s still pitched well enough to likely hold on to the closer role. Like Jax, Hoffman is pitching well enough to justify rostering him in some deeper fantasy leagues, and if Alvarado ever loses the closer role or gets injured, Hoffman would likely take over as the top closer.

It’s an interesting storyline for one of the league’s best teams. It’s also something FantasySP’s Ted Chmyz covers in his weekly fantasy baseball closer reports. Be sure to keep an eye on how/when Hoffman and Alvarado are pitching, or check into FantasySP at the end of the week for Ted’s roundup!

David Hamilton Fantasy Outlook

Hamilton had just 15 games of MLB experience coming into the season, so he wasn’t really on anyone’s fantasy baseball radar. He’s played well through 41 games this season and is pretty hot at the plate right now for the Red Sox.

Hamilton has a .282 average and .339 OBP this season, with seven doubles, one triple and three home runs among his 33 total knocks. Hamilton has eight RBIs, 19 runs scored, 13 stolen bases, nine walks and 32 strikeouts as well.

The solid average and high stolen base count stick out with Hamilton. There’s some power to his game, but his fantasy value mostly comes from singles and stolen bases.

Across his past five games, Hamilton has seven hits, including three doubles and a home run, so fantasy owners might be thinking he’s added some power to the mix now. Over that span, Hamilton has two RBIs, three runs scored, one walk, five strikeouts and four stolen bases.

He might have position eligibility at second base and shortstop, so that’s also a positive with Hamilton. With Trevor Story out for the season and Vaughn Grissom also struggling and injured, Hamilton looks like a decent bet to play pretty much every day. 

Hamilton is a better option in deeper leagues, but he’s also trending toward being a possibility in standard leagues too. I’d pick Hamilton up in deeper leagues, at least as a backup infielder option. In standard leagues, I’d keep a close eye on him.

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