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March 30 Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters: Top Pickups Include Lars Nootbaar, Otto Lopez and Eugenio Suarez

Looking at the top performances on March 29 from waiver wire hitters and then looking at the most-added waiver options.

Morgan Rode Mar 30th 9:07 AM EDT.

Mar 29, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri, USA;  St. Louis Cardinals left fielder Lars Nootbaar (21) hits a two run single against the Minnesota Twins during the sixth inning at Busch Stadium. Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images
Mar 29, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals left fielder Lars Nootbaar (21) hits a two run single against the Minnesota Twins during the sixth inning at Busch Stadium. Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images

There was a full 15-game slate of MLB games on Saturday, March 29. 

Let's take a look at the top fantasy performances from waiver wire hitters - check back soon for the pitching writeup. After looking at the top fantasy performances, we'll check out the top fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups.

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Yankees 20, Brewers 9

Paul Goldschmidt, Anthony Volpe, Austin Wells, Oswald Peraza, Trent Grisham and Jasson Dominguez were among the New York hitters over two fantasy points in the team's 20-run outburst.

Goldschmidt hit a leadoff homer, doubled, walked, was hit by a pitch and scored three runs total. Volpe had a three-run homer, walked and scored twice and struck out once.

Wells hit another solo homer for New York. Peraza hit a two-run homer in his lone plate appearance. 

Grisham singled, walked, scored three runs and struck out once. Dominguez had a hit, two walks, a run scored and was struck out once.

Brice Turang, Christian Yelich, Garrett Mitchell, Sal Frelick, Vinny Capra and Jake Bauers all had three or more fantasy points for Milwaukee.

Turang hit a two-run homer and scored three total runs - he also struck out once. Yelich had a hit, walk, RBI, stolen base and strikeout.

Mitchell had two singles, was hit by a pitch, scored twice and struck out once. Frelick had a hit, walk, was plunked by a pitch and scored once. 

Capra drove in a run on a single and also scored once. Bauers doubled in a run and also pitched a scoreless inning.

Angels 1, White Sox 0

Jorge Soler was the top Los Angeles fantasy finisher. He had a single, two walks and scored the game's only run.

Andrew Benintendi had three fantasy points for Chicago. He had a single and two walks.

Cardinals 5, Twins 1

Lars Nootbaar, Nolan Arenado, Ivan Herrera and Victor Scott II led St. Louis from a fantasy perspective. 

Nootbaar drove in two runs on two hits, was plunked by a pitch, walked once and scored a run. Arenado doubled among his two hits, walked once, drove in a run, scored once and also was a strikeout victim.

Herrera doubled among his two hits, drove in a run, scored once and struck out twice. Scott had two hits and stolen bases, along with a run scored.

Willi Castro and Trevor Larnach each tallied three fantasy points for Minnesota. Castro doubled and drove in a run, while Larnach had a single and run scored.

Orioles 9, Blue Jays 5

Ramon Urias, Colton Cowser, Cedric Mullins and Ryan O'Hearn led Baltimore at the plate. 

Urias doubled among his three hits and drove in three runs. Cowser hit a solo homer and struck out twice. Mullins singled, was hit by a pitch, stole a base, drove in a run, scored once and also was a strikeout victim, while O'Hearn doubled among his two hits, scored once and was a strikeout victim.

Bo Bichette and Andres Gimenez powered Toronto. Bichette doubled twice among his four hits, walked once and scored twice. Gimenez hit a two-run homer and also walked once.

Phillies 11, Nationals 6

Bryson Stott, Brandon Marsh, Edmundo Sosa and Nick Castellanos were the top Philly fantasy scorers.

Stott doubled, hit a two-run homer, walked twice and scored three runs total. Marsh hit a three-run homer among his three knocks and scored two times total.

Sosa doubled and singled, walked once, drove in a run, scored once and was a strikeout victim. Castellanos walked twice and went on to score twice.

Amed Rosario, Keibert Ruiz and Nathaniel Lowe led the Nationals. Rosario hit a solo homer among his three hits and went on to score three times. Ruiz had a double and two-run homer on the day, along with a strikeout, while Lowe had a two-run homer among his two hits, three RBIs total, a run scored and two strikeouts.

Reds 3, Giants 2

Matt McLain and Christian Encarnacion-Strand powered Cincinnati. McLain doubled and hit a solo homer, scored twice and struck out once. Encarnacion-Strand had a solo homer among his two hits, while also striking out twice.

Wilmer Flores, Jung Hoo Lee, Heliot Ramos and Luis Matos were the top fantasy scorers for San Fran. 

Flores hit a solo homer, while Lee had a single, stolen base and RBI. Ramos doubled and scored a run, while Matos doubled among his two knocks.

Royals 4, Guardians 3

Maikel Garcia and Jonathan India led Kansas City as fantasy performers. Garcia hit a solo homer among his two knocks, while India had two singles, a walk and a run scored.

Steven Kwan was the top Cleveland performer, but is already owned in 100% of leagues. 

Marlins 5, Pirates 4 (12 inn.)

Otto Lopez, Dane Myers, Kyle Stowers and Xavier Edwards led Miami.

Lopez had three singles, a walk, an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored. Myers doubled twice among his three knocks, drove in a run, scored twice and was a strikeout victim. 

Stowers had three singles, a stolen base and an RBI, while Edwards had a single, walk, sacrifice fly, RBI, run scored and two strikeouts. 

Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Jack Suwinski and Joey Bart led Pittsburgh. 

Kiner-Falefa singled twice, stole two bases and also walked twice. Suwinski doubled, stole a base, walked and drove in a run, while Bart had three singles, an RBI and a strikeout.

Rockies 2, Rays 1

No Colorado hitter had over two fantasy points. 

Christopher Morel, Taylor Walls and Jonathan Aranda led Tampa Bay at the plate.

Morel singled twice, walked twice and scored a run. Walls had a single, walk, stolen base and RBI, while Aranda doubled twice and struck out once.

Rangers 4, Red Sox 3

Adolis Garcia and Leody Taveras powered Texas. Garcia hit a solo homer, doubled twice and drove in three runs total - he also got hit by a pitch. Taveras added a single, a stolen base and a run scored.

Kristian Campbell and Wilyer Abreu led Boston at the plate. Campbell hit a solo homer among his two hits and also walked once. Abreu had a double and a run scored.

Astros 2, Mets 1

Jeremy Pena was Houston's top fantasy performer. He hit a solo homer.

Juan Soto was the only Met over two fantasy points, and he's of course owned in all leagues already. 

Padres 1, Braves 0

No San Diego player was over two fantasy points. 

The Braves also had no players top two fantasy points.

Cubs 4, Diamondbacks 3

Matt Shaw, Michael Busch and Miguel Amaya led Chicago at the plate. 

Shaw hit a pinch hit solo homer. Busch had two singles and a walk, while Amaya added a double and RBI.

Eugenio Suarez powered Arizona again. Suarez homered for the fourth time already. His long ball was a two-run shot, and he also walked once.

Credit: Imagn Images
Credit: Imagn Images

Dodgers 7, Tigers 3

Tommy Edman and Michael Conforto were over two fantasy points for LA. Edman hit a solo homer, while Conforto doubled, walked, drove in a run, scored once and was a strikeout victim.

Zach McKinstry and Manuel Margot led Detroit. McKinstry drove in a run on two singles, scored once and struck out once. Margot singled twice and drove in a run.

Athletics 4, Mariners 2

Shea Langeliers and Miguel Andujar helped lead the Athletics.

Langeliers hit a two-run homer and struck out once. Andujar had two singles and an RBI.

No Seattle hitter was over two fantasy points.

Top Waiver Wire Options

Boston's Abreu is the top waiver wire hitter for a third straight day - he's up another 8.22% today and at 62% overall after starting the season at 19%.

Detroit's Spencer Torkelson is up another 6.63% today, while Athletics' Tyler Soderstrom got a 6.24% bump.

Miami's Lopez is up 3.12%, as is St. Louis' Nootbaar. Cleveland's Kyle Manzardo got another 2.83% bump today.

Seattle's Jorge Polanco is up 2.83% today. Texas' Jonah Heim got added in 2.23% of leagues. 

Boston's Campbell is up 2.18%, while Arizona's Suarez is up another 2.02%.

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