Top Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters Entering Week 2: Otto Lopez, Keibert Ruiz, Wilyer Abreu, Tyler Soderstrom, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and More
Looking at the top performances on March 30 from waiver wire hitters and then looking at the most-added waiver options.
It was a rare Sunday of MLB action without 15 games being played.
There's still 13 games to go over, and in this article, we'll look at any waiver wire hitting options who scored over two fantasy points (using ESPN's settings). Before we break, we'll go over the top waiver wire hitters from the FantasySP list.
Explore the best in-season tool to manage lineup/start decisions including waiver pickups, projections, trade suggestions, trade value charts, rest of season rankings, power rankings, and tons more with Fantasy Assistant. Use our fantasy baseball trade analyzer and trade value charts to break down trade scenarios and weekly projections to find the best fantasy options.
Yankees 12, Brewers 3
New York's Ben Rice and Paul Goldschmidt are a couple waiver wire hitters who went for more than two fantasy points.
Rice had a solo homer among his two hits and scored a second run. Goldschmidt had three singles, an RBI, two runs scored and one strikeout.
Brice Turang and Jake Bauers led the Brewers. Turang had a single, stolen base, walk and run scored. Bauers hit a two-run homer, but struck out three times - he threw another scoreless inning in another lopsided Milwaukee loss.
Nationals 5, Phillies 1
Nathaniel Lowe, Josh Bell, Paul DeJong and Keibert Ruiz were the top fantasy hitters for Washington.
Lowe doubled, hit a two-run homer, scored two runs total and struck out once. Bell hit a three-run homer and struck out twice, while DeJong had two doubles among his three hits. Ruiz had a double, was hit by a pitch and scored two runs.
No Philly hitter had over two fantasy points.
Blue Jays 3, Orioles 1
Tyler Heineman, George Springer, Bo Bichette and Andres Gimenez all went for more than two fantasy points for Toronto.
Heineman hit a solo homer, while Springer had a double among his two hits, along with two RBIs. Bichette had a hit, walk and run scored, while Gimenez doubled and scored a run.
Ryan O'Hearn was the top Baltimore fantasy hitter. He doubled among his two hits, walked once and scored a run.
Giants 6, Reds 3
Matt Chapman, Heliot Ramos, Tyler Fitzgerald and Jung Hoo Lee helped lead San Fran at the plate.
Chapman hit a two-run homer and walked once, while Ramos had a solo homer among his two hits - he drove in two runs total, while striking out once. Fitzgerald doubled among his two hits, stole a base and scored twice. Lee doubled among his two hits, drove in a run, scored twice and was a strikeout victim.
Austin Wynns and Matt McLain were the top-two Cincy fantasy hitters. Wynns hit a two-run blast, while McLain had a solo homer and strikeout.
Marlins 3, Pirates 2
Griffin Conine and Derek Hill led Miami at the dish. Conine hit a solo homer, while Hill had a hit, two runs scored, a stolen base and a strikeout.
Andrew McCutchen and Endy Rodriguez were the top Pittsburgh hitters. McCutchen hit a solo homer, walked and struck out twice. Rodriguez had two walks and a run scored.
Rays 6, Rockies 4
Brandon Lowe, Jose Caballero, Jonny DeLuca, Junior Caminero, Yandy Diaz, Jonathan Aranda and Taylor Walls all had three or more fantasy points for Tampa Bay.
Lowe hit a two-run homer and struck out twice. Caballero had a single, walk, RBI, stolen base and run scored, while DeLuca added three singles and two stolen bases.
Caminero drove in a run on a single and scored a run. Diaz doubled and scored a run, while Aranda had a double, was plunked by a pitch and scored once. Walls had a single, walk and run scored.
Colorado newcomer Mickey Moniak led the team with six fantasy points, while Nick Martini had five.
Moniak hit a two-run homer - he struck out as well. Martini drove in a run on three hits and scored once too.
Angels 3, White Sox 2
Kyren Paris and Nolan Schanuel led Los Angeles at the plate. Paris hit a solo homer, while Schanuel had two singles and a run scored.
Nick Maton, Luis Robert Jr. and Matt Thaiss were the top Chicago fantasy hitters.
Maton hit a solo homer. Robert singled twice, stole a base and scored a run, while Thaiss had a double among his two hits, walked once, drove in a run and struck out once.
Guardians 6, Royals 2
Daniel Schneemann, Kyle Manzardo, Gabriel Arias and Carlos Santana led Cleveland at the plate.
Schneemann hit a solo homer, walked three times and scored two runs total. Manzardo hit a two-run homer among his two hits and struck out once.
Arias hit a solo homer - he had two hits and RBIs total, along with a strikeout. Santana doubled and scored once.
Hunter Renfroe and Jonathan India all had over two fantasy points for KC. Renfroe doubled, walked and drove in a run. India had a single, walk and run scored before leaving the game after being hit on the head by a pitch.
Cardinals 9, Twins 2
Pedro Pages, Nolan Gorman,Victor Scott II, Alec Burleson and Nolan Arenado were the top St. Louis fantasy finishers.
Pages doubled and hit a three-run homer among his three hits. Gorman hit a solo homer among his three knocks and scored three total runs.
Scott hit a three-run homer and stole a base. Burleson doubled and drove in two runs, while Arenado had a double, walk, run scored and strikeout.
Willi Castro and Matt Wallner were the top fantasy performers for the Twins. Castro doubled and hit a solo homer, while Wallner had a double, walk, run scored and strikeout.
Rangers 3, Red Sox 2
Adolis Garcia tallied six fantasy points for Texas, and is available in a few leagues out there. He hit a solo homer.
Boston's Wilyer Abreu led the team again. He doubled, walked three times, stole a base, drove in a run and scored once.
Diamondbacks 10, Cubs 6
Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Alek Thomas, Geraldo Perdomo and Gabriel Moreno all had over two fantasy points for Arizona.
Gurriel hit a two-run homer among his two knocks. Thomas had two singles, a sac fly, two RBIs, a walk and two runs scored.
Perdomo finished with a double, single, sacrifice, two RBIs and a run scored. Moreno singled twice, drove in a run and scored once.
Seiya Suzuki and Dansby Swanson helped lead the Cubs. Suzuki hit a two-run homer among his two hits - he also had a walk, a second run scored and a strikeout. Swanson hit a solo homer among his two knocks.
Mariners 2, Athletics 1
Seattle's only fantasy hitter over two points was Julio Rodriguez, who is already owned in every fantasy league.
Tyler Soderstrom led the Athletics at the plate. He had a solo homer among his two hits and also walked once.
Padres 5, Braves 0
Brandon Lockridge and Xander Bogaerts were among the San Diego hitters over two fantasy points.Lockridge had a double, walk, RBI and run scored, while Bogaerts had a double, walk, RBI, stolen base, run scored and two strikeouts.
No Atlanta hitter even scored one fantasy point.
Top Waiver Wire Hitters
Miami's Otto Lopez leads the way at the time of publication, up 11.39%. Washington's Ruiz is up 9.39% today.
Boston's Abreu is up 8.93%, while Athletics' Soderstrom is up 5.61%. Pittsburgh's Isiah Kiner-Falefa is up 5.43% today.
St. Louis' Lars Nootbaar was added in 4.96% of leagues. Cleveland's Manzardo is up 4.3%, while New York Yankees' Austin Wells got a 2.56% boost.
St. Louis' Scott is up 2.31% today, while Colorado's Hunter Goodman is up 2.19%. Cincinnati's Jeimer Candelario is also on the list - he's up 2.11%.
