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Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitter Options for April 3: Ivan Herrera, Anthony Volpe, Edmundo Sosa, Hunter Goodman, Wilmer Flores and More

Looking at the top performances on April 2 from waiver wire hitters and then looking at the most-added waiver options.

Morgan Rode Apr 3rd 8:59 AM EDT.

Apr 2, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri, USA;  St. Louis Cardinals catcher Ivan Herrera (48) tosses his bat after hitting a two run home run for his second home run of the game against the Los Angeles Angels during the sixth inning at Busch Stadium. Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images
Apr 2, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals catcher Ivan Herrera (48) tosses his bat after hitting a two run home run for his second home run of the game against the Los Angeles Angels during the sixth inning at Busch Stadium. Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images

There were 15 MLB games played on Wednesday, April 2, so we have plenty to go over.

Here, we'll look at the top fantasy performances from waiver wire hitters. We'll also check out the top waiver wire hitters before breaking.

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Rangers 1, Reds 0

No Texas hitters scored over two fantasy points in this one.

No Cincy batter had over one fantasy point.

Brewers 3, Royals 2 (11 inn.)

Jackson Chourio scored nine fantasy points for Milwaukee, but he's already rostered in all fantasy leagues.

Michael Massey was the top Kansas City fantasy hitter, scoring four points. He had a double among his two hits, an RBI, a run scored and a strikeout.

Pirates 4, Rays 2

Ke'Bryan Hayes, Tommy Pham and Adam Frazier helped lead the Pirates at the plate.

Hayes tripled, while Pham had two walks and a stolen base. Frazier added two singles, was hit by a pitch and drove in a run.

Jonny DeLuca was the only Ray over two fantasy points, scoring five total. He had two singles, an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored.

Cardinals 12, Angels 5

Ivan Herrera, Nolan Arenado, Willson Contreras, Alec Burleson and Lars Nootbaar were among the top-scoring Cardinals.

Herrera hit three home runs (solo, two-run and three-run shots). He had a walk and strikeout as well.

Arenado had two singles, walks, RBIs and runs scored. Contreras doubled, walked, drove in two runs, scored once and was a strikeout victim.

Burleson had a walk, RBI and run scored. Nootbaar posted two singles and scored a run.

Logan O'Hoppe led Los Angeles at the plate. He had a grand slam for his lone hit, and also struck out once.

Twins 6, White Sox 1

Byron Buxton, Harrison Bader, Ty France and Carlos Correa led the Twins at the plate.

Buxton doubled and hit a solo homer - he had two RBIs and runs scored total, along with a strikeout. Bader hit a three-run homer.

France doubled among his two knocks, drove in a run and scored once. Correa had a double, single and run scored.

Brooks Baldwin was the top Chicago fantasy hitter. He hit a solo homer.

Blue Jays 4, Nationals 2

Myles Straw and George Springer were among the leaders for Toronto.

Straw doubled twice among his three hits and scored once. Springer added a solo homer, walked once and struck out twice

CJ Abrams was the only National over two fantasy points. He hit a solo homer.

Cubs 10, Athletics 2

Seiya Suzuki, Nico Hoerner, Matt Shaw, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Ian Happ all had over two fantasy points.

Suzuki homered twice (a two-run shot and solo blast) - he also walked and struck out once. Hoerner had a single, walk, RBI, two stolen bases and runs scored and a strikeout. 

Shaw singled twice, walked once, drove in two runs, scored twice and struck out once. Crow-Armstrong doubled among his two hits, stole a base, drove in a run, scored once and was a strikeout victim. Happ had two singles and a run scored.

Jacob Wilson scored over two fantasy points for the Athletics. He posted a double among his three hits.

Giants 6, Astros 3

Luis Matos, LaMonte Wade Jr. and Wilmer Flores led San Fran at the plate.

Matos hit a solo homer among his two hits, while also walking once. Wade hit a pinch hit, solo homer, while Flores had a two-run blast and two punchouts. Flores has four homers already.

Yordan Alvarez was the top Astro fantasy hitter, but he's already owned in 100% of leagues.

Apr 2, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; San Francisco Giants first baseman Wilmer Flores (41) is congratulated byshortstop Willy Adames (2) after hitting a two run home run to left field against the Houston Astros during the first inning at Daikin Park. Credit: Erik Williams-Imagn Images
Apr 2, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; San Francisco Giants first baseman Wilmer Flores (41) is congratulated byshortstop Willy Adames (2) after hitting a two run home run to left field against the Houston Astros during the first inning at Daikin Park. Credit: Erik Williams-Imagn Images

Padres 5, Guardians 2

Luis Arraez was the top San Diego fantasy hitter. He had a solo homer among his two hits, stole a base and scored a second run.

Carlos Santana and Nolan Jones led Cleveland at the plate. Santana singled twice, walked once and scored a run, while Jones had a double among his two knocks.

Mariners 3, Tigers 2

Dylan Moore and Victor Robles led Seattle at the plate.

Moore had a solo homer, two walks and scored a second run. Robles had a double and two RBIs. 

Riley Greene and Trey Sweeney were the top Detroit fantasy hitters. Greene doubled among his two hits and drove in a run, while Sweeney had a solo homer, but two strikeouts.

Mets 6, Marlins 5 (11 inn.)

New York's top fantasy hitters are already rostered in 100% of leagues.

Xavier Edwards, Otto Lopez, Kyle Stowers and Griffin Conine all had at least three fantasy points for Miami.

Edwards had four singles, an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored. Lopez singled twice, drove in a run, scored once and was a strikeout victim.

Stowers walked three times, scored a run and struck out once. Conine doubled among his three hits and scored a run, but also struck out twice and got caught stealing.

Red Sox 3, Orioles 0

Trevor Story, Kristian Campbell and Ceddanne Rafaela helped lead Boston at the plate.

Story hit a solo homer among his three knocks and also struck out once. Campbell had two doubles and a run scored, while Rafaela added a hit, walk, RBI and run scored, while also striking out once.

No Baltimore hitter was over one fantasy point.

Phillies 5, Rockies 1

Edmundo Sosa, J.T. Realmuto and Johan Rojas were all over two fantasy points for Philly.

Sosa doubled among his three knocks, drove in two runs and scored a run. Realmuto had a double, RBI and run scored, while Rojas added two singles, a walk and one stolen base.

Hunter Goodman led Colorado at the plate. He hit a solo homer, doubled, was hit by a pitch and struck out once.

Diamondbacks 4, Yankees 3

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Gabriel Moreno helped guide Arizona at the plate. 

Gurriel had a two-run homer, walk and strikeout. Moreno singled, walked and scored a run.

Anthony Volpe and Austin Wells led New York at the dish. Volpe had a three-run homer (his fourth of the season) and a strikeout, while Wells doubled among his two knocks.

Dodgers 6, Braves 5

Michael Conforto, Tommy Edman and Max Muncy had three or more fantasy points for LA.

Conforto hit a solo homer among his two hits, walked twice and scored three runs total. Edman hit a two-run homer (his fourth overall) among his two knocks, while also walking once. Muncy had a double, two RBIs and a strikeout.

Nick Allen had over three fantasy points for Atlanta. He had a double among his two hits, an RBI, a stolen base and a strikeout.

Top Waiver Wire Hitters

Philadelphia's Sosa is the top waiver wire hitter at the time of publication. He's up 5.84% today.

Tampa Bay's Jake Mangum was added in 5.58% of leagues. St. Louis' Jordan Walker got a 3.05% bump.

Los Angeles Angels' Kyren Paris is up 2.93% today, while St. Louis' Nootbaar is up another 2.89%. Colorado's Goodman was added in 2.89% of leagues as well.

Arizona's Geraldo Perdomo got a 2.87% boost. St. Louis' Herrera was added in 2.48% of leagues, while San Francisco's Flores is up 2.37%.

San Diego's Gavin Sheets was added in 1.71% of leagues. New York's Volpe is up 1.53%.

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