I’ve written a bunch of fantasy football stuff this week, but we all must keep in mind that the fantasy baseball season is not over. You’ve spent a bunch of time working on your baseball team, so don’t lose it all over the first week of the season. If you have to, stay up the extra 30 minutes at night or get up 30 minutes earlier so that you can devote proper attention to all of your fantasy teams.

This is a bit of a switch-up for me, since I’ve been doing a bunch of Top 5 stuff for Week 1 of the NFL season, but here is a Top 3 article for players on the waiver wire who can help you nab some roto categories. Let’s get into it.

Byron Buxton, OF MIN— Since coming up with the team as a September call-up, Buxton has been red hot. If you drafted Buxton in the beginning of the year, he definitely let you down, and you might be resentful towards him. However, the key to being dominant in fantasy sports is a short memory. Put your resentment towards the side and add Buxton to your team. Over the last seven days, only teammate Brian Dozier has a higher wRC+ than Buxton. He’s still striking out a bit much, but as long as he’s producing at this level, you’re more lenient with the punchouts. His .633 wOBA ranks second during the aforementioned span, once again trailing only Dozier. Buxton is going to be a gem the rest of the way.

Jung-Ho Kang, 3B PIT— Since coming off the disabled list, Kang has been an animal. He’s 7-for-16 with three home runs, five runs scored and seven RBI. After an extremely sluggish start for most of the season, Kang’s stat line is starting to come along. His batting average is up to .255 to go along with 17 home runs and 48 RBI. As I mentioned in the Buxton piece, you need to have short memory if you want to be successful in fantasy. Forget what happened until this point, because moving forward, Kang is going to be the valuable asset he should have been all season long. Over the last week, his 362 wRC+, .708 wOBA and 1.214 SLG% rank second among third baseman with at least 10 at-bats.

Andrew Bailey, RP LAA— Bailey’s July was absolutely abysmal. I’m talking so bad that if it were a beer at a local pub and they paid you to try it, everyone would still refuse. His 24.55 ERA in July was so bad that the veteran right-hander was send down to the minors. Well, through three innings with the Angels, he’s allowed just one walk, punched out three batters and recorded two saves. Cam Bedrosian had a grasp on the closing gig until he went down with a finger injury. This late in the season, saves are especially hard to come by, but here is your opportunity to get yourself a ninth inning guy. Believe me, you’re going to hold your breath every single time he toes the rubber, but he’s looked good of late. Take a chance down the stretch.

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