This is another loaded fantasy baseball waiver wire week and the timing could not be better as we close in on the season's halfway point. The bats jump off the page this time around with Dylan Crews, Sam Antonacci, Lars Nootbaar, and Spencer Jones all carrying real fantasy winning ceilings, and the pitching board is just as deep. Jac Caglianone has fully arrived and needs to be rostered in every format, so if he is somehow still sitting on your wire, do not read another word until you go get him. Don't miss out on all the awesome content here at Fantasy Alarm including some buy or sell as we sort through what to do with the hottest names on the board and Howard Bender takes stock on who's rising and who's falling in fantasy baseball land. Let's dive into the Week 14 fantasy baseball waiver wire additions.

 

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Top Waiver Wire Targets at a Glance

Sam Antonacci, 2B, OF, CWS, 35%

Dylan Crews, OF, WAS, 34%

Gage Jump, SP, ATH, 30%

Spencer Jones, OF, NYY, 31%

Francisco Alvarez, C, NYM, 32%

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Infielders

Sam Antonacci, Chicago White Sox

35% Rostered on Yahoo! Fantasy

FAAB - 8-9%

There is a ton to like with Sam Antonacci and the profile only keeps rounding out. He has been a runs and steals machine since arriving, sitting on nine swipes and 36 runs through his first 58 games, which is roughly a 100-run, 25-steal pace over a full season. Now the bat is starting to add some thump on top of it. His average exit velocity has climbed to 90.1 mph in June after sitting at 86.3 in May, and he finally put one over the fence after a long power drought. None of it has cost him any contact either, as he is running a microscopic 15% strikeout rate alongside a .321/.433/.571 line for the month. Even if the new pop settles back down, the speed, the on-base skills, and dual eligibility at second base and the outfield make him a lineup piece in every format. The power is just a bonus.

Francisco Alvarez, New York Mets

32% Rostered on Yahoo! Fantasy

FAAB - 7-8%

Catcher gets ugly in a hurry once the top tier is off the board, which is exactly why Alvarez should be on your radar right now. He is hitting .313 since returning from the IL with a tidy 24% strikeout rate, and the quality of contact has been outstanding, a 90.5 mph average exit velocity paired with a career-best 15.6% barrel rate. The home runs have not piled up yet, but nobody barrels the ball at that rate and stays quiet for long. There is top-12 upside at a brutal position sitting here for a cheap price, and that is the kind of edge that wins leagues. He is a must-roster bat in two-catcher formats and a worthwhile add in plenty of single-catcher setups too.

Paul Goldschmidt, New York Yankees

46% Rostered on Yahoo! Fantasy

FAAB - 5-6%

Goldschmidt is punishing left-handed pitching and doing just enough against righties to stay in the lineup every single day, and on a Yankees club this beat up, that everyday volume is the entire appeal. The splits are stark, a .520 wOBA against lefties and a .298 mark against righties, but the batted-ball data backs up both sides rather than flagging a fluke. You will sweat the occasional righty-heavy week, but the floor is steady and the damage he does against southpaws can carry a category on its own. He is a strong hot-hand play across all formats for as long as the at-bats are there for the taking.

Nasim Nunez, Washington Nationals

25% Rostered on Yahoo! Fantasy

FAAB - 5-6%

Steals are the toughest category to buy on the wire, and Nunez is one of the cheapest sources of elite speed in the entire sport. He has already swiped 28 bags in just 72 games, and lately he is doing more than just running, hitting .404 since the calendar flipped to June. That average is not sticking around, but a player who can flood the steals column while temporarily chipping in batting average and runs is the definition of a difference-making short-term add. Add in second base and shortstop eligibility and he is an easy grab for any roster chasing speed.

Matt Shaw, Chicago Cubs

19% Rostered on Yahoo! Fantasy

FAAB - 4-5%

Shaw is the boring-but-useful type that quietly banks you category points week after week. He plugs in all over the diamond for the Cubs, and now that Moises Ballesteros has been optioned back to Triple-A, the at-bats should arrive more consistently. The bat has been more productive than the buzz suggests, posting 15 home runs and nine steals on a .256 average across 336 plate appearances since last year's All-Star break. That is legitimate 20-homer, double-digit-steal production from a player you can grab for free. With second base, third base, and outfield eligibility, he is the perfect bench piece for the daily lineup grind.

Denzer Guzman, Los Angeles Angels

10% Rostered on Yahoo! Fantasy

FAAB - 4-5%

Denzer Guzman is heating up at the perfect time, having homered in three straight games as of Sunday and forcing himself into the fantasy conversation. The Angels called up their No. 7 prospect on June 8 after he obliterated Triple-A to the tune of .336/.403/.571 with 12 home runs, 57 RBI, and nine steals, and the most encouraging part of that run was the dramatically improved plate discipline, a 10.1% walk rate against a 17.9% strikeout rate. With the Angels banged up around the infield, Kurt Suzuki has him slotted in as the everyday third baseman, so the playing time is locked in. He carries both shortstop and third base value, the power is very real for a 22-year-old, and the bat speed plays. Get him now while the breakout is just getting started.

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Outfielders

Dylan Crews, Washington Nationals

34% Rostered on Yahoo! Fantasy

FAAB - 7-8%

The June slash line for Crews reads like a disaster at .194/.231/.419, but go one layer beneath it and a .159 BABIP is doing all the dirty work. Strip out the rotten luck and the real story is a hitter who has genuinely taken a step forward. His average exit velocity is up to 90.9 mph, his strikeout rate has dropped to a career-best 17.9%, and his expected wOBA on contact has spiked to a career-high .399. The .371 xwOBA in June tells you the results are right around the corner, and he has already gone deep four times in his last 14 games. This is a former top overall pick whose process has finally caught up to the pedigree. Buy him before the batting average corrects and the price climbs with it.

Lars Nootbaar, St. Louis Cardinals

21% Rostered on Yahoo! Fantasy

FAAB - 5-6%

The only thing that has ever held Nootbaar back is health, never the talent, and right now he is healthy and raking. He is hitting .280/.362/.460 over his first 15 games back while combining his trademark patience with the loudest contact of his entire career, a 94.9 mph average exit velocity and a 58% hard-hit rate that both grade out as elite. The Cardinals will keep mixing in regular off days to protect him, which shaves the ceiling a touch, but a healthy Nootbaar is a quality contributor in any format. The window to add him cheap shrinks every day this keeps up.

Spencer Jones, New York Yankees

31% Rostered on Yahoo! Fantasy

FAAB - 5-6%

Almost nobody on this list carries the raw ceiling Jones does, and the fact that he is even treading water in the majors is the encouraging part. He is hitting .258/.378/.516 since coming back in early June, and while the fantasy line is light with two homers and no steals, the plus-plus power and plus speed could erupt at any moment. The 38% strikeout rate is the obvious landmine and it could eventually run him back out of the lineup, but the Yankees are short-handed and committed to giving him a real look. This is a high-variance swing on a player who could turn into a difference-maker overnight.

Joshua Baez, St. Louis Cardinals

12% Rostered on Yahoo! Fantasy

FAAB - 3-4%

Baez is the best pure stash on the entire board, and the only thing keeping him in Triple-A right now is his glove in center field. The bat has nothing left to prove down there, headlined by a four-homer game this week and a strikeout rate he has finally muscled below 30%. With the Cardinals hanging around the race and outfield at-bats available, the promotion feels like a matter of when, not if, and he profiles as a clear upgrade once he gets the call. Stash him now and you own the upside before the rest of your league even reacts.

Cole Carrigg, Colorado Rockies

42% Rostered on Yahoo! Fantasy

FAAB - 4-5%

Carrigg has slowed a touch but is still posting a .237/.356/.553 line since reaching the majors, and the entire fantasy case rides on whether he runs. He swiped 46-plus bases in each of his last two minor league seasons, so the wheels are absolutely there, and if he turns them loose the profile takes off in roto, especially with Coors Field as his home base. The one cloud is playing time, as Mickey Moniak is expected back from injury this week and could carve into his reps. He is still worth a roster spot in category leagues, just keep one eye on how the Rockies outfield shakes out once Moniak is active.

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pitchers

Gage Jump, Athletics

30% Rostered on Yahoo! Fantasy

FAAB - 8-9%

Jump finally delivered the signature start we had been waiting on, slicing through the Angels for seven innings of one-hit, shutout ball with seven punchouts. The strikeout numbers have been modest to this point, but he limits walks, keeps the ball off the barrel, and has a genuine four-pitch mix that should generate more whiffs as the sample fills out. The home ballpark is a built-in headache for any A's arm, but the ceiling is loud enough to look right past it. He is the top pitching add of the week.

Tatsuya Imai, Houston Astros

38% Rostered on Yahoo! Fantasy

FAAB - 6-7%

Imai will test your nerves, no question about it, mixing a disaster outing where he could not escape the first inning in among some genuinely dominant work. But the swing-and-miss is the reason to bet on him, headlined by 11 strikeouts over six innings this past Friday. That slider is a true wipeout pitch, generating 14 whiffs on 25 swings last time out, and he has started folding in a changeup that is missing bats too. The command is still shaky, yet he keeps finding ways to pile up strikeouts without it, and his next two matchups against the Tigers in Detroit and the Twins are both inviting. Chase the upside, just brace yourself for the volatility.

Sean Burke, Chicago White Sox

28% Rostered on Yahoo! Fantasy

FAAB - 4-5%

Burke had never given us much reason to care, which is exactly what made his latest start so jarring. He silenced the Yankees for one run across 7.1 innings with eight strikeouts while sitting nearly two ticks above his season average and touching 99.3 mph late in the night. The 20 whiffs were a season's worth of dominance crammed into one outing. It could absolutely be a mirage, and the smart money might bet on that, but with a Jose Ramirez-less Guardians lineup up next, this is a low-risk week to find out whether the velocity spike has any staying power.

Walbert Urena, Los Angeles Angels

40% Rostered on Yahoo! Fantasy

FAAB - 5-6%

Urena pumps hard fastballs and backs them with a quality changeup, a combination that churns out a steady diet of weak ground-ball contact. The whiffs have lagged behind the stuff, but the bat-missing ceiling flashed in a big way this past Saturday, when he generated 17 swinging strikes on just 90 pitches with the changeup and sweeper doing the heavy lifting. He is carrying a sub-3.00 ERA and his next two trips, against the A's at home and then the Mariners in Seattle, set up beautifully. He is not a set-and-forget arm yet, but the matchups make him a confident stream this week.

Andre Pallante, St. Louis Cardinals

27% Rostered on Yahoo! Fantasy

FAAB - 4-5%

Pallante will never wow you with strikeouts, but he has quietly turned into one of the steadier streaming arms in the National League. Over his last 27.2 innings he is sitting on a 3.25 ERA with a sparkling 0.94 WHIP, and the recipe is the same one that has always suited him: pound the bottom of the zone, pile up ground balls, and let the defense behind him clean up. The lack of swing-and-miss does cap the ceiling and keeps him matchup dependent, so you are picking your spots with him rather than locking him in blindly. But ratios like that from a free arm are absolutely worth riding while the command is this crisp, and a Cardinals club hanging around the race keeps wins on the table too.

Yoendrys Gomez, Minnesota Twins

30% Rostered on Yahoo! Fantasy

FAAB - 4-5%

Saves are running through Gomez in Minnesota, as he has reeled in three of the team's last four chances while getting locked into the ninth-inning role. This is not a club that is going to crank out a flood of save opportunities, but Gomez looks like the clear man to handle the ones that come and has been effective doing it. If your league counts saves, he belongs on your roster.

Elvis Alvarado, Athletics

22% Rostered on Yahoo! Fantasy

FAAB - 3-4%

The A's keep handing Alvarado the high-leverage work, including two of their last three saves and the ninth and tenth innings of a tie game on Friday right after he coughed up a lead. Ignore the 5.00 ERA, which is dragged down almost entirely by one ugly April outing that earned him a demotion. Since returning from Triple-A he has been filthy, racking up 13 strikeouts and allowing just one earned run over 8.1 innings across six appearances, with a velocity bump to match. The stuff is ELITE and the ninth-inning job is wide open. He is a strong speculative saves add with real closer upside if he keeps this up.