Adjusting your roster based on rolling short-term trends is the best way to gain an edge in your league. This week's fantasy baseball stock watch utilizes cutting-edge metrics over the last seven days from FanGraphs and premium Statcast (Baseball Savant) data to isolate critical value shifts. By identifying these notable fantasy baseball risers and fallers, you can maximize your waiver wire priorities and execute winning moves on the fantasy baseball trade market. This week's fantasy baseball stock watch highlights the players moving the needle, the ideal trade targets, and schedule advantages to exploit in the coming days.

Fantasy Baseball Stock Watch Risers This Week

Dalton Rushing, C Los Angeles Dodgers

Rushing stands out as the absolute top add of the week for managers requiring catching help. With Dodgers superstar catcher Will Smith hitting the 10-day IL with neck stiffness, the 25-year-old Rushing has stepped into regular playing time. He boasts a powerful swing with an impressive 11.9% career barrel rate that translates well to the big leagues. Regular exposure to a lethal Dodgers lineup gives him immediate elite run and RBI potential in all formats.

Braden Montgomery, OF Chicago White Sox

The 2024 first-round pick has officially been promoted to the major leagues and is making an immediate splash. He flashed substantial raw power throughout the minor leagues and hit an electric walk-off home run in his MLB debut. Fangraphs rolling metrics confirm his aggressive approach at the plate is already yielding high-impact exit velocities. Fantasy managers should secure his immense upside before his market value skyrockets any further.

Cole Carrigg, OF Colorado Rockies

Carrigg is the primary target for fantasy managers chasing stolen bases on the wire. Since his recent call-up, his extreme speed profile has been on full display after racking up 30 stolen bases in just 57 Triple-A games. Combined with the hitter-friendly confines of Colorado, his high-contact floor makes him a premium addition to standard formats. Statcast sprint speed tracking confirms he provides an instant categorical advantage.

Elvis Alvarado, RP Athletics

In a crowded bullpen, Alvarado profiles as a potential long-term ninth-inning option for saves. He features an elite pitch mix built around a 98mph four-seam fastball, a heavy sinker of similar velocity, and a sharp slider he uses as a primary out-pitch. He hasn't allowed an earned run in his last three appearances and picked up his first career save on June 10. His underlying swinging-strike rates suggest this high-leverage role is entirely sustainable.

Fantasy Baseball Stock Watch Fallers This Week

Salvador Perez, C Kansas City Royals

We knew the 36-year-old backstop was on the decline, but recent trends show it is time to find options with more upside. Declining plate discipline has put his rolling batting average and OBP into the toilet over the last week. Fangraphs tracking highlights a massive spike in his chase rate on pitches outside the zone. Now that his barrel percentage and overall run production are starting to wane as well, his roster spot is highly vulnerable.

Nolan Arenado, 3B Arizona Diamondbacks

There was a time when Arenado had us believing in a potential resurgence with his five home runs and 15 RBI in April, followed up by a more modest yet still productive May. But with a .171 average and just one home run and three RBI in June, reality has set in. Statcast hard-hit tracking reveals that the early-season production was not sustainable for the 35-year-old third baseman. His dwindling power upside makes him a clear candidate to bench or drop.

Gavin Sheets, OF San Diego Padres

Those looking for cheap sources of power turned to Sheets, who got off to a fairly hot start to the season. However, his value as a contributing component to your active fantasy roster might be coming to an end. Over the last two weeks, he has managed just one home run alongside a brutal 30.4-percent strikeout rate. His underlying contact metrics have plummeted, making him an easy cut for hotter bats on the waiver wire.

Shota Imanaga, SP Chicago Cubs

His last three starts have been atrocious, posting a miserable 6.06 ERA with just a 7.71 K/9 over 16.1 innings. That stretch actually includes five scoreless innings against the Rockies, but fantasy managers must remember that it was only the Rockies. As temperatures rise during the dog days of summer and the wind starts blowing out more at Wrigley Field, his extreme fly-ball tendencies mean he could be in for some very long months ahead.

Best Fantasy Baseball Buy Low Candidates

Chase DeLauter, OF Cleveland Guardians

DeLauter is batting just .237 with no homers, three RBI, and three runs scored over his last 11 games. He is currently a far cry from the scorching hot start we witnessed back in April. However, his underlying Statcast metrics indicate that his expected batting average remains elite. Once he makes the necessary mechanical adjustments against big-league breaking balls, the talent should shine through, making now the perfect time to trade for him.

Bryan Woo, SP Seattle Mariners

With three losses over his last four starts and 16 earned runs allowed over his last 23 innings, now is the perfect opportunity to float a buy-low trade offer. Focus your opponent's attention entirely on the current mess that is his surface ERA. Meanwhile, you can focus on Woo's pristine underlying metrics, like his low xFIP and excellent strikeout-to-walk ratio, which strongly indicate that a massive return to form is already in the works.

Fantasy Baseball Sell High Candidates

Paul Goldschmidt, 1B New York Yankees

He is seeing plenty of at-bats right now because of Aaron Judge's injury, causing a brief spike in his fantasy value. However, this regular playing time could be short-lived with both Giancarlo Stanton and Jasson Dominguez expected to return over the next two weeks. If you can flip him for a reliable everyday player before his lineup security diminishes, you will stay far ahead of the game.

Jung Hoo Lee, OF San Francisco Giants

He can be incredibly useful if you strictly need batting average help, but he provides zero power and lacks meaningful fantasy speed. Not many managers in your league truly realize these visual limitations when looking at his profile, so you should take immediate advantage of someone who only notices his current hot streak. Sell him off now for an asset with far better categorical versatility.

Fantasy Baseball Players to Watch Next Week

  • Athletics Hitters: They don't hit the road again until June 23, so take full advantage of the favorable ballpark factors at Sutter Health in Sacramento, which is an absolute hitter's paradise.
  • Pittsburgh Pirates Hitters: Their upcoming weekly layout is ideal for offense, starting with a three-game series in West Sacramento against the Athletics before traveling to Colorado to face the Rockies for another three games.
  • Los Angeles Angels Hitters: They close out next week with an excellent four-game park upgrade against the Athletics at Sutter Health in West Sacramento.
  • Colorado Rockies Hitters: They open next week at Wrigley Field, so keep a close eye on the stadium flags to see which way the Chicago wind is blowing. After that road set, they return home for a premium three-game series against the Pirates at Coors Field.
  • Cincinnati Reds Hitters: They open up next week with an advantageous three-game homestand at the hitter-friendly Great American Ballpark against a struggling New York Mets pitching staff.
  • Potential Stolen Base Surge: The Rangers and Diamondbacks face the Twins next week, meaning their fast runners will get to exploit Victor Caratini and his weak 11-percent caught-stealing rate.