Week 8 Waiver Wire Targets
Quick hits looking at potential players to target on the week six waiver wire.
I’m sure there are a dozen typos in this thing, but I don’t care. I’m typing so many letters and words per week for you fine people, please be gracious. Enjoy this week’s waiver wire targets!
Early Look at Streamers
We get more into this on Sundays, but if you want to get ahead of the pack.
Chris Paddack (vs. NYY/CLE)
Cristopher Sanchez (vs. NYM/WSH)
Hunter Brown (vs. OAK/HOU)
JP Sears (vs. HOU/KC)
Kenta Maeda (vs. MIA/ARI)
Michael Lorenzen (vs. CLE/LAA)
Sean Manaea (vs. PHI/MIA)
Trevor Williams (vs. CWS/PHI)
Luis Gil (vs. CWS)
Mitchell Parker (vs. CWS)
Casey Mize (vs. MIA)
Luis Severino (vs. MIA)
Reese Olson (vs. MIA)
Joe Ross (vs. PIT)
Javier Assad (vs. PIT)
John Means (vs. SEA)
Alec Marsh (vs. SEA)
Michael Wacha (vs. SEA)
Pitchers
Duh
If you make 5+ starts with a K-BB% above 20%, you’re a “duh”. Those are the rules.
Paul Skenes (60% Owned): He starts Saturday and must be owned in all leagues, unless you’re in like a two-teamer or something.
Christian Scott (7% Owned): Looked phenomenal in his debut, and I don’t even really care what happens in this Braves start. Must-add. Crazy to see the ownership difference so large between Skenes and Scott.
Nick Lodolo (70% Owned): 25% K-BB%.
Jack Flaherty (52% Owned): Man would I like to play in a league where Flaherty has made it this long on the waivers.
Kyle Bradish (62% Owned): He’s back and the workload has been built up. I don’t love the guy, but I can’t deny he’s a top-50 SP which makes him an easy 100% owned pitcher.
Garrett Crochet (46% Owned): Gary-Croch-It, still doing it! 32.3% K%, 5.5% BB%.
MacKenzie Gore (34% Owned): K-BB% above 20%, counts!
Zack Littell (28% Owned): The Rays have done it again, 22.6% K-BB%.
Ryan Pepiot (74% Owned): 21.3% K-BB%.
Reid Detmers (70% Owned): 18.2% K-BB% and 15% SwStr%. I don’t think he’ll ever be the ace people hoped, but he seems like an easily above-average Major League starter, and he’s still 24.
Yusei Kikuchi (66% Owned): I hesitate slightly on the 26.5% K% given his 11.9% SwStr% - but you know the rules, he has a 20.9% K-BB%.
Tanner Bibee (83% Owned): He’s been dropped some, but it’s too soon for taht with the solid 18% K-BB% and 13.5% SwStr%. Just needs to throw a few more strikes with the four-seamer and then he’ll start ripping off quality starts.