Welcome to Waiver Wire Picks, our daily fantasy baseball article that highlights the best players in baseball that you should be adding to your rosters. We’ll look at those who are likely to be available in most leagues, as well as some deep league waiver wire options, and we’ll also look at the most added players in fantasy baseball across the major sites and let you know who to add and which players you can leave on the wire.
Top Priority Players to Add
Carson Benge (NYM), OF (41% Rostered on Yahoo)
Carson Benge had the best day of his major league career on Sunday, going 5-for-5 with a home run, a triple, three runs scored, and two RBI. It brought his slash line up to .265/.325/.408 with seven home runs and 10 steals, but that doesn’t necessarily tell the whole story. The rookie had a slow start to the year as he adjusted to the major leagues, and that bad April is still heavily dragging down his overall production.
Since May 1st, the youngster is slashing an elite .316/.377/.496 with 25 runs, five homers, 20 RBI, and four steals in 34 games. Over a 162-game pace, that equates to 119 runs, 23 home runs, 95 RBI, and 19 stolen bases. While he shouldn’t be expected to keep up that pace, it’s clear at this point that Benge has what it takes to be a must-roster player for fantasy. While he started the season in a platoon, the rookie has earned himself everyday playing time, with many of his at-bats coming from the leadoff spot. That explains his massive output of counting stats as of late, and 41% rostered is a number that is simply way too low.
Brandon Marsh (PHI), OF (51% Rostered on Yahoo)
Brandon Marsh has been one of the most underrated players in fantasy this season, quietly slashing .333/.366/.514 with eight home runs and five steals for the Phillies. While the initial instinct is to disregard Marsh for his usual platoon situation, you might be surprised to learn that Philadelphia has been trusting him with every day at-bats for a while now. While this could just be an uncharacteristic hot stretch, it’s important to note that the outfielder also hit .302 in 55 games in the second half of 2025. That’s 116 games of great production, so it’s likely time to buy in.
Isaac Paredes (HOU), 3B (49% Rostered on Yahoo)
Isaac Paredes was off to a slow start but has picked things up as of late, homering in three straight games from June 3rd to June 5th. He’s up to nine home runs on the season, and better days are likely ahead for the third baseman. Despite the slow start, his underlying metrics look very similar to his past years, including his league-leading 37.8% pull air rate.
Noah Cameron (KC), SP (44% Rostered on Yahoo)
Noah Cameron has quietly been on quite the run as of late, tossing five straight quality starts dating back to May 16th. He has 31 strikeouts and three walks in 30 innings in that span, and he’s beginning to look like the model of consistency that he was in the back half of 2025. His velocity and stuff don’t jump off the charts, but some soft-tossing lefties can just make it work, and that’s what Cameron has done so far in his major league career.
Jared Jones (PIT), SP (43% Rostered on Yahoo)
Jared Jones made his first start since 2024 on May 29th, allowing five runs in 4.1 innings against the Twins. However, it looks like he shook off the rust in his second start on June 4th, tossing five shutout innings with four strikeouts against the Astros. He’s still working his pitch count back up slowly, but he has enough upside to be worth adding in fantasy. He looked like a dominant force through much of 2024 before needing Tommy John surgery, and he looked equally good in his rehab starts.
Yahoo and ESPN Most Added Players
We covered Marsh and Benge in the section above, which leaves three others to discuss from Yahoo’s most added list. Walker Buehler was the most popular Monday streamer, and he allowed one run on eight hits and two walks with four strikeouts in 4.2 innings. Inefficiency has been a problem for him this season, and that was what ultimately hurt him in this start, too. It’s best to continue to consider him as just a streaming option moving forward.
Colton Cowser has been red-hot as of late, batting .339 with six home runs over the past month. He’s worth adding as a hot-hand streamer, but his .213 xBA and 28.8% strikeout rate don’t provide much confidence for an extended breakout. Brandon Valenzuela has hit three home runs in his last four games and is batting .308 in the past month. However, Alejandro Kirk could return on Friday, which would severely limit Valenzuela’s playing time moving forward and make him an afterthought for fantasy.
Buehler and Marsh have already been covered above, which leaves three left to discuss from ESPN’s most added list. Troy Melton is a great streaming option for today, and if you want to read more about him, he’s featured in the streaming section down below. Connelly Early wouldn’t qualify for this streamer piece since he’s above 60% rostered on Yahoo, and it looks like his roster rate is slowly rising to a more reasonable level in ESPN, too. That’s mostly due to him being in line for a two-start week, with the first coming on Monday against the Rays. He only lasted 4.2 innings after throwing an inefficient 96 pitches, allowing two runs on five hits and four walks with six strikeouts. Still, he’s been solid overall on the season and is worth holding onto over other streamer types.
Spencer Arrighetti was also a two-start streamer who is already highly rostered, allowing three runs on four hits and four walks with seven strikeouts over six innings against the Angels on Monday night. He snuck by with another quality start, but some regression is likely coming due to his very poor 12.8% walk rate.
Streaming Pitchers
Be sure to check out Nick Pollack’s SP Streamer Rankings to figure out who you need to start, stream, or sit each day this season. There is one name that I particularly like for today.
Troy Melton (DET), SP (27% Rostered on Yahoo)
Troy Melton made his season debut after returning from the injured list on May 24th, and since then has logged three extremely good starts. In that span, he’s allowed only four runs on 12 hits and six walks in 20.2 innings, while striking out nine. The lack of strikeouts is obviously a concern, but what matters is that he’s been effective regardless. That’s enough to roll him out against the Twins today, and he also has the benefit of a projected two-start week against the Guardians on Sunday.
