Weekend Streaming: Week 2

Week 2 of the fantasy baseball season is coming to an end which means managers are making moves to add some last-minute points in their weekly matchups. The first week of this new series was pretty successful. Let’s take a look at the results:

• Jesse Winker (29%): 3-7, 2 doubles, triple, 2 BB, 2 RBI
• Randal Grichuk (9%): 1-4, BB, RBI
• Jordan Hicks (60%): 5.1 IP, 6 H, 1 BB, 3 ER, 5 K
• David Hamilton (29%)*: 1-4, RBI, SB
• A.J. Smith-Shawver (65%): 4.2 IP, 7 H, 3 BB, 3 ER, 6 K

*Game 1 of weekend series was PPD (rain)

Not bad for the first week of the year, but there is definitely some room to improve in my opinion. I’m excited to keep this series going in week two. Let’s dive right in!

 

Jonathan Aranda, 1B/2B, Tampa Bay Rays

 

Plenty of hot starters have been picked up frequently on the waiver wire — George Springer, Kyren Paris, Tyler Soderstrom to name a few — but the red hot Aranda still remains available in an astonishing amount of leagues.

Aranda’s batted ball profile on savant is a sea of red, sitting in the 92nd+ percentile in xwOBA, xBA, xSLG, Avg EV, barrel%, and HH%. He’s also slashing .385/.452/.731/1.182 and owns the 6th-highest wRC+ in baseball at a whopping 236.

Perhaps because he plays in Tampa? It’s funny how that works. Regardless, you should absolutely be capitalizing on this as soon as possible. Aranda is cooking and it would be malpractice not to add him.

Rostered: 10% (Yahoo)

 

Maikel Garcia, INF, Kansas City Royals

 

Garcia, 25, is off to a really hot start going 12-39 (.308 AVG) with 5 extra-base hits and 6 RBI. He’s at the top of the leaderboard in a handful of metrics like average EV (94.2 mph), HH rate (58.1%), xBA (.287), and whiff rate (15.4%).

Garcia faces two mid tier arms in Cleveland — Luis L. Ortiz, who’s been really struggling as of late, and Ben Lively, whom seen well in his career (2-4 with an RBI). Three of his five XBHs have come against right-handers and he’s done a majority of his damage against four-seamers, sinkers, and sliders in 2025, both Ortiz’s and Lively’s primary offerings. I really like his matchups this weekend (and frankly beyond as well).

Rostered: 52% (Yahoo)

 

Jackson Jobe, RHP, Detroit Tigers

 

Jobe, 22, is one of the rawest arms in the league. His stuff is off the charts, he just needs some seasoning in the big leagues. Thus far he’s been “ok” for fantasy owners, allowing 7 hits and 5 runs in nine innings while striking out seven batters. Walks (7) have been the issue in 2025.

Jobe faces a putrid Minnesota offense that sits in the bottom portion of the league in nearly every major category:

Stat	#	MLB Rank
AVG	.203	27th
OBP	.269	29th
SLG	.327	27th
OPS	.595	27th
wRC+	74	25th

I’ve got a confident feeling this is the matchup that gets him on track. If he’s not rostered in your league, pick him up for this weekend. He’s only going to get better as he throws more innings.

Rostered: 50% (Yahoo)

 

Cam Smith, 3B/OF, Houston Astros

 

Cam Smith is due. The 22 year-old phenom has gone just 5-25 (.200) with one extra-base hit and 2 walks to start his young career, but things are about to change. He’s making good contact (53.3% HH rate, 90.4 mph average EV), has posted great bat speed numbers (83rd percentile), and has a favorable matchup against a soft-tossing lefty in Tyler Anderson on Saturday.

Smith was brought to the big leagues early because of the elite impact he can do with his bat. That hasn’t changed.

Rostered: 22% (Yahoo)

 

Richard Fitts, RHP, Boston Red Sox

 

Fitts has gone out and tossed back-to-back 6+ IP quality starts to start his 2025 season thanks to his new-and-improved arsenal. He faces a Chicago White Sox offense that’s brutal. A 27th-ranked oRating sitting at -11.9 (per FanGraphs) is all you need, but just in case you’re still curious, the club is slashing .202/.276/.315/.592 with a 73 wRC+ to start the year.

If the Sox offense shows up like they should and Fitts is anything like he’s been, you’re likely looking at a win, quality start, and a handful of Ks.

Rostered: 8% (Yahoo)