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Fantasy Baseball 2025: Waiver Wire Week 8 (Trent Grisham, Javier Baez, Zach McKinstry, Tony Gonsolin, Emilio Pagan, Ryan Weathers)

Apr 30, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Tony Gonsolin (26) delivers to the plate in the fourth inning against the Miami Marlins at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

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Hitters

75% OF Trent Grisham, New York Yankees- Has cooled off but is still hitting .261/.361/.552 on the year with an impressive 12 home runs.

76% 3B, SS, OF Javier Baez, Detroit Tigers- Has predictably cooled off but is still rocking a .293/.329/.476 line with an impressive 29 RBI.

70% 3B, SS, OF Zach McKinstry, Detroit Tigers- Phenomenal triple positional eligibility and he has been quite good so far. Owns a solid .277/.357/.409 slash.

69% C, 1B Augustin Ramirez, Miami Marlins- Has begun to heat up again. Might still be available in some leagues if you need catching help.

*68% OF Jordan Beck, Colorado Rockies- Striking out a ton but has hits in 6 of his past 7 games, with 4 of those being multi-hit performances.

*67% OF Chandler Simpson, Tampa Bay Rays- Now has 13 steals on the season with an extremely encouraging 6 steals in his past 6 games!

*66% OF Austin Hays, Cincinnati Reds- Back and needs to be owned everywhere. He has racked up 8 RBI in his past 10 games with hits in 8.

66% OF Mike Yastrzemski, San Francisco Giants- Solid outfielder bat.

58% SS JP Crawford, Seattle Mariners- A decent option at shortstop in deeper leagues. Has been showing exceptional plate discipline and plays up in OBP formats.

53% 1B, OF Gavin Sheets, San Diego Padres- Has 3 home runs in his past 2 games and looks like he could be catching fire again. Let’s hope so.

51% OF Will Benson, Cincinnati Reds- Exploded for 5 home runs over 4 games recently, but has done this in the past. The important thing will be to see if he can stay disciplined at the plate and keep receiving playing time.

46% OF Jake Meyers, Houston Astros- On an 8-game hitting streak, but hasn’t been stealing as many bases lately. Hopefully, that changes.

43% 1B Ty France, Minnesota Twins- Has cooled off significantly but is at least still getting the playing time. His peripherals show that he’s getting a bit unlucky right now.

36% SS Robert Hassell, Washington Nationals- Just made his debut recently and is batting 9th. He was hitting well at AAA prior to his callup.

34% C Edgar Quero, Chicago White Sox- Bat has gone quiet but is still getting significant playing time.

23% 1B, 3B, OF Eric Wagaman, Miami Marlins- Has hits in 6 of his past 7 games with a bomb his last time out. Here’s hoping he continues to heat up.

18% C Carlos Narvaez, Boston Red Sox- Has been exceptional for the Red Sox lately and is widely available.

14% 1B, 3B DJ Lemahieu, New York Yankees- Getting decent playing time and could start to heat up. His batted ball data in the short sample since his return is encouraging.

12% 1B,2B Kody Clemens, Minnesota Twins- Recently acquired by the Twins and is getting a good amount of playing time with some starters currently injured. Hitting well and already has 3 home runs for his new team.

Pitchers

*75% SP Tony Gonsolin, Los Angeles Dodgers- Rough last game but pitching well overall and already has 2 wins in 4 games. Last call.

*71% RP Emilio Pagan, Cincinnati Reds- The closer for the Reds now. Last call to scoop him!

*71% SP Ryan Weathers, Miami Marlins- Just got back from the IL and pitched well through 2 games. Priority add.

*71% SP Will Warren, New York Yankees- Has been improving his play substantially recently (more K’s, fewer BB’s) and has very good stuff. Last call if he isn’t already taken.

60% SP, RP Colin Rea, New York Mets- Has continued to pitch quite well. It might be the last call to snag him.

51% SP Andre Pallante, St. Louis Cardinals- A rough last game after two very good outings. The walks are really hurting him this year, but he still has a ground ball rate over 60%.

48% RP Shelby Miller, Arizona Diamondbacks- An ugly blown save his last time out after 4 straight saves. However, Justin Martinez has not been very good since returning, so Miller is likely still the guy to own.

48% SP Noah Cameron, Kansas City Royals- An intriguing rookie arm who has been quite good through 3 games.

42% SP Miles Mikolas, St. Louis Cardinals- Decent arm who has won 3 straight games with one run or less allowed in each.

30% SP Mike Soroka, Washington Nationals—His upside is capped because of the team he plays for, but he has played much better than his surface stats indicate. He is a sneaky good add in deeper leagues.

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