​Welcome to Waiver Wire Watch, our weekly fantasy baseball waiver wire guide. We’ll be doing things a little differently this season, with Eric Samulski publishing the initial waiver-wire article on Friday afternoon. Then James Schiano updates it every Sunday to make sure you get the most up-to-date information. The premise of the article is pretty straightforward. We’ll give you some recommended adds each week based on recent production or role changes. When we list a player, we’ll list the category where we think he’ll be helpful or the quick reason he’s listed. We hope this helps you determine whether the player fits your team’s needs. Not every “trending” player will be a good addition to your specific roster.To qualify for this list, a player needs to be UNDER 40% rostered in Yahoo! formats. We understand you may say, “These players aren’t available in my league,” and we can’t help you there. These players are available in over 60% of leagues and some in 98% of leagues, so they’re available in many places, and that can hopefully satisfy readers who play in all league types.⚾️ Baseball is back on NBC: MLB returns to NBC and Peacock in 2026! In addition to becoming the exclusive home of Sunday Night Baseball, NBC Sports will broadcast MLB Sunday Leadoff, “Opening Day” and Labor Day primetime games, the first round of the MLB Draft, the entire Wild Card round of the postseason, and much more.Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire HittersCaleb Durbin – 2B/3B, BOS (37% rostered)(HOT STRETCH, STOLEN BASE UPSIDE)Durbin has found his footing after a disastrous start to his Red Sox tenure. In 38 games since June 1st, he has a .301/.361/.534 slash line with eight home runs, 25 runs scored, and six stolen bases. That’s good for a 144 wRC+ and you’d be hard-pressed to find a hotter third baseman than Durbin at the moment. Nick Gonzalez – 2B/3B/SS, PIT (38% rostered) is another infield option if you’re looking for a high batting average. Since June 1st, he’s hitting .318 in 39 games despite a very high ground ball rate and uninspiring power metrics like a 31.4% hard-hit rate and 3.4% barrel rate.Brayan Rocchio – 2B/SS – CLE (35% rostered)(STARTING JOB, AVERAGE/SPEED UPSIDE)Rocchio has simply been a productive shortstop all season. He’s top-10 overall at the position according to the FanGraphs Player Rater and has a .289/.317/.433 slash line over the past month. The Guardians’ lineup should get a boost soon with the hopeful return of José Ramírez, which should only help Rocchio’s production as he’s settled in to a top-three spot in their lineup.A.J. Ewing – 2B/OF, NYM (34% rostered)(POWER SURGE, BATTING AVERAGE UPSIDE)Ewing has a .291/.353/.489 slash line since June 1st with six home runs, 19 RBI, 19 runs scored, and six stolen bases as the Mets’ primary lead-off hitter. He’s had a power surge lately with five of his seven home runs this season coming in his last 21 games. Ewing only hit five home runs across 154 minor league games over the