​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 (40% rostered)(HOT STRETCH, STOLEN BASE UPSIDE)Durbin is still technically right at 40%, so he’s going to remain on this list. The narrative around Durbin at the beginning of the season was so toxic that we’re not sure people realize how good he’s been. When he started off the year poorly and Kyle Harrison, the pitcher he was traded for, dominated in Milwaukee, there was this pervasive idea that Durbin was a bust. However, it appears that he just needed to find his footing. In 42 games since June 1st, Durbin is hitting .297/.356/.527 with nine home runs, 29 runs scored, 22 RBI, and seven steals. That’s a 141 wRC+ and is exactly what people envisioned from the second-year hitter when moving into a park like Fenway. Perhaps it took Durbin a bit longer to adjust his approach. His pull rate is 51% during this stretch, but was just around 43% in Milwaukee last year. The Green Monster has come calling and more people need to be adding him. Brett Baty – 1B/2B/3B/OF, NYM (5% rostered) is another play we’ve had on here a bunch, but he is producing lately, and the Mets are going to keep playing him. Defense aside, Baty is hitting .281/.300/.491 over his last 15 games with three home runs, 11 runs scored, six RBI, and two steals. That has come with an 11.6% barrel rate and 46.5% hard-hit rate. We’ve seen Baty end the season on strong stretches before and he has the tools to do so again.Ryan Jeffers – C, MIN (40% rostered)(ONE-CATCHER LEAGUE, POWER UPSIDE)Jeffers has played seven games