Today's Top Adds

Tyler Stephenson is the clear priority pickup on the wire this morning — a catcher posting a .481 wOBA over the last seven days with a 30.4% walk rate and a declining strikeout rate (21.7% vs 26.5% over 30 days). At 13% ownership and surging 6% in the past week, the window is closing fast. Stephenson is barreling the ball at 93.8 mph exit velocity with 62.5% hard-hit quality, and the plate discipline gains are real: that walk rate nearly tripled from his 10.3% 30-day mark. He's a top-five waiver add at any position right now, let alone a position as shallow as catcher. Move before your leaguemates wake up.

Andruw Monasterio is only 5% rostered but climbing fast — up 4% in seven days — and his multi-position eligibility (1B/2B/3B/SS) makes him a roster construction dream in Boston's lineup. He slashed .375 with a homer and a .431 wOBA across 26 plate appearances last week. The 89.5 mph exit velocity isn't elite and his hard-hit rate of 38.9% leaves room for regression, but the production is undeniable and the positional flexibility alone justifies the add in deeper formats.

A.J. Ewing is a process-over-results add. The .208 average and .210 wOBA look ugly on the surface, but the underlying indicators are flashing: his strikeout rate cratered from 26.2% over 30 days to just 11.5% last week, he's hitting the ball at 92.7 mph with 56.7% hard-hit quality, and he's getting consistent at-bats with 26 PA in seven days. The Mets are clearly giving him the reps. Results should follow the contact quality — this is about buying before the batting average catches up to the exit velocities. At 27% owned, he's available in most leagues.

Xander Bogaerts should not be available in your league at 31% ownership, but here we are. The veteran shortstop posted a .304 average and .344 wOBA last week, backed by a blistering 96.5 mph average exit velocity — the highest among all signal players today — with 55.6% hard-hit quality. His wOBA jumped from .274 over 30 days to .344 in the last seven. This looks like a legitimate bounce-back stretch from a known commodity. If he's sitting on your wire, you're overthinking it.

Watch List

Jake Mangum is putting together a quiet week in Pittsburgh: .304 average, a homer, .385 wOBA, and 94.3 mph exit velocity with 62.5% hard-hit quality. His walk rate spiked from 4.1% to 10.7%, suggesting improved selectivity. At 12% ownership and trending up, he's worth a speculative add in deeper leagues and a monitor in standard formats.

Endy Rodríguez is showing signs of life with a .316 average, a homer, and a .370 wOBA over 21 PA. The strikeout rate dipped slightly (28.6% vs 31.0%) and the walk rate improved (9.5% vs 6.9%). At just 3% owned with catcher and first base eligibility, he's a speculative stash — but the sample is still early. Wait for a second week of confirmation before committing a roster spot.

Dylan Lee threw scoreless ball last week with a 2.63 FIP and 28.6% strikeout rate. The Atlanta reliever is at 24% ownership and quietly effective, but early-signal status means we need more innings to confirm he's in a high-leverage role worth chasing.

Yennier Cano posted a 40.0% strikeout rate last week — up from 20.6% over 30 days — with a 0.43 FIP and a 0.00 ERA. The Baltimore reliever is essentially unhittable right now at just 3% ownership. The concern is sample size: this is an early signal with limited innings. If he maintains the K spike for another week, he becomes a must-add in saves+holds formats.

Abner Uribe is doing absurd things: a 60.0% strikeout rate over the past seven days, a negative FIP (-1.34), and a 20 K/9 rate. He's already 55% rostered so this is more of a "don't drop" reminder than a waiver target, but if he somehow slipped through the cracks in your league, correct that immediately.

Angel Martínez is an interesting bounce-back candidate in Cleveland. His wOBA surged from a ghastly .150 over 30 days to .337 last week, with a .273 average and 95.6 mph exit velocity at 58.4% hard-hit quality. The ownership trend is going the wrong direction (down 3%), which means the market is still selling. If the exit velocities hold, this is a buying opportunity.

Stream of the Day

No streaming-specific signals emerged from today's data — the algorithm didn't flag any pitchers with favorable matchup-based indicators for the coming days. If you're hunting for a short-term arm, Dylan Lee offers a zero-ERA week with swing-and-miss stuff and is available in 76% of leagues. He's more of a hold than a traditional stream, but in a week where the wire is thin on starter options, a reliever posting a 2.63 FIP and 28.6% K rate can quietly collect ratios and strikeouts. Check back tomorrow for updated streaming recommendations.

Ownership Movers

Tyler Stephenson leads all risers at +6% this week, climbing to 13%. Completely justified. A .481 wOBA with elite plate discipline improvements and hard contact is the exact profile that sustains — this move has further to run.

Andruw Monasterio jumped 4% to 5% overall. The batting average (.375) is doing the heavy lifting on ownership gains. The hard-hit rate (38.9%) suggests some regression is coming, but the multi-positional eligibility keeps his floor high enough to justify the roster spot.

Jake Mangum is up 2% to 12%. The underlying data — particularly the 62.5% hard-hit rate and 94.3 mph exit velocity — supports continued movement. This ownership gain is warranted.

Endy Rodríguez and Dylan Lee each moved +1%, essentially noise. Both are worth monitoring, but neither has broken out enough to drive a true ownership spike yet. Rodríguez at 3% feels far too low if the bat continues to show signs of life.

Quick Hits

  • Xander Bogaerts posted the highest average exit velocity on today's board at 96.5 mph — a number that would play at any position, and especially encouraging from a shortstop navigating a return to form.
  • Abner Uribe's -1.34 FIP is, mathematically speaking, ridiculous. A 60% strikeout rate over any stretch is a stat line you screenshot. Enjoy it while it lasts.
  • Tyler Stephenson's walk rate leap from 10.3% to 30.4% is the single most dramatic plate discipline shift in today's data. That's a nearly 3x increase in a week — the kind of selectivity that signals a hitter locked in at the plate, not lucky.
  • Yennier Cano doubled his strikeout rate from 20.6% to 40.0% in a single week. At 3% ownership, he's the most underowned reliever flashing dominance on today's wire.
  • Angel Martínez went from a .150 wOBA over 30 days to .337 last week — a .187-point jump. His ownership is dropping while his production is spiking, which is the exact kind of market inefficiency you exploit on the waiver wire.