Griffin Conine Is Demolishing the Baseball — Add Him Now

Griffin Conine just posted a .592 wOBA over the last seven days with a 100% hard-hit rate and a 105.5 mph average exit velocity. Those aren't typos. The Miami outfielder is squaring up everything he sees, and at just 10% rostered, this is a window that's closing fast.

WaiverScout has been tracking Conine since late June, when he was sitting at 0% ownership and showing early flickers. We flagged him as a watch candidate on June 30, again on July 29 at 2% rostered, and again on August 9 at 4%. Each time, the signal strengthened. Now the data is clear enough to upgrade him to Add Now. If you've been following our alerts, you had a head start. If you haven't, the numbers still back immediate action.

The Rolling Windows Tell the Story

Conine's progression across time frames is textbook breakout trajectory:

  • 30-day: .288 AVG, 8 HR, .426 wOBA, 29.8% K%, 13.1% BB%, 38.9% HardHit%, 94.2 mph EV
  • 14-day: .275 AVG, 4 HR, .417 wOBA, 31.2% K%, 16.7% BB%, 46.7% HardHit%, 97.3 mph EV
  • 7-day: .421 AVG, 3 HR, .592 wOBA, 25.0% K%, 20.8% BB%, 100% HardHit%, 105.5 mph EV

The strikeout rate is falling — from 29.8% over 30 days down to 25.0% in the last week. The walk rate is climbing in the opposite direction, from 13.1% to 20.8%. That combination — more contact, better discipline — is exactly what you want to see underpinning a hot streak. This isn't just luck-driven BABIP inflation. He's making harder contact, walking more, and striking out less. All three arrows are pointing the right direction simultaneously.

The Quality of Contact Is Elite

A 100% hard-hit rate over 24 plate appearances is absurd. The 105.5 mph average exit velocity over the last seven days means every ball Conine put in play was a missile. Even the 14-day exit velocity of 97.3 mph is strong, and the 30-day mark of 94.2 mph confirms this isn't a player who suddenly discovered how to hit the ball hard — he's been building toward this. The quality has been there. What's changed is the approach.

Look at his last five games: on August 9 he went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI. By August 12, he was 2-for-2 with a homer, three walks, and zero strikeouts. That August 12 line — elite patience, elite power, zero whiffs — is the kind of game that should make you sprint to your waiver wire.

The Ownership Window Is Still Open — Barely

Conine jumped +5% in roster rate over the past week, and that velocity is accelerating. At 10% rostered, he's still widely available, but the runway is shrinking. Pitcher List flagged him as a deep-league watch back on July 23 when he was at 2% ownership. FantasyPros has started highlighting his recent two-homer game. The broader fantasy community is waking up. By next week, this could be a 20-25% rostered player, and the easy add disappears.

With 24 plate appearances over the last seven days, Conine is getting consistent playing time — this isn't a platoon bat stealing at-bats. He's in the lineup.

The Verdict: Add Now

Griffin Conine is an Add Now. Eight home runs over the last 30 days with improving plate discipline and elite-tier exit velocity data. The skills are real, the playing time is there, and the ownership is still low enough to act. If you're holding a bench bat like Trent Grisham or Jake McCarthy who isn't producing at this level, the swap is obvious. Don't wait for 25% rostered to confirm what the data already tells you. This is real.