Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Ride the Rockies

Another week of baseball is in the books. And with it came some early-season breakouts, courtesy of Jordan Walker and Cam Smith. On the flip side, the first big wave of injuries hit. Needless to say, it will be a busy week for the fantasy baseball waiver wire.

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Before we get to this week’s waiver wire targets, check to see if the aforementioned Walker and Smith — as well as Taj Bradley — are available. All three are rostered in over 90% of Fantrax leagues, but they are still hanging about in plenty of Yahoo and some CBS leagues. All are priority adds this week and should take precedence over the names listed below. With that, let’s look at some other fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for the week.

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Targets

Mickey Moniak (OF — COL)

This is your heads-up that Mickey Moniak has recovered from his finger sprain and should be rostered more widely. Moniak is coming off a breakout season where he slashed .270/.306/.518 with 24 home runs and nine stolen bases across 461 plate appearances. Both the long balls and steals were career-high marks.

Moniak’s success in 2025 largely stemmed from quality contact gains. He barreled the ball at a 13.8% clip and had a solid pulled air rate of 24.8% — improvements that helped fuel a .249 ISO on the year. Moniak is already flexing his power this season, as he’s smacked three homers across five games started. While he’ll likely have a strong-side platoon role, Moniak should bat in the top-third of the order and is a worthy pickup to see if he can continue to build off his breakout.

TJ Rumfield (1B — COL)

Staying in Colorado, rookie TJ Rumfield is off to a productive start. Through 12 games, he’s slashing .368/.432/.605 with two homers, six runs scored, and eight RBI with a 174 wRC+. Moreover, Rumfield’s strong plate skills from the minors have carried over, with an 11.4% walk rate and 18.2% strikeout rate.

In addition to not being overmatched at the plate, Rumfield is making contact in the zone at an 89% clip, and his 25.8% pulled air rate should play well at Coors Field. He offers mid-teens power, hits in the heart of the order, and should be a productive bat while swinging a hot stick.

Brady House (3B — WAS)

Brady House has been one of the better options at the hot corner this season. He has five multi-hit efforts across 10 games while hitting .295 with three doubles, two homers, seven runs, and five RBI. His 27.1% strikeout rate is a little high, but it comes with a solid 8.3% walk rate — a near six-point improvement from last season (274 PA). House is also making quality contact, barreling the ball at a 12.9% clip. He’s been a solid producer from the three-hole and shouldn’t be on waivers in 15-teamers.

Colt Keith (1B/2B/3B — DET)

Colt Keith has goose eggs in home runs and steals in the early going. But under the surface, his power metrics indicate positive regression is coming. Despite the lack of results, Keith is slashing .351/.385/.514 with a 162 wRC+ across 39 plate appearances. Additionally, six of his 13 hits on the year have been doubles.

Sure, Keith has been riding a .481 BABIP out of the gate. But he’s also crushing the ball. His 95 mph average exit velocity ranks in the 97th percentile — and is up five ticks from last season. Additionally, Keith has been an early-season bat speed riser. His 73.5 mph mark is up from 70.7 mph in 2025. Those gains should pair well with solid contact skills and a minuscule chase rate. If you have the roster space, it’s worth considering the Tigers’ leadoff hitter to see what unfolds moving forward.

Nasim Nunez (2B/SS — WAS)

Nasim Nunez is purely a speed play. He’s a perfect 7-for-7 on the basepaths through 10 games, and is tied for the league lead in steals despite a paltry .262 OBP. Nunez doesn’t offer much beyond his 98th-percentile speed. But if you’re trailing in the stolen base column early on, Nunez is widely available and should be able to quickly pad your speed totals — he stole 36 bags (42 attempts) in only 63 games in Triple-A last season.

Bryce Elder (SP — ATL)

Bryce Elder is off to a fantastic start to the season. He twirled 13 scoreless innings with a 13:2 K:BB across two starts. Elder is also sporting a 0.85 WHIP and 23.4% K-BB in that stretch while inducing groundballs at a near 55% clip.

Elder added a cutter to his arsenal this season, which he used exclusively against left-handed hitters. The new offering not only diversifies his pitch mix but should also help with sequencing. Elder is well worth adding to see where this goes. Plus, Braves pitchers are cruising right now, as they collectively maintain the league’s lowest ERA with a 2.03 mark.

Jakob Junis (RP — TEX)

Jakob Junis looks like the Rangers’ go-to option in the ninth. He picked up back-to-back saves in his last two appearances and has been the team’s most effective reliever early on. Across seven scoreless innings, he allowed three hits and zero walks with four strikeouts. He’s also generating groundballs at a 52.6% rate.

Junis doesn’t profile as your typical swing-and-miss closer, as his four-seamer averages 92.4 mph and he has a career 9.8 SwStr%. Rather, he does a solid job of limiting loud contact and is getting batters to chase at an elevated 34.5% clip. The Rangers seem to be rolling with what works at the moment, and fantasy managers would be wise to follow suit.

Bryan Baker (RP — TBR)

The Rays have turned to Bryan Baker as Griffin Jax has struggled out of the gate. Baker holds a 2.25 ERA (0.86 xERA) and 0.25 WHIP across four innings while sporting a 21.6 SwStr%. In his last two appearances, Baker has picked up both a win and a save. The Rays will likely roll with a saves committee, but even so, Baker looks like he’s the lead arm for now. If you’re chasing saves, Baker is a worthy spec this week.