Speaker 1Weekend waiver wire ads from the long Labor Day weekend next on Fantasy Baseball Today Express. Welcome into FBT Express on Tuesday, September 8th. I am Frank Stample joined by Chris Towers. Let's start off with the latest waiver wire hitters. And Chris, the A's are doing their thing. Zach Gelof, two more steals on Monday over his last six games, three homers, four steals, all the way up to 78% rostered, second, third, and outfield eligible. Do think he's still a name for those in shallower leagues. And then you drop down a little bit. Henry Bolte is on fire. He had a home run and three steals on Monday, and he's crushing it over the past month. Still only 46% rostered. The other name here is Jeff McNeil, who's having a big second half. He is 37% rostered, first, second, and outfield eligible. What size leagues would you be looking to add these guys? If they're available? If they're available anywhere, Zach Gelof, Henry Bolte, and Jeff McNeil.
Speaker 2Yeah, Gelof's tough because the limitations in his game just kind of are what they are. He's improved the play discipline this season, but it's never going to be a strength of his game. That's always going to limit his ceiling in a points league. He does have, I think it's second, third, and outfield eligibility. That kind of flexibility is nice to have, but I'm not sure even at third base, he's a viable starter in a head-to-head points league. Maybe if they have a stretch of games. Coming up a home, you can justify it, but I think he's still pretty fringe there. Bolte is definitely doing some interesting things. He's got a super well-rounded skill set for fantasy. There's power, there's speed. He's a really good athlete. He hits the ball hard. I think what we're seeing right now is probably him playing above his head, though, because it's a 314 batting average over the past 34 games. That's like a 400 BABIP as well, even for a guy who's not a BABIP. Even for a guy who's not a BABIP. Even for a guy who's not a BABIP. Even for a guy who's not a BABIP. Even for a guy who hits the ball as hard as he does. Even for a guy with his kind of athleticism, that's not going to prove sustainable. If it was 340, that'd still be a really high number, and he'd probably be hitting more like 255 in that stretch. I think he's a good player. I think he's a very interesting long-term piece for the athletics, especially as they try to wring a little more consistency out of that skill set. For now, I don't think he's someone I want to add in most points leagues, but that's fine. I think he's a very interesting long-term piece for the athletics, still at 46% rostered. Leaves some roto in category leagues where Henry Bolta is probably
Speaker 1still available and worth adding. A couple fighting fish here from your Miami Marlins. Heriberto Hernandez had a big game on Sunday, two for four with a sock in the shoe. He has started 23 straight games, and on the season now, he's up to 24 homers and 11 steals, only 45% rostered. And Javier Sanoja has started 16 straight over his last 21 games, 375, four homers, three steals. He OPS around 1,044% rostered. Chris, do you believe in these two names here, Heriberto Hernandez and
Speaker 2Javier Sanoja? Yeah, did Javier Sanoja like Monstars, Otto Lopez? I feel like the two of them are having one great season put together. And it's like right when Lopez stopped hitting, Sanoja started. I think with Sanoja, it's mostly just a really high BABIP. He does make a lot of contact, which helps, but I don't really think it's a super dynamic. I think it's a really high BABIP. I think it's a really dynamic skill set overall. Hernandez, though, if you can live with a lower batting average, it'll probably be in like the 245, 250-ish range moving forward. I think he's just a good hitter. He makes a lot of hard contact. He's got the 24 homers, do not seem like a fluke. He's playing every day after he wasn't early on, so that 24 homers, the pace is even better. I
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