Welcome, RotoBallers, to my catchersfantasy baseball waiver wire pickupsfor Week 17 of the 2024 MLB season. This week, we'll take a look at catchers such as Keibert Ruiz, Patrick Bailey, and Tyler Stephenson.Some catchers who have appeared on this list in the past have become consistent fantasy options, while others were more short-term pickups. Heading into Week 16, Ben Rice was on this list, and then he launched three home runs in one game last weekend. Now, his rostership sits at 67% in ...

Welcome, RotoBallers, to my catchers fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 15 of the 2024 MLB season. This week we'll take a look at catchers such as Hunter Goodman, Ben Rortvedt, and Kyle Higashioka. Every week, this article has featured plenty of catchers who fantasy managers should pick up.Francisco Alvarez was on this list not too long ago and now might be the hottest-hitting catcher in baseball. Patrick Bailey and Connor Wong have also frequently appeared on this list throughout the...

Welcome RotoBallers to our fantasy baseball breakout hitters article for Week 14. As always, we are here to bring you a few MLB hitters whose advanced metrics are popping out.My name is Joshua Costello and I will be giving you 3-5 hitter names that seem to have sustainable improved production this season. Most of these names will be young hitters because that is the nature of a breakout. There will be exceptions from time-to-time as well as I give you more well-known and well-established names ...

San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey is sitting out Sunday's contest against righty Tony Gonsolin and the Los Angeles Dodgers. It's been an impressive rookie campaign thus far for the 24-year-old, who's slashing .304/.337/.532 with three bombs, 10 runs, and 19 RBI over 22 games. Blake Sabol will take his spot behind the plate and bat seventh. The 25-year-old is batting .245 this year through 51 games with seven homers, 20 runs, 21 RBI, and a pair of steals. Sabol's a solid streaming ...

San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey had another nice game at the plate in Monday's 14-4 win over the Pirates. The 24-year-old prospect went 3-for-5 with a single, a double, a two-run home run, and four RBI. He has posted an impressive .355/.375/.645 slash line with two HR and 11 RBI in nine games since getting called up while Joey Bart (groin) is on the injured list with a groin strain.It will be interesting to see what the Giants decide to do when Bart is healthy, as he has struggled ...

The San Francisco Giants placed catcher Joey Bart (groin) on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to May 18) on Friday with a left-groin strain and recalled former first-round catcher Patrick Bailey from Triple-A Sacramento in a corresponding move. The team also designated outfielder Cal Stevenson for assignment and placed outfielder Heliot Ramos (oblique) on the 60-day injured list. The 26-year-old Bart has hit just .231 (18-for-78) with five doubles, no home runs, four RBI and eight runs ...

San Francisco Giants top catching prospects Joey Bart and Patrick Bailey have both been getting playing time at first base lately according to manager Gabe Kapler. Both catchers are currently with the Giants' alternate team in Sacramento. Bart played first base in the first inning of the alternate team's scrimmage yesterday. It's an interesting development for both players that could speed up their path to the majors. The 23-year-old Bart in particular could be on the verge of making his big ...

The San Francisco Giants signed first-round catcher Patrick Bailey (13th overall) for $3.8 million on Wednesday. Bailey's deal is just under the slot value of $4.197 million for the 13th overall selection in the draft. The catcher from North Carolina State was the top catching prospect in this year's draft. He has solid power from both sides of the plate as a switch-hitter and also has a solid arm and is a capable receiver. Bailey will be added to San Francisco's 60-player pool for the upcoming ...