The best players in the world play fantasy baseball on NFBC. The most popular high-stakes contest is the NFBC Main Event, which has a $1,750 buy-in with a $7,000 league prize and a $200,000 overall prize. Thankfully, for everyone, NFBC allows us to see what each team is doing with their fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups on Sunday night.
I look at the most popular fantasy baseball waiver wire and FAAB pickups in the NFBC Main Event to see who the best players in the world are picking up and whether we should add them.
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Fantasy Baseball FAAB Waiver Wire Pickups
Ryne Stanek (RP – STL)
Ryne Stanek was picked up in 53 Main Event leagues with a max bid of $139 and a minimum bid of $2. Stanek was the first Cardinals reliever to register a save, which was a bit surprising.
Most thought that the closer job battle heading into the season would be between Riley O’Brien and JoJo Romero. That said, O’Brien has already locked down a save this week, so this feels like a committee.
David Hamilton (2B, SS – MIL)
David Hamilton was picked up in 51 Main Event leagues with a max bid of $83 and a minimum bid of $5. Hamilton has a ton of speed and is playing on the strong side of a platoon in Milwaukee at third base.
Hamilton will have multipositional eligibility very soon and could steal a ton of bases. However, he has struggled over his career to keep regular roles, so there is some risk here.
Jake Bauers (1B, OF – MIL)
Jake Bauers was picked up in 50 Main Event leagues with a max bid of $100 and a minimum bid of $19. Bauers has started the season hot.
With Andrew Vaughn breaking his hand, Bauers will be a full-time player for the next month. He should be a popular waiver wire add in all leagues.
Bryan Baker (RP – TB)
Bryan Baker was picked up in 48 Main Event leagues with a max bid of $67 and a minimum bid of $1.
With Griffin Jax struggling to start the season, a lot of people rushed to use their FAAB on Baker in case he got the next shot at the closer job. Jax should have some runway, but Baker isn’t a bad dart throw if you need saves.
Joe Boyle (SP, RP – TB)
Joe Boyle was picked up in 44 Main Event leagues with a max bid of $95 and a minimum bid of $13. Boyle was a last-minute addition to the Rays’ rotation and was fantastic in his first start.
The stuff has never been an issue for Boyle, but he can struggle with command and control. He is worth picking up for the time being.
Bryan King (RP – HOU)
Bryan King was picked up in 38Main Event leagues with a max bid of $87 and a minimum bid of $3. King was a popular waiver wire pickup after getting a save on Sunday for the Astros.
Josh Hader is on the injured list (IL), and Bryan Abreu is dealing with a mechanical issue. If Abreu isn’t able to continue closing, King would be the logical next man up.
Luke Raley (1B, OF – SEA)
Luke Raley was picked up in 36 leagues with a max bid of $100 and a minimum bid of $8. Raley has started the season hot, hitting .286/.333/.929 with three home runs.
Raley can crush righties when healthy, but he will sit versus lefties, which means you have to be in a format where you can maximize his playing time.
TJ Rumfield (1B – COL)
TJ Rumfield was picked up in 25 leagues with a max bid of $123 and a minimum bid of $10. Rumfield had a fantastic spring and earned the Rockies’ starting first base job.
Rumfield doesn’t have a ton of upside, but his hit tool is good, and he could be a really good accumulator.
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