Two-start upside dominates this week’s fantasy slate as waiver-wire movement finally bears fruit. Kyle Bradish tops the list, delivering front‑line reliability since TJ surgery and eyeing a favorable pair with Chicago and New York. Emmet Sheehan has cemented himself as Dodgers’ best rookie starter, while Michael Wacha brings steady ERA/WHIP in home-friendly games. Connelly Early adds a tantalizing immediate upside despite stern early matchups.

In hitter land, Daulton Varsho’s late‑season power surge fuels a seven-game week, Daylen Lile cleanly anchors Washington’s lineup, and Heriberto Hernandez profits from regular playing time in Colorado’s openers. Austin Hays stays steady for RBIs and runs across a busy week. A parallel thread spotlights one-start streamers to squeeze value from the final stretch and maximize seven‑game weeks.

Bottom line: streaming and roster pruning are the order of the week. Target high‑upside arms and batters with multiple games, while rotating in fresh arms from the waiver wire who can deliver in two starts and avoid negative matchups. One‑start streamers offer additional flexibility, but the core is extracting value from a realistic, high-floor two-start window.

Week 24 of 2025 delivers a tight waiver-wire sprint for fantasy MLB managers. Sal Frelick anchors runs with steady multi-category production (10 HR, 19 SB, .294) and strong counting stats, while Daylen Lile and Brandon Marsh offer risers with speed and timely power. Colson Montgomery and Jake Burger headline the HR column, with Austin Hays providing late-season pop. Otto Lopez, Andrew Benintendi, and Luis Torrens are top RBI tools, and Luis Garcia Jr., Caleb Durbin, and Victor Robles supply stolen-base upside. For AVG, Romy Gonzalez, Drew Gilbert, and Chase Meidroth provide varied contact and versatility. Rosters capped at 50%, so these targets can reshape your push for a title in a hurry.

Across the five categories, the piece highlights rostering practicality: Frelick’s blend of speed and runs, Montgomery’s power with a light average, and Burger’s remaining 30-homer ceiling when healthy. Hays stands out as a veteran with seasonal power, while Lopez and Torrens bring hot-streak RBI potential. The trio of AVG pickups—Gonzalez, Gilbert, and Meidroth—adds batting-average depth with September surges. Use these boosters to craft a week-by-week plan and chase a late-season edge.

Five bargain-bin hitters are heating up for Week 24: Lopez, Lile, Gonzalez, Hays, and Bleday. Lopez has surged in Miami, slashing .375 over 11 games with 3 homers and a stolen base, offering middle-infield versatility and a safe AVG floor.

Daylen Lile has climbed into Washington’s heart of the order, flashing rookie upside with strong numbers since the All-Star break. Romy Gonzalez brings multi-position value for Boston, while Austin Hays delivers power and RBI upside in Cincinnati’s lineup. JJ Bleday supplies raw homer potential for Oakland as the season winds down.

These players are cheap, streaming-friendly, and can help cover gaps as rosters expand in September. Monitor playing time and split data, but each offers meaningful short-term value and rest-of-season upside in deeper formats.

Brandon Sproat’s big-league debut in Cincinnati was a study in promise and nerves: three earned on three hits over six-plus, with four walks and seven strikeouts, and a no-hit bid into the sixth that Reds bullpen could not cap. Hunter Greene matched the night with 12 punchouts across seven frames, flashing a 101.5 mph heater that kept the Mets swinging and missing. New York rallied late, but Cincinnati held on 3-2 to take the series and snag the NL Wild Card tiebreaker.

As the Mets stall on the road trip, Philadelphia sits seven games ahead in the NL East, while New York’s late-inning drama leaves fantasy managers weighing Greene’s upside against Sproat’s volatility in his first big-league foray. The night also highlighted Noelvi Marte, Elly De La Cruz, and Francisco Álvarez in pivotal moments, plus Soto’s ninth-inning homer and Diaz’s jam-escape, underscoring a tense chase for playoff positioning.

Final-week waiver-wire targets under 40% rostered provide a mix of catcher, outfield, infield, and pitcher help. Kyle Teel, Jeremiah Jackson, Blaze Alexander, Caleb Durbin, Austin Hays, Ryan Weathers, Kyle Bradish—and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in the background—shape a versatile pool for playoff pushes across formats.

Teel’s hot stretch in Chicago, Jackson’s power surge in Baltimore, Alexander’s multi-position value in Arizona, Durbin’s contact-first production in Milwaukee, Hays’ run of strong hitting in Cincinnati, Weathers’ return to form in Miami, and Bradish’s velocity bump in Baltimore highlight immediate-week additions with long-run upside. Gurriel’s injury chatter also loosens target potential for Alexander.