Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups & FAAB Advice (Week 13)

Welcome to our weekly fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups and FAAB (free agent acquisition budget) report. In this article, I’ll provide fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups and recommendations for players to target. Suggested bids will include an explanation of where to target them.

The focus is on 12- and 15-team National Fantasy Baseball Championship (NFBC) leagues. If you’re in shallower formats, bid less than my recommendations below. The best way to use this column is to bid on the high end for your targets. I’ve scoured the waiver wire for three targets at each position to make it easier for you. Note that the recommendations are for a $1,000 budget.

With that in mind, let’s dive into my Week 13 fantasy baseball FAAB recommendations.

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups & FAAB Targets

Catchers

Kyle Teel (C  – CWS)

• $30 in 15-team leagues; $15 in 12-team leagues.
• Ready to be activated this week.

Joe Mack (C – MIA)

• $10 in 15-team leagues; $5 in 12-team leagues.
• Prospect pedigree; starting to show improvement.

Keibert Ruiz (C – WSH)

• $6 in 15-team leagues; $3 in 12-team leagues.
• An underrated catcher who helps with batting average.

First Basemen

Paul Goldschmidt (1B – NYY)

• $20 in 15-team leagues; $10 in 12-team leagues.
• Has been mashing for the Yankees lately.

Andrew Vaughn (1B – MIL)

• $10 in 15-team leagues; $5 in 12-team leagues.
• Great schedule for the next couple of weeks.

Dominic Smith (1B – ATL)

• $2 in 15-team leagues; $1 in 12-team leagues.
• One-week streamer versus righties.

Second Basemen

Nasim Nunez (2B, SS – WSH)

• $10 in 15-team leagues; $5 in 12-team leagues.
• Heating up at the plate.

Tommy Edman (2B, OF – LAD)

• $10 in 15-team leagues; $5 in 12-team leagues.
• Worth a look because of terrific team context.

Christian Moore (2B – LAA)

• $4 in 15-team leagues; $2 in 15-team leagues.
• Power and speed upside.

Shortstops

Dansby Swanson (SS – CHC)

• $26 in 15-team leagues; $13 in 12-team leagues.
• Worth a look if he was dropped.

Cooper Pratt (SS – MIL)

• $6 in 15-team leagues; $3 in 12-team leagues.
• Decent dart throw on a recently promoted rookie.

J.P. Crawford (SS – SEA)

• $2 in 15-team leagues; $1 in 12-team leagues.
• Leading off for the Mariners.

Third Basemen

Matt Shaw (3B, OF – CHC)

• $12 in 15-team leagues; $6 in 12-team leagues.
• Starting to get more playing time.

Caleb Durbin (3B – BOS)

• $4 in 15-team leagues; $2 in 12-team leagues.
• Gets a series at Coors Field coming up.

Nolan Arenado (3B – ARI)

• $2 in 15-team leagues; $1 in 12-team leagues.
• Another seven-game week.