Chris Houston delivers a trio of waiver wire targets, two rookies and a vet, which sounds like some sort of a buddy cop action-comedy, but is definitely not. In the emerging slugger Addison Barger, returning hurler Sean Manaea and young outfielder Dominic Canzone, Chris shares two shallow league adds and a deep league add, respectively, in today's edition of Working the Waiver Wire!
Examining the National League Wild Card Race
The National League wildcard race now has the highest quality of teams that we’ve ever seen with the new three wildcard format, and with four teams closely fighting for three spots, some unfortunate team will miss out. The Padres, Diamondbacks, Braves and Mets form the top four in the wildcard standings, with just three games separating the teams. The Braves and Mets currently sit tied for the last spot, and both teams are on pace for 88 wins, which would’ve been more than enough in each of the last two years to get in. With all three wildcard teams likely to have to win 90 games to make the playoffs, all hands are on deck for the last month of the season, with fantasy ramifications extending from each teams urgency to win. I’ll go through each of these four teams, their playoff chances and matchups to target offensive or pitching streamers as fantasy playoffs begin.