Working the Waiver Wire: June 24

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  • By Anthony Kates

    Last Updated on June 24, 2026 2:25 am by Anthony Kates | Published: June 24, 2026

    Three of today’s four recommended pickups follow a similar theme: heavily rostered players who have fluctuated between being rostered in over half of all Yahoo leagues and being widely available.

    The fourth? A hot-hitting, aging first baseman for the Yankees who has (at least for now) found a production elixir.

    Let’s take a look at four names that could help your fantasy team right now.

    *Note that all listed roster %’s are from Yahoo, at the time of the writing of this article. Almost all of our waiver wire recommendations are widely available across all major platforms, however. Stats are accurate as of Tuesday morning.*

    Nasim Nunez – 2B/SS – WAS – 26%

    So, first and foremost, this is a speed play, as Nunez became the first player in the majors to steal 30 bases this season, as he stole two bags in the Nationals loss to the Phillies on Tuesday, bringing his season total to 31. He’s struggled to produce offensively in his time in the bigs over these past three seasons, but he’s been on a bit of a heater since the middle of May. Since May 19, Nunez has a .326 batting average with 12 runs, 10 RBI, nine stolen bases and a 116 wRC+. He has the second most stolen bases, third best average and sixteenth most runs scored out of all second basemen with at least 90 plate appearances since May 19, making him the sixth most productive second baseman over that time. If you need help in the steals department or an injury replacement at a middle infield position, then you should consider riding the hot bat of Nunez until he cools off.

    Travis Bazzana – 2B – CLE – 50%

    This might be cheating just a bit, since Bazzana is rostered in half of all Yahoo leagues, but, what are the other half of fantasy managers doing where he ISN’T rostered? He’s been the most productive second baseman since his callup date, leading the position in wRC+ (136), placing among the top 10 in home runs, RBI, stolen bases, walk rate, OBP and slugging. He has been almost exclusively leading off since May 23, a spot where he has been absolutely productive out of and should continue to be a four-category producer at a thin position with the upside to finish the year as one of the two or three best fantasy second basemen in his rookie season. He needs to be rostered in virtually every single league, so if he is available on your waiver wire, please rectify the situation.

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    Gage Jump – SP – ATH – 42%

    After giving up four earned runs in his major league debut, Gage has allowed just four earned runs over his last four starts – a run that has seen him throw 25.1 innings with a 21:8 K:BB, no home runs allowed, a 1.42 ERA and a 0.79 WHIP. He’s limited batters to a 3.2% barrel rate, 27% hard hit rate and an average exit velocity of just 86.5 MPH, absolutely elite numbers. Though he has allowed more home runs than ground balls, he has a tiny 12.7% line drive rate, which has come in handy in the games where he has walked multiple batters. He’s walked three batters in two separate instances, though he allowed no runs in either game, as he allowed just four total hits in those two games. He has three wins and three quality starts over his last four starts and has looked more and more like he is this year’s Noah Cameron – a rookie left-handed starter who struggles to match his minor league strikeout totals, but produces like an eight-year veteran and finishes the season as a top 30 fantasy starter.

    Walker Buehler – SP – SDP – 24%

    If you squint from like 280 feet away, Buehler starts to look like the best version of his Dodgers-self. The velocity is down and the strikeouts are not on the same level, but he is doing a good job of limiting walks and home runs, inducing more ground balls than fly balls and is not relying on too much batted ball or strand rate luck to produce his numbers. And he’s been producing particularly well over his last four starts. He has allowed just one run per game over his last four starts, after allowing two-plus runs in ten of his first eleven starts this season. Over this four-game June run, he has a 22:5 K:BB, one home run allowed, a 1.71 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP over 21 innings. He has just one win and one quality start, but has still been a productive fantasy force. Though he has had an extremely high 90.2% strand rate, he’s also had to contest with a .367 BABIP. But thanks to a 55.7% ground ball rate, all of that batted ball luck and his above league-average 8.2% barrel and 44.3% hard hit rates have not resulted in disaster. Buehler still has enough talent and skill to produce a top-45 or so fantasy starter season, but the days of a strikeout or more per inning with a high velocity fastball and minimal base runners are behind him.

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    June 24, 2026, 2:25 am