When we're going through the top players to add to your Fantasy baseball roster on the waiver wire, we don't always have potential impact players. A lot of the time, it's players who, if things break right, can be a low-end starter or provide some useful depth. There's value in that, but it's not going to win you your league.
But there are two players who are, if not widely available, certainly more available than they should be given their potential to make a huge impact down the stretch: Eloy Jimenez and Logan Gilbert.
We'll start with Jimenez, who you might be surprised to see mentioned here if you remember the pectoral injury he suffered in spring training. At the time, it seemed like the injury might cost him the season, but Jimenez has worked his way back quicker than expected and will begin his rehab assignment at High-A Friday. He will likely need the full 20 days to get back up to speed after missing so much time, but that could still put him on path to return to the majors by the end of the month.
Jimenez was being drafted as a top-15 outfielder coming into the season, and while I didn't love him at that price, it's hard to argue with the price when he's free on waivers. Jimenez has the potential to be an impact three-category bat, providing plus batting averages with huge power and RBI numbers. He could perform like a top-40 bat as soon as he gets to the majors.
As for Gilbert, he just isn't getting the respect he deserves at this point. He was excellent Thursday against the Yankees, holding them to just one hit over seven shutout innings while striking out eight, and he did it almost exclusively on the strength of his fastball and slider. That's noteworthy because he tossed 5.2 innings with two earned runs allowed and six strikeouts in his previous start against the Rangers while using his changeup as his primary non-fastball pitch.
Gilbert got off to a disappointing start after he got called up, which has likely colored the perception of him and led to his relatively low roster rate, but he's now sitting on a 3.51 ERA through his first 10 major-league starts with a 3.19 FIP, 9.8 K/9, and 1.85 BB/9. Gilbert looks as good as advertised, and he's worth adding in all leagues where available.
Here's who else we're looking at on waivers heading into the weekend:
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