Rookie Joey Loperfido hit his first major league home run and Cristian Javier pitched six scoreless innings Thursday night to help the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 8-1 and complete a four-game sweep. The victory extended Houston’s winning streak to a season-high five games. The Astros have won seven of their last eight.
While the great MLB franchises are filled with superstars, fantasy baseball success is not directly correlated to winning percentage. Which is where the waiver wire comes in. Whether their teams are winning or losing, these four players make for strong Week 8 waiver wire pick ups. Every player on this list is owned in 20 percent or fewer of all ESPN fantasy baseball leagues.
Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings and the Houston Astros used a four-run eighth inning to rally past the Detroit Tigers 5-2 on Friday night.
No | Player | P |
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52 | P | |
41 | P | |
58 | P | |
66 | P | |
77 | P | |
31 | P | |
71 | P | |
53 | P | |
61 | P | |
43 | P | |
47 | P | |
56 | P | |
63 | P | |
55 | P | |
50 | P | |
62 | P | |
65 | P | |
59 | P | |
35 | P |
No | Player | P |
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17 | C | |
21 | C |
No | Player | P |
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27 | 2B | |
2 | 3B | |
38 | 1B | |
16 | SS | |
3 | SS | |
28 | 1B |
No | Player | P |
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44 | LF | |
14 | CF | |
10 | CF | |
20 | LF | |
6 | CF | |
30 | RF |