What's the comp for Brent Rooker? He was a decent option in his breakout 2023, hitting .246 with 30 homers, but he was a 28-year-old with very little prospect pedigree and a 33% strikeout rate, so nobody really took it seriously – he entered 2024 with an ADP in NFC Drafts of just 288.

The second-to-last week of the season is a loaded one for fantasy baseball purposes. Nearly half of all teams will play seven games, and the added volume has led to several intriguing two-start pitchers.

Welcome, RotoBallers, to the Week 26 edition of our fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for hitters. These fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups are for the week of September 16 - September 22, looking at players below ~50% rostered on ESPN or Yahoo.

Whether you're in need of an injury fill-in or just a hot-hand play, Scott White has you covered with 10 sleeper hitters for the upcoming scoring period, all rostered in no more than 80 percent of CBS Sports leagues.

Many players can help managers over the next few days, which is all that we care about at this point in the season. In fact, most of the players in this article are likely to go undrafted next year in standard formats.

Set your fantasy baseball lineups for the week ahead with our forecaster preview, featuring pitcher rankings, hitter ratings, schedule observations and more.