When we talk about late into the fantasy baseball season it's always important to understand your leagues rules. Many leagues don't allow pickups after a certain date, while others you can make waiver claims right up until the last day of the season. If you are one of those leagues, then it's not time to take your foot off the gas and its full speed ahead for a chance at the title.
Last year on the last day of the season there were a ton of pickups and drops as there was an extra game and plenty of opportunities to accumulate some late stats. This season we are seeing an influx of waiver talent with under three weeks to go and grabbing them could be the difference between landing in the money or falling outside.
The first name on the list could give a real bump to your rotation. The Blue Jays are calling up star prospect Trey Yesavage. Yesavage probably won't go deep into games. Not only is he young and they want to keep his arm safe after a long season, but he recently has not been starting for his AAA team. He certainly has the pedigree though as the 20th overall pick in the 2024 draft. This season he has been solid but has shown flashes of brilliance. He has a 3.12 ERA with 160 strikeouts and 41 walks in 98 innings in the minors.
His 41% strikeout rate is what makes scouts drool and with only a few weeks left in the season he can really give a lift to multiple categories for you, especially in the strikeout category.
The other waiver look will be Ryan Weathers. Weathers is a name most fantasy managers know, but chances are he is on waivers. He came back made on Thursday and promptly threw five shutout innings. He was able to K four in the contest and has shown he can be a major league ready arm. The Marlins aren't as bad as people expected them to be so while I wouldn't bank on him in the wins category, he should keep your ratios down and give some quality starts here at the end of the season.