Fantasy Baseball Week 7 Waiver Wire: Logan Henderson Becomes a Must-Add Player

Week 7 Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Logan Henderson re-emerges as a must-add option in all formats

Players to add ahead of Week 7

By Chris Towers

May 3, 2026 at 7:13 pm ET • 14 min read

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All Logan Henderson has done at the MLB level is dominate. Maybe it's time for the Brewers to fully commit to him.

Henderson made his return to the majors Sunday against a Nationals team that has been unexpectedly feisty, and he did what he has always done when given the opportunity: He pitched excellently. He pitched six innings and allowed two runs, while striking out eight (including three in his final inning), with three hits allowed and zero walks. The young righty pitched with his typical arsenal, racking up nine swinging strikes on 76 pitches, with five of the nine coming off his unusually excellent fastball.

It's the seventh time we've seen Henderson pitch in the majors and this start actually raised is career ERA to 2.43. He has 44 strikeouts in 33.1 innings of work while walking nine – a 34.1% strikeout rate and 7% walk rate that would be an elite mark if he could sustain it.

And he should at least get the chance to sustain it this time. Henderson dominated in five starts last season, but was eventually sent down to manage his innings, and when he finally returned to the majors in August, he made one start before being diagnosed with a flexor strain in his right elbow. He didn't crack the rotation for the Brewers to open this season and saw names like Kyle Harrison , Chad Patrick , Brandon Sproat and Shane Drohan seemingly leap him in the team's pitching pecking order.

But with Brandon Woodruff 's shoulder injury earlier this week, Henderson finally got another chance. And at this point, the Brewers just have to stick with him, right? He was dominant in the majors when he got the chance last season, and he's simply looked too good for the minors so far this season, too. For whatever reason, the Brewers have seemed less interested in giving him a shot than the Fantasy community would prefer, but with yet another great start under his belt, they've gotta trust him moving forward, right? It's not like their alternatives have been dominant, and with Jacob Misiorowski leaving his most recent game with a hamstring cramp, the need for reliable pitching here has never been greater.

It's hard to buy all the way in on Henderson given the uncertainty of his role. He only threw 76 pitches in this one, which is a bummer, and a sign that the Brewers are still trying to manage his workload. But they've gotta trust him at some point, and I'm assuming that point is now. We've had a number of interesting pitchers emerge on the waiver-wire over the past week or so, and Henderson is the latest to join the list. I'd be looking to add him pretty much anywhere I can for Fantasy.

Week 7 Waiver Targets

Catcher

Ryan Jeffers , Twins (64%)

Here's the problem with catchers right now: Jeffers is playing extraordinary baseball right now, and it's hard to argue it matters all that much. His .382 wOBA is backed up by a .377 xwOBA, largely because he has managed to increase his average exit velocity to a 90.8 mph career best without sacrificing any plate discipline, but he probably isn't good enough to justify ranking as a top-12 option given the depth of the position. In a H2H points league, if you wanted to roster Jeffers right now instead of, say, a recently demoted Agustin Ramirez , I think that's reasonable, but it's hard to argue there are too many leagues left where Jeffers is worth adding as a long-term option. If you're in one of them, he looks like a solid starter again.

Deep league option:  Joe Mack , Marlins (6%) – Consider me "shocked, but not surprised" by Ramirez's demotion. He's never been a good defensive catcher, and we're now going on 160-plus games of a sub-.700 OPS. He'll be back before long – I wouldn't be surprised if the Marlins had him go down to Triple-A to focus on defense at a non-catcher position – but his demotion lines up with Mack's promotion, and that's worth taking note of for Fantasy. Mack is the Marlins' best defensive catcher and will likely take over the bulk of the duties behind the plate, but he's not just a defensive specialist – he's hit 21 homers in 124 games at Triple-A and has 46 homers between roughly two seasons at Double-A and Triple-A combined. He's a fairly one-dimensional slugger, but if he can keep the batting average around .250, Mack could matter in two-catcher leagues, especially since he'll likely be playing pretty regularly for the Marlins.

First Base

Andrew Vaughn , Brewers (34%)

Vaughn is set to be activated from the IL Monday, and I remain very intrigued by his potential. He hit .308/.375/.493 after joining the Brewers last season and had a fantastic spring before suffering a fractured hamate bone in the first game of the season. You never quite know how a player will recover from that specific injury, but Vaughn showed enough last season that I'm at least interested to see what he does for an encore. He'll get a chance now.

Deep league option:  Nate Lowe, Reds (17%) – I think it's probably just a hot streak, but Lowe is hitting the ball very well right now and he's getting the chance to play pretty regularly. We'll see whether that lasts when Eugenio Suarez is healthy, but Lowe has five homers in his past nine games with very good underlying numbers to back it up, so I'm in on him as a cheap hot-hand play for the time being.

Second Base

Travis Bazzana , Guardians (66%)

Bazzana hasn't gotten hot yet, but he's still finding ways to be productive, with three walks and two steals in his first five games. I have some questions both about how the power and batting average will translate immediately, but it's good to see his good plate discipline and athleticism transfer. I made a " Gleyber Torres with 25-plus steal potential" comp for Bazzana, and it's a skill set that should play in both points and Roto leagues even if he isn't a difference maker right away.

Deep league option:  Nolan Gorman , Cardinals (20%) – Gorman is still pretty decent against right-handed pitching, and the Cardinals have a full slate of them on the way this week, making him a viable streaming hitter for either 2B, or 3B.

Third Base

Alec Bohm , Phillies (49%)

Look, there just aren't a ton of interesting options at third base right now. Colt Keith doesn't play everyday, Nolan Arenado 's hot streak looks super flukey, etc. I think Jose Fernandez of the Diamondbacks is a pretty interesting triple-eligible option, so if you want to prioritize him over Bohm, that's reasonable. But for as bad as Bohm has been this season, I remain pretty optimistic about his chances of being a viable starter in the long run. Maybe he's just lost it, but between 2022 and 2025, he hit at least .274 in each season and had 97 RBI in both 2023 and 2024. He's been dealing with a tough situation off the field that might be holding him back, but it might also just be a cold stretch to open the season. When he's right, Bohm is an unusually good source of batting average and RBI, and I'm willing to bet on him getting hot and producing in what I still think will be a good Phillies lineup.

Deep league option:   Connor Norby , Marlins (16%) – Like I said, there aren't a lot of interesting options at third base right now. Norby plays pretty much everyday and has a bit of pop and will take a walk. You could look to other options like Matt Shaw or Brady House in some shallower leagues, but they have their own limitations. The truth is, if you don't have a good third baseman, you're just in a tough position these days.

Shortstop

Trevor Story , Red Sox (75%)

Here's what I'm struggling with with Story: Yes, he's been awful, and there really isn't much positive to point to, but that was also true for much of the start of last season and it ultimately didn't matter. Story had a .586 OPS on May 31 last season, and I was pretty much ready to drop him everywhere. Then he got hot in June and basically never let up, finishing with 25 homers and 31 steals and playing like one of the best players in Fantasy over the final four months. That's no guarantee he'll do the same thing this season, but it's a reason to avoid giving up on him entirely. Shortstop is severely lacking in upside outside of the high end of the position, and Story definitely brings that to the table. If I'm still looking for my Francisco Lindor replacement and Story is out there, I'm taking the chance.

Deep league option:  Ha-seong Kim , Braves (9%) – Kim is nearing a return from the torn tendon in his middle finger that derailed the start of his season, and it's not entirely clear what role is waiting for him when he does return – Mauricio Dubon has been good enough that it doesn't really make sense to bench him entirely, but the Braves presumably re-signed Kim with the intention of having him start at shortstop. And he's been a very impactful Fantasy option in the past, so I suspect they'll give him extended run, with Dubon returning to more of a super-utility role.

Outfield

Jasson Dominguez , Yankees (47%)

The long-term playing time outlook still looks cloudy, but it was nice to see Dominguez get on the board Sunday with his first homer of the season. He has only struck out three times in his first five games to go along with that homer and a couple of doubles, and I remain interested in seeing what he can do. Despite how long you've been hearing about him, Dominguez is still just 23 and has plenty of potential. Now's his chance to force the Yankees into some tough decisions in the long run.

Carlos Cortes , Athletics (49%)

The biggest reason to be skeptical about Cortes is because he's a 29-year-old who has never been much of a prospect during a now decade-long minor-league career. But he hit .322/.414/.603 in Triple-A last season and now he's up to a career .343/.383/.586 line in his first 69 MLB games, with the underlying numbers to, if not back it up, at least suggest he's not a total scrub. Cortes might actually be a pretty good hitter, even – his .366 expected wOBA isn't quite to his .414 actual mark, but it's plenty good! He hits the ball hard and makes a lot of contact, and he has the added advantage of playing half his games in a very good hitting environment. Cortes is usually protected from tougher lefties, which limits the ceiling, but that's a concern when you're trying to figure out if a guy should be 100% rostered. He's worth adding in plenty of leagues before we get there.

Garrett Mitchell , Brewers (36%)

Mitchell is another player with the obvious limitation of being in a platoon. But he's been hitting leadoff against some righties lately and remains a very productive hitter against them. He doesn't matter much in points leagues unless it's as a streamer in a week with all righties scheduled to start against the Brewers, but in Roto leagues (especially with daily lineups), he looks like a pretty good fifth outfielder.

Max Clark , Tigers (40%)

The Tigers haven't given any sign that they're on the verge of promoting their top outfield prospect, but as Scott White noted in his most recent Prospects Report column, there's both an opportunity in the team's outfield (after Javier Baez 's injury) and signs that Clark is ready for the promotion. He's hitting .286/.364/.411 with excellent plate discipline at Triple-A and a lot of activity on the basepaths. I don't know if Clark is quite on the verge of a promotion yet, but I'd bet we see him by the summer months, and he could be an impact player in all Fantasy formats if and when he gets the chance.

Noelvi Marte , Reds (31%)

I thought Marte was one of the most obviously overpriced players in Fantasy drafts this spring, but that doesn't mean I think he's useless. He responded to his demotion to Triple-A by hitting .400/.463/.650 in his first 15 games, a sign that while he has his warts, he probably also doe

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