Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Hitter matchups to exploit and stream in Week 3, based on advanced stats
Fantasy baseball analyst Corbin Young breaks down some under-the-radar hitting matchups to exploit in Week 3.
In last week’s article , we introduced the following adjusted scores as a way to quantify team pitching matchups for opposing hitters. We used several team-level advanced metrics to weigh and adjust scores. For fun, we included the first week of 2026.
However, the 2026 numbers aren’t weighted as much, compared to the significantly larger 2025 sample, as a way to show any early-season differences. A lower adjusted score indicates the hitting matchup should be more favorable against those team pitchers. The opposite is true, where a higher adjusted score suggests teams facing these pitchers may face challenges in their upcoming matchups.
We used conditional formatting to indicate that the projected “easier” matchups should be green and the tougher matchups should be shaded red. The visual below shows the top 12 easiest projected matchups for hitters heading into Week 3. Easiest adjusted hitter matchups for Week 3.
(Photo by Corbin Young/Yahoo Sports) Another way to look at the visual above is that these pitchers tend to be the worst pitching staffs. The worst teams include the Rockies, Nationals, White Sox, Angels and Cardinals. However, it’s worth highlighting the significant 2026 differences (small-sample alert!
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