With the end of the season in sight, this will be my final column of the year. Thanks for reading and keeping the comment section friendly, and I hope I did more good than harm to your teams.One more time, here are some names for the stretch run to give you a final boost.BuyCoby Mayo, 3B, BALWe have all grown jaded by Orioles prospects with big tools, but Mayo has top-end power, and that’s a good place to start. How far that takes him is an open question. His 13.9% swinging-strike rate is workable, but his pitch selection leaves something to be desired. He is 700 plate appearances into his MLB career, so it’s not crazy to dream on him improving to an average in the .240s with 30+ homers. In August, the pitch selection didn’t improve, but his BABIP was .333, and that lifted his average to .269 for the month with five homers and five additional extra-base hits. Given his power, that BABIP doesn’t seem crazy, though it is out of line with his career .270 figure. Either way, he’ll give you a power boost.Kaelen Culpepper, SS, MINSpeaking of tools, the Twins’ new shortstop has plenty to offer across the board. He doesn’t have Mayo’s thump, but he could go 20-HR/20-SB with a .270 average over a full season. What he does for the balance of this year is anyone’s guess, but it’s hard to argue with the results so far. Expect more of a .260-.270 average going forward with the occasional homer and steal.Bryce Eldridge, 1B, SFGI wrote up Eldridge three months ago, and I still don’t understand why he doesn’t get more attention. He has power, a good eye and a nifty 10.7% swinging-strike rate. The result is a well-earned slash line of .261/.353/.451. The park and lineup drag down the overall line, but he’s still a solid value.
Fantasy baseball waivers and trades: Buy Coby Mayo, sell Trea Turner, add Andrew Painter
With the 2026 fantasy baseball season down to the final weeks, Owen Poindexter offers advice to help give your team a stretch-run boost.






