2254 - Waiver Wire - August 16, 2026

Fantasy Baseball Live – August 16, 2026 @ 2:30 pmSegment 1 and 2 – Review the Weekend GamesAdditional Topics/Questions1.Josh Baez – Have a debut!2.Since returning on 7/29, Edwin Diaz has a 10.80 ERA and 1 clean inning out of the eight he’s appeared in and 3 blown saves. I know this might be his spring training, but at what point do the Dodgers try something different?a.Who would they try? Tanner Scott? Sasaki?3.Vlad Jr. hits the 7-day concussion protocol. Who gets his at-bats?4.Is the Field of Dreams games doing it for you? Should they NOT do it every year? Segment 3 – Waiver WireSegment 4- Closer ReportSegment 5 – Two-start Weeks1.Tamoyuki Sugano (Col, 34% rostered) – LAD (Blake Snell) and Cle (Foster Griffin)2.George Klassan (LAA, 29% rostered) - @ Hou (Cristian Javier) and @Tex (Cal Quantrill)3.Carmen Mlodzinski (Pit, 31% rostred) – Det (Framber Valdez) and @LAD (Blake Snell)4.Carson Whisenhunt (SF, 25% rostered) - @Cle (Foster Griffin) and @ Bos (Ranger Suarez)5.Jack Perkins (Oak, 19% rostered) - @KC (Daniel Lynch – opener?) and @Hou (Christian Javier)6.Cal Quantrill (Tex, 12% rostered) – Was (Jackson Kent) and LAA (George Klassan)