Last week's waiver wire recommendations were full of top prospect pitchers who haven't exactly lived up to the hype so far, but fantasy baseball owners should know patience is key in any format.
This week's top pickups are a little more "proven" (though not necessarily proven in a good way). These players are putting up numbers right now, and that's really all that matters in the fantasy world. Sure, you always need to think long term, as well, but stats are stats, and as we say around the Sporting News Fantasy office, "You don't have to give them back.