5 fantasy baseball waiver wire replacements for Pirates SS Oneil Cruz

4. Geraldo Perdomo/Nick Ahmed, Arizona Diamondbacks

Rolling two Diamondbacks into one spot here.

Perdomo has back-to-back multi-hit games coming into the new week. Over 22 plate appearances so far this season (entering Monday), he’s got seven hits, four extra base hits , eight RBI and four walks. He started at second base on a rest day for Ketel Marte Sunday, as Ahmed is being brought along slowly after shoulder surgery last year.

Perdomo may make it hard to take him out of the lineup, and Ahmed is also off to a nice start this season (.333/.333/.381 slash-line, three stolen bases).

Perdomo and Ahmed are both worth a look in NL-only leagues, with Perdomo carrying a little multi-position utility (third base in Yahoo leagues).

Perdomo ESPN Ownership: 3.9%
Perdomo Yahoo! Ownership: 8%

Ahmed ESPN Ownership: 0.3%
Ahmed Yahoo! Ownership: 1%

3. Brice Turang, Milwaukee Brewers

We’re stretching a little bit here, as Turang has only played second base for the Brewers so far this season after making the roster coming out of spring training. But he’s shortstop-eligible in fantasy baseball, so he makes this list.

Turang has cooled just a bit lately, but he’s still hitting .304 with a home run, five RBI, two stolen bases and five runs scored this season entering Monday. He had 34 steals (caught just twice) with 13 home runs and 78 RBI in Triple-A last year, so the speed-sneaky power combo automatically makes him interesting in fantasy. Especially as a shortstop/middle infield type.

ESPN Ownership: 13.6%
Yahoo! Ownership: 31%