This early part of the season is the most crucial for waiver wire pick-ups. First, because adding a player now gives them practically the entire season to accumulate stats and help your team. Also, because we are in a sweet-spot where we have the opportunity to learn a lot about fringey players very quickly.

W e might have gotten our first two "rush out and add them" pitching performances of the season Monday. Not that these were the first two impressive performances of the season –

Welcome to the Waiver Wire Picks, our daily fantasy baseball article that looks at the best players in baseball that you should be adding to your rosters. We’ll look at the players that are likely to be available in most leagues,