High Fives: Working the Week 14 waiver wire

Top 5 hitters owned in 50 percent of leagues or less to target right now

1. Logan Forsythe, TB — What’s he doing under 50 percent? I’m disappointed in you, gamers. He’s proven it for a year and a half

1. Yangervis Solarte, SD – He’s been on a ridiculous tear, enjoying a power surge, and the position eligibility situation is terrific.

1. Cameron Maybin, Det – He’s batting .352 and has been a top player since returning from the DL

2. Marcus Semien, Oak — Some holes in his swing, sure, but he’s headed for 30-plus homers

2. Zack Cozart, Cin – Lately, all he does is homer. He’ll cruise past 20 this season, easy.

2. Marcus Semien, Oak – He’s a middle infielder on pace to hit 34 homers

3. Cameron Maybin, Det — The pop hasn’t been a treat, but otherwise he’s crushing it near the front of a strong lineup

3. Cameron Maybin, Det – Invest in Maybin for the steals, enjoy the average while it lasts.

3. Devon Travis, Tor – Another middle infielder whose ownership remains woefully under where it should be

4. Devon Travis, Tor — Jays are MLB’s best lineup by far over past month; any piece is a good piece

4. Brett Lawrie, CWS – He has an outside shot at a 20/20 season (or at least 20/15), and he’s hitting well in recent weeks.

4. Travis Shaw, Bos – He’s hitting .321/.391/.553 at home this season

5. C.J. Cron, LAA — A zippy .341-6-23 run over the past month, that works

5. Marcus Semien, Oak – Semien has been hovering near the 50% threshold for a little while, even though he’s a MI on pace for 30 bombs.

5. Zack Cozart, Cin – He’s on pace to hit 26 homers and score 92 runs while hitting atop the Reds’ lineup

Top 5 pitchers owned in 50 percent of leagues or less to target right now

1. Aaron Nola, Phi — Last start was more bad luck than anything else; good time to swoop in on a discount

1. Joakim Soria, KC – He has the early edge for closing duties, while Davis is sidelined. Obvious add.

1. Aaron Nola, Phi – Has struggled lately but owns a 106:23 K:BB rate over 96.0 innings this season

2. Bud Norris, LA — Freed from purgatory, a 2.29/0.93 man over last month

2. Brandon McCarthy, LAD – Impressive return performance (W, 5.0 IP, 8 Ks) and he has the Pads up next.

2. Wei-Yin Chen, Mia – It’s a safe bet to expect his HR rate to regress moving forward

3. Tony Cingrani, Cin — Probably don’t want to watch him, but he’s taken closing gig and run with it

3. Tony Cingrani, Cin – Heck no, I don’t trust him. Or any other Reds RP. But hey, he’s a closer.

3. Bud Norris, LAD – Since returning as a starter, he has a 2.23 ERA and a 0.99 WHIP with 42 strikeouts over 40.1 innings

4. Brandon Kintzler, Min — Another save-solidifier on a losing team, but Minnesota’s starting to play better ball

4. Brandon Maurer, SD – As with Cingrani, he’s not completely in the circle of trust. But hey, he’s closing.

4. Toni Cingrani, Cin – He’s closing for the Reds.

5. Archie Bradley, Ari — A pedigree chase, plus the strikeout rate is lovely

5. Hector Santiago, LAA – He’s tossed 13.0 scoreless frames over his last two starts, earning a pair of wins.

5. Brandon Maurer, SD – He’s the Padres’ closer, and saves aren’t that easy to come by

Top 5 hitters owned in 15 percent of leagues or less to target right now

1. Cameron Rupp, Phi — In a lean year for catchers, he’s ownable even in start-one formats; Philly’s choice two-thirds of the time, which is enough

1. Cesar Hernandez, Phi – Hernandez has been a multi-hit robot lately, and we know he has speed enough to reach 20 steals.

1. Josh Bell, Pit – Nice prospect who’s recently been called up by Pittsburgh

2. Nick Hundley, Col — Gravity always wins, especially at this time of year

2. Seth Smith, Sea – Yeah, he forces you to pay attention to the R/L matchups, but the recent power surge makes it worth the effort.

2. Ryan Schimpf, SD – Petco Park hurts his upside, but there’s legitimate potential here

3. Max Kepler, Min — Most of the lineup is surging, and he’s looked ready for prime time over last three weeks

3. Dae-Ho Lee, Sea – Underperformers have opened the door, and Lee is mashing his way through it. So much homering here.

3. David Freese, Pit – He’s hitting .333/.400/.603 against left-handers this season

4. Brad Miller, TB — Three positions of eligibility, eight homers over last month

4. Alex Bregman, Hou – I really have no idea when he’ll get the call, but he’s simply crushing at Triple-A, and he can play third in Houston.

4. Max Kepler, Min – It’s crazy he’s owned in just 10 percent of leagues

5. Tyler Naquin, Cle — Marking his territory with a productive month on a plus offense

5. Ryan Schimpf, SD – He got off to a brutal start, but the homers have been flowing in recent days.

5. Pedro Alvarez, Bal – He’s hit seven homers and owns a .960 OPS over his past 76 at bats

Top 5 pitchers owned in 15 percent of leagues or less to target right now

1. Addison Reed, NYM — Good team, weak division, and he’s been solid since the Mets move

1. Dylan Bundy, Bal – So here’s a familiar name. He just K’d seven batters in a 2.1 IP performance.

1. Dylan Bundy, Bal – Former top prospect has fanned 13 batters over his past eight innings

2. Robbie Ray, Ari — Ignore the ERA for now, focus on the WHIP and strikeout rate

2. Jake Diekman, Tex – He’s a next-man-up reliever with a sub-1.00 WHIP. He can help.

2. Alex Reyes, Stl – He will be highly coveted once he gets called up

3. Cam Bedrosian, LAA — The best reliever in this pen, has moved ahead of Joe Smith; Huston Street can’t be trusted

3. Luke Hochevar, KC – Plenty of Ks, and the Davis DL stint opens the door to a possible committee arrangement.

3. Sergio Romo, SF – Will be a big help for your ratios for those in deeper leagues now that he’s back from the DL

4. Dylan Bundy, Bal — A fun source of relief innings, if your ratios need some trimming

4. Tyler Thornburg, Mil – Brilliant ratios, and 44 Ks in 32.2 IP.

4. Nate Jones, CWS – Helps you in all categories and would be a must add if David Robertson goes down

5. Tony Watson, Pit — Shut up and hold me; hasn’t allowed a run since June 5

5. Nate Jones, CWS – My guy, a Behrens fixture in High Fives. He’s striking out a batter per inning and his WHIP is 0.82.

5. Ryan Dull, Oak – He’s holding hitters to an MLB-low .192 OBP

Top 5 players on your all-time fantasy All-Star team (since you began playing roto)

1. Tim Wakefield — We had a ball in 1995

1. Raul Mondesi – Basically the GOAT. I always went the extra buck for Raul.

1. Barry Bonds – Is there another answer to this question?

2. Ty Wigginton — The patron saint of a cheap 20 homers on the waiver wire, with positions galore

2. Pedro – In his prime, let’s say ’97 to ’02, he was simply unfair.

2. Pedro Martinez – His numbers would be even sillier if you prorated them for today’s game

3. Tony Phillips — Perennially underrated, and a dominant force in my favorite of the 5×5 stats, runs scored

3. Big Frank – An all-time favorite. The season he was having in ’94, pre-work stoppage, was legendary.

3. Luis Gonzalez – His ADP was quite low the year in which he hit 57 homers with 142 RBI

4. Adam Wainwright — Smart, competitive, watchable, with that delightful curveball

4. Ichiro – The Hit King was a one-man solution to AVG, a guy who allowed you to draft multiple high-K bombers.

4. Mark Prior – I’m still clicking refresh to see if he’s available in the player pool

5. Mookie Betts — This spot reserved for what Mookie does the next 8-10 years

5. Boof Bonser – He was actually pretty terrible. But I could never not draft him.

5. Ichiro – He kind of came out of nowhere and was an immediate difference maker