You've gotta take some blind-ish leaps of faith to hit on those breakouts, so before we get to the top waiver-wire targets, here are three early-season pitching breakouts I'm planting a flag on – at least to be worth rostering in all leagues,

In the start against the Blue Jays (which many people picked him up for), Megill excelled. He didn’t allow a run in 5+ innings, picked up four strikeouts, kept the WHIP slightly under one, and snagged the win. It was the prototypical successful streamer start, but it was also one that could make Megill more difficult to grab in your league.

Zac Veen is a top prospect fantasy baseball waiver wire pickup and stash for Week 2 of 2025. Read why Veen is a high-upside free agent to add in 12-team leagues.