The waiver wire is slimming down in fantasy baseball. More than a month into the season, players who started out hot are owned in the majority of leagues.

That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t keep scouring the waiver wire for the best deals. There are still a few bats left to be claimed who can make an immediate impact on your fantasy baseball roster.

Check out these three fantasy baseball position players who should get more attention on the week 6 fantasy baseball waiver wire.

Matt Duffy, SS/3B, Tampa Bay Rays

For having a .295 batting average, Duffy is getting almost no attention in fantasy baseball.

A lot of that has to do with his other counting stats, but with an average so high (second among third basemen) and the ability to be versatile, I can’t imagine his ownership rate will stay below five percent for much longer.

In his only full Major League season in 2015, he wasn’t bad, hitting .295, scoring 77 runs and stealing 12 bases. Injuries derailed him for the last couple of years, but he’s a high-average guy who will continue to get more opportunities in the top-part of the Rays lineup.

As long as he remains on the field, his other statistics should catch up with his solid batting average.

Jeimer Candelario is a good add in the week 6 fantasy baseball waiver wire. Flickr/Keith Allison

Jeimer Candelario, 3B, Detroit Tigers

We’ll stick with the third basemen and give Candelario more love than other fantasy baseball owners.

He’s better off than Duffy, but he’s still owned in just 40 percent of fantasy baseball leagues on ESPN.com.

For what he’s producing so far this season, that’s not enough ownership.

Candelario has 20 runs (tied for the second-most among third basemen), 14 RBI and four home runs (top 20 among third basemen) and a .280 batting average (seventh-best in his position).

He bats in the top-half of the Tigers order, which has been better than many expected this season. He’s young, so there’s not much evidence on what will happen during the remainder of the season.

So far, though, you shouldn’t ignore his production.

Franchy Cordero, OF, San Diego Padres

Cordero is one of those players who is sneaking under the radar based on his preseason average draft position.

He’s owned in less than 20 percent of fantasy baseball leagues, but he has counting stats of 14 runs, six home runs, 15 RBI, three stolen bases and a .271 batting average.

When combined, those are well-worth a spot on fantasy baseball rosters.

One of the issues with Cordero is that he’s usually a strikeout machine, but so far, that hasn’t been as much of a problem this season. If he can limit the whiffs, he can be a mainstay in fantasy baseball.

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