Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Four Pitchers That You Should Pick Up

If your fantasy baseball team is in need of extra arms, you came to the right place.

Here are four widely available pitchers that you need to add to your team.

(All ownership percentages are from ESPN)

Addison Reed: RP, Chicago White Sox (55.9 percent owned)

Reed's lack of ownership is actually quite puzzling, considering the spring training hype for him, his current role as the closer and how well he's pitched thus far. Maybe fantasy owners are scared off by his 4.70 ERA,  but six of the eight runs he's given up this year have come in one outing. Excluding that meltdown against the Royals, Reed has a stellar 1.20 ERA this year. 

Also, as expected, Reed has been an asset in the strikeout department, currently sporting an 11.93 K/9. 

Reed is fully entrenched in the closer role and should be one of the better fantasy ones the rest of the way. 

Tyler Clippard, RP, Washington Nationals (62.6 percent owned)

Unlike Reed, Clippard hasn't officially been named the closer, but if you want saves, he's the man to own from Washington's bullpen.

Ever since the Nationals moved Henry Rodriguez out of the closer role on May 22nd, Clippard has been given all three save opportunities and converted them all. 

And given his talent level, it would be shocking if he didn't continue to receive the lion's share of saves while Drew Storen is on the DL for the next couple of months.

He threw 88.1 innings in 2011 and recorded a 1.83 WHIP and .84 ERA and is pitching great again this year, currently sporting a 2.91 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and an 11.22 strikeout rate.

Simply put, Clippard gives you everything you'd want out of a reliever.

Edwin Jackson, SP, Washington Nationals (64.3 percent owned)

Despite earning only one win, Jackson has been very effective to begin his first season in Washington, as he's struck out 50 batters with a 3.38 ERA and 1.01 WHIP.

What's helped Jackson significantly has been his ability to not walk batters (12 walks, 1.84 BB/9), which is something he's struggled with in the past (career 3.57 BB/9).

And this isn't as much of a small, sample-size fluke as many would like to think, because, while not to this degree, Jackson showed improvement last season, posting a career best walk rate of 2.79. 

As long as Jackson continues to keep the walks down, he deserves a spot on your team.

Ryan Vogelsong, SP, San Francisco Giants (67.9 percent owned)

Considering his career ERA of 4.49, many thought there was little chance Vogelsong would duplicate his shocking 2011 campaign in which he finished with an ERA of 2.71 and a 1.25 ERA.

But Vogelsong has proved us wrong thus far in 2012, as he has an ERA of 2.50 and a WHIP of 1.22 through eight starts. Furthermore, he's getting better as the season goes along. In his last five starts, he's allowed only one or zero runs in four of them.

With a current strikeout rate of 6.33, he won't help you in the K department; however, his ability to sustain a low ERA and WHIP warrant ownership.