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Welcome back, RotoBallers. As we approach September, it's the final stretch run for fantasy baseball managers to maintain categories, and most H2H leagues are starting their playoffs soon. It's time to start adding players off the waiver wire that could help you secure that championship. Today, we are back with more waiver wire advice and review our mid-week waiver rankings for Week 23 -- August 26 through September 1 -- to help you stay on top of the waiver wire, especially in leagues that allow daily moves.
Top prospects such as Cincinnati Reds right-hander Rhett Lowder and Washington Nationals outfielder Dylan Crews were recently promoted to the majors. Crews is hitting .364 (4-for-11) with a homer and two RBI over his first three big league games. At the same time, Jasson Dominguez, Dalton Rushing, Jacob Wilson, Matt Shaw, and Noah Cameron patiently wait for the call to the show. Some notable recent performances include Dodgers reliever Michael Kopech, who has racked up three saves over his previous six appearances. Kopech owns a 1.50 ERA, 0.67 WHIP, and an 8:2 K: BB over his last six innings.
This edition features Dylan Crews, Rhett Lowder, Michael Kopech, DJ Herz, Bowden Francis, Jose Tena, TJ Friedl, and Spencer Arrighetti. We're here, as always, to help you stay on top of the latest waiver-wire options, especially in leagues that allow for daily moves. Prospects who are making impacts continue to be called up, so you'll need to be informed. Stay on top of our weekly waiver wire rankings and turn on MLB news alerts to stay ahead of the curve. Once you're done here, check out our fantasy baseball prospects articles for the latest names to stash and pick up.
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Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups List
For anyone unfamiliar, we release all sorts of fantasy baseball waiver wire articles every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. As part of that, Nick Mariano releases our waiver wire rankings list on Sundays to help you prioritize which players to target as free-agent adds off waivers.
In addition, we are also putting out a second waiver wire rankings list mid-week. Since many fantasy baseball leagues have daily waiver-wire moves or multiple waiver-wire runs per week for adding players, this mid-week rankings list should help you keep track of players emerging in the middle of the week before we reach Sunday.
This article will guide you through our weekly ranking of the relevant waiver-wire pickup options, including how to prioritize them for your league (depending on the league size). The roster percentage is from Yahoo! leagues.
| Rank | Player Name | Position | % Ros. |
Baller Move |
| 1 | Junior Caminero | 3B | 55 | Add in All Leagues |
| 2 | Dylan Crews | OF | 36 | Add in All Leagues |
| 3 | Ryne Nelson | SP | 41 | Add in All Leagues |
| 4 | Michael Kopech | SP, RP | 58 | Add in All Leagues |
| 5 | Bowden Francis | SP, RP | 63 | Add in All Leagues |
| 6 | Spencer Arrighetti | SP | 52 | Add in All Leagues |
| 7 | Gavin Lux | 2B, OF | 53 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 8 | Lucas Erceg | RP | 56 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 9 | Seranthony Dominguez | RP | 41 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 10 | TJ Friedl | OF | 39 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 11 | Justin Martinez | RP | 46 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 12 | Wilyer Abreu | OF | 37 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 13 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | OF | 28 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 14 | Edwin Uceta | RP | 27 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 15 | Kerry Carpenter | OF | 55 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 16 | Josh Lowe | OF | 55 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 17 | Lawrence Butler | OF | 39 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 18 | Tobias Myers | SP | 54 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 19 | Masyn Winn | SS | 39 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 20 | Daniel Hudson | RP | 44 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 21 | Brandon Lowe | 2B | 46 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 22 | Parker Meadows | OF | 11 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 23 | Albert Suarez | SP, RP | 28 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 24 | Porter Hodge | SP, RP | 18 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 25 | Osvaldo Bido | SP, RP | 44 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 26 | Michael Toglia | 1B, OF | 34 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 27 | Jorge Lopez | RP | 22 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 28 | Jose Tena | 3B, SS | 2 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 29 | Victor Robles | OF | 7 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 30 | Jorge Polanco | 2B, 3B | 29 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 31 | Joey Loperfido | OF | 9 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 32 | Zebby Matthews | SP | 20 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 33 | Joc Pederson | OF | 55 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 34 | Ben Joyce | RP | 27 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 35 | Calvin Faucher | RP | 10 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 36 | Jhonkensy Noel | 1B, 3B, OF | 56 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 37 | David Festa | SP | 11 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 38 | Michael Busch | 1B, 3B | 41 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 39 | Miguel Amaya | C | 25 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 40 | Connor Norby | 2B, 3B | 36 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 41 | Geraldo Perdomo | 2B, 3B, SS | 38 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 42 | Manuel Rodriguez | RP | 2 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 43 | Spencer Torkelson | 1B | 41 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 44 | Juan Yepez | 1B, OF | 12 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 45 | Ramon Laureano | OF | 9 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 46 | JP Sears | SP | 39 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 47 | Austin Wells | C | 26 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 48 | Brendan Rodgers | 2B | 19 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 49 | Griffin Jax | RP | 49 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 50 | Cody Bradford | SP, RP | 35 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 51 | Aroldis Chapman | RP | 32 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 52 | Ernie Clement | 2B, 3B, SS | 25 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 53 | Josh Bell | 1B | 44 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 54 | Isiah Kiner-Falefa | 2B, 3B, SS, OF | 23 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 55 | Eduardo Rodriguez | SP | 52 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 56 | Jeffrey Springs | SP | 43 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 57 | Jason Foley | RP | 48 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 58 | DJ Herz | SP | 13 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 59 | David Hamilton | 2B, SS | 25 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 60 | Whit Merrifield | 2B, 3B, OF | 17 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 61 | Adrian Del Castillo | C | 26 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 62 | Andrew Heaney | SP, RP | 34 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 63 | Tyler Holton | SP, RP | 19 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 64 | Matthew Boyd | SP | 18 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 65 | Jo Adell | OF | 12 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 66 | Camilo Doval | RP | 55 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 67 | Luke Raley | 1B, OF | 10 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 68 | Hayden Birdsong | SP | 12 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 69 | MJ Melendez | C, OF | 30 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 70 | Matt Wallner | OF | 14 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 71 | Tyler Kinley | RP | 8 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 72 | Michael Conforto | OF | 15 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 73 | Paul DeJong | 3B, SS | 10 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 74 | Jesus Sanchez | OF | 4 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 75 | Rhett Lowder | SP | 5 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 76 | Jacob Wilson | SS | 8 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 77 | Matt Vierling | 3B, OF | 25 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 78 | Jonah Bride | 1B, 3B | 13 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 79 | Alejandro Kirk | C | 9 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 80 | Anthony Banda | RP | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 81 | Ramon Urias | 1B, 2B, 3B | 12 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 82 | Shay Whitcomb | SS | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 83 | Will Wagner | 2B | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 84 | Jace Jung | 2B | 4 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 85 | Oswaldo Cabrera | 2B, 3B, SS, OF | 12 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 86 | Jacob Young | OF | 15 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 87 | Deyvison De Los Santos | 1B, 3B | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 88 | Trevor Story | SS | 13 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 89 | Jack Leiter | SP | 17 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 90 | Gus Varland | RP | 0 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 91 | Justin Anderson | RP | 0 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 92 | Patrick Corbin | SP | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 93 | Ivan Herrera | C | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 94 | Joe Boyle | SP | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 95 | Santiago Espinal | 2B, 3B, SS | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 96 | Grant McCray | OF | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 97 | Keider Montero | SP | 9 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 98 | Julian Aguiar | SP | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 99 | Nick Martinez | SP, RP | 24 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 100 | Jonny DeLuca | OF | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
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