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Welcome RotoBallers to our mid-week fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings list for Week 20 - July 31 through August 6 to help you stay on top of the waiver wire, especially in leagues that allow daily moves. The MLB trade deadline is over, and we have seen significant roster shakeups, such as Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, Jordan Montgomery, Amed Rosario, Jake Burger, Paul Sewald, Lucas Giolito, Randal Grichuk, C.J. Cron, Jordan Hicks, Scott Barlow, Aaron Civale, Jack Flaherty, Lance Lynn, David Robertson, Michael Lorenzen, and Josh Bell all switching uniforms.
The Guardians called up top prospect Brayan Rocchio on Wednesday. Rocchio started at third base and batted sixth in his MLB debut on Wednesday. He went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored during his big league debut. Top prospects such as Kyle Manzardo, Colt Keith, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Parker Meadows, Masyn Winn, and Ronny Mauricio patiently await the call to the big leagues.
Some notable recent performances include Los Angeles outfielder Randal Grichuk, who is slashing .375/.405/.700, four home runs, five RBI, seven runs, and a stolen base over his last 10 games. He should see an everyday role for the Angels while Mike Trout (wrist) remains sidelined. The Boston Red Sox are expected to activate Trevor Story (elbow) from the 60-day injured list soon, but it may not be until early next week.
Chicago White Sox right-hander Liam Hendriks (elbow) underwent Tommy John surgery Wednesday and is out for the season. Gregory Santos is expected to be the new White Sox closer, while Hendriks is sidelined. Santos converted a save on July 28 and owns a 2.63 ERA and 1.25 WHIP over 51 1/3 innings. Fantasy managers searching for saves should look to add Santos in all league formats.
This week's waiver wire rankings feature players such as Trevor Story, Gregory Santos, Randal Grichuk, Carlos Hernandez, Orlando Arcia, Sal Frelick, Wilmer Flores, Zack Gelof, Logan Allen, Jake Burger, Josh Bell, Mike Tauchman, Spencer Torkelson, Justin Lawrence, rank among others. 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 that are making impacts continue to be called up, so you'll need to be informed. Be sure to 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.
Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups List
For anyone who isn't familiar, every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, we release all sorts of fantasy baseball waiver wire articles. 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 to that, 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.
Below you will see our list of waiver wire pickups in our prioritized order. There should be waiver wire recommendations here for all sorts of league sizes, along with the position(s) for the player and the rostered percentages.
| Rank | Player Name | Position | % Owned | Baller Move |
| 1 | Trevor Story | 2B | 54 | Add in All Leagues |
| 2 | Anthony Volpe | SS | 49 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 3 | Seiya Suzuki | OF | 51 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 4 | Grayson Rodriguez | SP | 54 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 5 | Eugenio Suarez | 3B | 58 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 6 | Nick Pivetta | SP, RP | 57 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 7 | Tyler O'Neill | OF | 52 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 8 | Kenta Maeda | SP | 60 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 9 | Will Benson | OF | 21 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 10 | Orlando Arcia | 2B, SS, OF | 57 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 11 | Tarik Skubal | SP | 45 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 12 | Michael Lorenzen | SP | 57 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 13 | Edouard Julien | 2B | 42 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 14 | Mike Tauchman | OF | 17 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 15 | Zack Gelof | 2B | 10 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 16 | Sal Frelick | OF | 43 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 17 | Christian Encarnacion-Strand | 1B | 46 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 18 | Wilmer Flores | 1B, 2B, 3B | 53 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 19 | Joey Votto | 1B | 20 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 20 | Giovanny Gallegos | RP | 49 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 21 | Amed Rosario | SS, OF | 57 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 22 | Mickey Moniak | OF | 50 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 23 | Jose Siri | OF | 13 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 24 | Marcell Ozuna | OF | 49 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 25 | Jeimer Candelario | 3B | 56 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 26 | Carlos Hernandez | SP, RP | 14 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 27 | Gregory Santos | RP | 22 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 28 | Ezequiel Tovar | SS | 34 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 29 | Kutter Crawford | SP, RP | 26 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 30 | Maikel Garcia | 3B, SS | 27 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 31 | Willi Castro | 2B, 3B, SS, OF | 21 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 32 | Jon Berti | 2B, 3B, SS, OF | 27 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 33 | Cristopher Sanchez | SP, RP | 38 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 34 | Spencer Torkelson | 1B | 33 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 35 | Jake Cronenworth | 1B, 2B, SS | 53 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 36 | Jake Burger | 3B | 29 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 37 | J.P. France | SP | 61 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 38 | Luis Rengifo | 2B, 3B, SS, OF | 34 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 39 | James Outman | OF | 44 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 40 | Randal Grichuk | OF | 34 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 41 | Trent Grisham | OF | 7 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 42 | Seth Lugo | SP | 46 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 43 | Gavin Williams | SP | 25 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 44 | Javier Baez | SS | 37 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 45 | Michael Conforto | OF | 33 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 46 | Logan Allen | SP | 30 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 47 | Ross Stripling | SP, RP | 15 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 48 | Justin Lawrence | RP | 26 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 49 | Ramon Laureano | OF | 18 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 50 | Trevor May | RP | 24 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 51 | Erik Swanson | RP | 26 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 52 | Cade Marlowe | OF | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 53 | Yainer Diaz | C | 23 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 54 | Matt Wallner | OF | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 55 | Andrew Benintendi | OF | 38 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 56 | Brent Rooker | OF | 17 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 57 | Josh Bell | 1B | 36 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 58 | Mike Clevinger | SP | 18 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 59 | Kyle Isbel | OF | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 60 | Steven Matz | SP | 29 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 61 | Yan Gomes | C | 25 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 62 | Graham Ashcraft | SP | 28 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 63 | Hyun Jin Ryu | SP | 22 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 64 | Andruw Monasterio | 2B, 3B, SS | 4 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 65 | Gary Sanchez | C | 16 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 66 | Brandon Pfaadt | SP | 6 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 67 | Brice Turang | 2B, SS | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 68 | Max Kepler | OF | 10 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 69 | Joel Payamps | RP | 39 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 70 | Bo Naylor | C | 8 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 71 | Liover Peguero | SS | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 72 | Jose Quintana | SP | 20 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 73 | Jose Urquidy | SP | 37 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 74 | Drew Smith | RP | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 75 | JJ Bleday | OF | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 76 | Luis Medina | SP | 8 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 77 | Samad Taylor | 2B, OF | 0 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 78 | Zack Short | 2B, 3B, SS | 0 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 79 | Jake Bauers | OF | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 80 | Kyle Higashioka | C | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
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