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Welcome back, RotoBallers, to more waiver wire articles. The second half of the season has started, and we are already a week away from turning the calendar page to August. It's time to build those fantasy rosters for the championship run. Today, we will review our mid-week waiver rankings for Week 18 -- July 22 through July 28 -- article to help you stay on top of the waiver wire, especially in leagues that allow daily moves. Minnesota Twins right-hander David Festa and Baltimore Orioles right-hander Chayce McDermott were recently recalled to the majors. Other top prospects, such as Coby Mayo, Junior Caminero, Zebby Matthews, Tyler Black, Dylan Crews, and Cade Horton, patiently await the call to the big leagues.
Some notable recent performances include Oakland A's second baseman Zack Gelof. The 24-year-old has been crushing the ball lately, homering three times and driving in six runs over his last eight games. San Francisco Giants outfielder Tyler Fitzgerald continues to mash and has homered in five of his previous six games. Fitzgerald is hitting .529 (9-for-17) with five home runs, seven RBI, eight runs, and six walks during that span. Miami Marlins southpaw A.J. Puk continues to cruise and hasn't allowed a run since June 17. Puk owns a 0.42 ERA with an elite 25:3 K: B.B. over his last 16 2/3 innings. Puk was recently traded to Arizona. Injuries continued to pile up as the Mariners placed Julio Rodriguez on the injured list. New York Mets rookie Christian Scott landed on the injured list with a UCL sprain in his right elbow.
This edition features players such as Zack Gelof, Tyler Fitzgerald, A.J. Puk, River Ryan, Daniel Hudson, Jackson Jobe, Brooks Lee, Matt McLain, Drew Thorpe, Spencer Schwellenbach, Jeffrey Springs, Coby Mayo, and Angel Martinez. 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. 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.
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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 with our weekly ranking for the relevant waiver-wire pickup options, including how to prioritize them for your league (depending on the league size). Roster % is from Yahoo leagues.
| Rank | Player Name | Position | % Ros. | Baller Move |
| 1 | Zach Neto | SS | 53 | Add in All Leagues |
| 2 | Michael Busch | 1B, 3B | 58 | Add in All Leagues |
| 3 | Jose Miranda | 1B, 3B | 61 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 4 | Michael Toglia | 1B, OF | 26 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 5 | Juan Yepez | 1B, OF | 32 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 6 | Spencer Horwitz | 1B, 2B | 21 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 7 | Robbie Ray | SP | 56 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 8 | Junior Caminero | 3B | 28 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 9 | Tyler Fitzgerald | SS, OF | 37 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 10 | Yusei Kikuchi | SP | 47 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 11 | Brooks Lee | SS | 32 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 12 | Matt McLain | 2B | 45 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 13 | Max Schuemann | 2B, SS, OF | 51 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 14 | Zack Gelof | 2B | 45 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 15 | Jarred Kelenic | OF | 46 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 16 | James McArthur | RP | 57 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 17 | Connor Norby | 2B | 12 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 18 | Lucas Erceg | RP | 3 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 19 | Nacho Alvarez Jr. | SS | 7 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 20 | Jesse Winker | OF | 54 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 21 | Spencer Schwellenbach | SP | 28 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 22 | Yimi Garcia | RP | 34 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 23 | Jason Adam | RP | 44 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 24 | Drew Thorpe | SP | 34 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 25 | Shea Langeliers | C | 38 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 26 | Jameson Taillon | SP | 60 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 27 | Luis L. Ortiz | SP, RP | 35 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 28 | TJ Friedl | OF | 37 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 29 | Jo Adell | OF | 14 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 30 | Bryan De La Cruz | OF | 49 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 31 | River Ryan | SP | 10 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 32 | Tyler Stephenson | C | 28 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 33 | Brandon Lowe | 2B | 27 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 34 | Masataka Yoshida | OF | 42 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 35 | Daniel Hudson | RP | 53 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 36 | Jeffrey Springs | SP | 37 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 37 | Yariel Rodriguez | SP | 18 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 38 | Max Meyer | SP | 31 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 39 | Tobias Myers | SP | 50 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 40 | Michael Wacha | SP | 54 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 41 | Andrew Heaney | SP, RP | 28 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 42 | Jasson Dominguez | OF | 21 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 43 | Masyn Winn | SS | 35 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 44 | Ryne Nelson | SP | 14 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 45 | Tyler Anderson | SP | 60 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 46 | Shelby Miller | RP | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 47 | Wilyer Abreu | OF | 17 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 48 | Angel Martinez | 2B, 3B, SS | 10 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 49 | Eduardo Rodriguez | SP | 31 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 50 | Colton Cowser | OF | 27 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 51 | Justyn-Henry Malloy | 3B, OF | 4 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 52 | Tyler Ferguson | RP | 0 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 53 | Eugenio Suarez | 3B | 33 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 54 | DJ Herz | SP | 3 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 55 | Coby Mayo | 3B | 16 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 56 | Hayden Birdsong | SP | 11 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 57 | Chad Green | RP | 32 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 58 | Yilber Diaz | SP | 9 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 59 | David Hamilton | 2B, SS | 32 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 60 | Alex Vesia | RP | 16 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 61 | Xavier Edwards | 2B, SS | 18 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 62 | A.J. Puk | SP, RP | 20 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 63 | Brooks Baldwin | 3B, SS, OF | 1 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 64 | Connor Wong | C | 43 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 65 | Jeff McNeil | 2B, OF | 34 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 66 | Jake Meyers | OF | 7 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 67 | Charlie Blackmon | OF | 8 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 68 | Miguel Andujar | OF | 16 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 69 | Parker Meadows | OF | 4 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 70 | Jacob deGrom | SP | 57 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 71 | Ben Joyce | RP | 6 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 72 | Dylan Crews | OF | 10 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 73 | Hunter Harvey | RP | 44 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 74 | Andrew Vaughn | 1B | 34 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 75 | Simeon Woods Richardson | SP, RP | 18 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 76 | Brendan Rodgers | 2B | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 77 | JP Sears | SP | 11 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 78 | Wenceel Perez | 2B, OF | 9 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 79 | Austin Wells | C | 5 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 80 | Brandon Marsh | OF | 22 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 81 | Bo Naylor | C | 19 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 82 | Jackson Holliday | 2B, SS | 37 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 83 | Tyler Phillips | SP | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 84 | David Robertson | RP | 28 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 85 | Matt Wallner | OF | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 86 | Patrick Bailey | C | 23 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 87 | Brent Honeywell Jr. | RP | 0 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 88 | Jose Iglesias | 2B, 3B | 16 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 89 | Victor Robles | OF | 9 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 90 | Jose Leclerc | RP | 25 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 91 | John Brebbia | RP | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 92 | Justin Foscue | 1B, 2B, 3B | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 93 | Dylan Floro | RP | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 94 | Tyler Locklear | 1B, 3B | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 95 | Deyvison De Los Santos | 1B, 3B | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 96 | Jackson Jobe | SP | 10 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 97 | Derek Law | RP | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 98 | Colin Poche | RP | 6 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 99 | Keider Montero | SP | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 100 | Garrett Cleavinger | RP | 4 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
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