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At RotoBaller HQ, we are back with more waiver-wire articles. There are only 1.5 months left in the MLB season, and it's time to build those rosters for the championship run. We are here to help prioritize which players to add with our mid-week waiver rankings for Week 21 -- August 12 through August 18 -- to help you stay on top of the waiver wire, especially in leagues that allow daily moves.
It finally happened as the Tampa Bay Rays finally called up top prospect Junior Caminero. At the same time, Deyvison De Los Santos, Agustin Ramirez, Trey Sweeney, Kyle Manzardo, and Shay Whitcomb patiently wait for the call to the show. Some notable recent performances include Diamondbacks outfielder Jake McCarthy, who has been on an eight-game hitting streak. McCarthy is slashing .441/.472/.794 with three home runs, 15 RBI, five runs, and a stolen base during the streak. Detroit Tigers outfielder Kerry Carpenter recently returned from the injured list and has homered thrice over the last two games.
This edition features Junior Caminero, Jake McCarthy, Shay Whitcomb, Jace Jung, Kerry Carpenter, Zebby Matthews, Austin Wells, Josh Bell, David Festa, DJ Herz, and Deyvison De Los Santos. 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 | 51 | Add in All Leagues |
| 2 | Ryan Walker | SP, RP | 61 | Add in All Leagues |
| 3 | Spencer Arrighetti | SP | 51 | Add in All Leagues |
| 4 | Wilyer Abreu | OF | 39 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 5 | Yusei Kikuchi | SP | 60 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 6 | TJ Friedl | OF | 38 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 7 | Kerry Carpenter | OF | 56 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 8 | Jake McCarthy | OF | 59 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 9 | Zebby Matthews | SP | 14 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 10 | Daniel Hudson | RP | 55 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 11 | Masataka Yoshida | OF | 59 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 12 | Josh Lowe | OF | 54 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 13 | Aroldis Chapman | RP | 30 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 14 | Mark Vientos | 1B, 3B | 49 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 15 | Austin Wells | C | 36 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 16 | Shay Whitcomb | SS | 1 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 17 | Joc Pederson | OF | 49 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 18 | Brandon Lowe | 2B | 46 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 19 | Justin Martinez | RP | 37 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 20 | Lucas Erceg | RP | 29 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 21 | Seranthony Dominguez | RP | 17 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 22 | Ben Joyce | RP | 32 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 23 | Tobias Myers | SP | 57 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 24 | Michael Busch | 1B, 3B | 49 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 25 | Parker Meadows | OF | 7 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 26 | Trey Sweeney | SS | 1 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 27 | Victor Robles | OF | 15 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 28 | Jace Jung | 2B | 4 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 29 | Juan Yepez | 1B, OF | 30 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 30 | Connor Wong | C | 47 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 31 | Jordan Walker | OF | 26 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 32 | Josh Bell | 1B | 58 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 33 | Jeffrey Springs | SP | 39 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 34 | Colin Rea | SP | 54 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 35 | JP Sears | SP | 40 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 36 | Tyler Stephenson | C | 44 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 37 | David Festa | SP | 13 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 38 | Dylan Crews | OF | 11 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 39 | Isiah Kiner-Falefa | 2B, 3B, SS, OF | 22 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 40 | Jorge Polanco | 2B, 3B | 26 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 41 | Jesse Winker | OF | 34 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 42 | Gavin Lux | 2B, OF | 32 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 43 | Michael Toglia | 1B, OF | 27 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 44 | Masyn Winn | SS | 35 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 45 | Will Wagner | 2B | 5 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 46 | Ryne Nelson | SP | 28 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 47 | Tyler Holton | RP | 12 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 48 | Jhonkensy Noel | 1B, 3B, OF | 11 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 49 | Eduardo Rodriguez | SP | 50 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 50 | Tommy Pham | OF | 9 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 51 | DJ Herz | SP | 6 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 52 | Matthew Boyd | SP | 15 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 53 | Jo Adell | OF | 13 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 54 | David Hamilton | 2B, SS | 22 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 55 | Geraldo Perdomo | 2B, 3B, SS | 28 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 56 | Justin Turner | 1B, 2B, 3B | 49 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 57 | Nolan Schanuel | 1B | 12 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 58 | Tyler Mahle | SP | 21 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 59 | Hayden Birdsong | SP | 18 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 60 | Victor Vodnik | RP | 27 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 61 | Alex Call | OF | 20 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 62 | Zach Dezenzo | 3B | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 63 | MJ Melendez | C, OF | 20 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 64 | Matt Wallner | OF | 14 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 65 | Yariel Rodriguez | SP | 13 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 66 | John Brebbia | RP | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 67 | Michael Kopech | SP, RP | 24 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 68 | Andrew Nardi | RP | 5 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 69 | Nick Martinez | SP, RP | 33 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 70 | Alejandro Kirk | C | 5 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 71 | Michael Conforto | OF | 20 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 72 | A.J. Puk | SP, RP | 25 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 73 | Calvin Faucher | RP | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 74 | Matt Vierling | 3B, OF | 25 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 75 | Alex Cobb | SP | 11 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 76 | Jonah Bride | 1B, 3B | 6 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 77 | Jesus Sanchez | OF | 4 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 78 | Oswaldo Cabrera | 2B, 3B, SS, OF | 13 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 79 | Cody Bradford | SP, RP | 30 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 80 | Brendan Rodgers | 2B | 16 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 81 | Andrew Vaughn | 1B | 28 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 82 | Grant Holmes | SP | 8 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 83 | Martin Perez | SP, RP | 22 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 84 | Bowden Francis | SP, RP | 8 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 85 | Ernie Clement | 2B, 3B, SS | 11 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 86 | Joey Bart | C | 20 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 87 | Freddy Fermin | C | 5 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 88 | Deyvison De Los Santos | 1B, 3B | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 89 | Jose Butto | SP, RP | 11 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 90 | Leody Taveras | OF | 6 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 91 | Adrian Del Castillo | C | 4 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 92 | Andrew Benintendi | OF | 10 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 93 | David Peralta | OF | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 94 | Jake Cave | 1B, OF | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 95 | Jerar Encarnacion | OF | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 96 | Max Meyer | SP | 20 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 97 | Carson Fulmer | SP, RP | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 98 | Miguel Vargas | 2B, OF | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 99 | Oswald Peraza | 2B, 3B, SS | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 100 | Victor Scott II | OF | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
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