Welcome back RotoBallers to another edition of the fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 23 -- August 28 through September 3. The calendar will be turning the page to September in a few days, and expect more big league promotions as MLB teams increase their roster size to 40. With that being said, let's focus on which players fantasy managers should add to help them secure a fantasy title.
More top prospects are being called up to the big leagues, and some are producing for fantasy managers immediately. Noelvi Marte, Masyn Winn, Osleivis Basabe, Everson Pereira, Michael Busch, Nolan Schanuel, Parker Meadows, and Kyle Harrison were recently promoted. Top prospects such as Pete Crow-Armstrong, Matt Mervis, Heston Kjerstad, Colton Cowser, Kyle Manzardo, Ceddanne Rafaela, and Connor Norby patiently await the call to the big leagues.
Notable injury notes include Felix Bautista (elbow), who was placed on the 15-day injured list with a UCL injury. Stone Garrett (leg) lands on the 60-day injured list after fracturing his fibula on Wednesday. Pete Alonso (head, neck), Chase Silseth (head), Yandy Diaz (forearm), Nolan Arenado (back), and Kenley Jansen (hamstring) are considered day-to-day. Reinforcements are coming as Mason Miller (elbow) is expected to be activated from the injured list if his next start in the minors goes well. The ball is flying out of the yard as offenses are heating up. We are here to help sort it all out with our latest waiver wire rankings article.
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This week's waiver wire rankings feature players such as Yennier Cano, Tommy Pham, Jordan Wicks, Masyn Winn, Cole Ragans, Nolan Schanuel, Noelvi Marte, Jose Siri, Matt Wallner, Javier Assad, Logan O'Hoppe, Adam Duvall, Mitch Garver, Seiya Suzuki, Kyle Harrison, and where they rank, among others. Read more to see where these players rank in the waiver wire rankings for Week 23.
Week 23 Waiver Wire Roundup for Fantasy Baseball
Just like any other week, we have put together a full assortment of fantasy baseball waiver wire articles. You can see that full roundup below to help prepare you for Sunday night's waiver wire runs for leagues with weekly transactions.
For those who are not familiar, our team's fantasy baseball waiver wire articles get published on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays each week. First up is our closers and saves waiver wire report by David Marcillo, followed by our two-start pitcher streamers article by Pranav Uppalapati, and then the top hitter streamers by Dawn Tepper, released late each week to give you a head start on the week ahead.
For you premium subscribers, you get our overall waiver wire article, compliments of Nick Mariano. These will give you a solid overview of the waiver wire options. RotoBaller's resident points league guru Nick Gaut brings you his weekly points league pickups for hitters.
In addition to these articles, we also dig deeper for each position with individual waiver wire articles: starting pitcher pickups, outfield pickups, 2B and SS pickups, 1B and 3B pickups, deep fantasy hitter pickups, and players to consider dropping.
Who To Pickup for Fantasy Baseball Week 23?
Are you looking for a more direct and structured list of prioritized players to add off the waiver wire? This article is the final piece of the weekly waiver wire pickups series. Its goal is to show you our weekly ranking for the relevant waiver wire pickup options, including how to prioritize them for your league (depending on the league size).
Below, you will find the overall rankings list. Below that, each individual position is in priority order. Hopefully, this helps you win your wire this week!
Rank | Player Name | Pos. | % Ros. | Baller Move |
1 | Yennier Cano | RP | 56 | Add in All Leagues |
2 | Seiya Suzuki | OF | 58 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
3 | Zack Gelof | 2B | 65 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
4 | TJ Friedl | OF | 60 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
5 | Grayson Rodriguez | SP | 61 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
6 | Ezequiel Tovar | SS | 45 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
7 | Tommy Pham | OF | 34 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
8 | Cole Ragans | SP, RP | 42 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
9 | Royce Lewis | 3B, SS | 37 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
10 | Tarik Skubal | SP | 44 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
11 | Ke'Bryan Hayes | 3B | 49 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
12 | Wilmer Flores | 1B, 2B, 3B | 55 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
13 | Jordan Wicks | SP | 6 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
14 | Adam Duvall | OF | 43 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
15 | Jake Burger | 3B | 47 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
16 | Nolan Jones | 1B, OF | 38 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
17 | Eddie Rosario | OF | 54 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
18 | Masyn Winn | SS | 14 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
19 | Noelvi Marte | SS | 10 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
20 | Josh Rojas | 2B, 3B | 23 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
21 | Gavin Williams | SP | 47 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
22 | Max Kepler | OF | 19 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
23 | Austin Hays | OF | 47 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
24 | Nolan Schanuel | 1B | 9 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
25 | Gabriel Moreno | C | 16 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
26 | Josh Bell | 1B | 56 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
27 | Jose Siri | OF | 11 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
28 | Christian Encarnacion-Strand | 1B | 38 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
29 | Yainer Diaz | C | 58 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
30 | Charlie Blackmon | OF | 37 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
31 | Bryan Woo | SP | 21 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
32 | Matt Wallner | OF | 5 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
33 | Will Benson | OF | 10 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
34 | Maikel Garcia | 3B, SS | 31 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
35 | Brent Rooker | OF | 19 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
36 | Jordan Westburg | 2B, 3B, SS | 21 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
37 | Javier Assad | SP, RP | 32 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
38 | Logan Allen | SP | 48 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
39 | Osleivis Basabe | 3B, SS | 17 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
40 | Hyun Jin Ryu | SP | 60 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
41 | Logan O'Hoppe | C | 10 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
42 | Brandon Belt | 1B | 9 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
43 | Elvis Andrus | 2B, SS | 18 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
44 | Zack Littell | SP, RP | 19 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
45 | Akil Baddoo | OF | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
46 | Trevor May | RP | 29 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
47 | Jorge Polanco | 2B, 3B | 34 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
48 | Graham Ashcraft | SP | 51 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
49 | DJ Stewart | OF | 4 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
50 | Harold Ramirez | 1B, OF | 27 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
51 | J.P. Crawford | SS | 15 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
52 | Andrew Benintendi | OF | 36 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
53 | Mitch Garver | C | 22 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
54 | Griffin Canning | SP | 14 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
55 | Ryan Noda | 1B, OF | 4 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
56 | Zack Thompson | SP, RP | 5 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
57 | Brandon Williamson | SP | 20 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
58 | Kyle Isbel | OF | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
59 | Kyle Harrison | SP | 15 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
60 | Brice Turang | 2B, SS | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
61 | Paul Blackburn | SP | 22 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
62 | Everson Pereira | OF | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
63 | Parker Meadows | OF | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
64 | Gavin Stone | SP | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
65 | Brandon Pfaadt | SP | 13 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
66 | Mike Clevinger | SP | 39 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
67 | John Means | SP | 14 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
68 | Danny Coulombe | RP | 8 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
69 | Gregory Santos | RP | 16 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
70 | Shea Langeliers | C | 13 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
71 | Liover Peguero | 2B, SS | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
72 | Cade Marlowe | OF | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
73 | Brendan Rodgers | 2B | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
74 | Tyrone Taylor | OF | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
75 | Wilyer Abreu | OF | 5 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
76 | Brusdar Graterol | RP | 24 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
77 | Carlos Santana | 1B | 13 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
78 | Alek Thomas | OF | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
79 | David Peterson | SP | 5 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
80 | JoJo Romero | RP | 9 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
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