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Fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 5 of the 2023 MLB season. These are free agent options to add off waivers, and our rankings will help you prioritize.
RotoBallers, we are almost through the end of April, and it's already Week 5 of the fantasy baseball season. Offenses and the weather are heating up, and we are back with our latest waiver wire rankings article. Today is the fourth article of the weekly waiver wire rankings series as of April 23rd. Week 5 features players such as Mason Miller, Joey Gallo, Wil Myers, Kyle Finnegan, Matt Strahm, Connor Joe, Drey Jameson, and Spencer Steer. Read more to see where these players rank in the waiver wire rankings for Week 5.
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.
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Week 5 Waiver Wire Roundup for Fantasy Baseball
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 two-start pitcher streamers article by Justin Raffone, the top hitter streamers and starts article by Rephael Negnewitzky, and the closers and saves waiver wire report by David Marcillo, 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, and players to consider dropping.
Who To Pickup for Fantasy Baseball Week 5?
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, and 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).
So below you will find the overall rankings list, and below that, each individual position in priority order. Hopefully, this helps you win your waiver wire this week! Let's get to it.
| Rank | Player Name | Position | % Owned | Baller Move |
| 1 | Mason Miller | SP | 34 | Add in All Leagues |
| 2 | Joey Gallo | 1B, OF | 37 | Add in All Leagues |
| 3 | Harold Ramirez | 1B, OF | 27 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 4 | Drey Jameson | SP | 34 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 5 | Jorge Soler | OF | 26 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 6 | Jake Burger | 3B | 10 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 7 | Zach Neto | SS | 9 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 8 | Brad Boxberger | RP | 25 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 9 | Wil Myers | 1B, OF | 33 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 10 | Brice Turang | 2B, SS | 24 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 11 | Jose Siri | OF | 16 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 12 | Kike Hernandez | 2B, SS, OF | 26 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 13 | Kyle Finnegan | RP | 31 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 14 | Kerry Carpenter | OF | 3 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 15 | Jack Suwinski | OF | 8 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 16 | Garrett Cooper | 1B, OF | 18 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 17 | Jake Meyers | OF | 0 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 18 | Matt Strahm | SP, RP | 26 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 19 | Spencer Torkelson | 1B | 12 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 20 | Brayan Bello | SP | 14 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 21 | Michael Soroka | SP | 23 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 22 | Brandon Pfaadt | SP | 20 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 23 | Drew Smyly | SP | 10 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 24 | Jarren Duran | OF | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 25 | Gavin Stone | SP | 5 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 26 | Kyle Bradish | SP | 13 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 27 | Spencer Steer | 1B, 3B | 13 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 28 | Alec Burleson | OF | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 29 | Connor Joe | 1B, OF | 16 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 30 | Oswald Peraza | SS | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 31 | Logan Allen | SP | 6 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 32 | Mauricio Dubon | 2B, SS, OF | 22 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 33 | Gabriel Moreno | C | 22 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 34 | Rodolfo Castro | 2B, 3B, SS | 16 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 35 | Jordan Diaz | 2B | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 36 | Joey Wiemer | OF | 4 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 37 | William Smith | RP | 27 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 38 | Pavin Smith | 1B, OF | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 39 | Jeurys Familia | RP | 0 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 40 | Jeremiah Estrada | RP | 0 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
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