RotoBallers, can you believe it? We are through a full month of baseball as April comes to an end on Sunday. MLB played its first game in Mexico City, and we had an absolute slugfest between the Giants and Padres as both teams managed to score a total of 27 runs. Offenses and the weather are heating up, and we are back with our latest waiver wire rankings article.
Today is the fifth article of the weekly waiver wire rankings series as of April 30th. Week 6 features players such as Logan Allen, Jarren Duran, Brett Baty, William Smith, Brad Boxberger, Rodolfo Castro, Jack Suwinski, Gavin Stone, and Tyler Wells rank, among others. Read more to see where these players rank in the waiver wire rankings for Week 6.
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.
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Week 6 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 6?
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 | Logan Allen | SP | 24 | Add in All Leagues |
2 | Tanner Bibee | SP | 28 | Add in All Leagues |
3 | Mason Miller | SP | 28 | Add in All Leagues |
4 | Gavin Stone | SP | 7 | Add in All Leagues |
5 | Jake Burger | 3B | 9 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
6 | CJ Abrams | 2B, SS | 22 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
7 | Brett Baty | 3B | 41 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
8 | Miguel Vargas | 1B, 2B | 35 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
9 | Jarren Duran | OF | 30 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
10 | Ji Hwan Bae | 2B, OF | 39 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
11 | Nick Senzel | OF | 2 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
12 | Zach Neto | SS | 7 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
13 | Jose Siri | OF | 11 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
14 | Jack Suwinski | OF | 34 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
15 | Jorge Soler | OF | 24 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
16 | Brad Boxberger | RP | 21 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
17 | Isaac Paredes | 1B, 2B, 3B | 29 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
18 | William Smith | RP | 32 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
19 | Roansy Contreras | SP | 27 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
20 | Josh Naylor | 1B, OF | 33 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
21 | Matt Strahm | SP, RP | 40 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
22 | Rodolfo Castro | 2B, 3B, SS | 15 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
23 | Spencer Steer | 1B, 3B | 12 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
24 | Connor Joe | 1B, OF | 25 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
25 | Michael Soroka | SP | 23 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
26 | Bailey Ober | SP | 25 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
27 | Eddie Rosario | OF | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
28 | Shea Langeliers | C | 32 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
29 | Brandon Pfaadt | SP | 25 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
30 | Danny Jansen | C | 17 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
31 | Alex Call | OF | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
32 | Jordan Diaz | 2B | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
33 | Tyler Wells | SP | 20 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
34 | Ezequiel Duran | 2B, 3B, SS | 8 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
35 | Matt Moore | RP | 5 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
36 | Ryan Noda | 1B, OF | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
37 | Bryan De La Cruz | OF | 12 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
38 | Randal Grichuk | OF | 6 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
39 | Jeurys Familia | RP | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
40 | Yennier Cano | RP | 14 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
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