Mid-week fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 9 (2025). Free-agent hitters and pitchers to add include Marcelo Mayer, Daniel Palencia, Bubba Chandler, Jac Caglianone, Cam Smith.
June officially arrives on Sunday; incredibly, we are already two months into the MLB season. The grind continues, and it’s time to scour the waiver wire to pick up an injury replacement or stash the latest top prospect. At RotoBaller HQ, we rank who to prioritize in free agency with our mid-week waiver rankings for Week 9– May 26Â through June 1 to help fantasy managers in leagues that allow daily moves. This edition of waiver wire rankings features Marcelo Mayer, Danny Palencia, Bubba Chandler, Jac Caglianone, Cam Smith, Cade Horton, and Jake Meyers.
There are key performances, prospect promotions, and injuries to watch for this week. Chicago Cubs reliever Danny Palencia has secured the Cubs’ closer role by racking up four saves with five strikeouts over four scoreless innings over his last four games. Kansas City Royals top prospect Jac Caglianone continues to make his case for a promotion by slashing .343/.351/.800 with five home runs and 10 RBI across 37 plate appearances with Triple-A Omaha. Injuries continue to pile up as Cleveland Guardians outfielder Steven Kwan is day-to-day with right wrist inflammation.
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. 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
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).
Rank
Player Name
Position
% Ros.
Baller Move
1
Marcelo Mayer
SS
21
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2
Josh Lowe
OF
58
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3
Ivan Herrera
C
59
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4
Will Warren
SP
51
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5
Ben Rice
1B
57
Add in 10+ Team Leagues
6
Justin Martinez
RP
56
Add in 10+ Team Leagues
7
Camilo Doval
RP
49
Add in 10+ Team Leagues
8
Daniel Palencia
RP
11
Add in 10+ Team Leagues
9
Chandler Simpson
OF
28
Add in 10+ Team Leagues
10
Zebby Matthews
SP
19
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
11
Austin Hays
OF
25
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
12
Masyn Winn
SS
53
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
13
Wilmer Flores
1B
49
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
14
Ryan Weathers
SP
26
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
15
Matt Shaw
2B,3B,SS
48
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
16
Jonathan Aranda
1B,2B
49
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
17
Bubba Chandler
SP
32
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
18
Jake Burger
1B,3B
51
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
19
Victor Scott II
OF
33
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
20
Jac Caglianone
1B
13
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
21
Colton Cowser
OF
55
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
22
TJ Friedl
OF
45
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
23
Grant Holmes
SP,RP
36
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
24
Roman Anthony
OF
29
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
25
Brandon Lowe
1B,2B
44
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
26
Cade Horton
SP
19
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
27
Max Muncy
3B
34
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
28
Hayden Birdsong
SP,RP
33
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
29
Michael Wacha
SP
56
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
30
Rhys Hoskins
1B
50
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
31
David Bednar
RP
40
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
32
Nick Kurtz
1B
24
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
33
Chase Meidroth
2B,3B,SS
32
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
34
Will Vest
RP
41
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
35
Agustin Ramirez
C,1B
34
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
36
Cam Smith
3B,OF
11
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
37
Jordan Beck
OF
35
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
38
Jake Meyers
OF
10
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
39
Daulton Varsho
OF
14
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
40
Connor Norby
2B,3B
12
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
41
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
OF
47
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
42
Tommy Kahnle
RP
32
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
43
Lucas Giolito
SP
16
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
44
Tyler Fitzgerald
2B,SS,OF
26
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
45
Jason Adam
RP
41
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
46
Robert Garcia
RP
11
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
47
Lance McCullers Jr.
SP
7
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
48
Gavin Sheets
1B,OF
20
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
49
Noah Cameron
SP
26
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
50
Jesus Sanchez
OF
3
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
51
Matt Strahm
RP
20
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
52
Ryan McMahon
3B
28
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
53
Kyle Manzardo
1B
25
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
54
Jordan Lawlar
SS
15
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
55
Hyeseong Kim
2B,SS
23
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
56
Brett Baty
2B,3B
7
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
57
Colt Keith
1B,2B
14
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
58
Brooks Lee
2B,3B,SS
4
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
59
Dalton Rushing
C,OF
11
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
60
Drake Baldwin
C
23
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
61
Cade Smith
RP
33
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
62
Trevor Larnach
OF
13
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
63
Nolan Schanuel
1B
10
Add in 12+ Team Leagues
64
Abner Uribe
RP
18
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
65
Robert Hassell III
OF
6
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
66
Gabriel Moreno
C
32
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
67
Miguel Vargas
1B,3B,OF
17
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
68
Spencer Horwitz
1B,2B
2
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
69
Jordan Walker
OF
5
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
70
Josh Smith
1B,3B,SS,OF
22
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
71
Jackson Jobe
SP,RP
43
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
72
Chris Paddack
SP
16
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
73
Carlos Santana
1B
8
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
74
Jose Caballero
2B,3B,SS,OF
15
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
75
Sal Frelick
OF
15
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
76
Ryan O’Hearn
1B,OF
22
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
77
Tyler Stephenson
C
28
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
78
Colin Rea
SP,RP
40
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
79
Miles Mikolas
SP
15
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
80
Griffin Jax
RP
23
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
81
Shane Smith
SP,RP
26
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
82
Will Benson
OF
29
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
83
Luisangel Acuna
2B,SS
6
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
84
Drew Pomeranz
RP
6
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
85
Kody Clemens
1B,2B,3B
3
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
86
Ronny Henriquez
RP
0
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
87
Jorge Lopez
RP
1
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
88
Justin Slaten
RP
7
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
89
Shelby Miller
RP
28
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
90
Pierce Johnson
RP
3
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
91
Daysbel Hernandez
RP
2
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
92
Taijuan Walker
SP
8
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
93
Jeremiah Estrada
RP
14
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
94
Alejandro Osuna
OF
0
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
95
Landon Knack
SP
4
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
96
Joe Boyle
SP
4
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
97
Jacob Misiorowski
RP
8
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
98
Curtis Mead
1B,2B,3B
1
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
99
Robert Stephenson
RP
0
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
100
Zach Dezenzo
1B,OF
1
Add in 15+ Team Leagues
The roster percentage is from Yahoo! leagues.
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