{"id":1078,"date":"2025-04-28T16:40:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T16:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/1078\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T16:40:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T16:40:23","slug":"waiver-wire-rankings-fantasy-baseball-week-5-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/1078\/","title":{"rendered":"Waiver Wire Rankings – Fantasy Baseball Week 5 (2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 5 of the 2025 MLB season. These are free agent options to add off waivers, and our rankings will help you prioritize.<\/p>\n

The calendar page officially flips to May next week as we are a month into the MLB season. At RotoBaller HQ, we scour the waiver wire and help you prioritize who to add with our Week 5 of the MLB season — April 28th – May 4th. The list includes the top 100 hitters and pitchers to prioritize for this week. Find out where Austin Hays<\/a>, Caleb Durbin<\/a>, David Bednar<\/a>, Luke Weaver<\/a>, Roman Anthony<\/a>, and Zebby Matthews<\/a> rank. <\/p>\n

It is essential to stay on top of the player news<\/a> as we guide you through the injuries, prospect call-ups, and closer role changes. More injuries to key players, such as Seattle Mariners ace Logan Gilbert<\/a>, who was placed on the injured list with a Grade 1 flexor strain. New York Yankees reliever Devin Williams<\/a> owns an 11.25 ERA after blowing the save in Friday’s loss to Toronto. The Yankees will make a temporary change at closer and utilize Luke Weaver in the ninth inning. Since being promoted to the big leagues on Wednesday, Oakland A’s first prospect Nick Kurtz<\/a> is hitting .231 (3-for-13) with three RBI over four games.<\/p>\n

For those searching for injury replacements or whose teams need a boost, we have you covered with our latest fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for various league sizes to help you prioritize your waiver wire decisions. Good luck on waivers this week, RotoBallers!<\/p>\n

Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools<\/a> and resources:<\/p>\n

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Who To Pick Up for Fantasy Baseball Week 5<\/p>\n

Below is a direct and structured list of prioritized players to add from the waiver wire. This article will guide you with our weekly ranking for the relevant waiver wire pickup options, including how to prioritize them for your league (depending on the league size). The percentage rostered is from Yahoo leagues.<\/p>\n

Rank
\nPlayer Name
\nPosition
\n% Ros.
\nBaller Move<\/p>\n

1
\nBen Rice<\/a>
\n1B
\n63
\nAdd in All Leagues<\/p>\n

2
\nJonathan Aranda<\/a>
\n1B,2B
\n61
\nAdd in All Leagues<\/p>\n

3
\nLuke Jackson<\/a>
\nRP
\n61
\nAdd in All Leagues<\/p>\n

4
\nChandler Simpson<\/a>
\nOF
\n34
\nAdd in All Leagues<\/p>\n

5
\nLuke Weaver
\nRP
\n42
\nAdd in All Leagues<\/p>\n

6
\nNick Kurtz
\n1B
\n43
\nAdd in 10+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

7
\nJack Leiter<\/a>
\nSP
\n58
\nAdd in 10+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

8
\nAustin Hays
\nOF
\n36
\nAdd in 10+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

9
\nJacob Wilson<\/a>
\nSS
\n44
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

10
\nKyle Manzardo<\/a>
\n1B
\n35
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

11
\nTyler Fitzgerald<\/a>
\n2B,SS,OF
\n54
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

12
\nCaleb Durbin
\n2B,3B,SS
\n9
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

13
\nTommy Kahnle<\/a>
\nRP
\n32
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

14
\nWilmer Flores<\/a>
\n1B
\n44
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

15
\nCade Smith<\/a>
\nRP
\n37
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

16
\nEmilio Pagan<\/a>
\nRP
\n39
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

17
\nRoman Anthony
\nOF
\n28
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

18
\nDavid Bednar
\nRP
\n42
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

19
\nGeraldo Perdomo<\/a>
\nSS
\n59
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

20
\nTJ Friedl<\/a>
\nOF
\n40
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

21
\nMatt Mervis<\/a>
\n1B
\n7
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

22
\nBubba Chandler<\/a>
\nSP
\n24
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

23
\nSean Murphy<\/a>
\nC
\n42
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

24
\nAgustin Ramirez<\/a>
\nC,1B
\n33
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

25
\nJorge Polanco<\/a>
\n2B,3B
\n25
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

26
\nNoelvi Marte<\/a>
\n3B
\n25
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

27
\nLanden Roupp<\/a>
\nSP,RP
\n27
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

28
\nMatthew Liberatore<\/a>
\nSP,RP
\n24
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

29
\nGabriel Arias<\/a>
\n2B,3B,SS
\n17
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

30
\nCam Smith<\/a>
\n3B,OF
\n26
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

31
\nJason Adam<\/a>
\nRP
\n41
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

32
\nRanger Suarez<\/a>
\nSP
\n37
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

33
\nJackson Jobe<\/a>
\nSP,RP
\n52
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

34
\nMichael Toglia<\/a>
\n1B,OF
\n32
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

35
\nAndrew Abbott<\/a>
\nSP
\n44
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

36
\nPavin Smith<\/a>
\n1B,OF
\n37
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

37
\nJJ Bleday<\/a>
\nOF
\n25
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

38
\nGavin Lux<\/a>
\n2B,OF
\n27
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

39
\nSal Frelick<\/a>
\nOF
\n38
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

40
\nVictor Scott II<\/a>
\nOF
\n33
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

41
\nMike Yastrzemski<\/a>
\nOF
\n18
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

42
\nJustin Slaten<\/a>
\nRP
\n15
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

43
\nWill Vest<\/a>
\nRP
\n13
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

44
\nJordan Beck<\/a>
\nOF
\n19
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

45
\nMaikel Garcia<\/a>
\n2B,3B
\n46
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

46
\nGrant Holmes<\/a>
\nSP,RP
\n41
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

47
\nZebby Matthews
\nSP
\n19
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

48
\nTobias Myers<\/a>
\nSP
\n12
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

49
\nGavin Williams<\/a>
\nSP
\n41
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

50
\nHayden Wesneski<\/a>
\nSP,RP
\n35
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

51
\nKameron Misner<\/a>
\nOF
\n13
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

52
\nKyle Stowers<\/a>
\nOF
\n9
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

53
\nConnor Norby<\/a>
\n2B,3B
\n15
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

54
\nJose Caballero<\/a>
\n2B,3B,SS,OF
\n12
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

55
\nReese Olson<\/a>
\nSP
\n27
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

56
\nJordan Lawlar<\/a>
\nSS
\n11
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

57
\nCalvin Faucher<\/a>
\nRP
\n8
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

58
\nPorter Hodge<\/a>
\nRP
\n14
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

59
\nJosh Smith<\/a>
\n3B,SS,OF
\n20
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

60
\nTim Tawa<\/a>
\n2B
\n5
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

61
\nJake Irvin<\/a>
\nSP
\n26
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

62
\nCamilo Doval<\/a>
\nRP
\n36
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

63
\nJac Caglianone<\/a>
\n1B
\n10
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

64
\nJesus Tinoco<\/a>
\nRP
\n3
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

65
\nAdael Amador<\/a>
\n2B
\n1
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

66
\nJP Sears<\/a>
\nSP
\n17
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

67
\nFernando Cruz<\/a>
\nSP,RP
\n12
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

68
\nCraig Yoho<\/a>
\nRP
\n4
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

69
\nEdouard Julien<\/a>
\n2B
\n1
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

70
\nChase Dollander<\/a>
\nSP
\n8
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

71
\nDavid Festa<\/a>
\nSP
\n7
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

72
\nFrancisco Alvarez<\/a>
\nC
\n32
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

73
\nBen Williamson<\/a>
\n3B
\n1
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

74
\nJeremiah Estrada<\/a>
\nRP
\n15
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

75
\nBryan Abreu<\/a>
\nRP
\n24
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

76
\nGriffin Jax<\/a>
\nRP
\n16
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

77
\nHunter Gaddis<\/a>
\nRP
\n17
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

78
\nOrion Kerkering<\/a>
\nRP
\n12
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

79
\nRyne Stanek<\/a>
\nRP
\n2
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

80
\nTony Gonsolin<\/a>
\nSP
\n8
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

81
\nLuisangel Acuna<\/a>
\n2B,SS
\n7
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

82
\nEdgar Quero<\/a>
\nC
\n2
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

83
\nJace Jung<\/a>
\n3B
\n2
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

84
\nZach McKinstry<\/a>
\n2B,3B,SS,OF
\n39
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

85
\nShane Smith<\/a>
\nSP,RP
\n13
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

86
\nEric Wagaman<\/a>
\n1B,3B
\n9
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

87
\nLogan Henderson<\/a>
\nSP
\n6
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

88
\nWill Warren<\/a>
\nSP
\n7
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

89
\nAlex Verdugo<\/a>
\nOF
\n3
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

90
\nHunter Goodman<\/a>
\nC,OF
\n25
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

91
\nYimi Garcia<\/a>
\nRP
\n13
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

92
\nSeth Halvorsen<\/a>
\nRP
\n7
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

93
\nAndrew Vaughn<\/a>
\n1B
\n10
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

94
\nEvan Phillips<\/a>
\nRP
\n7
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

95
\nLouis Varland<\/a>
\nSP,RP
\n2
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

96
\nYuki Matsui<\/a>
\nRP
\n1
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

97
\nDaysbel Hernandez<\/a>
\nRP
\n0
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

98
\nManuel Rodriguez<\/a>
\nRP
\n2
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

99
\nJordan Leasure<\/a>
\nRP
\n0
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

100
\nDillon Dingler<\/a>
\nC
\n6
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

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