{"id":63916,"date":"2025-05-29T14:35:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T14:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/63916\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T14:35:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T14:35:18","slug":"mid-week-waiver-wire-rankings-fantasy-baseball-week-9-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/63916\/","title":{"rendered":"Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings – Fantasy Baseball Week 9 (2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Marcelo<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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 26\u00a0 through June 1 to help fantasy managers in leagues that allow daily moves. This edition of waiver wire rankings features Marcelo Mayer<\/a>, Danny Palencia, Bubba Chandler<\/a>, Jac Caglianone<\/a>, Cam Smith<\/a>, Cade Horton<\/a>, and Jake Meyers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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<\/a> is day-to-day with right wrist inflammation.<\/p>\n

For anyone unfamiliar, we release all sorts of fantasy baseball waiver wire articles<\/a> every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. As part of that, Nick Mariano releases our waiver wire rankings<\/a> 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<\/a> and turn on MLB news alerts<\/a> to stay ahead of the curve. Once you’re done here, check out our fantasy baseball prospects<\/a> articles for the latest names to stash and pick up.<\/p>\n

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

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Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups List<\/p>\n

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).<\/p>\n

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

1
\nMarcelo Mayer
\nSS
\n21
\nAdd in All Leagues<\/p>\n

2
\nJosh Lowe<\/a>
\nOF
\n58
\nAdd in All Leagues<\/p>\n

3
\nIvan Herrera<\/a>
\nC
\n59
\nAdd in All Leagues<\/p>\n

4
\nWill Warren<\/a>
\nSP
\n51
\nAdd in All Leagues<\/p>\n

5
\nBen Rice<\/a>
\n1B
\n57
\nAdd in 10+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

6
\nJustin Martinez<\/a>
\nRP
\n56
\nAdd in 10+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

7
\nCamilo Doval<\/a>
\nRP
\n49
\nAdd in 10+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

8
\nDaniel Palencia<\/a>
\nRP
\n11
\nAdd in 10+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

9
\nChandler Simpson<\/a>
\nOF
\n28
\nAdd in 10+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

10
\nZebby Matthews<\/a>
\nSP
\n19
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

11
\nAustin Hays<\/a>
\nOF
\n25
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

12
\nMasyn Winn<\/a>
\nSS
\n53
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

13
\nWilmer Flores<\/a>
\n1B
\n49
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

14
\nRyan Weathers<\/a>
\nSP
\n26
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

15
\nMatt Shaw<\/a>
\n2B,3B,SS
\n48
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

16
\nJonathan Aranda<\/a>
\n1B,2B
\n49
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

17
\nBubba Chandler
\nSP
\n32
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

18
\nJake Burger<\/a>
\n1B,3B
\n51
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

19
\nVictor Scott II<\/a>
\nOF
\n33
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

20
\nJac Caglianone
\n1B
\n13
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

21
\nColton Cowser<\/a>
\nOF
\n55
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

22
\nTJ Friedl<\/a>
\nOF
\n45
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

23
\nGrant Holmes<\/a>
\nSP,RP
\n36
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

24
\nRoman Anthony<\/a>
\nOF
\n29
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

25
\nBrandon Lowe<\/a>
\n1B,2B
\n44
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

26
\nCade Horton
\nSP
\n19
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

27
\nMax Muncy<\/a>
\n3B
\n34
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

28
\nHayden Birdsong<\/a>
\nSP,RP
\n33
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

29
\nMichael Wacha<\/a>
\nSP
\n56
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

30
\nRhys Hoskins<\/a>
\n1B
\n50
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

31
\nDavid Bednar<\/a>
\nRP
\n40
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

32
\nNick Kurtz<\/a>
\n1B
\n24
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

33
\nChase Meidroth<\/a>
\n2B,3B,SS
\n32
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

34
\nWill Vest<\/a>
\nRP
\n41
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

35
\nAgustin Ramirez<\/a>
\nC,1B
\n34
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

36
\nCam Smith
\n3B,OF
\n11
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

37
\nJordan Beck<\/a>
\nOF
\n35
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

38
\nJake Meyers
\nOF
\n10
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

39
\nDaulton Varsho<\/a>
\nOF
\n14
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

40
\nConnor Norby<\/a>
\n2B,3B
\n12
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

41
\nLourdes Gurriel Jr.<\/a>
\nOF
\n47
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

42
\nTommy Kahnle<\/a>
\nRP
\n32
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

43
\nLucas Giolito<\/a>
\nSP
\n16
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

44
\nTyler Fitzgerald<\/a>
\n2B,SS,OF
\n26
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

45
\nJason Adam<\/a>
\nRP
\n41
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

46
\nRobert Garcia<\/a>
\nRP
\n11
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

47
\nLance McCullers Jr.<\/a>
\nSP
\n7
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

48
\nGavin Sheets<\/a>
\n1B,OF
\n20
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

49
\nNoah Cameron<\/a>
\nSP
\n26
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

50
\nJesus Sanchez<\/a>
\nOF
\n3
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

51
\nMatt Strahm<\/a>
\nRP
\n20
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

52
\nRyan McMahon<\/a>
\n3B
\n28
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

53
\nKyle Manzardo<\/a>
\n1B
\n25
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

54
\nJordan Lawlar<\/a>
\nSS
\n15
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

55
\nHyeseong Kim<\/a>
\n2B,SS
\n23
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

56
\nBrett Baty<\/a>
\n2B,3B
\n7
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

57
\nColt Keith<\/a>
\n1B,2B
\n14
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

58
\nBrooks Lee<\/a>
\n2B,3B,SS
\n4
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

59
\nDalton Rushing<\/a>
\nC,OF
\n11
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

60
\nDrake Baldwin<\/a>
\nC
\n23
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

61
\nCade Smith<\/a>
\nRP
\n33
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

62
\nTrevor Larnach<\/a>
\nOF
\n13
\nAdd in 12+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

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

64
\nAbner Uribe<\/a>
\nRP
\n18
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

65
\nRobert Hassell III<\/a>
\nOF
\n6
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

66
\nGabriel Moreno<\/a>
\nC
\n32
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

67
\nMiguel Vargas<\/a>
\n1B,3B,OF
\n17
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

68
\nSpencer Horwitz<\/a>
\n1B,2B
\n2
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

69
\nJordan Walker<\/a>
\nOF
\n5
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

70
\nJosh Smith<\/a>
\n1B,3B,SS,OF
\n22
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

71
\nJackson Jobe<\/a>
\nSP,RP
\n43
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

72
\nChris Paddack<\/a>
\nSP
\n16
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

73
\nCarlos Santana<\/a>
\n1B
\n8
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

74
\nJose Caballero<\/a>
\n2B,3B,SS,OF
\n15
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

75
\nSal Frelick<\/a>
\nOF
\n15
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

76
\nRyan O’Hearn<\/a>
\n1B,OF
\n22
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

77
\nTyler Stephenson<\/a>
\nC
\n28
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

78
\nColin Rea<\/a>
\nSP,RP
\n40
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

79
\nMiles Mikolas<\/a>
\nSP
\n15
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

80
\nGriffin Jax<\/a>
\nRP
\n23
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

81
\nShane Smith<\/a>
\nSP,RP
\n26
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

82
\nWill Benson<\/a>
\nOF
\n29
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

83
\nLuisangel Acuna<\/a>
\n2B,SS
\n6
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

84
\nDrew Pomeranz<\/a>
\nRP
\n6
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

85
\nKody Clemens<\/a>
\n1B,2B,3B
\n3
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

86
\nRonny Henriquez<\/a>
\nRP
\n0
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

87
\nJorge Lopez<\/a>
\nRP
\n1
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

88
\nJustin Slaten<\/a>
\nRP
\n7
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

89
\nShelby Miller<\/a>
\nRP
\n28
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

90
\nPierce Johnson<\/a>
\nRP
\n3
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

91
\nDaysbel Hernandez<\/a>
\nRP
\n2
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

92
\nTaijuan Walker<\/a>
\nSP
\n8
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

93
\nJeremiah Estrada<\/a>
\nRP
\n14
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

94
\nAlejandro Osuna<\/a>
\nOF
\n0
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

95
\nLandon Knack<\/a>
\nSP
\n4
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

96
\nJoe Boyle<\/a>
\nSP
\n4
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

97
\nJacob Misiorowski<\/a>
\nRP
\n8
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

98
\nCurtis Mead<\/a>
\n1B,2B,3B
\n1
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

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

100
\nZach Dezenzo<\/a>
\n1B,OF
\n1
\nAdd in 15+ Team Leagues<\/p>\n

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