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RotoBallers, welcome to our mid-week fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 9 - May 22nd through May 28th - to help you get a stay on top of the waiver wire, especially in leagues that allow daily moves. We are already halfway through May and are seeing more top prospects being called up to the big leagues. Matt McLain, Matthew Liberatore, and Mark Vientos were all called up recently. Taj Bradley will get another shot in the majors with all the injuries to Tampa Bay's starting rotation. We will see if Eury Perez can build on his strong debut in Thursday's matchup against the Nationals.
Fantasy managers might have some injured stars return soon, such as Chicago White Sox outfielder Eloy Jimenez (shoulder), who could return next weekend, while Cleveland Guardians Triston McKenzie (shoulder) has a rehab start on Saturday. Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow (oblique) will also make at least one more rehab start before making his long-awaited season debut. Notable injury notes include Los Angeles Ddgers pitcher Dustin May (elbow), out 4-to-6 weeks with a right flexor pronator strain, while San Diego Padres star third baseman Manny Machado has a fracture in his hand and is expected to be placed on the injured list. The ball is flying out of the yard as offenses are heating up. We are here to help sort it all out with our latest waiver wire rankings article.
This week's waiver wire rankings feature players such as Matt McLain, Matthew Liberatore, Mark Vientos, Triston Casas, Taj Bradley, Nick Pratto, Louie Varland, Michael King, Wandy Peralta, Alex Kirilloff, Jake Burger, rank early, among others. We have also expanded our waiver wire list from the top 60 to 80 players for the week. Read more to see where these players rank in the early waiver wire rankings for Week 9.
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Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups List
For anyone who isn't familiar, every Friday, Saturday and Sunday we release all sorts of fantasy baseball waiver wire articles. 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.
In addition to that, we are also putting out a second waiver wire rankings list mid-week. 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.
Below you will see our list of waiver wire pickups, in our prioritized order. There should be waiver wire recommendations here for all sorts of league sizes, along with the position(s) for the player and the rostered percentages.
| Rank | Player Name | Position | % Owned | Baller Move |
| 1 | Eury Perez | SP | 64 | Add in All Leagues |
| 2 | Harrison Bader | OF | 60 | Add in All Leagues |
| 3 | Matt McLain | SS | 44 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 4 | Tanner Bibee | SP | 44 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 5 | Alex Kirilloff | 1B, OF | 31 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 6 | Jorge Soler | OF | 30 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 7 | Jarren Duran | OF | 57 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 8 | Matt Mervis | 1B | 21 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 9 | Isaac Paredes | 1B, 2B, 3B | 57 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 10 | Jake Fraley | OF | 37 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 11 | Miguel Vargas | 1B, 2B | 46 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 12 | Ezequiel Tovar | SS | 28 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 13 | Triston Casas | 1B | 23 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 14 | Matthew Liberatore | SP | 27 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 15 | Josh Naylor | 1B, OF | 36 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 16 | Taj Bradley | SP | 40 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 17 | Jose Siri | OF | 5 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 18 | Nick Pratto | 1B, OF | 24 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 19 | Nick Senzel | 3B, OF | 24 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 20 | Louie Varland | SP | 28 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 21 | Spencer Steer | 1B, 3B | 11 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 22 | Logan Allen | SP | 34 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 23 | Gavin Stone | SP | 8 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 24 | James Paxton | SP | 24 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 25 | Francisco Alvarez | C | 16 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 26 | Dylan Floro | RP | 32 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 27 | Leody Taveras | OF | 7 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 28 | Spencer Torkelson | 1B | 10 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 29 | Pierce Johnson | RP | 37 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 30 | Michael King | RP | 43 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 31 | CJ Abrams | 2B, SS | 28 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 32 | Dominic Fletcher | OF | 21 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 33 | Mark Vientos | UT | 11 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 34 | Maikel Garcia | SS | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 35 | Jake Burger | 3B | 10 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 36 | Connor Joe | 1B, OF | 17 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 37 | Casey Schmitt | 3B, SS | 47 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 38 | LaMonte Wade Jr. | 1B, OF | 28 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 39 | Michael Conforto | OF | 33 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 40 | Dane Dunning | SP | 43 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 41 | Luis Garcia (2B) | 2B/SS | 16 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 42 | Mickey Moniak | OF | 4 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 43 | Edward Cabrera | SP | 49 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 44 | Robbie Grossman | OF | 5 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 45 | Connor Wong | C | 5 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 46 | Enmanuel Valdez | 2B | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 47 | Bryan De La Cruz | OF | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 48 | Mark Leiter Jr. | RP | 30 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 49 | Randal Grichuk | OF | 9 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 50 | Zach Jackson | RP | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 51 | Jurickson Profar | OF | 11 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 52 | Brice Turang | 2B, SS | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 53 | Brayan Bello | SP | 16 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 54 | Wandy Peralta | RP | 22 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 55 | Miguel Castro | RP | 6 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 56 | Trevor Larnach | OF | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 57 | Michael Massey | 2B | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 58 | Hunter Harvey | RP | 8 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 59 | Paul DeJong | SS | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 60 | Kyle Bradish | SP | 11 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 61 | Brandon Bielak | RP | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 62 | Jared Shuster | SP | 4 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 63 | Edouard Julien | 2B | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 64 | Royce Lewis | SS | 10 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 65 | Michael Wacha | SP | 38 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 66 | Joey Wiemer | OF | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 67 | Gavin Sheets | 1B, OF | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 68 | Chase Silseth | SP | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 69 | Lane Thomas | OF | 27 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 70 | Gregory Soto | RP | 24 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 71 | Yasmani Grandal | C | 17 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 72 | Michael Lorenzen | SP | 11 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 73 | Brenton Doyle | OF | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 74 | Owen Miller | 1B, 2B, 3B | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 75 | Kevin Kiermaier | OF | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 76 | Brandon Belt | 1B | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 77 | Tanner Scott | RP | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 78 | Jeimer Candelario | 3B | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 79 | Michael Toglia | 1B, OF | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 80 | Pablo Reyes | UT | 0 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
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