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Welcome back RotoBallers to our fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 12 -- June 12 through June 18. We are more than two months into the season, with the All-Star break right around the corner. More top prospects are being called up to the big leagues, and some are producing for fantasy managers immediately. Elly De La Cruz, Jordan Walker, Edouard Julien, Andrew Abbott, Bryan Woo, and Jonny DeLuca were recently promoted. Jordan Westburg, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Colton Cowser, Bo Naylor, and Ronny Mauricio continue to rake in the minors. At the same time, Gavin Williams, Ben Brown, Kyle Harrison, and Emmet Sheehan have pitched well and are patiently waiting for a promotion to the majors.
Fantasy managers might have some injured stars return soon, such as New York Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodon (elbow, back), who faced live hitters on Saturday. Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins resumed baseball activities over the weekend. Notable injury notes include Eloy Jimenez (calf), Brandon Belt (hamstring), Ryan Mountcastle (illness), and J.D. Davis (hip) being considered day-to-day. Aaron Judge (foot), Yordan Alvarez (oblique), Pete Alonso (wrist), Vinnie Pasquantino (shoulder), Brandon Lowe (back), Jorge Polanco (hamstring), Jake Fraley (wrist), Akil Baddoo (quad), Liam Hendriks (elbow), and Ben Joyce (hand) were all 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, Francisco Alvarez, Leody Taveras, Joey Wiemer, Jake Burger, AJ Smith-Shawver, Ke'Bryan Hayes, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Gary Sanchez, Justin Lawrence, Nolan Jones, Andrew Abbott, Corey Julks, Triston Casas, Jack Suwinski, Griffin Canning, Gavin Williams, Michael Lorenzen, Kendall Graveman, and where they rank, among others. Read more to see where these players rank in the waiver wire rankings for Week 12.
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Week 12 Waiver Wire Roundup for Fantasy Baseball
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.
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 closers and saves waiver wire report by David Marcillo, followed by our two-start pitcher streamers article by Pranav Uppalapati 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, deep fantasy hitter pickups, and players to consider dropping.
Who To Pickup for Fantasy Baseball Week 12?
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. 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. Below that, each individual position is in priority order. Hopefully, this helps you win your waiver wire this week!
| Rank | Player Name | Pos. | % Ros. | Baller Move |
| 1 | Matt McLain | SS | 62 | Add in All Leagues |
| 2 | Jake McCarthy | OF | 55 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 3 | Francisco Alvarez | C | 47 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 4 | Taj Bradley | SP | 62 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 5 | Tanner Bibee | SP | 52 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 6 | A.J. Puk | RP | 60 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 7 | Ke'Bryan Hayes | 3B | 57 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 8 | Leody Taveras | OF | 16 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 9 | Jose Siri | OF | 18 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 10 | Austin Hays | OF | 53 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 11 | Andrew Abbott | SP | 54 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 12 | Joey Wiemer | OF | 26 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 13 | Giovanny Gallegos | RP | 55 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 14 | MacKenzie Gore | SP | 52 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 15 | Royce Lewis | SS | 45 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 16 | Kendall Graveman | RP | 32 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 17 | Jake Burger | 3B | 28 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 18 | Marcell Ozuna | OF | 34 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 19 | Orlando Arcia | 2B, SS, OF | 48 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 20 | Logan Allen | SP | 46 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 21 | AJ Smith-Shawver | SP | 55 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 22 | Nick Pratto | 1B | 11 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 23 | Eddie Rosario | OF | 20 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 24 | Triston Casas | 1B | 19 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 25 | Edouard Julien | 2B | 3 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 26 | Ji Hwan Bae | 2B, OF | 36 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 27 | James Paxton | SP | 43 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 28 | TJ Friedl | OF | 15 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 29 | Nolan Jones | 1B, OF | 40 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 30 | Adbert Alzolay | RP | 14 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 31 | Luke Raley | 1B, OF | 30 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 32 | Ryan Noda | 1B, OF | 13 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 33 | J.D. Davis | 1B, 3B | 53 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 34 | Brendan Donovan | 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF | 37 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 35 | Mitch Haniger | OF | 35 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 36 | Jack Suwinski | OF | 20 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 37 | Brandon Marsh | OF | 24 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 38 | Justin Lawrence | RP | 10 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 39 | Jesus Sanchez | OF | 13 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 40 | Alex Kirilloff | 1B, OF | 18 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 41 | Willi Castro | 2B, 3B, SS, OF | 44 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 42 | Mark Leiter Jr. | RP | 25 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 43 | Michael King | RP | 30 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 44 | Owen Miller | 1B, 2B, 3B | 47 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 45 | Griffin Canning | SP | 15 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 46 | Tommy Pham | OF | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 47 | Trevor May | RP | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 48 | Casey Schmitt | 3B, SS | 20 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 49 | Aaron Civale | SP | 32 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 50 | Gary Sanchez | C | 26 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 51 | Garrett Whitlock | SP | 23 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 52 | Jaime Barria | SP | 14 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 53 | Luis Garcia (2B) | 2B/SS | 18 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 54 | Jason Foley | RP | 6 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 55 | Tarik Skubal | SP | 16 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 56 | Jace Peterson | 2B, 3B, OF | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 57 | Kutter Crawford | SP | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 58 | Jurickson Profar | OF | 10 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 59 | Mark Canha | OF | 10 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 60 | Luis Rengifo | 2B, 3B, SS, OF | 8 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 61 | Will Brennan | OF | 5 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 62 | LaMonte Wade Jr. | 1B, OF | 44 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 63 | Gavin Williams | SP | 10 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 64 | Mauricio Dubon | 2B, SS, OF | 15 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 65 | Christian Encarnacion-Strand | 1B | 17 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 66 | Oswald Peraza | 3B, SS | 4 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 67 | Spencer Torkelson | 1B | 9 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 68 | Kyle Hendricks | SP | 9 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 69 | Ha-Seong Kim | 2B, 3B, SS | 32 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 70 | Michael Lorenzen | SP | 32 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 71 | Randal Grichuk | OF | 10 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 72 | Josh Donaldson | 3B | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 73 | Michael A. Taylor | OF | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 74 | Julio Teheran | SP | 35 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 75 | Mark Vientos | UT | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 76 | Nick Fortes | C | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 77 | Daniel Hudson | RP | 6 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 78 | Patrick Bailey | C | 5 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 79 | Corey Julks | OF | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 80 | Chris Devenski | RP | 5 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
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