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Fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 17 of the 2023 MLB season. These are free agent options to add off waivers, and our rankings will help you prioritize.
Welcome back RotoBallers to another edition of the fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 17 -- July 17 through July 23. The All-Star break is over, and it's officially the start of the second half of the season. More top prospects are being called up to the big leagues, and some are producing for fantasy managers immediately. Tyler Soderstrom and Zack Gelof were recently promoted, while Quinn Priester will make his MLB debut in Week 17. Baltimore Orioles pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez will be recalled from the minor leagues and start Monday against the Dodgers. The Reds will call up top prospect Christian Encarnacion-Strand on Monday.
Notable injury notes include Fernando Tatis Jr. (ankle), Framber Valdez (calf), Jeremy Pena (hamstring), Cedric Mullins (quad), Eddie Rosario (hamstring), and Kevin Gausman (back) being considered day-to-day. 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 Tarik Skubal, CJ Abrams, Colton Cowser, Jose Siri, Tyler Soderstrom, Joey Votto, Zack Gelof, Grayson Rodriguez, Triston Casas, Corey Julks, Gavin Williams, Hunter Harvey, Griffin Canning, Logan Allen, Luke Raley, Jack Suwinski, Michael Soroka, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Grayson Rodriguez, and where they rank, among others. Read more to see where these players rank in the waiver wire rankings for Week 17.
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Week 17 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, and then the top hitter streamers by Dawn Tepper, 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 17?
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 640 wire this week!
| Rank | Player Name | Pos. | % Ros. | Baller Move |
| 1 | Christian Encarnacion-Strand | 1B | 27 | Add in All Leagues |
| 2 | Anthony Volpe | SS | 62 | Add in All Leagues |
| 3 | Francisco Alvarez | C | 61 | Add in All Leagues |
| 4 | Jarren Duran | OF | 65 | Add in All Leagues |
| 5 | Tarik Skubal | SP | 54 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 6 | Grayson Rodriguez | SP | 45 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 7 | CJ Abrams | 2B, SS | 42 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 8 | Luke Raley | 1B, OF | 60 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 9 | Colton Cowser | OF | 24 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 10 | Maikel Garcia | 3B, SS | 47 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 11 | Aroldis Chapman | RP | 51 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 12 | Scott McGough | RP | 54 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 13 | Oswald Peraza | 3B, SS | 4 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 14 | Jake McCarthy | OF | 51 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 15 | Bryan Woo | SP | 46 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 16 | Jose Siri | OF | 12 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 17 | Gavin Williams | SP | 38 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 18 | Jordan Westburg | 2B, SS | 45 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 19 | Tyler Soderstrom | C, 1B | 27 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 20 | Jack Flaherty | SP | 43 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 21 | Will Benson | OF | 12 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 22 | Triston Casas | 1B | 18 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 23 | Adbert Alzolay | RP | 46 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 24 | Lars Nootbaar | OF | 47 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 25 | Ezequiel Tovar | SS | 44 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 26 | Hunter Harvey | RP | 46 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 27 | Mickey Moniak | OF | 29 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 28 | Kenta Maeda | SP | 51 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 29 | Joey Votto | 1B | 39 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 30 | Matt Manning | SP | 10 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 31 | Yainer Diaz | C | 24 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 32 | Corey Julks | OF | 19 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 33 | Jeimer Candelario | 3B | 40 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 34 | Bo Naylor | C | 6 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 35 | Dane Myers | OF | 4 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 36 | Jake Burger | 3B | 20 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 37 | Zack Gelof | 2B | 7 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 38 | Dean Kremer | SP | 37 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 39 | Jack Suwinski | OF | 58 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 40 | J.P. France | SP | 38 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 41 | Michael Soroka | SP | 32 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 42 | James Outman | OF | 34 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 43 | Spencer Torkelson | 1B | 28 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 44 | Cristopher Sanchez | SP, RP | 15 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 45 | Mike Ford | 1B | 7 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 46 | Jonathan Aranda | 1B, 2B, 3B | 2 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 47 | Seth Lugo | SP | 35 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 48 | Zach Neto | SS | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 49 | Wade Miley | SP | 40 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 50 | Tony Kemp | 2B, OF | 9 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 51 | Mauricio Dubon | 2B, SS, OF | 26 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 52 | Endy Rodriguez | C | 4 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 53 | Griffin Canning | SP | 24 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 54 | Brent Rooker | OF | 22 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 55 | Nick Gonzales | 2B, SS | 16 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 56 | JP Sears | SP | 26 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 57 | Logan Allen | SP | 15 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 58 | Zach McKinstry | 2B, 3B, SS, OF | 10 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 59 | Patrick Bailey | C | 20 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 60 | Nick Pivetta | SP, RP | 8 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 61 | Kyle Hendricks | SP | 46 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 62 | Johan Rojas | OF | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 63 | Hyun Jin Ryu | SP | 10 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 64 | Alex Call | OF | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 65 | Quinn Priester | SP | 5 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 66 | Trevor May | RP | 11 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 67 | Erik Swanson | RP | 24 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 68 | Paul DeJong | SS | 4 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 69 | Ji-Man Choi | 1B | 0 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 70 | David Peralta | OF | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 71 | Brusdar Graterol | RP | 16 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 72 | Daniel Bard | RP | 34 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 73 | Tanner Scott | RP | 18 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 74 | Jose Quintana | SP | 6 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 75 | Travis Jankowski | OF | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 76 | Kyle Higashioka | C | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 77 | Trent Grisham | OF | 5 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 78 | Blake Sabol | C, OF | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 79 | Zach Remillard | 2B, SS | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 80 | Joel Payamps | RP | 25 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
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