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Welcome RotoBallers to our mid-week fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings list for Week 22 - August 14 through August 20 to help you stay on top of the waiver wire, especially in leagues that allow daily moves. The Giants promoted outfield prospect Wade Meckler on Monday. Meckler is hitting .300 (3-for-10) with a walk and six strikeouts over his first three big league games. Top prospects such as Masyn Winn, Colt Keith, Ceddanne Rafaela, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Ronny Mauricio, Michael Busch, and Jordan Lawlar patiently await the call to the big leagues.
Some notable recent performances include Oakland A's second baseman Zack Gelof, who has been mentioned in this article before and continues to mash. Gelof has homered four times over his last seven games. Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto is starting to heat up, slashing .267/.371/.500 with two home runs, three RBI, and five runs over his last 10 games. Since the calendar flipped to August, San Francisco Giants infielder Wilmer Flores is slashing .308/.357/.538 with two home runs, six RBI, and six runs over his last 42 plate appearances.
Injuries are piling up as St. Louis Cardinals outfielders Tommy Edman (calf) and Lars Nootbaar (abdomen) are considered day-to-day. Chicago White Sox outfielder Eloy Jimenez (groin) has been dealing with groin discomfort since July, and it's bothering him again in mid-August. Chicago Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman (ribs) was placed on the 15-day injured list with a right rib cage cartilage fracture. Reinforcements are coming as Texas Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi (shoulder) threw another bullpen session and could soon be activated from the injured list.
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This week's waiver wire rankings feature players such as Zack Gelof, Joey Votto, Wilmer Flores, Cole Ragans, Matt Brash, Spencer Torkelson, Kerry Carpenter, Max Kepler, Chase Silseth, and Emerson Hancock rank among others. We're here, as always, to help you stay on top of the latest waiver wire options, especially in leagues that allow for daily moves. Prospects that are making impacts continue to be called up, so you'll need to be informed. Be sure to stay on top of our weekly waiver wire rankings and turn on MLB news alerts to stay ahead of the curve. Once you're done here, check out our fantasy baseball prospects articles for the latest names to stash and pick up.
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 | Trevor Story | 2B | 60 | Add in All Leagues |
| 2 | Zack Gelof | 2B | 43 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 3 | TJ Friedl | OF | 60 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 4 | Ke'Bryan Hayes | 3B | 52 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 5 | Grayson Rodriguez | SP | 57 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 6 | Gavin Williams | SP | 51 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 7 | Nick Pivetta | SP, RP | 59 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 8 | Jack Flaherty | SP | 57 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 9 | Tarik Skubal | SP | 41 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 10 | Wilmer Flores | 1B, 2B, 3B | 54 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 11 | Cole Ragans | SP, RP | 24 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 12 | Joey Votto | 1B | 23 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 13 | Matt Brash | SP, RP | 26 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 14 | Brady Singer | SP | 60 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 15 | Mike Tauchman | OF | 41 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 16 | Ezequiel Tovar | SS | 36 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 17 | Marcell Ozuna | OF | 53 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 18 | Maikel Garcia | 3B, SS | 36 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 19 | Harrison Bader | OF | 31 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 20 | Max Kepler | OF | 18 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 21 | Sal Frelick | OF | 35 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 22 | Christian Encarnacion-Strand | 1B | 43 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 23 | Spencer Torkelson | 1B | 26 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 24 | Kerry Carpenter | OF | 42 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 25 | Michael Conforto | OF | 32 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 26 | Jordan Westburg | 2B, 3B, SS | 23 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 27 | Brice Turang | 2B, SS | 11 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 28 | Josh Bell | 1B | 49 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 29 | Will Benson | OF | 12 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 30 | Luis Rengifo | 2B, 3B, SS, OF | 37 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 31 | Kutter Crawford | SP, RP | 28 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 32 | Royce Lewis | 3B, SS | 28 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 33 | Chase Silseth | SP | 42 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 34 | Davis Schneider | 2B | 20 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 35 | Clarke Schmidt | SP | 31 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 36 | Jose Siri | OF | 12 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 37 | Emerson Hancock | SP | 22 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 38 | Trent Grisham | OF | 6 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 39 | Gregory Santos | RP | 19 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 40 | Javier Assad | SP, RP | 14 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 41 | Gary Sanchez | C | 22 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 42 | Matt Wallner | OF | 7 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 43 | Nolan Jones | 1B, OF | 29 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 44 | Tommy Pham | OF | 17 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 45 | Randal Grichuk | OF | 20 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 46 | Willi Castro | 2B, 3B, SS, OF | 20 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 47 | Jon Berti | 2B, 3B, SS, OF | 20 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 48 | Mike Moustakas | 1B, 3B | 17 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 49 | Jake Bauers | 1B, OF | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 50 | Trevor May | RP | 29 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 51 | Drew Waters | OF | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 52 | Seth Lugo | SP | 37 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 53 | Jorge Polanco | 2B | 31 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 54 | Zack Littell | SP, RP | 17 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 55 | Nicky Lopez | 2B, 3B, SS | 13 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 56 | Justin Lawrence | RP | 27 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 57 | Matthew Liberatore | SP | 8 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 58 | Giovanny Gallegos | RP | 48 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 59 | Carlos Hernandez | SP, RP | 8 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 60 | Yainer Diaz | C | 25 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 61 | Elvis Andrus | 2B, SS | 9 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 62 | Oscar Colas | OF | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 63 | Jason Foley | RP | 10 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 64 | Reynaldo Lopez | RP | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 65 | Cade Marlowe | OF | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 66 | Yan Gomes | C | 13 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 67 | Logan Allen | SP | 30 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 68 | Graham Ashcraft | SP | 48 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 69 | Mitch Garver | C | 17 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 70 | Mike Clevinger | SP | 23 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 71 | Lawrence Butler | OF | 5 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 72 | Ildemaro Vargas | 3B, SS, OF | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 73 | Andruw Monasterio | 2B, 3B, SS | 5 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 74 | Brandon Pfaadt | SP | 8 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 75 | Freddy Fermin | C | 13 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 76 | David Peterson | SP | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 77 | Hyun Jin Ryu | SP | 25 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 78 | Joel Payamps | RP | 38 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 79 | Jon Singleton | 1B | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 80 | Everson Pereira | OF | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
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