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Mid-week fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 5 (2024). Free-agent hitters and pitchers to add include Heston Kjerstad, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Jason Adam, and Wilyer Abreu.
Hey RotoBallers, welcome back to our mid-week fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings list for Week 5 -- April 22 through April 28 -- to help you stay on top of the waiver wire, especially in leagues that allow daily moves. We have seen top prospects such as Heston Kjerstad, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Matt Mervis, Addison Barger, and Hunter Goodman recently called up to the Show. Other top prospects, such as Paul Skenes, Christian Scott, Kyle Manzardo, Tyler Black, James Wood, and Joey Loperfido, patiently await the call to the big leagues.
Some notable recent performances and injury notes include Boston Red Sox outfielder Wilyer Abreu. The 24-year-old is slashing .520/.571/.960 with two home runs, seven RBI, and five runs scored over his last six games. Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Joel Payamps is the team's primary closer and has racked up three saves over his last four appearances. Atlanta Braves catcher Travis d'Arnaud continues to swing a hot bat, hitting .571 (8-for-14) with five home runs and 11 RBI over his six games. Injuries continue to pile up as fantasy managers will need to replace Blake Snell, Cody Bellinger, Lane Thomas, Pete Fairbanks, and Brayan Bello, who were all recently placed on the injured list.
This edition features players such as Heston Kjerstad, Wilyer Abreu, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Addison Barger, Joel Payamps, Hector Neris, Jason Adam, Luis Garcia Jr., Clarke Schmidt, Reed Garrett, Mitchell Parker, and Jo Adell. 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 unfamiliar, we release all sorts of fantasy baseball waiver wire articles every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. 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. I will be pinch-hitting for Nick in the next few weeks.
In addition, 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.
This article will guide you with our weekly ranking for the relevant waiver wire pickup options, including how to prioritize them for your league (depending on the league size). Roster % is from Yahoo leagues.
| Rank | Player Name | Position | % Ros. | Baller Move |
| 1 | Heston Kjerstad | OF | 51 | Add in All Leagues |
| 2 | Wilyer Abreu | OF | 26 | Add in All Leagues |
| 3 | Hector Neris | RP | 42 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 4 | TJ Friedl | OF | 42 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 5 | Joel Payamps | RP | 41 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 6 | Bryan De La Cruz | OF | 55 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 7 | Junior Caminero | 3B | 38 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 8 | Travis d'Arnaud | C | 50 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 9 | Eloy Jimenez | OF | 47 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 10 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | OF | 7 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 11 | Jason Adam | RP | 45 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 12 | Edouard Julien | 2B | 48 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 13 | Michael Kopech | RP | 39 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 14 | Luis Garcia (2B) | 2B | 17 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 15 | Jack Flaherty | SP | 50 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 16 | Bryce Elder | SP | 33 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 17 | Brendan Donovan | 1B, 2B, OF | 45 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 18 | Orlando Arcia | SS | 31 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 19 | James Wood | OF | 16 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 20 | Joey Loperfido | OF | 12 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 21 | Jose Butto | SP | 32 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 22 | Mitchell Parker | SP | 28 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 23 | Ceddanne Rafaela | SS, OF | 24 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 24 | Andy Pages | OF | 16 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 25 | Jesse Winker | OF | 34 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 26 | Ryan O'Hearn | 1B, OF | 40 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 27 | Clarke Schmidt | SP | 39 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 28 | Zack Littell | SP,RP | 43 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 29 | Lars Nootbaar | OF | 40 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 30 | Sal Frelick | OF | 23 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 31 | Luis Rengifo | 2B, 3B, SS, OF | 40 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 32 | Brandon Marsh | OF | 39 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 33 | Jonatan Clase | OF | 16 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 34 | Ryan Weathers | SP | 19 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 35 | Keaton Winn | SP | 12 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 36 | Reed Garrett | RP | 31 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 37 | Blaze Alexander | 2B, SS | 25 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 38 | Jose Caballero | 2B, SS | 46 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 39 | Ryan Jeffers | C | 34 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 40 | Lance Lynn | SP | 39 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 41 | Jake Irvin | SP | 7 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 42 | Jurickson Profar | OF | 26 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 43 | Hunter Gaddis | RP | 13 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 44 | Elias Diaz | C | 34 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 45 | Tyler Anderson | SP | 39 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 46 | Garrett Cleavinger | RP | 3 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 47 | Jameson Taillon | SP | 18 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 48 | Ben Lively | SP | 5 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 49 | Mark Canha | 1B, OF | 9 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 50 | Jeff McNeil | 2B, OF | 23 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 51 | LaMonte Wade Jr. | 1B, OF | 9 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 52 | Blake Perkins | OF | 13 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 53 | Casey Mize | SP | 26 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 54 | Erick Fedde | SP | 8 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 55 | Yariel Rodriguez | SP | 21 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 56 | Patrick Bailey | C | 9 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 57 | Michael Lorenzen | SP | 18 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 58 | Mark Leiter Jr. | RP | 13 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 59 | Vaughn Grissom | SS | 25 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 60 | Mitch Haniger | OF | 31 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 61 | Brett Baty | 3B | 17 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 62 | Gabriel Arias | 1B, 3B, SS, OF | 8 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 63 | Harrison Bader | OF | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 64 | Landon Knack | SP | 8 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 65 | Bailey Falter | SP | 4 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 66 | Christian Scott | SP | 6 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 67 | Kyle Manzardo | 1B | 6 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 68 | Jo Adell | OF | 4 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 69 | Tyler Freeman | 2B, 3B, SS, OF | 11 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 70 | Masyn Winn | SS | 11 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 71 | Miguel Sano | 1B, 3B | 9 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 72 | Fernando Cruz | RP | 4 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 73 | Gavin Sheets | 1B, OF | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 74 | Michael Massey | 2B | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 75 | Trevor Larnach | OF | 5 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 76 | Addison Barger | 3B, SS, OF | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 77 | Mike Tauchman | OF | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 78 | Hunter Goodman | 1B, OF | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 79 | Pavin Smith | 1B, OF | 0 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 80 | Matt Mervis | 1B | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
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