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Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Kyren Paris, Ben Rice, Jung Hoo Lee, Max Meyer, Reese Olson, Anthony Bender, more

David Festa - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Mid-week fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 2 (2025). Free-agent hitters and pitchers to add include Kyle Paris, Ben Rice, Jung Hoo Lee, Max Meyer, Reese Olson, Kumar Rocker.

At RotoBaller HQ, we are back with more waiver wire advice. Now is the time to scour the waiver wire and help add players who can help your team for the long haul. Even though we are a few weeks into the season, the grind doesn't stop, and fantasy managers must stay on top of the latest injury news, prospect call-ups, and other transactions. Today, we review our mid-week waiver rankings for Week 2-- April 7 through April 13 -- to help you stay on top of the waiver wire, especially in leagues that allow daily moves. This edition of waiver wire rankings features Kyren Paris, Jung Hoo Lee, Max Meyer, Reese Olson, Kumar Rocker, Kyle Manzardo, Zac Veen, JJ Bleday, and others.

There are key performances, prospect promotions, and injuries to watch for this week. The Rockies recently promoted outfielder Zac Veen on Tuesday. Veen should be given every opportunity to play and is ranked 14th in our recent waiver wire list. Los Angeles Angels infielder Kyren Paris continues to mash and has homered four times in his last three games. Paris is slashing .440/.533/.1.120 over 10 games this season. Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte will miss significant time with a Grade 1 hamstring strain. At the same time, other key players, such as Jackson Merrill, Matt McLain, and Wyatt Langford, were also placed on the injured 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. 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.

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Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups List

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 through our weekly ranking of the relevant waiver-wire pickup options, including how to prioritize them for your league (depending on the league size).

The roster percentage is from Yahoo! leagues.

Rank Player Name Position % Ros. Baller Move
1 Kyren Paris 2B 62 Add in All Leagues
2 Jose Alvarado RP 62 Add in All Leagues
3 Ben Rice 1B 41 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
4 Jacob Wilson SS 37 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
5 Luke Jackson RP 61 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
6 Max Meyer SP 33 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
7 Victor Scott II OF 48 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
8 A.J. Puk SP,RP 52 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
9 Jeffrey Springs SP 51 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
10 Gavin Williams SP 53 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
11 Spencer Torkelson 1B 57 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
12 Kyle Manzardo 1B 37 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
13 Jung Hoo Lee OF 44 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
14 Zac Veen OF 26 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
15 David Festa SP 5 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
16 Trevor Story SS 34 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
17 Jordan Walker OF 18 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
18 Anthony Bender RP 9 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
19 Tommy Kahnle RP 15 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
20 Dennis Santana RP 20 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
21 Maikel Garcia 2B,3B 52 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
22 JJ Bleday OF 27 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
23 Jack Leiter SP 53 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
24 Jason Adam RP 38 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
25 Jordan Hicks SP,RP 35 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
26 Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B 32 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
27 Tylor Megill SP 56 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
28 Sean Murphy C 29 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
29 Blake Treinen RP 33 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
30 Orion Kerkering RP 18 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
31 Jake Mangum OF 13 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
32 Emilio Pagan RP 19 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
33 Matt Wallner OF 24 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
34 Cam Smith 3B,OF 22 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
35 Tyler Fitzgerald 2B,SS,OF 24 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
36 Jackson Jobe RP 50 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
37 Griffin Jax RP 24 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
38 Luis Rengifo 2B,3B 40 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
39 Otto Lopez 2B,SS 42 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
40 Justin Slaten RP 14 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
41 Michael Conforto OF 21 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
42 Cade Smith RP 28 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
43 Luke Weaver RP 24 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
44 Bubba Chandler SP 21 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
45 Zebby Matthews SP 16 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
46 Jonathan Aranda 1B,2B 10 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
47 Nick Kurtz 1B 11 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
48 Carlos Santana 1B 12 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
49 Casey Mize SP 52 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
50 Jorge Polanco 2B,3B 15 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
51 Geraldo Perdomo SS 29 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
52 Roman Anthony OF 28 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
53 Chandler Simpson OF 5 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
54 Jac Caglianone 1B 10 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
55 Alex Vesia RP 18 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
56 Dillon Dingler C 3 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
57 Wilmer Flores 1B 20 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
58 Pavin Smith 1B,OF 4 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
59 Jeremiah Estrada RP 13 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
60 Bryan Abreu RP 26 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
61 Garrett Mitchell OF 14 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
62 Andrew Vaughn 1B 15 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
63 Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B,3B,SS 23 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
64 Reese Olson SP 30 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
65 David Bednar RP 35 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
66 Josh Smith 3B,SS,OF 12 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
67 Matt Mervis 1B 1 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
68 Chase Meidroth 2B,3B,SS 1 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
69 Hunter Goodman C,OF 34 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
70 Noelvi Marte 3B 5 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
71 Joc Pederson OF 13 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
72 Tony Gonsolin SP 4 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
73 Dylan Moore 1B,2B,3B,SS,OF 26 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
74 Chris Martin RP 52 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
75 Grant Holmes SP,RP 28 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
76 Trent Grisham OF 23 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
77 Keibert Ruiz C 50 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
78 Luis Severino SP 41 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
79 Will Warren SP 10 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
80 Martin Perez SP 26 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
81 Seth Halvorsen RP 20 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
82 Gavin Sheets 1B,OF 10 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
83 Matthew Liberatore SP,RP 5 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
84 Andy Pages OF 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
85 Sal Frelick OF 19 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
86 Zach McKinstry 2B,3B,SS,OF 14 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
87 Kumar Rocker SP 34 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
88 Landen Roupp SP,RP 15 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
89 Easton Lucas RP 12 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
90 Joey Ortiz 3B,SS 14 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
91 Shane Smith RP 5 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
92 Caleb Durbin 2B,3B,SS 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
93 Beau Brieske SP,RP 4 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
94 Tyler Holton SP,RP 24 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
95 Gavin Lux 2B,OF 6 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
96 Luisangel Acuna SS 4 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
97 Paul Sewald RP 4 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
98 Yimi Garcia RP 12 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
99 Alan Roden OF 2 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
100 Mason Montgomery RP 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues



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