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Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Trevor Story, Michael Busch, Logan Henderson, Kameron Misner, Anthony Bender

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

Mid-week fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 3 (2025). Free-agent hitters and pitchers to add include Trevor Story, Michael Busch, Logan Henderson, Kameron Misner, Anthony Bender.

At RotoBaller HQ, we return with more waiver wire advice to help fantasy managers prioritize which players to add for Week 3. Below you will find our mid-week waiver rankings for Week 3-- April 14 through April 20 -- to help you stay on top of the waiver wire, especially in leagues that allow daily moves. This edition of waiver wire rankings features Trevor Story, Logan Henderson, Michael Busch, Anthony Bender, Nick Kurtz, Kameron Misner, Zac Veen, Geraldo Perdomo, and Justin Slaten.

There are key performances, prospect promotions, and injuries to watch for this week. Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story is heating up at the plate, slashing .379/.400/.517 with a homer and four steals over his last seven games. The Brewers recently promoted top pitching prospect Logan Henderson from Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday. Henderson is in line to start Sunday against the Athletics and owns a 3.21 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, and 24:10 K:BB across 14 innings in Triple-A. Some injuries to monitor include Ezequiel Tovar, Logan O'Hoppe, Tyler O'Neill, Joey Bart, and Josh Smith, who are all day-to-day.

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 Ben Rice 1B 62 Add in All Leagues
2 Trevor Story SS 59 Add in All Leagues
3 Chandler Simpson OF 6 Add in All Leagues
4 Jacob Wilson SS 41 Add in All Leagues
5 Michael Busch 1B 57 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
6 Jack Leiter SP 55 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
7 Luke Jackson RP 60 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
8 Max Meyer SP 46 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
10 Kyle Manzardo 1B 26 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
11 Emilio Pagan RP 37 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
12 Jonathan Aranda 1B,2B 50 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
13 A.J. Puk SP,RP 53 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
9 Jeffrey Springs SP 49 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
14 Cam Smith 3B,OF 25 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
15 Jason Adam RP 41 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
16 Caleb Durbin 2B,3B,SS 6 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
18 Matt Mervis 1B 9 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
17 Wilmer Flores 1B 43 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
19 Tommy Kahnle RP 20 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
20 David Festa SP 8 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
21 Victor Scott II OF 40 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
22 Jordan Walker OF 16 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
23 Nick Kurtz 1B 23 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
24 Mike Yastrzemski OF 21 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
25 Sean Murphy C 44 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
26 Tyler Fitzgerald 2B,SS,OF 40 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
27 Maikel Garcia 2B,3B 45 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
28 JJ Bleday OF 26 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
29 Dennis Santana RP 18 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
30 Logan Henderson SP 3 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
31 Jackson Jobe SP,RP 53 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
32 Zebby Matthews SP 18 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
33 Blake Treinen RP 31 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
34 Geraldo Perdomo SS 56 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
35 Luis Rengifo 2B,3B 37 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
36 Jorge Polanco 2B,3B 26 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
37 Roman Anthony OF 28 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
38 Bubba Chandler SP 22 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
39 Gabriel Arias 2B,3B,SS 13 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
40 Gavin Williams SP 43 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
41 Zac Veen OF 9 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
42 Kameron Misner OF 19 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
43 Anthony Bender RP 6 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
44 Casey Mize SP 56 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
45 Cade Smith RP 28 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
46 Luke Weaver RP 25 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
47 Jose Caballero 2B,3B,SS,OF 14 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
48 Landen Roupp SP,RP 17 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
49 Jose Soriano SP 47 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
50 Justin Slaten RP 9 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
51 Calvin Faucher RP 9 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
52 Brandon Young SP 0 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
53 Zach McKinstry 2B,3B,SS,OF 30 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
54 Dylan Moore 1B,2B,3B,SS,OF 43 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
55 Grant Holmes SP,RP 30 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
56 Tyler Mahle SP 50 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
57 Carlos Santana 1B 10 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
59 Austin Hays OF 9 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
61 Chase Dollander SP 18 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
63 Kyle Stowers OF 9 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
64 Pavin Smith 1B,OF 18 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
76 Sal Frelick OF 26 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
60 Griffin Jax RP 21 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
58 Josh Smith 3B,SS,OF 15 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
65 Matthew Liberatore SP,RP 9 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
66 Jac Caglianone 1B 10 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
67 Jordan Hicks SP,RP 19 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
74 David Bednar RP 36 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
68 Dillon Dingler C 8 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
69 Jeremiah Estrada RP 15 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
70 Bryan Abreu RP 24 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
72 Hunter Gaddis RP 14 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
73 Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B,3B,SS 16 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
75 Luke Keaschall 1B,2B,OF 4 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
62 Chase Meidroth 2B,3B,SS 5 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
77 Tony Gonsolin SP 5 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
78 Andrew Abbott SP 16 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
79 Ty France 1B 7 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
80 Reese Olson SP 24 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
81 Luisangel Acuna 2B,SS 6 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
82 Adael Amador 2B 1 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
83 Will Warren SP 10 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
94 Joey Ortiz 3B,SS 11 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
71 Alex Verdugo OF 2 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
84 Alan Roden OF 2 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
85 Seth Halvorsen RP 11 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
87 Jordan Leasure RP 0 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
88 Hunter Goodman C,OF 22 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
89 Andrew Vaughn 1B 11 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
90 Edgar Quero C 1 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
92 Martin Perez SP 29 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
86 Orion Kerkering RP 17 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
91 Jack Dreyer RP 4 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
93 Yuki Matsui RP 2 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
95 Shane Smith SP,RP 14 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
96 Easton Lucas SP,RP 20 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
97 Manuel Rodriguez RP 1 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
98 Yimi Garcia RP 12 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
99 Craig Yoho RP 1 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
100 Quinn Priester SP 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues



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