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Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Nick Kurtz, Caleb Durbin, Austin Hays, Agustin Ramirez, Andrew Abbott, Tommy Kahnle

Andrew Abbott - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Mid-week fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 4 (2025). Free-agent hitters and pitchers to add include Nick Kurtz, Caleb Durbin, Austin Hays, Agustin Ramirez, Andrew Abbott, Tommy Kahnle.

RotoBallers, we are a month into the MLB season, and it's that time again to scout the waiver wire for players who can boost your fantasy team or replace an injured player. At RotoBaller HQ, we help you prioritize who to pick up with our mid-week waiver rankings for Week 4-- April 21 through April 27 -- to help you stay on top of the waiver wire, especially in leagues that allow daily moves. This edition of waiver wire rankings features Nick Kurtz, Agustin Ramirez, Andrew Abbott, Caleb Durbin, Tommy Kahnle, Austin Hays, Noelvi Marte, Matthew Liberatore, David Festa, and Mitchell Parker.

There are key performances, prospect promotions, and injuries to watch for this week. Cincinnati Reds outfielder Austin Hays is heating up, hitting .361 (13-for-36) with three home runs and nine RBI over his last nine games. The Athletics promoted first baseman Nick Kurtz on Wednesday, who had an RBI single in his MLB debut, while the Marlins recently called up catcher/first baseman Agustin Ramirez. Ramirez is 5-for-6 with three doubles and a stolen base over two games. Injuries continue to pile up as Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager was placed on the injured list while Will Smith and Edwin Diaz are 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 63 Add in All Leagues
2 Jonathan Aranda 1B,2B 62 Add in All Leagues
3 Nick Kurtz 1B 44 Add in All Leagues
4 Chandler Simpson OF 34 Add in All Leagues
5 Luke Jackson RP 61 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
9 Tyler Fitzgerald 2B,SS,OF 55 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
6 Jack Leiter SP 56 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
7 Cam Smith 3B,OF 29 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
8 Jacob Wilson SS 41 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
10 Caleb Durbin 2B,3B,SS 9 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
11 Walker Buehler SP 60 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
12 Kyle Manzardo 1B 33 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
13 Austin Hays OF 37 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
14 Tommy Kahnle RP 34 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
15 Wilmer Flores 1B 40 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
16 Cade Smith RP 33 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
17 David Festa SP 25 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
18 Geraldo Perdomo SS 62 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
19 Emilio Pagan RP 35 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
20 Matt Mervis 1B 7 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
21 Roman Anthony OF 28 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
22 Bubba Chandler SP 23 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
23 Gabriel Arias 2B,3B,SS 19 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
24 Sean Murphy C 42 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
25 Casey Mize SP 61 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
26 Agustin Ramirez C,1B 27 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
27 Landen Roupp SP,RP 33 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
28 Jason Adam RP 42 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
29 Noelvi Marte 3B 14 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
31 Jackson Jobe SP,RP 52 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
33 Luke Keaschall 1B,2B,OF 15 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
34 Luke Weaver RP 37 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
35 Andrew Abbott SP 43 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
36 Pavin Smith 1B,OF 33 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
30 JJ Bleday OF 25 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
37 Gavin Lux 2B,OF 23 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
32 David Bednar RP 40 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
38 Victor Scott II OF 33 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
39 Jose Soriano SP 39 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
40 Mike Yastrzemski OF 19 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
41 Grant Holmes SP,RP 36 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
42 Jorge Polanco 2B,3B 24 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
43 Matthew Liberatore SP,RP 16 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
46 Sal Frelick OF 38 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
45 Maikel Garcia 2B,3B 43 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
47 Zebby Matthews SP 19 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
48 Tobias Myers SP 12 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
49 Gavin Williams SP 41 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
50 Kameron Misner OF 13 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
51 Justin Slaten RP 14 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
52 Will Vest RP 7 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
53 Jose Caballero 2B,3B,SS,OF 13 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
61 Reese Olson SP 24 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
54 Calvin Faucher RP 8 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
63 Mitchell Parker SP 39 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
55 Carlos Santana 1B 9 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
56 Kyle Stowers OF 8 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
58 Josh Smith 3B,SS,OF 18 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
59 Tim Tawa 2B 1 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
60 Jac Caglianone 1B 10 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
62 Jesus Tinoco RP 3 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
57 Anthony Bender RP 4 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
64 Craig Yoho RP 4 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
65 Fernando Cruz SP,RP 11 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
44 Shelby Miller RP 4 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
66 Chase Dollander SP 10 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
67 Jeremiah Estrada RP 16 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
68 Jalen Beeks RP 1 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
69 Bryan Abreu RP 24 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
70 Jake Irvin SP 20 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
71 Griffin Jax RP 16 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
72 Hunter Gaddis RP 16 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
73 Orion Kerkering RP 14 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
90 A.J. Minter RP 8 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
74 Ryne Stanek RP 2 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
75 Tony Gonsolin SP 6 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
76 Luisangel Acuna 2B,SS 8 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
78 Edgar Quero C 2 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
79 Jace Jung 3B 2 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
80 Zach McKinstry 2B,3B,SS,OF 36 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
81 Shane Smith SP,RP 11 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
82 Eric Wagaman 1B,3B 7 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
83 Logan Henderson SP 7 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
84 Will Warren SP 8 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
85 Alex Verdugo OF 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
86 Alan Roden OF 2 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
87 Quinn Priester SP 12 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
88 Yimi Garcia RP 13 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
89 Seth Halvorsen RP 8 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
77 Adael Amador 2B 0 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
92 Tirso Ornelas OF 0 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
93 Andrew Vaughn 1B 10 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
94 Jack Dreyer RP 7 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
95 Evan Phillips RP 8 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
96 Manuel Rodriguez RP 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
97 Dillon Dingler C 7 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
98 Yuki Matsui RP 1 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
99 Brandon Young SP 1 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
91 Jordan Leasure RP 0 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
100 Austin Wynns C 0 Add in 15+ Team Leagues



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