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Week 21 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Colby Thomas, Dylan Beavers, Nolan McLean, Dalton Varsho, Francisco Alvarez, more

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Fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 21 of the 2025 MLB season. These are free agent options to add off waivers, and our rankings will help you prioritize.

We're here once again to help prepare you for another week of the waiver wire and have updated our top 100 hitter and pitcher list for Week 21 of the MLB season -- August 18th - August 24th. Find out where key players such as Colby Thomas, Dylan Beavers, Nolan McLean, Dalton Varsho, Francisco Alvarez, and Andrew Painter are listed for Week 21.

We are approaching the home-stretch of the fantasy baseball season, and it's more important than ever to cut the dead weight and pickup the right players for your fantasy baseball rosters. Players are starting to heat up, prospects are getting called up, and there's plenty of guys to pickup and boost your teams. After a torrid stretch in the minors, Francisco Alvarez is heating up for those needing a bost at catcher. The Mets called up their top pitching prospect Nolan McLean who threw a gem on Saturday, is he for real and here to stay? Which closers are emerging as the trade deadline fallout continues to settle into place? We're here to help prioritize those questions and decisions.

For those searching for injury replacements or whose teams need a boost, we have you covered with our latest fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for various league sizes to help you prioritize your waiver wire decisions. It is also essential to stay on top of the fantasy baseball player news as we guide you through injuries, prospect call-ups, recent hot streaks, and closer role changes. Good luck on waivers this week, RotoBallers!

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Who To Pick Up for Fantasy Baseball Week 21

Below is a direct and structured list of prioritized players to add from the waiver wire. 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). The percentage rostered is from Yahoo leagues.

Rank Player Name Pos. % Ros. Baller Move
1 Randy Rodriguez RP 46 Add in All Leagues
2 Cade Smith RP 58 Add in All Leagues
3 Bryan Abreu RP 50 Add in All Leagues
4 Roman Anthony OF 60 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
5 Andrew Vaughn 1B 53 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
6 Daniel Palencia RP 60 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
7 Shane Bieber SP 54 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
8 Colson Montgomery 3B,SS 39 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
9 Luke Keaschall 1B,2B,OF 51 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
10 Jakob Marsee OF 47 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
11 Chandler Simpson OF 32 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
12 Sal Frelick OF 37 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
13 Giancarlo Stanton OF 50 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
14 Carlos Correa 3B,SS 58 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
15 Dennis Santana RP 32 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
16 Ryne Nelson SP,RP 53 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
17 Jurickson Profar OF 51 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
18 Jacob Lopez SP 53 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
19 Matt Shaw 2B,3B,SS 47 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
20 Isaac Collins OF 40 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
21 Cade Horton SP 52 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
22 Lenyn Sosa 1B,2B,3B 31 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
23 Luis Gil SP 53 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
24 Hurston Waldrep SP 36 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
25 Noelvi Marte 3B,OF 26 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
26 Nolan McLean SP 23 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
27 Ramon Laureano OF 49 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
28 Will Vest RP 54 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
29 Colby Thomas OF 2 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
30 Dylan Beavers OF 5 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
31 Joey Ortiz 3B,SS 15 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
32 Ryan Mountcastle 1B 25 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
33 Alec Burleson 1B,OF 46 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
34 Ernie Clement 1B,2B,3B,SS 49 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
35 Jose A. Ferrer RP 8 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
36 JoJo Romero RP 29 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
37 Drake Baldwin C 28 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
38 Trent Grisham OF 19 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
39 Zebby Matthews SP 26 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
40 Daulton Varsho OF 14 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
41 Phil Maton RP 18 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
42 Keegan Akin SP,RP 10 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
43 Kyle Manzardo 1B 19 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
44 Emmet Sheehan SP 21 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
45 Kyle Bradish SP 15 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
46 Evan Carter OF 8 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
47 Ronny Henriquez RP 27 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
48 Miguel Andujar 3B,OF 26 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
49 Tyler Freeman 2B,SS,OF 9 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
50 Justin Topa RP 5 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
51 Troy Melton SP 4 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
52 Dustin May SP 27 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
53 Patrick Corbin SP 17 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
54 Mickey Moniak OF 14 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
55 Francisco Alvarez C 17 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
56 Jack Perkins SP,RP 9 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
57 Grant Taylor SP,RP 6 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
58 Calvin Faucher RP 26 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
59 Blaze Alexander 2B,3B,SS 30 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
60 Cristian Javier SP 29 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
61 Victor Vodnik RP 5 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
62 Luis Garcia (SP) SP 6 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
63 Yoendrys Gomez RP 0 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
64 Warming Bernabel 1B,3B 18 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
65 Jason Alexander SP,RP 24 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
66 Javier Baez 3B,SS,OF 22 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
67 Samuel Basallo C,1B 9 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
68 Kristian Campbell 2B,OF 17 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
69 Jameson Taillon SP 31 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
70 Owen Caissie OF 9 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
71 Dillon Dingler C 9 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
72 Edwin Uceta RP 8 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
73 Brett Harris 3B 0 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
74 Joe Boyle SP 11 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
75 Jordan Lawlar SS 8 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
76 Orion Kerkering RP 15 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
77 Cade Cavalli SP 9 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
78 Andrew Painter SP 16 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
79 Coby Mayo 1B,3B 5 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
80 Bubba Chandler SP 23 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
81 Luis Rengifo 2B,3B 17 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
82 Josh Bell 1B 6 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
83 Brett Baty 2B,3B 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
84 JJ Wetherholt SS 5 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
85 Victor Robles OF 12 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
86 Riley O'Brien RP 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
87 Paul DeJong 3B,SS 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
88 C.J. Kayfus 1B,OF 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
89 Tyler Locklear 1B 4 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
90 Curtis Mead 1B,2B,3B 1 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
91 Andrew Saalfrank RP 0 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
92 Blake Perkins OF 4 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
93 Jonah Tong SP 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
94 Cole Henry SP,RP 1 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
95 Nathan Lukes OF 4 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
96 Brandon Sproat SP 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
97 Graham Pauley 3B 1 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
98 Kyle Karros 3B 1 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
99 Bob Seymour 1B 0 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
100 Shawn Armstrong SP,RP 4 Add in 15+ Team Leagues

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