Weekend Waiver Wire Rankings: Fantasy Baseball Pickups for Week 7

May 16, 2026

Weekend fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 7 (2026). Free-agent hitters and pitchers to add include Zebby Matthews, Kyle Harrison, JJ Bleday, Colt Emerson, and Ryne Nelson.

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Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another waiver wire rankings article. Amazingly, we are already in the middle of May and almost at the end of Week 7 of the MLB season. For fantasy leagues that allow daily moves, we are back with our weekend fantasy baseball waiver rankings for Week 7 -- May 11 through May 17. The list ranks the top 100 hitters and pitchers. Below, you will find key players such as Logan Henderson, Ryan Waldschmidt, Henry Bolte, Zebby Matthews, Carson Benge, A.J. Ewing, Caleb Kilian, and Ben Brown listed in our waiver wire ranks.

There are key performances, prospect promotions, and injuries to watch for this week. The Twins promoted Zebby Matthews from Triple-A St. Paul to the big leagues on Thursday. Matthews was excellent in his season debut against the Marlins, allowing four hits and one walk while striking out five in seven scoreless innings. Rockies right-hander Chase Dollander was removed from Thursday's start in the second inning with right arm tightness. The 24-year-old will undergo additional tests and is considered day-to-day for now.

Stay on top of our weekly waiver wire rankings and turn on MLB news alerts in our free mobile app 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 later-week rankings list should help you keep track of players emerging in the weekend before we reach Sunday night waivers. 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).

Waiver wire pickup options, including how to prioritize them for your league - depending on the league size:

Rank	Player Name	Position	% Ros.	Baller Move
1	Logan Henderson	SP	34	Add in All Leagues
2	Louis Varland	RP	68	Add in All Leagues
3	Tanner Scott	RP	45	Add in All Leagues
4	A.J. Ewing	2B/OF	36	Add in All Leagues
5	Bryan Baker	RP	63	Add in All Leagues
6	Ryan Waldschmidt	OF	16	Add in All Leagues
7	Abner Uribe	RP	64	Add in All Leagues
8	Ildemaro Vargas	1B/2B	64	Add in 10+ Team Leagues
9	Josh Jung	3B	57	Add in 10+ Team Leagues
10	Travis Bazzana	2B	42	Add in 10+ Team Leagues
11	Henry Bolte	OF	17	Add in 10+ Team Leagues
12	Gregory Soto	RP	42	Add in 10+ Team Leagues
13	Payton Tolle	SP/RP	54	Add in 10+ Team Leagues
14	Lucas Erceg	RP	61	Add in 10+ Team Leagues
15	Kyle Harrison	SP/RP	65	Add in 10+ Team Leagues
16	Rico Garcia	RP	35	Add in 10+ Team Leagues
17	Max Meyer	SP	56	Add in 10+ Team Leagues
18	Zebby Matthews	SP	4	Add in 10+ Team Leagues
19	JJ Bleday	OF	20	Add in 10+ Team Leagues
20	Jared Jones	SP	36	Add in 10+ Team Leagues
21	Ryne Nelson	SP/RP	52	Add in 10+ Team Leagues
22	Carson Benge	OF	14	Add in 10+ Team Leagues
23	Jacob Latz	SP/RP	34	Add in 10+ Team Leagues
24	Connelly Early	SP	45	Add in 10+ Team Leagues
25	Noah Schultz	SP	29	Add in 10+ Team Leagues
26	Casey Schmitt	1B/2B/3B	40	Add in 10+ Team Leagues
27	Xander Bogaerts	SS	64	Add in 10+ Team Leagues
28	Foster Griffin	SP/RP	61	Add in 10+ Team Leagues
29	Caleb Kilian	RP	8	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
30	Graham Ashcraft	RP	15	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
31	Christian Scott	SP	14	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
32	Bryce Miller	SP	36	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
33	Spencer Jones	OF	20	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
34	Jorge Soler	OF	47	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
35	Casey Mize	SP	42	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
36	Jack Perkins	SP/RP	18	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
37	Dillon Dingler	C	50	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
38	Reid Detmers	SP/RP	37	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
39	Ryan Jeffers	C	58	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
40	Randy Vasquez	SP	52	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
41	Masyn Winn	SS	40	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
42	Aaron Ashby	RP	36	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
43	Connor Prielipp	SP	12	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
44	Ryan Zeferjahn	RP	2	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
45	Ben Brown	SP/RP	15	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
46	Andrew Vaughn	1B	32	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
47	Bryce Eldridge	1B	10	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
48	Samuel Basallo	C	37	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
49	Daulton Varsho	OF	31	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
50	Heliot Ramos	OF	49	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
51	Sean Burke	SP/RP	24	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
52	Brooks Lee	2B/3B/SS	42	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
53	Anthony Volpe	SS	6	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
54	Spencer Arrighetti	SP	52	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
55	Gus Varland	RP	13	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
56	Carter Jensen	C	31	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
57	Joe Mack	C	2	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
58	Ben Joyce	RP	6	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
59	Sam Antonacci	2B/3B/OF	14	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
60	Erik Sabrowski	RP	22	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
61	Seth Lugo	SP	46	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
62	Bailey Ober	SP	34	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
63	Edwin Arroyo	2B/SS	5	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
64	Pierce Johnson	RP	3	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
65	Sal Frelick	OF	10	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
66	Antonio Senzatela	SP/RP	10	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
67	Ezequiel Duran	1B/2B/3B/SS/OF	29	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
68	Zack Gelof	2B/3B/OF	13	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
69	Ha-Seong Kim	2B/SS	4	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
70	Braxton Garrett	SP	18	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
71	Cade Cavalli	SP	14	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
72	Mark Vientos	1B/3B	8	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
73	Luke Raley	1B/OF	18	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
74	Brice Matthews	2B/OF	5	Add in 12+ Team Leagues
75	Jake McCarthy	OF	5	Add in 15+ Team Leagues
76	Mike Burrows	SP/RP	23	Add in 15+ Team Leagues
77	Cole Young	2B	20	Add in 15+ Team Leagues
78	Dalton Rushing	C	19	Add in 15+ Team Leagues
79	Trevor McDonald	SP/RP	11	Add in 15+ Team Leagues
80	Griffin Jax	SP/RP	25	Add in 15+ Team Leagues
81	Nasim Nunez	2B/SS	13	Add in 15+ Team Leagues
82	Dustin May	SP	16	Add in 15+ Team Leagues
83	Garrett Cleavinger	RP	9	Add in 15+ Team Leagues
84	Kyle Teel	C	11	Add in 15+ Team Leagues
85	Ty Madden	SP/RP	3	Add in 15+ Team Leagues
86	Erik Miller	RP	5	Add in 15+ Team Leagues
87	Jesus Rodriguez	C	4	Add in 15+ Team Leagues
88	Jordan Lawlar	3B/OF	6	Add in 15+ Team Leagues
89	J.T. Realmuto	C	17	Add in 15+ Team Leagues
90	Anthony Nunez	RP	3	Add in 15+ Team Leagues
91	Max Clark	OF	8	Add in 15+ Team Leagues
92	Dominic Smith	1B	4	Add in 15+ Team Leagues
93	George Lombard Jr.	2B/3B/SS	4	Add in 15+ Team Leagues
94	Thomas White	SP	5	Add in 15+ Team Leagues
95	Colt Emerson	SS	12	Add in 15+ Team Leagues
96	Jonah Tong	SP	5	Add in 15+ Team Leagues
97	Troy Melton	SP/RP	2	Add in 15+ Team Leagues
98	Esteury Ruiz	OF	1	Add in 15+ Team Leagues
99	Daniel Lynch IV	RP	3	Add in 15+ Team Leagues
100	Joshua Baez	OF	3	Add in 15+ Team Leagues

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Outlooks

Some of the top waiver wire names include Zebby Matthews, Kyle Harrison, JJ Bleday, Colt Emrson, Ryne Nelson, and more. Read some of the waiver wire outlooks below:

Zebby Matthews, SP, Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Zebby Matthews will get the call for the Twins on Thursday afternoon in their series finale against the Marlins. Matthews picked up the win in his season debut against the Marlins, allowing four hits and one walk while striking out five in seven scoreless innings. The 25-year-old righty went 5-6 with a 5.56 ERA last year in 16 starts, but his 3.79 FIP and 10.0 K/9 indicate he has the potential for even more fantasy production going forward.

In seven starts in Triple-A this year, Matthews had a 4.72 ERA with 33 strikeouts in 34 1/3 innings. He remains an intriguing talent with high strikeout potential, but his results have been very inconsistent in the majors last year and at Triple-A this year. He's a high-risk waiver pickup in standard-sized leagues, but he does have the potential to produce.

As part of Thursday's roster moves, the Twins also optioned struggling lefty Matt Wallner, who posted a .167/.259/.292 slash line with a 39 percent strikeout rate. The slugger could return later in the summer if he gets going, but he can be dropped in most leagues for now. Mathews holds intriguing streaming potential in deeper 12+ team leagues given his strikeout potential.

Kyle Harrison, SP, Milwaukee Brewers

Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Kyle Harrison continued his breakout season in 2026 with the Brew Crew by picking up his fourth win of the season in Thursday's series finale at American Family Field against the punchless San Diego Padres. Harrison tossed five shutout innings with five hits allowed, no walks, and seven strikeouts to lower his season ERA to 2.09.

The 24-year-old southpaw hasn't gone beyond six innings in any of his eight starts so far this year, but he has tapped into his potential in his first year in Milwaukee and has become a reliable starting pitcher in the majority of fantasy leagues after the San Francisco Giants gave up on him and traded him to the Boston Red Sox last year.

Harrison doesn't overpower hitters with velocity, but he came into Thursday's start in the 88th percentile in hard-hit rate, keeping hitters off balance and avoiding barrels. Surprisingly, he also entered Thursday's game in the 88th percentile in strikeout rate.

His expected ERA sits at 3.52, so Harrison is likely facing some regression, but he also has a solid .299 xwOBA. After another strong start on Thursday, Harrison has become more of a waiver priority. He's rostered in less than 70% of Yahoo leagues currently.

JJ Bleday, OF, Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Reds outfielder JJ Bleday has looked like a different hitter since joining the Reds this year, as he came into Thursday's action with a .292/.443/.646 slash line, a 1.088 OPS, four home runs, 12 RBI, and eight runs scored in just 15 games played.

The former fourth overall pick by the Miami Marlins in 2019 out of Vanderbilt kept it going in Thursday's 15-1 blowout win over the visiting Washington Nationals, going 3-for-5 at the plate as the designated hitter with two home runs, six RBI, and a strikeout to raise his season average to .321 and his OPS to 1.210. The left-handed-hitting outfielder now has six long balls in his first 52 at-bats since joining Cincy, which should have fantasy managers taking notice in all formats.

Bleday won't be able to keep this pace up all season, but his pedigree as a top draft choice makes him more intriguing as a potential waiver-wire star in 2026 who is clicking with a change of scenery in a very hitter-friendly home ballpark. Bleday is only rostered right now in 18% of Yahoo leagues and should deserve more attention.

Colt Emerson, SS, Seattle Mariners

Seattle Mariners infield prospect Colt Emerson stayed hot on Wednesday, clubbing his seventh home run of the season and collecting four RBI in a 2-for-5 day at the plate. The Mariners' top-ranked prospect is slashing .300/.333/.520 in 11 games in May, and owns a .257/.342/.478 slash line for the season with seven home runs and nine steals through 35 games at Triple-A Tacoma.

The former first-rounder has the makings of a potential five-category producer for fantasy, and despite being just 20 years old, appears likely to be the next highly-rated MLB prospect (MLB No. 6 overall) to make his major league debut this season.

With no current holes on the major league roster, a promotion is not imminent, but it could happen before the end of the month or shortly thereafter, so fantasy managers looking for a fantasy-friendly infield bat should consider Emerson as one of the top hitters to stash ahead of his eventual call-up.

Ryne Nelson, SP, Arizona Diamondbacks

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Ryne Nelson is becoming an intriguing fantasy pickup after posting back-to-back strong outings. On May 8, Nelson tossed 6.2 innings, allowing one earned run while striking out seven batters in a no-decision against the New York Mets. The right-hander continued that success during Wednesday's outing against the Texas Rangers.

Nelson threw seven innings, allowing three earned runs while recording a season-high eight punchouts. The 28-year-old has thrown back-to-back quality starts and has a favorable matchup against the San Francisco Giants coming up this week. Fantasy managers in need of a possible streaming option should consider adding Nelson this week.