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Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Jordan Hicks, Tommy Kahnle, Dennis Santana, Anthony Bender, Jake Mangum, more

Dennis Santana - Fantasy Baseball Closers, Waiver Wire Pickups, Bullpens and Saves

Mid-week fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 1 (2025). Free-agent hitters and pitchers to add include Kris Bubic, Victor Scott, Tommy Kahnle, Dennis Santana, Anthony Bender.

Even with the 2025 season just getting started, it's never too early to search the waiver wire for players who can boost your fantasy team and account for injury replacements. It's a long season, and fantasy managers must stay on top of the latest injury news, prospect call-ups, and other transactions. At RotoBaller HQ, we are back with our mid-week waiver rankings for Week 1 -- March 31 through April 6 -- to help you stay on top of the waiver wire, especially in leagues that allow daily moves. This edition of waiver wire rankings features Jordan Hicks, Tommy Kahnle, Dennis Santana, Anthony Bender, Jake Mangum, Kris Bubic, Lars Nootbaar, Tommy Kahnle, Shane Baz, Victor Scott II, and Beau Brieske

There are key performances, prospect promotions, and injuries to watch for this week. The Pirates recently called up top pitching prospect Thomas Harrington on Monday, and he struggled in his MLB debut, allowing six runs on seven hits and four walks with two strikeouts. Tampa Bay Rays infielder Brandon Lowe is off to a hot start, slashing .292/.346/.542 with two homers and six RBI over 26 plate appearances. Atlanta Braves right-hander Reynaldo Lopez will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder and will be out for a while.

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 Kristian Campbell 2B 51 Add in All Leagues
2 Brandon Lowe 1B,2B 57 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
3 Bowden Francis SP,RP 62 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
4 Gavin Williams SP 60 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
5 Drew Rasmussen SP,RP 61 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
6 A.J. Puk SP,RP 49 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
7 Tyler Soderstrom 1B 55 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
8 Cam Smith 3B 41 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
9 Ivan Herrera C 37 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
10 Jose Alvarado RP 17 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
11 Luke Jackson RP 39 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
12 Kris Bubic RP 25 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
13 Tommy Kahnle RP 6 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
14 Lars Nootbaar OF 49 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
15 Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B 41 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
16 Shane Baz SP 53 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
17 Tyler Fitzgerald SS,OF 31 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
18 Anthony Bender RP 2 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
19 Dennis Santana RP 12 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
20 Jack Leiter SP 49 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
21 Justin Slaten RP 22 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
22 Jason Adam RP 35 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
23 Griffin Jax RP 30 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
24 Spencer Torkelson 1B 36 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
25 Trevor Story SS 30 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
26 JJ Bleday OF 29 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
27 Kyle Manzardo 1B 43 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
28 Maikel Garcia 2B,3B 40 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
29 Victor Scott II OF 41 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
30 Ben Rice 1B 12 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
31 Jacob Wilson SS 11 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
32 Chris Martin RP 54 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
33 Luis Rengifo 2B,3B 43 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
34 Bryan Abreu RP 28 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
35 Jordan Walker OF 13 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
36 Dustin May SP 49 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
37 Jordan Hicks SP,RP 15 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
38 Victor Robles OF 44 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
39 Grant Holmes SP,RP 32 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
40 Jung Hoo Lee OF 27 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
41 Emilio Pagan RP 16 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
42 Jesus Luzardo SP 60 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
43 Blake Treinen RP 36 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
44 Joey Ortiz 3B,SS 22 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
45 Michael Conforto OF 17 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
46 Matt Wallner OF 23 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
47 Cade Smith RP 29 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
48 Joc Pederson OF 20 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
49 Jake Mangum OF 8 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
50 Alex Vesia RP 15 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
51 Otto Lopez 2B,SS 49 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
52 Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B,3B,SS 18 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
53 Luke Weaver RP 23 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
54 Edwin Uceta RP 11 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
55 Beau Brieske SP,RP 6 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
56 Tyler Holton SP,RP 27 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
57 Orion Kerkering RP 20 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
58 Jeremiah Estrada RP 13 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
59 Sean Murphy C 16 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
60 Garrett Mitchell OF 17 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
61 Andrew Vaughn 1B 17 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
62 Geraldo Perdomo SS 6 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
63 Luis Severino SP 49 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
64 Reese Olson SP 28 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
65 Hunter Goodman C,OF 14 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
66 Casey Mize SP 20 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
67 AJ Smith-Shawver SP 25 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
68 Will Warren SP 11 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
69 Miguel Vargas 3B,OF 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
70 Gavin Lux 2B 7 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
71 Seth Halvorsen RP 23 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
72 Keibert Ruiz C 40 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
73 Kumar Rocker SP 44 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
74 Gavin Sheets 1B,OF 13 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
75 Edmundo Sosa 2B,3B,SS 4 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
76 Wilmer Flores 1B 5 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
77 Andy Pages OF 4 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
78 Andrew Benintendi OF 4 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
79 Jonathan Aranda 1B,2B 7 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
80 Josh Smith 3B,SS,OF 6 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
81 Sal Frelick OF 7 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
82 Jacob Young OF 5 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
83 Jorge Polanco 2B 8 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
84 Landen Roupp SP,RP 11 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
85 Luisangel Acuna SS 5 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
86 Kyren Paris 2B 5 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
87 Camilo Doval RP 20 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
88 Yimi Garcia RP 10 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
89 Ben Brown SP,RP 12 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
90 Graham Ashcraft SP 7 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
91 Colin Holderman RP 2 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
92 Kyle Stowers OF 1 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
93 Alan Roden OF 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
94 Curtis Mead 2B,3B 6 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
95 Mike Clevinger SP 11 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
96 Max Muncy 2B,SS 2 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
97 Roman Anthony OF 28 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
98 Chandler Simpson OF 5 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
99 Caleb Durbin 2B,3B,SS 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
100 Jac Caglianone 1B 10 Add in 15+ Team Leagues



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