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Mid-week fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 12 (2025). Free-agent hitters and pitchers to add include David Bednar, Brady House, Nick Kurtz, Evan Carter, and Cade Horton.
Summer officially starts on Friday. The weather continues to warm up, baseballs are flying out of the yard, and we are a few weeks away from the halfway point of the MLB season. Injuries continue to pile up, top prospects are getting the call to the show, and at RotoBaller HQ, we are back with more fantasy baseball advice to help you win your leagues. Today, we review our mid-week waiver rankings for Week 12-- June 16 through June 22 to help fantasy managers in leagues that allow daily moves. This edition of waiver wire rankings features David Bednar, Brady House, Nick Kurtz, Evan Carter, and Cade Horton.
There are key performances, prospect promotions, and injuries to watch for this week. Washington Nationals third baseman Brady House was promoted to the majors on Monday. House is hitting .364 (4-for-11) with an RBI and a steal over three big league games. Pirates closer David Bednar has been lights out in June, racking up four saves with a 0.56 WHIP, 15.2 K:9 across 5 1/3 scoreless innings. Corbin Carroll is day-to-day after getting hit in the left hand with a pitch, while Bryce Harper remains on the injured list and continues to work his way back from wrist inflammation.
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).
| Rank | Player Name | Position | % Ros. | Baller Move |
| 1 | David Bednar | RP | 59 | Add in All Leagues |
| 2 | Jac Caglianone | 1B,OF | 50 | Add in All Leagues |
| 3 | Michael Busch | 1B | 57 | Add in All Leagues |
| 4 | Josh Lowe | OF | 51 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 5 | Nick Kurtz | 1B | 29 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 6 | Eury Perez | SP | 45 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 7 | Evan Carter | OF | 35 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 8 | Shelby Miller | RP | 36 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 9 | Colton Cowser | OF | 47 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 10 | Daniel Palencia | RP | 43 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 11 | Trevor Story | SS | 34 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 12 | Christian Encarnacion-Strand | 1B | 25 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 13 | Mick Abel | SP | 47 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 14 | Marcelo Mayer | 3B,SS | 19 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 15 | Brady House | 3B | 7 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 16 | Matt Shaw | 2B,3B,SS | 34 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 17 | Willi Castro | 2B,3B,SS,OF | 58 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 18 | Jo Adell | OF | 26 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 19 | Addison Barger | 3B,OF | 39 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 20 | Grant Holmes | SP,RP | 60 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 21 | Noah Cameron | SP | 51 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 22 | Max Muncy | 2B,3B,SS | 8 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 23 | Emmet Sheehan | SP | 15 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 24 | Will Warren | SP | 50 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 25 | Ceddanne Rafaela | 2B,SS,OF | 54 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 26 | Bubba Chandler | SP | 30 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 27 | Jake Burger | 1B,3B | 52 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 28 | Jesus Sanchez | OF | 12 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 29 | Cam Smith | 3B,OF | 24 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 30 | Ben Rice | 1B | 36 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 31 | Agustin Ramirez | C,1B | 33 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 32 | Jurickson Profar | OF | 22 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 33 | Clayton Kershaw | SP | 53 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 34 | Shane Smith | SP,RP | 37 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 35 | Cade Horton | SP | 27 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 36 | Sal Frelick | OF | 32 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 37 | Wilmer Flores | 1B | 41 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 38 | Ronny Mauricio | 2B,3B | 11 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 39 | Matt Wallner | OF | 10 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 40 | Otto Kemp | 1B,2B,3B | 4 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 41 | Ben Brown | SP,RP | 21 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 42 | Lance McCullers Jr. | SP | 35 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 43 | Calvin Faucher | RP | 16 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 44 | Hayden Birdsong | SP,RP | 36 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 45 | Randy Rodriguez | RP | 28 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 46 | Gavin Sheets | 1B,OF | 29 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 47 | Tommy Kahnle | RP | 37 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 48 | Dylan Lee | RP | 8 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 49 | David Festa | SP | 8 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 50 | Robert Garcia | RP | 19 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 51 | Ben Casparius | RP | 16 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 52 | Miguel Vargas | 1B,3B,OF | 42 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 53 | Alejandro Kirk | C | 39 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 54 | Javier Baez | 3B,SS,OF | 31 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 55 | Michael Toglia | 1B,OF | 20 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 56 | Quinn Priester | SP | 39 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 57 | Sawyer Gipson-Long | SP | 5 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 58 | Brooks Lee | 2B,3B,SS | 14 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 59 | Brandon Walter | SP,RP | 23 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 60 | Jeff McNeil | 2B,OF | 21 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 61 | Jacob Lopez | SP | 3 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 62 | Trevor Larnach | OF | 13 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 63 | Austin Hays | OF | 19 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 64 | Colton Gordon | SP | 5 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 65 | Griffin Jax | RP | 22 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 66 | Abner Uribe | RP | 22 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 67 | Greg Weissert | RP | 5 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 68 | Abraham Toro | 1B,2B,3B | 28 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 69 | Charlie Morton | RP | 53 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 70 | Bryce Elder | SP | 15 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 71 | Jordan Beck | OF | 16 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 72 | J.P. Crawford | SS | 26 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 73 | Ryan McMahon | 3B | 34 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 74 | Jake Mangum | OF | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 75 | Kyle Teel | C | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 76 | Hyeseong Kim | 2B,SS,OF | 15 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 77 | Giancarlo Stanton | OF | 47 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 78 | Casey Schmitt | 1B,2B,3B,SS | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 79 | Ryan Ritter | SS | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 80 | Brett Baty | 2B,3B | 5 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 81 | Matt Strahm | RP | 15 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 82 | Orion Kerkering | RP | 18 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 83 | Garrett Whitlock | SP,RP | 8 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 84 | Reid Detmers | SP,RP | 14 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 85 | Ernie Clement | 2B,3B,SS | 18 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 86 | Justin Verlander | SP | 23 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 87 | Cole Young | 2B,SS | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 88 | Chase Burns | SP | 14 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 89 | Coby Mayo | 1B,3B | 4 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 90 | Josh Bell | 1B | 4 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 91 | Jerar Encarnacion | OF | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 92 | Andrew Painter | SP | 17 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 93 | Samuel Basallo | C,1B | 6 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 94 | Chase DeLauter | OF | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 95 | Dalton Rushing | C,OF | 4 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 96 | Quinn Mathews | SP | 4 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 97 | Bryce Eldridge | 1B | 4 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 98 | Colby Thomas | OF | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 99 | Joe Boyle | SP | 5 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 100 | Rhett Lowder | SP | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
The roster percentage is from Yahoo! leagues.
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