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Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups: Zack Gelof, Tyler Fitzgerald, A.J. Puk, River Ryan, Daniel Hudson, Jackson Jobe

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Mid-week fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 18 (2024). Free-agent hitters and pitchers to add include Zack Gelof, Tyler Fitzgerald, A.J. Puk, River Ryan, Daniel Hudson, Jackson Jobe.

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to more waiver wire articles. The second half of the season has started, and we are already a week away from turning the calendar page to August. It's time to build those fantasy rosters for the championship run. Today, we will review our mid-week waiver rankings for Week 18 -- July 22 through July 28 -- article to help you stay on top of the waiver wire, especially in leagues that allow daily moves. Minnesota Twins right-hander David Festa and Baltimore Orioles right-hander Chayce McDermott were recently recalled to the majors. Other top prospects, such as Coby Mayo, Junior Caminero, Zebby Matthews, Tyler Black, Dylan Crews, and Cade Horton, patiently await the call to the big leagues.

Some notable recent performances include Oakland A's second baseman Zack Gelof. The 24-year-old has been crushing the ball lately, homering three times and driving in six runs over his last eight games. San Francisco Giants outfielder Tyler Fitzgerald continues to mash and has homered in five of his previous six games. Fitzgerald is hitting .529 (9-for-17) with five home runs, seven RBI, eight runs, and six walks during that span. Miami Marlins southpaw A.J. Puk continues to cruise and hasn't allowed a run since June 17. Puk owns a 0.42 ERA with an elite 25:3 K: B.B. over his last 16 2/3 innings. Puk was recently traded to Arizona. Injuries continued to pile up as the Mariners placed Julio Rodriguez on the injured list. New York Mets rookie Christian Scott landed on the injured list with a UCL sprain in his right elbow.

This edition features players such as Zack Gelof, Tyler Fitzgerald, A.J. Puk, River Ryan, Daniel Hudson, Jackson Jobe, Brooks Lee, Matt McLain, Drew Thorpe, Spencer Schwellenbach, Jeffrey Springs, Coby Mayo, and Angel Martinez. We're here, as always, to help you stay on top of the latest waiver-wire options, especially in leagues that allow for daily moves. Prospects who are making impacts continue to be called up, so you'll need to be informed. Be sure to 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

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.

In addition, we are also putting out a second waiver wire rankings list mid-week. 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 with our weekly ranking for the relevant waiver-wire pickup options, including how to prioritize them for your league (depending on the league size). Roster % is from Yahoo leagues.

Rank Player Name Position % Ros. Baller Move
1 Zach Neto SS 53 Add in All Leagues
2 Michael Busch 1B, 3B 58 Add in All Leagues
3 Jose Miranda 1B, 3B 61 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
4 Michael Toglia 1B, OF 26 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
5 Juan Yepez 1B, OF 32 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
6 Spencer Horwitz 1B, 2B 21 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
7 Robbie Ray SP 56 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
8 Junior Caminero 3B 28 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
9 Tyler Fitzgerald SS, OF 37 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
10 Yusei Kikuchi SP 47 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
11 Brooks Lee SS 32 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
12 Matt McLain 2B 45 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
13 Max Schuemann 2B, SS, OF 51 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
14 Zack Gelof 2B 45 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
15 Jarred Kelenic OF 46 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
16 James McArthur RP 57 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
17 Connor Norby 2B 12 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
18 Lucas Erceg RP 3 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
19 Nacho Alvarez Jr. SS 7 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
20 Jesse Winker OF 54 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
21 Spencer Schwellenbach SP 28 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
22 Yimi Garcia RP 34 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
23 Jason Adam RP 44 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
24 Drew Thorpe SP 34 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
25 Shea Langeliers C 38 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
26 Jameson Taillon SP 60 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
27 Luis L. Ortiz SP, RP 35 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
28 TJ Friedl OF 37 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
29 Jo Adell OF 14 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
30 Bryan De La Cruz OF 49 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
31 River Ryan SP 10 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
32 Tyler Stephenson C 28 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
33 Brandon Lowe 2B 27 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
34 Masataka Yoshida OF 42 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
35 Daniel Hudson RP 53 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
36 Jeffrey Springs SP 37 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
37 Yariel Rodriguez SP 18 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
38 Max Meyer SP 31 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
39 Tobias Myers SP 50 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
40 Michael Wacha SP 54 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
41 Andrew Heaney SP, RP 28 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
42 Jasson Dominguez OF 21 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
43 Masyn Winn SS 35 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
44 Ryne Nelson SP 14 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
45 Tyler Anderson SP 60 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
46 Shelby Miller RP 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
47 Wilyer Abreu OF 17 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
48 Angel Martinez 2B, 3B, SS 10 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
49 Eduardo Rodriguez SP 31 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
50 Colton Cowser OF 27 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
51 Justyn-Henry Malloy 3B, OF 4 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
52 Tyler Ferguson RP 0 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
53 Eugenio Suarez 3B 33 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
54 DJ Herz SP 3 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
55 Coby Mayo 3B 16 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
56 Hayden Birdsong SP 11 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
57 Chad Green RP 32 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
58 Yilber Diaz SP 9 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
59 David Hamilton 2B, SS 32 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
60 Alex Vesia RP 16 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
61 Xavier Edwards 2B, SS 18 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
62 A.J. Puk SP, RP 20 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
63 Brooks Baldwin 3B, SS, OF 1 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
64 Connor Wong C 43 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
65 Jeff McNeil 2B, OF 34 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
66 Jake Meyers OF 7 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
67 Charlie Blackmon OF 8 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
68 Miguel Andujar OF 16 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
69 Parker Meadows OF 4 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
70 Jacob deGrom SP 57 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
71 Ben Joyce RP 6 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
72 Dylan Crews OF 10 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
73 Hunter Harvey RP 44 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
74 Andrew Vaughn 1B 34 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
75 Simeon Woods Richardson SP, RP 18 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
76 Brendan Rodgers 2B 7 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
77 JP Sears SP 11 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
78 Wenceel Perez 2B, OF 9 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
79 Austin Wells C 5 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
80 Brandon Marsh OF 22 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
81 Bo Naylor C 19 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
82 Jackson Holliday 2B, SS 37 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
83 Tyler Phillips SP 7 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
84 David Robertson RP 28 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
85 Matt Wallner OF 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
86 Patrick Bailey C 23 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
87 Brent Honeywell Jr. RP 0 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
88 Jose Iglesias 2B, 3B 16 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
89 Victor Robles OF 9 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
90 Jose Leclerc RP 25 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
91 John Brebbia RP 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
92 Justin Foscue 1B, 2B, 3B 1 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
93 Dylan Floro RP 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
94 Tyler Locklear 1B, 3B 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
95 Deyvison De Los Santos 1B, 3B 7 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
96 Jackson Jobe SP 10 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
97 Derek Law RP 1 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
98 Colin Poche RP 6 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
99 Keider Montero SP 2 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
100 Garrett Cleavinger RP 4 Add in 15+ Team Leagues



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