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Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups: Junior Caminero, Jace Jung, Kerry Carpenter, Jake McCarthy, Shay Whitcomb

Junior Caminero - Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Waiver Wire Pickups, Draft Sleepers

Mid-week fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 21 (2024). Free-agent hitters and pitchers to add include Junior Caminero, Zebby Matthews, Kerry Carpenter, Jake McCarthy.

At RotoBaller HQ, we are back with more waiver-wire articles. There are only 1.5 months left in the MLB season, and it's time to build those rosters for the championship run. We are here to help prioritize which players to add with our mid-week waiver rankings for Week 21 -- August 12 through August 18 -- to help you stay on top of the waiver wire, especially in leagues that allow daily moves.

It finally happened as the Tampa Bay Rays finally called up top prospect Junior Caminero. At the same time, Deyvison De Los Santos, Agustin Ramirez, Trey Sweeney, Kyle Manzardo, and Shay Whitcomb patiently wait for the call to the show. Some notable recent performances include Diamondbacks outfielder Jake McCarthy, who has been on an eight-game hitting streak. McCarthy is slashing .441/.472/.794 with three home runs, 15 RBI, five runs, and a stolen base during the streak. Detroit Tigers outfielder Kerry Carpenter recently returned from the injured list and has homered thrice over the last two games.

This edition features Junior Caminero, Jake McCarthy, Shay Whitcomb, Jace Jung, Kerry Carpenter, Zebby Matthews, Austin Wells, Josh Bell, David Festa, DJ Herz, and Deyvison De Los Santos. 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. 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 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 Junior Caminero 3B 51 Add in All Leagues
2 Ryan Walker SP, RP 61 Add in All Leagues
3 Spencer Arrighetti SP 51 Add in All Leagues
4 Wilyer Abreu OF 39 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
5 Yusei Kikuchi SP 60 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
6 TJ Friedl OF 38 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
7 Kerry Carpenter OF 56 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
8 Jake McCarthy OF 59 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
9 Zebby Matthews SP 14 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
10 Daniel Hudson RP 55 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
11 Masataka Yoshida OF 59 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
12 Josh Lowe OF 54 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
13 Aroldis Chapman RP 30 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
14 Mark Vientos 1B, 3B 49 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
15 Austin Wells C 36 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
16 Shay Whitcomb SS 1 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
17 Joc Pederson OF 49 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
18 Brandon Lowe 2B 46 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
19 Justin Martinez RP 37 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
20 Lucas Erceg RP 29 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
21 Seranthony Dominguez RP 17 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
22 Ben Joyce RP 32 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
23 Tobias Myers SP 57 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
24 Michael Busch 1B, 3B 49 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
25 Parker Meadows OF 7 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
26 Trey Sweeney SS 1 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
27 Victor Robles OF 15 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
28 Jace Jung 2B 4 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
29 Juan Yepez 1B, OF 30 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
30 Connor Wong C 47 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
31 Jordan Walker OF 26 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
32 Josh Bell 1B 58 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
33 Jeffrey Springs SP 39 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
34 Colin Rea SP 54 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
35 JP Sears SP 40 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
36 Tyler Stephenson C 44 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
37 David Festa SP 13 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
38 Dylan Crews OF 11 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
39 Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B, 3B, SS, OF 22 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
40 Jorge Polanco 2B, 3B 26 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
41 Jesse Winker OF 34 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
42 Gavin Lux 2B, OF 32 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
43 Michael Toglia 1B, OF 27 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
44 Masyn Winn SS 35 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
45 Will Wagner 2B 5 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
46 Ryne Nelson SP 28 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
47 Tyler Holton RP 12 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
48 Jhonkensy Noel 1B, 3B, OF 11 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
49 Eduardo Rodriguez SP 50 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
50 Tommy Pham OF 9 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
51 DJ Herz SP 6 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
52 Matthew Boyd SP 15 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
53 Jo Adell OF 13 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
54 David Hamilton 2B, SS 22 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
55 Geraldo Perdomo 2B, 3B, SS 28 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
56 Justin Turner 1B, 2B, 3B 49 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
57 Nolan Schanuel 1B 12 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
58 Tyler Mahle SP 21 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
59 Hayden Birdsong SP 18 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
60 Victor Vodnik RP 27 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
61 Alex Call OF 20 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
62 Zach Dezenzo 3B 2 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
63 MJ Melendez C, OF 20 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
64 Matt Wallner OF 14 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
65 Yariel Rodriguez SP 13 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
66 John Brebbia RP 2 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
67 Michael Kopech SP, RP 24 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
68 Andrew Nardi RP 5 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
69 Nick Martinez SP, RP 33 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
70 Alejandro Kirk C 5 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
71 Michael Conforto OF 20 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
72 A.J. Puk SP, RP 25 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
73 Calvin Faucher RP 7 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
74 Matt Vierling 3B, OF 25 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
75 Alex Cobb SP 11 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
76 Jonah Bride 1B, 3B 6 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
77 Jesus Sanchez OF 4 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
78 Oswaldo Cabrera 2B, 3B, SS, OF 13 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
79 Cody Bradford SP, RP 30 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
80 Brendan Rodgers 2B 16 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
81 Andrew Vaughn 1B 28 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
82 Grant Holmes SP 8 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
83 Martin Perez SP, RP 22 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
84 Bowden Francis SP, RP 8 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
85 Ernie Clement 2B, 3B, SS 11 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
86 Joey Bart C 20 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
87 Freddy Fermin C 5 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
88 Deyvison De Los Santos 1B, 3B 7 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
89 Jose Butto SP, RP 11 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
90 Leody Taveras OF 6 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
91 Adrian Del Castillo C 4 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
92 Andrew Benintendi OF 10 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
93 David Peralta OF 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
94 Jake Cave 1B, OF 1 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
95 Jerar Encarnacion OF 1 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
96 Max Meyer SP 20 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
97 Carson Fulmer SP, RP 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
98 Miguel Vargas 2B, OF 2 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
99 Oswald Peraza 2B, 3B, SS 1 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
100 Victor Scott II OF 2 Add in 15+ Team Leagues



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