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Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups: Luis Matos, Joey Ortiz, Reed Garrett, David Fry, Shane Baz, Alec Burleson

David Fry - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Mid-week fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 9 (2024). Free-agent hitters and pitchers to add include Luis Matos, Reed Garrett, David Fry, Joey Ortiz, Shane Baz, and Alec Burleson.

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another edition of the mid-week fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings list for Week 9 -- May 20 through May 26 -- to help you stay on top of the waiver wire, especially in leagues that allow daily moves. The Guardians recently promoted outfielder Jonathan Rodriguez from Triple-A Columbus, while Atlanta Braves right-hander AJ Smith-Shawver was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett to start Thursday against the Chicago Cubs. Other top prospects, such as Heston Kjerstad, James Wood, Jonatan Clase, Jackson Holliday, and Junior Caminero, patiently await the call to the big leagues.

Some notable recent performances and injury notes include San Francisco Giants outfielder Luis Matos. Since being called up to the big leagues on May 12, the 22-year-old is slashing .325/.341/.550 with two home runs, 18 RBI, and six runs across 10 games. New York Mets reliever Edwin Diaz has struggled in 2024, and his bullpen role will be more "fluid" in the near future. The Mets will turn to Reed Garrett or Adam Ottavino for save opportunities until Diaz gets right. Cleveland Guardians catcher/infielder David Fry has been red-hot at the plate, slashing .553/.667/.933 with two home runs, six RBI, and six runs over his last six games. Injuries continue to pile up as fantasy managers will need to replace San Diego Padres middle infielder Xander Bogaerts, who is out indefinitely after fracturing his left shoulder in Monday's game versus the Atlanta Braves.

This edition features players such as Luis Matos, Joey Ortiz, David Fry, Christian Scott, Reed Garrett, David Fry, Shane Baz, Adam Ottavino, Alec Burleson, AJ Smith-Shawver, Robert Gasser, and Ji Hwan Bae. 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 that 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. I will be pinch-hitting for Nick over the next few weeks.

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 Jo Adell OF 61 Add in All Leagues
2 Taj Bradley SP 47 Add in All Leagues
3 Matt Chapman 3B 63 Add in All Leagues
4 Daulton Varsho OF 59 Add in All Leagues
5 Luis Matos OF 50 Add in All Leagues
6 Zack Gelof 2B 51 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
7 Junior Caminero 3B 44 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
8 Christian Scott SP 29 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
9 Trevor Megill RP 53 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
10 Byron Buxton OF 37 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
11 Brenton Doyle OF 59 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
12 Tommy Pham OF 14 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
13 Joey Ortiz 2B, 3B 47 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
14 Michael Kopech SP, RP 34 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
15 Luke Raley 1B, OF 33 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
16 Nolan Gorman 2B, 3B 50 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
17 Jorge Soler OF 56 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
18 Zach Neto SS 21 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
19 Reed Garrett RP 55 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
20 MacKenzie Gore SP 46 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
21 Lars Nootbaar OF 38 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
22 Wenceel Perez 2B, OF 13 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
23 Masyn Winn SS 8 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
24 Davis Schneider 2B, OF 23 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
25 James Wood OF 22 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
26 Alec Burleson 1B, OF 25 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
27 Connor Joe 1B, OF 57 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
28 Daniel Hudson RP 30 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
29 Gavin Stone SP 49 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
30 Erick Fedde SP 49 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
31 Dean Kremer SP 39 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
32 Brandon Lowe 2B 22 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
33 David Fry C, 1B, OF 33 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
34 Kevin Pillar OF 29 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
35 Wilyer Abreu OF 36 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
36 Adam Ottavino RP 13 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
37 Jonny DeLuca OF 8 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
38 Eddie Rosario OF 30 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
39 Reese Olson SP 42 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
40 Miguel Vargas 2B 2 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
41 AJ Smith-Shawver SP 5 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
42 Josh Bell 1B 27 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
43 Joey Loperfido OF 12 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
44 Shea Langeliers C 48 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
45 Sal Frelick OF 15 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
46 Jacob Young OF 24 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
47 Dylan Moore 2B, SS, OF 13 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
48 Leody Taveras OF 15 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
49 Mike Tauchman OF 21 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
50 Jake Meyers OF 11 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
51 Tyler Stephenson C 16 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
52 Orlando Arcia SS 18 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
53 Michael Massey 2B 7 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
54 Jordan Beck OF 3 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
55 Danny Jansen C 20 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
56 Ivan Herrera C 7 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
57 Casey Mize SP 18 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
58 Spencer Arrighetti SP 2 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
59 Johan Rojas OF 6 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
60 LaMonte Wade Jr. 1B, OF 17 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
61 Shane Baz SP 28 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
62 Jalen Beeks SP, RP 15 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
63 Marco Luciano SS 2 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
64 Luis Garcia (RP) RP 27 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
65 Brendan Donovan 1B, 2B, OF 32 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
66 Jake Bauers 1B, OF 8 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
67 Tyler Freeman 2B, 3B, SS, OF 29 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
68 Michael Wacha SP 37 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
69 Charlie Blackmon OF 7 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
70 Joc Pederson OF 8 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
71 Robert Gasser SP 24 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
72 Cal Quantrill SP 16 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
73 Jeffrey Springs SP 14 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
74 DJ LeMahieu 1B, 2B, 3B 13 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
75 Cooper Criswell SP, RP 12 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
76 Mark Vientos 1B, 3B 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
77 Cade Horton SP 6 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
78 Simeon Woods Richardson SP 13 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
79 Hunter Strickland RP 0 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
80 Ji Hwan Bae SS 1 Add in 15+ Team Leagues



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