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Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Marcelo Mayer, Daniel Palencia, Bubba Chandler, Jac Caglianone, Cam Smith

Daniel Palencia - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Closers and Saves, Waiver Wire Pickups

Mid-week fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 9 (2025). Free-agent hitters and pitchers to add include Marcelo Mayer, Daniel Palencia, Bubba Chandler, Jac Caglianone, Cam Smith.

June officially arrives on Sunday; incredibly, we are already two months into the MLB season. The grind continues, and it's time to scour the waiver wire to pick up an injury replacement or stash the latest top prospect. At RotoBaller HQ, we rank who to prioritize in free agency with our mid-week waiver rankings for Week 9-- May 26  through June 1 to help fantasy managers in leagues that allow daily moves. This edition of waiver wire rankings features Marcelo Mayer, Danny Palencia, Bubba Chandler, Jac Caglianone, Cam Smith, Cade Horton, and Jake Meyers.

There are key performances, prospect promotions, and injuries to watch for this week. Chicago Cubs reliever Danny Palencia has secured the Cubs' closer role by racking up four saves with five strikeouts over four scoreless innings over his last four games. Kansas City Royals top prospect Jac Caglianone continues to make his case for a promotion by slashing .343/.351/.800 with five home runs and 10 RBI across 37 plate appearances with Triple-A Omaha. Injuries continue to pile up as Cleveland Guardians outfielder Steven Kwan is day-to-day with right 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 Marcelo Mayer SS 21 Add in All Leagues
2 Josh Lowe OF 58 Add in All Leagues
3 Ivan Herrera C 59 Add in All Leagues
4 Will Warren SP 51 Add in All Leagues
5 Ben Rice 1B 57 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
6 Justin Martinez RP 56 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
7 Camilo Doval RP 49 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
8 Daniel Palencia RP 11 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
9 Zebby Matthews SP 19 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
10 Austin Hays OF 25 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
11 Masyn Winn SS 53 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
12 Wilmer Flores 1B 49 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
13 Ryan Weathers SP 26 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
14 Matt Shaw 2B,3B,SS 48 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
15 Jonathan Aranda 1B,2B 49 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
16 Bubba Chandler SP 32 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
17 Jake Burger 1B,3B 51 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
18 Victor Scott II OF 33 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
19 Jac Caglianone 1B 13 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
20 Colton Cowser OF 55 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
21 TJ Friedl OF 45 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
22 Grant Holmes SP,RP 36 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
23 Roman Anthony OF 29 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
24 Brandon Lowe 1B,2B 44 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
25 Cade Horton SP 19 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
26 Max Muncy 3B 34 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
27 Hayden Birdsong SP,RP 33 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
28 Michael Wacha SP 56 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
29 Rhys Hoskins 1B 50 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
30 David Bednar RP 40 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
31 Nick Kurtz 1B 24 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
32 Chase Meidroth 2B,3B,SS 32 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
33 Will Vest RP 41 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
34 Agustin Ramirez C,1B 34 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
35 Cam Smith 3B,OF 11 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
36 Jordan Beck OF 35 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
37 Jake Meyers OF 10 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
38 Daulton Varsho OF 14 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
39 Connor Norby 2B,3B 12 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
40 Lourdes Gurriel Jr. OF 47 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
41 Tommy Kahnle RP 32 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
42 Lucas Giolito SP 16 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
43 Tyler Fitzgerald 2B,SS,OF 26 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
44 Jason Adam RP 41 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
45 Robert Garcia RP 11 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
46 Lance McCullers Jr. SP 7 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
47 Gavin Sheets 1B,OF 20 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
48 Noah Cameron SP 26 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
49 Jesus Sanchez OF 3 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
50 Matt Strahm RP 20 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
51 Ryan McMahon 3B 28 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
52 Kyle Manzardo 1B 25 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
53 Jordan Lawlar SS 15 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
54 Hyeseong Kim 2B,SS 23 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
55 Brett Baty 2B,3B 7 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
56 Colt Keith 1B,2B 14 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
57 Brooks Lee 2B,3B,SS 4 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
58 Dalton Rushing C,OF 11 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
59 Drake Baldwin C 23 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
60 Cade Smith RP 33 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
61 Trevor Larnach OF 13 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
62 Nolan Schanuel 1B 10 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
63 Abner Uribe RP 18 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
64 Robert Hassell III OF 6 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
65 Gabriel Moreno C 32 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
66 Miguel Vargas 1B,3B,OF 17 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
67 Spencer Horwitz 1B,2B 2 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
68 Jordan Walker OF 5 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
69 Josh Smith 1B,3B,SS,OF 22 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
70 Jackson Jobe SP,RP 43 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
71 Chris Paddack SP 16 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
72 Carlos Santana 1B 8 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
73 Jose Caballero 2B,3B,SS,OF 15 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
74 Sal Frelick OF 15 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
75 Ryan O'Hearn 1B,OF 22 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
76 Tyler Stephenson C 28 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
77 Colin Rea SP,RP 40 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
78 Miles Mikolas SP 15 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
79 Griffin Jax RP 23 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
80 Shane Smith SP,RP 26 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
81 Will Benson OF 29 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
82 Luisangel Acuna 2B,SS 6 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
83 Drew Pomeranz RP 6 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
84 Kody Clemens 1B,2B,3B 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
85 Ronny Henriquez RP 0 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
86 Jorge Lopez RP 1 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
87 Justin Slaten RP 7 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
88 Shelby Miller RP 28 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
89 Pierce Johnson RP 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
90 Daysbel Hernandez RP 2 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
91 Taijuan Walker SP 8 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
92 Jeremiah Estrada RP 14 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
93 Alejandro Osuna OF 0 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
94 Landon Knack SP 4 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
95 Joe Boyle SP 4 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
96 Jacob Misiorowski RP 8 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
97 Curtis Mead 1B,2B,3B 1 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
98 Robert Stephenson RP 0 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
99 Zach Dezenzo 1B,OF 1 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
100 Slade Cecconi SP 7 Add in 15+ Team Leagues

The roster percentage is from Yahoo! leagues.

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