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Updated Week 1 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Matt Shaw, Jackson Jobe, Spencer Torkelson, Ben Rice, Lars Nootbar, more

Ben Rice - Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Waiver Wire Pickups, Draft Sleepers

Updated Fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 1 of the 2025 MLB season. These are free agent options to add off waivers, and our updated rankings will help you prioritize.

Now that we have had a few games into the 2025 MLB season, it's time to scout the waiver wire for potential pickups that could boost your fantasy teams. Today, we are back with more waiver wire advice and have updated our waiver wire rankings for Week 1 (March 31 - April 6) of the 2025 MLB season.

As always, we are here to help you prioritize which player to add using our waiver wire rankings article. This edition features players such as Spencer Torkelson, Kristian Campbell, Cam Smith, Chris Martin, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Jose Alvarado, Jackson Jobe, Matt Shaw, and Ben Rice -- who are all listed high up in our updated waiver wire rankings. Boston Red Sox top prospect Kristian Campbell is off to a hot start and smashed his first major league home of the season on Saturday, and is a top waiver wire add if still available. How about the rest of the bench? Read more to see where these players rank in our updated waiver wire rankings for Week 1.

It is essential to stay on top of the player news as we guide you through the injuries, prospect call-ups, and closer role changes. For those searching for injury replacements or whose teams need a boost, we have you covered with our latest fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings. We've been working hard to put together a list of 100 players to consider for various league sizes to help you prioritize your waiver wire decisions.   

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Who To Pick Up for Fantasy Baseball Week 1

Below is a more direct and structured list of prioritized players to add from the waiver wire. 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). The percentage rostered is from Yahoo leagues.

Rank Player Name Position(s) % Ros. Baller Move
1 Cam Smith 3B 46 Add in All Leagues
2 Kristian Campbell 2B 39 Add in All Leagues
3 Matt Shaw 2B,3B,SS 61 Add in All Leagues
4 Bowden Francis SP,RP 59 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
5 Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B 39 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
6 Wilyer Abreu OF 47 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
7 Carlos Correa SS 54 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
8 Brandon Lowe 1B,2B 54 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
9 Taj Bradley SP 57 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
10 A.J. Puk SP,RP 49 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
11 Willi Castro 2B,3B,SS,OF 63 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
12 Jackson Jobe RP 64 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
13 Jose Alvarado RP 14 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
14 Jeffrey Springs SP 45 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
15 Spencer Arrighetti SP 59 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
16 Gavin Williams SP 61 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
17 Drew Rasmussen SP,RP 56 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
18 Chris Martin RP 51 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
19 Tyler Fitzgerald SS,OF 32 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
20 Tyler Soderstrom 1B 31 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
21 Justin Slaten RP 25 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
22 Victor Robles OF 47 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
23 Jason Adam RP 33 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
24 Griffin Jax RP 32 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
25 Ivan Herrera C 34 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
26 Spencer Torkelson 1B 27 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
27 Tyler Holton SP,RP 27 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
28 Trevor Story SS 33 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
29 JJ Bleday OF 29 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
30 Lars Nootbaar OF 13 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
31 Kyle Manzardo 1B 28 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
32 Matt Wallner OF 27 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
33 Cade Smith RP 29 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
34 Luis Rengifo 2B,3B 47 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
35 Maikel Garcia 2B,3B 31 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
36 Bryan Abreu RP 28 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
37 Victor Scott II OF 30 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
38 Dustin May SP 36 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
39 Grant Holmes SP,RP 34 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
40 Joey Ortiz 3B,SS 25 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
41 Jung Hoo Lee OF 25 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
42 Edwin Uceta RP 11 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
43 Joc Pederson OF 22 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
44 Shane Baz SP 45 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
45 Kumar Rocker SP 49 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
46 Jesus Luzardo SP 52 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
47 Blake Treinen RP 31 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
48 Ben Rice 1B 10 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
49 Michael Conforto OF 18 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
50 Alex Vesia RP 13 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
51 Beau Brieske SP/RP 7 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
52 Orion Kerkering RP 21 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
53 Luis Severino SP 44 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
54 Jeremiah Estrada RP 12 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
55 Luke Weaver RP 23 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
56 Jack Leiter SP 44 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
57 Sean Burke SP 16 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
58 Garrett Mitchell OF 20 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
59 Andrew Vaughn 1B 18 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
60 Nolan Schanuel 1B 11 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
61 Drake Baldwin C 9 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
62 Jacob Wilson SS 10 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
63 Reese Olson SP 29 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
64 Brett Baty 3B 8 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
65 Casey Mize SP 13 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
66 AJ Smith-Shawver SP 25 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
67 Will Warren SP 9 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
68 Jacob Young OF 6 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
69 Otto Lopez 2B,SS 12 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
70 Miguel Vargas 3B,OF 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
71 Gavin Lux 2B 7 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
72 Luisangel Acuna SS 6 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
73 Victor Vodnik RP 1 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
74 Jonathan Aranda 1B,2B 6 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
75 Sal Frelick OF 6 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
76 Tyler Freeman SS,OF 1 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
77 Andy Pages OF 4 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
78 Josh Smith 3B,SS,OF 7 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
79 Gavin Sheets 1B,OF 2 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
80 Ben Brown SP,RP 8 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
81 Emilio Pagan RP 2 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
82 Seth Halvorsen RP 4 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
83 Graham Ashcraft SP 8 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
84 LaMonte Wade Jr. 1B,OF 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
85 Alan Roden OF 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
86 Curtis Mead 2B,3B 10 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
87 Jorge Polanco 2B 8 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
88 Hayden Wesneski SP,RP 2 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
89 Landen Roupp SP,RP 9 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
90 Mike Clevinger SP 15 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
91 Jon Berti 3B 4 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
92 Robert Garcia RP 5 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
93 Max Muncy (SS) 2B,SS 1 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
94 Ryan Bliss 2B 1 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
95 Miguel Amaya C 8 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
96 Vinny Capra OF 1 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
97 Roman Anthony OF 28 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
98 Chandler Simpson OF 5 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
99 Caleb Durbin 2B,3B,SS 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
100 Jac Caglianone 1B 10 Add in 15+ Team Leagues



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