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Week 1 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Cam Smith, Kristian Campbell, Spencer Arrighetti, Kris Bubic, Matt Wallner, more

Kristian Campbell - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Prospects

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

Opening Day has finally arrived. While most fantasy drafts have been completed, it's never too early to scout the waiver wire. Today, we begin with our first of many waiver wire rankings articles this season and provide you with the best pickups with our fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 1 (March 27 - March 30) of the 2025 MLB season. Injuries continue to pile up as key players such as Parker Meadows, Tyler Stephenson, Ryan Weathers, Jared Jones, Connor Norby, and DJ Herz will miss some time.

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.   

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 Cam Smith, Kristian Campbell, Matt Shaw, Gavin Williams, Spencer Arrighetti, Roman Anthony, Kris Bubic, and Matt Wallner are listed in our initial waiver wire rankings. Read more to see where these players rank in our waiver wire rankings for Week 1.

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