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Week 2 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Zac Veen, Jordan Walker, Sean Murphy, Jonathan Aranda, Michael Conforto, more

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Fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 2 of the 2025 MLB season. These are free agent options to add off waivers, and our rankings will help you prioritize.

Fantasy baseball is off to a fast start, and we are already on to Week 2 of the MLB season -- April 7th - April 13th. At RotoBaller HQ, we are back with more waiver wire advice to help your fantasy teams. Today, we review the updated waiver wire rankings for Week 2 of the 2025 MLB season, for the top 100 hitters and pitchers.

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. Injuries continue to pile up as key players such as Ketel Marte, Matt McLain, George Springer, and Jack Leiter. 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 Ivan Herrera, Luke Jackson, Tyler Soderstrom, Dustin May, Shane Baz, Ben Rice, Victor Scott II, Justin Slaten, Sean Murphy, Gavin Lux, and Seth Halvorsen.

For those searching for injury replacements or whose teams need a boost, we have you covered with our latest fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for various league sizes to help you prioritize your waiver wire decisions. Good luck on waivers this week RotoBallers!

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Who To Pick Up for Fantasy Baseball Week 2

Below is a 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 Kris Bubic RP 33 Add in All Leagues
2 Jose Alvarado RP 22 Add in All Leagues
3 Luke Jackson RP 48 Add in All Leagues
4 Brandon Lowe 1B,2B 62 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
5 Dustin May SP 51 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
6 Shane Baz SP 58 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
7 Tyler Soderstrom 1B 56 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
8 A.J. Puk SP,RP 51 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
9 Lars Nootbaar OF 59 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
10 Ben Rice 1B 28 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
11 Jacob Wilson SS 17 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
12 Zac Veen OF 5 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
13 Jeffrey Springs SP 53 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
14 Gavin Williams SP 55 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
15 Brady Singer SP 54 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
16 Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B 39 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
17 Trevor Story SS 31 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
18 Victor Scott II OF 45 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
19 Jung Hoo Lee OF 28 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
20 Jordan Walker OF 16 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
21 Brendan Donovan 2B,3B,OF 58 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
22 Sean Murphy C 16 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
23 Cam Smith 3B 33 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
24 Anthony Bender RP 5 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
25 Tommy Kahnle RP 10 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
26 Tyler Fitzgerald 2B,SS,OF 28 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
27 Kyle Manzardo 1B 39 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
28 Spencer Torkelson 1B 40 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
29 Dennis Santana RP 18 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
30 Jason Adam RP 35 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
31 Jackson Jobe RP 60 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
32 Justin Slaten RP 19 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
33 Griffin Jax RP 28 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
34 Maikel Garcia 2B,3B 44 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
35 JJ Bleday OF 28 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
36 Jack Leiter SP 51 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
37 Jordan Hicks SP,RP 38 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
38 Trent Grisham OF 5 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
39 Orion Kerkering RP 19 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
40 Jake Mangum OF 11 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
41 Grant Holmes SP,RP 32 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
42 Tylor Megill SP 26 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
43 Emilio Pagan RP 17 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
44 Luis Rengifo 2B,3B 40 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
45 Otto Lopez 2B,SS 52 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
46 Blake Treinen RP 36 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
47 Michael Conforto OF 20 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
48 Matt Wallner OF 21 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
49 Cade Smith RP 29 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
50 Bryan Abreu RP 28 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
51 Alex Vesia RP 16 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
52 Tim Tawa 2B 1 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
53 Chris Martin RP 53 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
54 Luke Weaver RP 23 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
55 Geraldo Perdomo SS 16 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
56 Edwin Uceta RP 10 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
57 Joc Pederson OF 17 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
58 Beau Brieske SP,RP 5 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
59 Tyler Holton SP,RP 26 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
60 Jeremiah Estrada RP 12 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
61 Wilmer Flores 1B 12 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
62 Garrett Mitchell OF 16 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
63 Andrew Vaughn 1B 16 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
64 Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B,3B,SS 19 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
65 Reese Olson SP 31 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
66 Hunter Goodman C,OF 31 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
67 Casey Mize SP 21 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
68 Jonathan Aranda 1B,2B 7 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
69 Josh Smith 3B,SS,OF 6 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
70 Jorge Polanco 2B,3B 12 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
71 Keibert Ruiz C 41 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
72 Luis Severino SP 45 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
73 AJ Smith-Shawver SP 23 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
74 Will Warren SP 14 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
75 Gavin Lux 2B,OF 7 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
76 Seth Halvorsen RP 23 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
77 Gavin Sheets 1B,OF 12 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
78 Matthew Liberatore SP,RP 2 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
79 Andy Pages OF 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
80 Andrew Benintendi OF 4 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
81 Sal Frelick OF 8 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
82 Martin Perez SP 18 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
83 Kumar Rocker SP 41 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
84 Joey Ortiz 3B,SS 19 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
85 Miguel Vargas 3B,OF 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
86 Landen Roupp SP,RP 10 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
87 Luisangel Acuna SS 5 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
88 Camilo Doval RP 25 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
89 Yimi Garcia RP 11 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
90 Kyle Stowers OF 1 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
91 Alan Roden OF 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
92 Curtis Mead 2B,3B 5 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
93 Graham Ashcraft SP 6 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
94 Mike Clevinger SP 10 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
95 Mason Montgomery RP 3 Add in 15+ Team Leagues
96 Caleb Ferguson RP 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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