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Fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 19 of the 2023 MLB season. These are free agent options to add off waivers, and our rankings will help you prioritize.
Welcome back RotoBallers, to another edition of the fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 19 -- July 31 through August 6. The MLB trade deadline is Monday, and we will see more significant roster shakeups, such as the Rangers acquiring ace Max Scherzer from the Mets on Saturday. Many roles could change or open up as teams make roster moves geared toward a World Series run.
More top prospects are being called up to the big leagues, and some are producing for fantasy managers immediately. The Giants called up Marco Luciano, who is hitting.333 (3-for-9) with a double since making his MLB debut on Wednesday. Luisangel Acuna, the younger brother of star Ronald Acuna Jr., was the prospect the Mets received in return for Scherzer. Acuna is slashing .323/.384/.472 with eight home runs and 42 steals in 84 games at Double-A.
Notable injury notes include Nathan Eovaldi (elbow), Jonathan India (heel), Zach Eflin (knee), Mookie Betts (ankle), Taylor Ward (head), and Zach Neto (back) being considered day-to-day. Jordan Romano (back) was placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday. Reinforcements are coming as Trevor Story (elbow), Brandon Woodruff (shoulder), Jazz Chisholm Jr., and Nestor Cortes Jr. are close to returning to action. The ball is flying out of the yard as offenses are heating up. We are here to help sort it all out with our latest waiver wire rankings article.
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This week's waiver wire rankings feature players such as Triston Casas, Trevor Story, Will Benson, Nick Pivetta, Sal Frelick, Yimi Garcia, Erik Swanson, Jon Berti, Kevin Ginkel, Jake Burger, Grayson Rodriguez, Keibert Ruiz, Edouard Julien, Marco Luciano, Hyun Jin Ryu, Zack Gelof, and where they rank, among others. Read more to see where these players rank in the waiver wire rankings for Week 19.
Week 19 Waiver Wire Roundup for Fantasy Baseball
Just like any other week, we have put together a full assortment of fantasy baseball waiver wire articles. You can see that full roundup below to help prepare you for Sunday night's waiver wire runs for leagues with weekly transactions.
For those who are not familiar, our team's fantasy baseball waiver wire articles get published on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays each week. First up is our closers and saves waiver wire report by David Marcillo, followed by our two-start pitcher streamers article by Pranav Uppalapati, and then the top hitter streamers by Dawn Tepper, released late each week to give you a head start on the week ahead.
For you premium subscribers, you get our overall waiver wire article, compliments of Nick Mariano. These will give you a solid overview of the waiver wire options. RotoBaller's resident points league guru Nick Gaut brings you his weekly points league pickups for hitters.
In addition to these articles, we also dig deeper for each position with individual waiver wire articles: starting pitcher pickups, outfield pickups, 2B and SS pickups, 1B and 3B pickups, deep fantasy hitter pickups, and players to consider dropping.
Who To Pickup for Fantasy Baseball Week 19?
Are you looking for a more direct and structured list of prioritized players to add off the waiver wire? This article is the final piece of the weekly waiver wire pickups series. Its goal is to show you our weekly ranking for the relevant waiver wire pickup options, including how to prioritize them for your league (depending on the league size).
So below, you will find the overall rankings list. Below that, each individual position is in priority order. Hopefully, this helps you win your wire this week!
| Rank | Player Name | Position | % Owned | Baller Move |
| 1 | Triston Casas | 1B | 60 | Add in All Leagues |
| 2 | Trevor Story | 2B | 51 | Add in All Leagues |
| 3 | Christian Encarnacion-Strand | 1B | 55 | Add in All Leagues |
| 4 | Anthony Volpe | SS | 51 | Add in All Leagues |
| 5 | Seiya Suzuki | OF | 53 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 6 | Grayson Rodriguez | SP | 51 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 7 | Will Benson | OF | 24 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 8 | Edouard Julien | 2B | 50 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 9 | Tarik Skubal | SP | 51 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 10 | Mickey Moniak | OF | 57 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 11 | Lars Nootbaar | OF | 59 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 12 | Luke Raley | 1B, OF | 50 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 13 | Kenta Maeda | SP | 58 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 14 | Adbert Alzolay | RP | 58 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 15 | Zack Gelof | 2B | 6 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 16 | Jose Siri | OF | 14 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 17 | Sal Frelick | OF | 40 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 18 | Nick Pivetta | SP, RP | 30 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 19 | Wilmer Flores | 1B, 2B, 3B | 41 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 20 | Alex Kirilloff | 1B, OF | 37 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 21 | Javier Baez | SS | 38 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 22 | Bryan Woo | SP | 37 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 23 | Ezequiel Tovar | SS | 37 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 24 | Kutter Crawford | SP, RP | 15 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 25 | Kevin Ginkel | RP | 28 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 26 | Yimi Garcia | RP | 7 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 27 | Maikel Garcia | 3B, SS | 28 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 28 | Gavin Williams | SP | 27 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 29 | Willi Castro | 2B, 3B, SS, OF | 17 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 30 | Jon Berti | 2B, 3B, SS, OF | 20 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 31 | Joey Votto | 1B | 20 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 32 | Marco Luciano | SS | 13 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 33 | Jake Burger | 3B | 25 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 34 | Andrew Benintendi | OF | 41 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 35 | J.P. France | SP | 43 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 36 | Seth Lugo | SP | 37 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 37 | Luis Rengifo | 2B, 3B, SS, OF | 16 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 38 | Gregory Santos | RP | 7 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 39 | Michael Conforto | OF | 34 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 40 | Logan Allen | SP | 47 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 41 | Ross Stripling | SP, RP | 16 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 42 | Spencer Torkelson | 1B | 37 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 43 | James Outman | OF | 40 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 44 | Trent Grisham | OF | 8 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 45 | Randal Grichuk | OF | 12 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 46 | Justin Lawrence | RP | 26 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 47 | Cristopher Sanchez | SP, RP | 17 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 48 | Erik Swanson | RP | 25 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 49 | Jeimer Candelario | 3B | 46 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 50 | Ramon Laureano | OF | 18 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 51 | Colin Holderman | RP | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 52 | Griffin Canning | SP | 27 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 53 | Cade Marlowe | OF | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 54 | Yainer Diaz | C | 18 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 55 | Mike Clevinger | SP | 15 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 56 | Keibert Ruiz | C | 49 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 57 | Johnny Cueto | SP | 27 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 58 | Bo Naylor | C | 8 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 59 | Hyun Jin Ryu | SP | 19 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 60 | Steven Matz | SP | 12 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 61 | Brandon Pfaadt | SP | 8 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 62 | Mike Ford | 1B | 4 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 63 | Andruw Monasterio | 2B, 3B, SS | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 64 | Max Kepler | OF | 6 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 65 | Joel Payamps | RP | 40 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 66 | Matt Wallner | OF | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 67 | David Fry | C, 1B, OF | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 68 | Johan Oviedo | SP, RP | 13 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 69 | Kyle Hendricks | SP | 42 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 70 | Drew Smith | RP | 0 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 71 | Trevor May | RP | 18 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 72 | JJ Bleday | OF | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 73 | Jose Quintana | SP | 11 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 74 | Brusdar Graterol | RP | 16 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 75 | Kyle Isbel | OF | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 76 | Julio Teheran | SP | 18 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 77 | Colin Rea | SP, RP | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 78 | Tony Kemp | 2B, OF | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 79 | Travis Jankowski | OF | 6 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 80 | Kyle Higashioka | C | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
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