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Welcome back RotoBallers, to another edition of the fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 22 -- August 21 through August 27. With just over a month left in the regular season, it's time for fantasy managers to focus on the waiver wire and pick up key players to help secure a championship. We are here to help you prioritize which player to add using our waiver wire rankings article.
More top prospects are being called up to the big leagues, and some are producing for fantasy managers immediately. The Cardinals called up top shortstop prospect Masyn Winn, while the Reds promoted third base prospect Noelvi Marte. Winn hit 18 homers and stole 17 bases over 105 games with Triple-A Memphis. Marte added 11 home runs and swiped 18 bags across 89 games over two levels in the minors in 2023. Top prospects such as Colt Keith, Matt Mervis, Ceddanne Rafaela, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Ronny Mauricio, and Jordan Lawlar patiently await the call to the big leagues.
Notable injury notes include Tony Gonsolin (forearm), who was placed on the 15-day injured list with right forearm inflammation. LaMonte Wade Jr. (back), Maikel Garcia (ribs), Matt Wallner (hand), Kyle Tucker (illness), George Springer (ankle), and Anthony Santander (undisclosed) are considered day-to-day. Reinforcements are coming as Mike Trout faced live pitching and could return from the injured list any day now. 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.
This week's waiver wire rankings feature players such as Masyn Winn, Zack Gelof, TJ Friedl, Noelvi Marte, Cole Ragans, Jason Foley, Logan O'Hoppe, Kerry Carpenter, Javier Assad, Emerson Hancock, Nolan Schanuel, and where they rank, among others. Read more to see where these players rank in the waiver wire rankings for Week 22.
Week 22 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 22?
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 | Pos. | % Ros. | Baller Move |
| 1 | Masyn Winn | SS | 22 | Add in All Leagues |
| 2 | Zack Gelof | 2B | 55 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 3 | TJ Friedl | OF | 60 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 4 | Max Kepler | OF | 22 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 5 | Ke'Bryan Hayes | 3B | 52 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 6 | Grayson Rodriguez | SP | 58 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 7 | Gavin Williams | SP | 58 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 8 | Noelvi Marte | SS | 6 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 9 | Ezequiel Tovar | SS | 40 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 10 | Royce Lewis | 3B, SS | 37 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 11 | Wilmer Flores | 1B, 2B, 3B | 52 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 12 | Nolan Schanuel | 1B | 0 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 13 | Tommy Pham | OF | 24 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 14 | Spencer Torkelson | 1B | 44 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 15 | Kerry Carpenter | OF | 56 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 16 | Jack Flaherty | SP | 49 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 17 | Tarik Skubal | SP | 44 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 18 | Cole Ragans | SP, RP | 24 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 19 | Chase Silseth | SP | 48 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 20 | Logan O'Hoppe | C | 12 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 21 | Nolan Jones | 1B, OF | 29 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 22 | Matt Brash | SP, RP | 28 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 23 | Maikel Garcia | 3B, SS | 41 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 24 | Kyle Harrison | SP | 9 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 25 | Christian Encarnacion-Strand | 1B | 40 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 26 | Jose Siri | OF | 11 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 27 | Bryan Woo | SP | 18 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 28 | Zack Littell | SP, RP | 14 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 29 | Stone Garrett | OF | 19 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 30 | Michael Conforto | OF | 33 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 31 | Matt Wallner | OF | 7 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 32 | Brandon Williamson | SP | 26 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 33 | Joey Votto | 1B | 21 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 34 | Sal Frelick | OF | 33 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 35 | Jordan Westburg | 2B, 3B, SS | 22 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 36 | Josh Bell | 1B | 55 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 37 | Javier Assad | SP, RP | 11 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 38 | Elvis Andrus | 2B, SS | 13 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 39 | Will Benson | OF | 11 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 40 | Luis Rengifo | 2B, 3B, SS, OF | 29 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 41 | Kutter Crawford | SP, RP | 25 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 42 | Vaughn Grissom | 2B | 14 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 43 | Zack Thompson | SP, RP | 6 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 44 | Ryan O'Hearn | 1B, OF | 11 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 51 | Nicky Lopez | 2B, 3B, SS | 12 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 45 | Brice Turang | 2B, SS | 9 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 46 | Trent Grisham | OF | 6 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 47 | Gregory Santos | RP | 21 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 48 | Emerson Hancock | SP | 13 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 49 | Mike Moustakas | 1B, 3B | 14 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 50 | Eddie Rosario | OF | 20 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 52 | Trevor May | RP | 28 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 53 | Nelson Velazquez | OF | 4 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 54 | Jorge Polanco | 2B | 34 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 55 | Zack Littell | SP, RP | 14 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 56 | Logan Allen | SP | 40 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 57 | Hyun Jin Ryu | SP | 29 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 58 | Justin Lawrence | RP | 27 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 59 | Giovanny Gallegos | RP | 47 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 60 | Yainer Diaz | C | 26 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 61 | Paul Blackburn | SP | 8 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 62 | Jason Foley | RP | 11 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 63 | Graham Ashcraft | SP | 46 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 64 | Brendan Rodgers | 2B | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 65 | Osleivis Basabe | SS | 4 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 66 | Carlos Hernandez | SP, RP | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 67 | Reynaldo Lopez | RP | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 68 | Cade Marlowe | OF | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 69 | Yan Gomes | C | 12 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 70 | Mike Clevinger | SP | 29 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 71 | Mitch Garver | C | 20 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 72 | Lawrence Butler | OF | 5 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 73 | Ryan Pepiot | SP | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 74 | Michael Soroka | SP | 9 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 75 | Brandon Pfaadt | SP | 9 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 76 | David Peterson | SP | 6 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 77 | Wade Meckler | OF | 1 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 78 | Jake Cave | 1B, OF | 0 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 79 | JoJo Romero | RP | 5 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 80 | Everson Pereira | OF | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
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