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Fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 26 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 26 -- September 18 through September 24. There are two weeks left in the regular season, and now is time to research and add players off the waiver wire that can help secure a fantasy title.
More top prospects are being called up to the big leagues, and some are producing for fantasy managers immediately. Heston Kjerstad and Pete Crow-Armstrong were recently promoted to the big leagues. Top prospects such as Colt Keith, Justyn-Henry Malloy, Matt Mervis, Robert Gasser, Austin Shenton, and Jackson Holliday patiently await the call to the big leagues.
Notable injury notes include Shohei Ohtani (oblique), who was shut down for the season with an oblique strain. Tyler O'Neill (foot) landed on the 10-day injured list with a sprained right foot. Salvador Perez (head), Ryan Mountcastle (shoulder), Ronald Acuna Jr. (calf), and Christian Yelich (back) are considered day-to-day. 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 Nolan Jones, Willi Castro, Ryan Pepiot, Kris Bryant, Jake Burger, Davis Schneider, Michael King, Julian Merryweather, Taj Bradley, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Heston Kjerstad, and where they rank, among others. Read more to see where these players rank in the waiver wire rankings for Week 26.
Week 26 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 26?
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).
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 | % Ros. | Baller Move |
| 1 | Nolan Jones | 1B, OF | 63 | Add in All Leagues |
| 2 | Ryan Pepiot | SP | 58 | Add in All Leagues |
| 3 | Willi Castro | 2B, 3B, SS, OF | 38 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 4 | Ronny Mauricio | SS | 24 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 5 | Davis Schneider | 2B | 57 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 6 | Christopher Morel | 2B, 3B, SS, OF | 54 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 7 | J.P. Crawford | SS | 39 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 8 | Kris Bryant | OF | 57 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 9 | Anthony Volpe | SS | 50 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 10 | Ezequiel Tovar | SS | 40 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 11 | Yainer Diaz | C, 1B | 52 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 12 | Evan Carter | OF | 10 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 13 | Julian Merryweather | RP | 30 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 14 | Ke'Bryan Hayes | 3B | 58 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 15 | Wilmer Flores | 1B, 2B, 3B | 57 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 16 | Jordan Wicks | SP | 55 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 17 | Tommy Pham | OF | 48 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 18 | Mitch Garver | C | 49 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 19 | Sawyer Gipson-Long | SP | 9 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 20 | Jake Burger | 3B | 47 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 21 | Heston Kjerstad | OF | 6 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 22 | Mason Miller | SP | 12 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 23 | Kyle Hendricks | SP | 47 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 24 | TJ Friedl | OF | 52 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 25 | Tyler Stephenson | C | 53 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 26 | Taj Bradley | SP | 21 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 27 | Jorge Polanco | 2B, 3B | 51 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 28 | Gabriel Moreno | C | 19 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 29 | Robbie Grossman | OF | 8 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 30 | Kyle Wright | SP | 54 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 31 | DJ LeMahieu | 1B, 2B, 3B | 45 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 32 | Jarred Kelenic | OF | 33 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 33 | Javier Assad | SP, RP | 38 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 34 | Austin Hays | OF | 54 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 35 | Kenta Maeda | SP | 45 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 36 | Mike Yastrzemski | OF | 21 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 37 | Yoan Moncada | 3B | 17 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 38 | J.D. Davis | 1B, 3B | 26 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 39 | Jose Abreu | 1B | 60 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 40 | Alex Kirilloff | 1B, OF | 11 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 41 | Logan O'Hoppe | C | 18 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 42 | Edward Cabrera | SP | 26 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 43 | Michael King | SP, RP | 49 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 44 | Carlos Santana | 1B | 16 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 45 | Charlie Blackmon | OF | 33 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 46 | Tylor Megill | SP, RP | 16 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 47 | Trevor May | RP | 49 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 48 | Michael Massey | 2B | 3 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 49 | Noelvi Marte | 3B, SS | 10 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 50 | Alejandro Kirk | C | 36 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 51 | Griffin Canning | SP | 29 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 52 | Jack Suwinski | OF | 28 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 53 | DJ Stewart | OF | 16 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 54 | Matt Vierling | 3B, OF | 8 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 55 | Robert Stephenson | RP | 13 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 56 | Mauricio Dubon | 2B, SS, OF | 16 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 57 | Chris Taylor | 2B, SS, OF | 32 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 58 | Maikel Garcia | 3B, SS | 23 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 59 | Elehuris Montero | 1B, 3B | 10 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 60 | Wilyer Abreu | OF | 6 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 61 | Mike Clevinger | SP | 49 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 62 | Brandon Marsh | OF | 17 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 63 | Ceddanne Rafaela | OF | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 64 | Will Benson | OF | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 65 | Nelson Velazquez | OF | 11 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 66 | Tyler Kinley | RP | 6 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 67 | Ryan Noda | 1B, OF | 6 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 68 | Edward Olivares | OF | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 69 | Tyrone Taylor | OF | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 70 | Brandon Pfaadt | SP | 10 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 71 | Mark Canha | 1B, OF | 20 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 72 | Connor Phillips | SP | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 73 | Everson Pereira | OF | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 74 | Hunter Goodman | C | 7 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 75 | Shea Langeliers | C | 14 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 76 | Drew Waters | OF | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 77 | Connor Wong | C | 3 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 78 | Liover Peguero | 2B, SS | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 79 | Luis Campusano | C | 5 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
| 80 | Austin Wells | C | 2 | Add in 15+ Team Leagues |
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