
Waiver Wire Pickups of the Week (Week of May 30, 2022): Best Players Available Under 50%, 40%, 30%, 20%, and 10% on Yahoo
by Mickey Bell
*Stats and Roster % as of the morning of May 29
GRADUATED
- Batters
- Harrison Bader, OF, STL (46% to 62%)
- Mike Yastrzemski, OF, SFG (36% to 58%)
- Starters
- Tyler Anderson, SP, LAD (32% to 71%)
- Michael Lorenzen, SP/RP, LAA (42% to 53%)
- Relievers
- Ryan Helsley, RP, STL (48% to 56%)
- Jhoan Duran, SP/RP, MIN (38% to 55%)
50% OR UNDER
Kole Calhoun, OF, TEX (19% to 42%)
Honorable Mentions:
- Batters
- Juan Yepez, 1B/3B/OF, STL (50% to 48%)
- Mark Canha, OF, NYM (41%: no change)
- Wilmer Flores, 1B/2B/3B, SFG (35% to 41%): Batting in the middle of the order, he will contribute RBIs. Because of the shallow 3B position, he’s rosterable in some leagues.
- Starters
- Lance McCullers, SP, HOU (50%: new): Could return in July.
- Bailey Ober, SP, MIN (43% to 48%)
- Alex Cobb, SP, SFG (45% to 47%)
- George Kirby, SP, SEA (44%: returning)
- Relievers
- Emilio Pagan, RP, MIN (37% to 45%)
40% OR UNDER
Alejandro Kirk, C, TOR (31%: returning)
Honorable Mentions:
- Batters
- Andres Gimenez, 2B/SS, CLE (38%: returning)
- Josh Rojas, 2B/3B/SS/OF, ARI (25% to 38%)
- Tommy Pham, OF, CIN (43% to 35%)
- MJ Melendez, C, KCR (35%: no change)
- Christian Walker, 1B, ARI (28% to 34%)
- Jorge Mateo, 2B/SS/OF, BAL (38% to 31%)
- Starters
- Brady Singer, SP, KCR (9% to 36%)
- Michael Wacha, SP/RP, BOS (40% to 34%)
- Jeffrey Springs, SP/RP, TBR (13% to 34%)
- Relievers
- Paul Sewald, RP, SEA (29% to 34%)
- JP Feyereisen, RP, TBR (34%: new)
- Tanner Rainey, RP, WAS (32%: no change)
30% OR UNDER
Kyle Lewis, OF, SEA (29%: new)
Honorable Mentions:
- Batters
- Alek Thomas, OF, ARI (35% to 29%)
- Ramon Laureano, OF, OAK (36% to 29%)
- Jonathan Villar, 2B/3B/SS, CHC (28%: no change)
- Michael Harris II, OF, ATL (23%: new): I’m not prioritizing him in most formats, but he does have stolen base upside.
- Tyler Naquin, OF, CIN (16% to 22%)
- Danny Jansen, C, TOR (24% to 21%)
- Starters
- Roansy Contreras, SP, PIT (30%: new)
- Grayson Rodriguez, SP, BAL (21% to 30%)
- Adrian Houser, SP, MIL (20% to 27%)
- Batters
- Marco Gonzales, SP, SEA (17% to 25%)
20% OR UNDER
Spencer Strider, RP, ATL (13% to 20%)
Honorable Mentions:
- Batters
- Christopher Morel, 2B/3B/OF, CHC (14%: new)
- Starters
- Dakota Hudson, SP, STL (15% to 13%)
10% OR UNDER
Evan Longoria, 3B, SFG (10%: new)
Honorable Mentions:
- Batters
- Luis Gonzalez, OF, SFG (11% to 10%)
- Edwin Rios, 1B/3B, LAD (7%: new)
- Tyrone Taylor, OF, MIL (6%: new)
- Pavin Smith, 1B/OF, ARI (4% to 6%)
- Willi Castro, 2B/SS/OF, DET (4% to 2%)
- Diego Castillo, 2B/3B/SS/OF, PIT (4% to 3%)
- Starters
- Chase Silseth, SP, LAA (23% to 10%)
- Alex Faedo, SP/RP, DET (7%: no change)
- Jakob Junis, SP/RP, SFG (8% to 7%)
- Relievers
- Colin Poche, RP, TBR (5%)