Hey, all you courageous, brave, adventure-seekers, you’ve discovered the improper web site. That is fantasy baseball, not fantasy position taking part in, except it’s fantasy roll-playing and that is Stratomatic, however that’s nonetheless not proper. Nonetheless, fantasy baseball. Good, now that we removed all these individuals carrying fedoras and purchasing from the Indiana Jones assortment at Eddie Bauer, we are able to get right down to the bidness. The Public sale worth bidness? Not fairly, however yow will discover all public sale values in Rudy’s rankings — one instance, 12-team combined league public sale values. This can be a high 100 for 2025 fantasy baseball. Let’s do that!
One phrase about this high 100 for 2025 fantasy baseball, earlier than I offer you one other 5,000 phrases. I’m going to keep away from repeating myself from the place rankings within the 2025 fantasy baseball rankings. If you wish to know my in-depth emotions about a participant, then it is advisable go to his positional web page, i.e., the high 20 1st basemen for 2025 fantasy baseball, the high 20 outfielders for 2025 fantasy baseball, the highest 20 Patterns In Queso That Look Like Messages From One other Planet for 2025– Okay, however I virtually bought you. This put up is supposed to present you an thought the place guys from completely different positions are in relation to one another. Since this put up is barely the highest 100, there’s extra gamers the place this got here from. 413 extra, to be very precise. Subsequent up, there will likely be a high 500 that may go previous 500, then, after that, there will likely be a high 7,500 that may go to eight,602, then a high 25,000 that may go to twenty-eight,765, then a high 600,000 that may go to 892,121, till we find yourself with a high kajillion in April that may go to a kajillion and one. Or perhaps I’ll cease on the high 500. Yeah, that is smart. To not get all biblical on you, however that is the gospel. Print it out and take it to Mt. Sinai and it’ll say, “Win your 2025 fantasy baseball league, younger prematurely balding man.” Projections had been performed by me and a crack workforce of 100 monkeys preventing amongst themselves as a result of there have been solely 99 typewriters. Any person please purchase Ling-Ling his personal typewriter!
Razzball Subscriptions are additionally now open, which embrace the Fantasy Baseball Conflict Room. I don’t draft with out it, neither must you. Anyway, right here’s the highest 100 for 2025 fantasy baseball:
1. Bobby Witt Jr. – One man goes 50/50! One other man hits extra homers within the AL than anybody ever and follows that two years later with 58 homers and performs in a Little League park! Which one is ranked first general? Neither. Sorry, I hate spoilers too, however that’s not a spoiler, you’re studying the rankings. Actually, like, proper now. After the highest spot has been cursed for 4 of the final 5 years, I’m making an attempt to be as conservative as attainable with the highest spot. Ohtani and Choose have the perfect likelihood to be the highest man general or disappointing barely, whereas Bobby Witt Jr. has the perfect likelihood to be a high 5 general participant with the lesser likelihood of disappointing or being primary. That’s proper, I’m telling you to draft a man primary who has much less of an opportunity to be primary. And issues get even dumber from right here! 2025 Projections: 112/33/102/.314/37 in 611 ABs
2. Shohei Ohtani – Chipper Jones stated Ohtani is generational. I take that to imply he’s the perfect participant of this era. If that’s true, which I imagine it’s. Suppose additionally about how every progressive era will get higher than the era earlier than. Hank Aaron was higher than Ruth, Bonds was higher than Aaron and Ohtani is healthier than Bonds, so Ohtani is the perfect baseball participant ever. With that in thoughts, I didn’t rank him primary. I’m dumb or I’m the dumbest ever? 2025 Projections: 107/45/118/.294/20 in 576 ABs, 10-4/2.96/1.08/154 in 123 IP
3. Elly De La Cruz – I’m wild on E! and I hope E! is wild on the basepaths for yet another 12 months. When a participant is as dynamic as E!, it does really feel slightly bit that at any level a workforce can pull on the reins and a 40/40 risk turns into a 30/20 participant, however E!’s not there but with these worries. Be gone, evil ideas! 2025 Projections: 111/30/72/.267/51 in 602 ABs
4. Aaron Choose – Not like not rating Ohtani 1st general, I don’t have as many questions on how dumb I’m by rating Aaron the Big right here vs. larger. A 7-foot tall man simply has too many transferring components to depend on for 150 video games yearly, and he doesn’t have 50/50 upside. Although, I’d fortunately take a 50/10 12 months. 2025 Projections: 104/46/112/.307/10 in 509 ABs
5. Gunnar Henderson – A giant a part of me needed to rank Gunnar behind Ohtani, as a result of I believe Gunnar is definitely the 2nd most secure man ranked, however 45/20, 30/50 and 45/10 with an opportunity for 60 homers beats him. Shut although! Truthfully, if I used to be setting which choose I needed in a draft, the fifth choose doesn’t sound unhealthy in any respect. This can be a clear delineation level, however the high 20 is stacked with hitters. “It’s a great time to be alive,” says a man with the very slender focus of solely caring about drafting a hitter within the high 20. 2025 Projections: 121/39/103/.289/17 in 609 ABs
6. Juan Soto – Gave you my Juan Soto fantasy. It was written whereas bobbing my head to Doechii’s latest album. (It’s wonderful, and after I first wrote this in December it was much less trite to say it.) 2025 Projections: 93/37/111/.288/11 in 564 ABs
7. Jose Ramirez – May be the most important “What does he must do to get ranked within the high 5 general?” and the reply is: Nothing. Lineup round him must get significantly better to even contemplate it. 2025 Projections: 103/36/111/.276/28 in 604 ABs
8. Francisco Lindor – I is likely to be misremembering this, however Lindor is the primary look of a man who hasn’t been ranked near this excessive earlier than, and is 31, which is a little bit of a priority, however he’s averaging 30/30/.260 over the past two years, and is now getting Juan Soto behind him (in actual baseball, the place there’s barely extra crotch scratching), so I believe in case you’re fading Lindor, you’re simply sorta guessing he received’t be good vs. truly having a cause. 2025 Projections: 112/32/93/.276/30 in 603 ABs
9. Kyle Tucker – Already gave you my Kyle Tucker fantasy. It was written whereas counting my Benjamins (DVDs of Benji films). 2025 Projections: 106/36/97/.296/23 in 569 ABs
10. Fernando Tatis Jr. – I nonetheless totally imagine, however in case you take me out of the equation (which is unhappy, why don’t you need me?), Steamer has Enjoyable The Jewels down for a 38/19/.280 season. I’d be giddy to get that giddy up. 2025 Projections: 93/34/96/.281/28 in 586 ABs
11. Corbin Carroll – Final 12 months was a catastrophe for Carroll — OR WAS IT?! — I baited you, Mr. Reversal. DAMN, I KNEW IT. Carroll went 22/35 final 12 months and had a .258 within the 2nd half. If he does 25/40/.260, is it that completely different than Elly? To not reply however to ruminate. 2025 Projections: 117/28/75/.272/48 in 571 ABs
12. Julio Rodriguez – I may bait Mr. Reversal once more with JRod asking if final 12 months was actually that unhealthy, however let’s simply say, can somebody hypnotize JRod into considering your complete 2025 season is September? 2025 Projections: 96/32/101/.272/33 in 605 ABs
13. Ronald Acuña Jr. – Beginning to get the very critical vibe that I’m gonna be rostering Tildaddy in numerous leagues this 12 months with him slipping in drafts. Y’all notice he’s a 30/40/.270 participant in 130 video games, proper? Seize a hot-in-April waiver man for the primary two weeks of April, then transfer Acuña into your fantasy lineup. Yeah, I like that lots. Folks on April fifteenth gonna be like, “Why was I apprehensive about Acuña? There’s nonetheless 5 and a half months left.” 2025 Projections: 93/29/71/.269/42 in 541 ABs
14. Mookie Betts – Can’t mission him for 155 video games and 600+ at-bats, but when there’s one man who could lead on the league in runs and nonetheless break 100 RBIs, don’t doubt Mookie Finest. 2025 Projections: 107/33/102/.294/17 in 579 ABs
15. Yordan Alvarez – Can’t cease imagining Captain Woo Cubano coming by with a 50-homer season, however each time I get these wonderful visions, I fall again to earth by taking a look at his earlier years and never seeing one 12 months when he’s hit 40 HRs. He’s secure high 25 man with much less upside than my mind retains telling me he has. 2025 Projections: 91/36/102/.306/3 in 561 ABs
16. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – What’s humorous about fantasy however not haha-funny, is how comparable Cake Batter and Captain Woo Cubano are for fantasy. Have a look at how comparable their projections are. The not humorous half is how in case you had been to see one man bat after the opposite in an All-Star Recreation, you’d by no means assume they had been comparable. Totally different sides of plate, one is extra line drive, one is mammoth energy, however they’re kinda samesies. 2025 Projections: 96/32/108/.309/4 in 605 ABs
17. Bryce Harper – Meh, you understand Bryce. So, please get pleasure from:
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2025 Projections: 89/33/96/.288/9 in 541 ABs
18. Paul Skenes – I’m not drafting him (or any starter this excessive), however it’s exhausting to disregard Skenes and what he can do, if that helps. It’s for the better good not drafting Skenes, however, sure, I do love him and might perceive the attraction for Livvy. 2025 Projections: 17-6/2.47/0.97/250 in 192 IP
19. Jarren Duran – That is the a part of the highest 20, Duran and Chourio, the place I’m throwing out all my ideas from Witt to Bryce which had been, “Simply be conservative and draft fairly. Don’t push it. With ‘it’ being upside, which you understand since these ideas are in your individual thoughts.” At this level, I can’t management my pleasure. I would like Duran and Chourio in each league and it’s partially due to upside and I don’t care. 2025 Projections: 116/23/74/.291/36 in 617 ABs
20. Jackson Chourio – Screaming on the high of my lungs, “Give me Chourio in each league exclamation mark after exclamation mark after exclamation mark!” 2025 Projections: 102/26/84/.284/32 in 589 ABs
21. Jazz Chisholm Jr. – Duran, Chourio and Jazz are 19A, 19B, there’s no 19C, then 19D. Additionally extremely offered on going all-in on Jazz in Yankees uni for the entire season. Even when we solely get 130 video games from him, it’s higher than 150 video games from Jazz in Miami. Plus, he’s enjoyable. You don’t like enjoyable? Aw, who damage you? 2025 Projections: 87/29/90/.248/31 in 531 ABs
22. Trea Turner – Deal with Urner is just not 19E. Deal with Urner astounds by strolling on his hind legs for 4 months, then performs useless for 2 months. 2025 Projections: 91/20/72/.287/22 in 541 ABs
23. Tarik Skubal – No, I’m not (continued in subsequent blurb). 2025 Projections: 17-5/2.51/0.94/237 in 202 IP
24. Zack Wheeler – Drafting a starter but. Extra within the high 20 starters for 2025 fantasy baseball. Like 4500 phrases extra. Sorry, if I don’t shorten the blurbs on this put up, this will likely be 7,000 phrases lengthy, which I say whereas including extra pointless phrases. 2025 Projections: 16-7/2.59/0.98/221 in 198 IP
25. Austin Riley – Right here’s to your complete Braves’ lineup bouncing again, aside from all of the Braves who aren’t on any of my fantasy groups. Verify again in two months to see who that’s. Thanks. 2025 Projections: 93/35/96/.274/2 in 581 ABs
26. Matt Olson – This space of the draft turns into essentially the most problematic, from Deal with Urner to ‘drafting 1st starter round choose 50.’ It’s landmine after landmine, no less than evidently approach, and largely due to the Braves hitters who’re right here. Gamers have unhealthy seasons, there’s no cause Riley, Olson and Albies can’t bounce again. Should you assume gamers are solely good coming off good seasons, can I remind you that Albies, Olson and Riley had been coming off good seasons final 12 months? 2025 Projections: 94/33/112/.254 in 606 ABs
27. Brent Rooker – As talked about within the high 20 outfielders, Rooker may not have OF eligibility in your league. That knocks him off about two rounds, however that may have some variance relying on issues like two utility spots, and so on. 2025 Projections: 86/36/105/.268/10 in 539 ABs
28. Oneil Cruz – I would love Oneil Cruz greater than the typical particular person, however–Okay, that earlier sentence is like assless chaps as a result of there’s no buts. If I could assuage your emotions of hating me proper now for the way a lot I really like Oneil Cruz, he can hit 40 homers and has straightforward 30-steal velocity. Should you draft hitters who’ve velocity and energy, you may solely go so improper. Have a look at Corbin Carroll, he was within the high 25 general final 12 months, and had one of many worst 1st halfs of all-time. 2025 Projections: 81/28/86/.257/20 in 556 ABs
29. Ozzie Albies – I’m begging you to simply take a second and take into consideration how you’d’ve beloved to get Albies at this level in drafts final 12 months. After he went 33/13 in 2023, you’d’ve thought I hit my head if I solely projected him for…2025 Projections: 91/27/82/.267/15 in 571 ABs
30. Manny Machado – I get the sense individuals don’t like Machado for… [waves hands vaguely around the room] …causes. However he was coming off an harm final 12 months and gave extra worth than this rating, and he’s had a exceptional fantasy profession. He’s occurring a decade straight with out disappointing. 2025 Projections: 71/31/108/.272/10 in 581 ABs
31. Ketel Marte – It’s gonna be attention-grabbing on the finish of the 12 months to see if Albies or Ketel are higher in 2025, and what which means for 2026, as a result of one was nice in 2023, one was nice in 2024, and this 12 months is The Definer, as they are saying within the biz, and the biz is fantasy baseball rankings. Why are you laughing that I referred to as fantasy baseball a enterprise? Cease it. 2025 Projections: 91/25/80/.272/7 in 519 ABs
32. CJ Abrams – I guess CJ Abrams will return this worth. To finish this transaction, use the DraftKings code, CJABRAMS-is-INNOCENT! 2025 Projections: 87/20/66/.244/34 in 557 AB
33. Corey Seager – It may not be what you anticipate, however, due to velocity and energy being such a worthwhile combo, Abrams is approach safer to return worth than Seager. I say it may not really feel that approach, as a result of I believe most individuals assume Seager is a greater real-world baseball participant, and he is likely to be, however we’re doing fantasy right here. 2025 Projections: 76/31/82/.282/2 in 489 ABs
34. Jose Altuve – Enjoyable truth! Earlier than every sport, Jose Altuve would repeat to himself right into a mirror, ‘Shorty don’t cease, and I’m Shorty,’ till the clubhouse attendant moved the mirror six inches larger on the wall. 2025 Projections: 91/22/62/.278/17 in 593 ABs
35. James Wooden – Ya understand how we’re debating ourselves like we’re Debate Membership alumni with how badly we don’t need to mess with the earlier hitters, however will, as a result of we have now to? Ya know, the trepidation we had for Albies, Olson, et al. Nicely, that’s over for the subsequent few picks. We very Kathleen-Turner-breathy need these guys. 2025 Projections: 89/26/77/.272/25 in 556 ABs
36. Wyatt Langford – I is likely to be misremembering actually all the things I do know in regards to the Rangers, however I’m relying on Wyatt to do extra working and stealing this 12 months. See, I measured Bruce Bochy’s head and the velocity at which a thought strikes by a median mind, and divided that by the Pitch Clock 12. Additionally, Wyatt’s insanely quick. 2025 Projections: 86/22/83/.267/26 in 553 ABs
37. Jackson Merrill – Wanna imagine in Jackson Merrill greater than the opposite two on this attractive trifecta of outfielders right here, however the reality is I belief him the least, whereas nonetheless sufficient to fortunately draft him. Sure, it’s a really skinny line to belief a man lots however, no, not that a lot. 2025 Projections: 88/27/86/.294/14 in 531 ABs
38. Brenton Doyle – Final 12 months it was Nolan Jones, this 12 months it’s Doyle. Yearly we must always have one Rockies hitter within the high 50 who will undoubtedly break our coronary heart whereas Bud Black pees on our grave. It’s a great reminder life isn’t honest. 2025 Projections: 80/25/76/.252/32 in 578 ABs
39. Pete Alonso – Up to date the first basemen rankings for Alonso, after he re-signed. (Additionally up to date third basemen rankings for Brett Baty. Bye-bye, Baty, as Dick Van Dyke would say.) 2025 Projections: 93/36/109/.247/3 in 591 ABs
40. Josh Naylor – So, I noticed his early ADP was round 90 general and I wasn’t certain if it was a Seymour Skinner scenario the place it was me seeing that and considering, “It’s the youngsters who’re improper,” or if it was me placing on blinders and being approach too excessive on Naylor, so I went again to the Participant Rater from final 12 months and that is virtually precisely the place he was final 12 months in worth, so the youngsters are improper. 2025 Projections: 81/28/95/.261/7 in 559 ABs
41. Freddie Freeman – I get the sensation that that is the final time we see Freeman within the high 100 general within the preseason, however, as talked about within the 1st basemen rankings, the Dodgers’ lineup will repair numerous points with counting stats. 2025 Projections: 83/20/86/.277/10 in 536 ABs
42. Rafael Devers – Fairly involved about Devers. Shoulders are difficult and his 2nd half was one of many worst. If being trustworthy, I’m unsure I’d even draft him at this rating. 2025 Projections: 95/27/89/.277/5 in 542 ABs
43. Logan Gilbert – There’s barely a primary tier of starters to draft from, however I can see it in case you’re thirsty, as I say within the high 20 starters, that is the purpose when the drafting of starters commences. Extra in subsequent blurb. 2025 Projections: 13-12/2.89/0.96/217 in 204 IP
44. George Kirby – I’m both drafting an outfielder, outfielder, outfielder, Josh Naylor, CJ Abrams, or outfielder on this normal space of the draft, however, in principle I might draft Gilbert or Kirby. I’m simply being lifelike. That’s why after I say stuff like, “I’m not drafting a starter till choose 45-ish however am drafting Gilbert or Kirby,” it’s type of not true. It’s prolly the one factor that journeys so many individuals up in my rankings, regardless of what number of occasions I clarify it. Extra in subsequent blurb. 2025 Projections: 13-10/3.29/1.03/181 in 194 IP
45. Dylan Stop – At any level right here, you must draft a starter. Like don’t need to need to need to draft Stop, however one in all these starters. 2025 Projections: 15-7/3.39/1.09/233 in 193 IP
46. Cole Ragans – There will likely be a pitchers’ pairing software out within the subsequent few days that can assist you draft starters. It’s as straightforward as doing a clickety-click-clack. What are you doing?! Don’t clackety-click-click! I stated clickety-click-clack! You ruined it! 2025 Projections: 14-8/3.36/1.13/226 in 188 IP
47. Framber Valdez – Have already drafted Framber as my primary starter in a single league, and I look ahead to being in on Framber for the primary time in his profession so he can wreck me and at last have a nasty 12 months. 2025 Projections: 14-9/3.39/1.12/191 in 194 IP
48. Shohei Ohtani – This rating of Ohtani is simply him as a pitcher. You assume you’ll by no means use Ohtani as a starter, however you find yourself doing it greater than not, is my guess. I rostered him two years in the past when he was pitching, and I began him so many extra occasions as a starter than I believed I might on the expense of his hitting stats. I used to be doing properly in hitting and misplaced my primary starter. They name {that a} shaggy canine story. 2025 Projections: 10-4/2.96/1.08/154 in 123 IP
49. Emmanuel Clase – I can say I’m not drafting a more in-depth and other people will likely be like, “But when they’re there, would you?” Certain, if the draft is precisely like this rating, which it’ll by no means be. CJ Abrams’s ADP is 48, Naylor is 95(!), James Wooden is 51. Extra in subsequent blurb. 2025 Projections: 3-1/2.07/0.91/64, 43 saves in 71 IP
50. Josh Hader – Wyatt Langford is 54, Oneil Cruz is 42; do you see what I’m saying? Should you get to this spot within the draft, you understand what you’re drafting? One of many fifteen guys I’ve ranked in entrance of their ADP and never a more in-depth. It’s additionally why I say I’m unlikely to get Gilbert or Kirby. After you are taking an outfielder or nook man, you must draft a starter, since you don’t have one but. So, how are you drafting Hader? You may draft like this: Wyatt, Oneil, Wooden, or a hitter round who I’ve ranked larger than their ADP, then Stop, Ragans or another starter, then Josh Naylor at choose 70, if he’s actually going at 95 general, so now you’re at choose 85, you’re actually drafting one in all these closers? Please cease being daft. 2025 Projections: 5-2/2.38/0.98/102, 36 saves in 70 IP
51. Devin Williams – Right here’s what I stated this offseason, “Yankees acquired him, and my Malcolm Gladwell-Blink ideas on it was that is the perfect commerce the Yankees have performed in a decade. If they might’ve retained Juan Soto, I would assume that deal was value Michael King, however I can not say that. Let me make clear, I really like top-notch closers from an actual baseball standpoint. No workforce is successful something with no lights-out man pitching the ninth. Guys can step up and be The Man who don’t have the observe document, or simply get scorching in October, just like the Dodgers with Treinen this previous postseason. However somebody must be locking down the ultimate three outs, and nobody is healthier than Devin Williams. For fantasy? Yeah, SAGNOF and eff that. He appears to be like like prime Mo on paper, although. My God, his stats are ridonk.
14.2 Ok/9, 1.93 ERA — 202213.4 Ok/9, 1.53 ERA — 202315.8 Ok/9, 1.25 ERA — 2024
And who can overlook 2021 the place he ended the 12 months by punching the wall! Or missed final 12 months’s 1st half with again surgical procedure. Okay, so he has some pink flags, however who doesn’t? Edwin Diaz ends each sport with a limp-wristed handshake as a result of he’s scared if he celebrates an excessive amount of he’ll re-injure himself. Once more, I’m not drafting Devin Williams, simply laying out to you the nice and unhealthy. The great outweighs the unhealthy by lots. His pitching is really must-see TV, assuming he hasn’t punched the TV already.” And that’s me quoting me! 2025 Projections: 3-0/1.66/0.95/89, 41 saves in 60 IP
52. Willy Adames – Already gave you my Willy Adames fantasy. It was written throughout your face! 2025 Projections: 81/27/92/.238/12 in 581 ABs
53. Cody Bellinger – Already gave you my Cody Bellinger fantasy. It had some actual sass! 2025 Projections: 104/26/81/.267/12 in 522 ABs
54. Blake Snell – Should you click on that Willy Adames fantasy hyperlink, it additionally has my Blake Snell fantasy. 2025 Projections: 11-5/3.34/1.11/166 in 124 IP
55. Michael King – Considered how his rating may imply King was my first starter on a workforce, after which I noticed how he was the sixteenth greatest starter final 12 months, and, sure, I’ll take him as my 1st starter. King keep King. 2025 Projections: 12-8/3.38/1.16/207 in 181 IP
56. Garrett Crochet – Already gave you my Garrett Crochet fantasy. It was written whereas being locked up by Barney Fife. 2025 Projections: 13-9/3.47/1.05/193 in 154 IP
57. Shota Imanaga – I like Yoshinobu, however he’s going twenty spots earlier than Shota in early ADP. Even in case you assume they’ll each be fully wholesome in 2025, which I do, Shota simply threw 170-plus innings of a sub-3 ERA with a 9+ Ok/9, which has to place him forward. 2025 Projections: 13-6/3.17/1.05/177 in 175 IP
58. Bryce Miller – Pray for my fantasy groups that will likely be in final place in wins, as a result of I drafted 4 M’s starters. 2025 Projections: 11-10/3.26/1.01/171 in 184 IP
59. Teoscar Hernandez – About as set-him-and-forget-him of a man to your fantasy lineup as Ron ever Popeil’d. twenty first on the Participant Rater final 12 months, and I can’t think about him being a lot worse this 12 months. Like I’m a crypto man on Youtube screaming, “Pure revenue!” 2025 Projections: 81/34/94/.261/7 in 576 ABs
60. Lawrence Butler – His identify is so attention-grabbing to me. Simply slight variations and his profession path adjustments. Larry Butler performs within the NBA, Regulation’rence Butler runs for 150 yards within the NFL, and Lawrence Butler performs baseball. I don’t know why that’s true, however it’s. Additionally, it’s true that I need to draft Butler in each league. 2025 Projections: 84/27/67/.269/23 in 581 ABs
61. Spencer Steer – Once I see Steer being drafted round 120 general, I notice that lots of people who fake to know fantasy don’t. A 27-year-old, 20/20 man with a .250 impartial common isn’t a 120 general choose. Although, in case you can wait just a few rounds to draft Steer, go for it. For what it’s Cronenworth, our Steamer public sale values have him round 100 general, so appizzarently I’m the fool right here. 2025 Projections: 71/22/82/.259/26 in 566 ABs
62. Seiya Suzuki – To not take something away from Lawrence Butler (not Larry or Regulation’rence), however(ler) he simply went 22/18 in 412 ABs in his 1st main league season; Steer went 23/15 in 2023 and 20/25 in 2024, and Suzuki went 20/6 and 21/16 within the final two years, so I’m fantastic with how I ranked them, however that Butler’s ADP is 65, Seiya is 85 and Steer is 120 is unnecessary. That is me nonetheless hung up on Steer being underrated. 2025 Projections: 75/23/81/.281/15 in 519 ABs
63. Christian Walker – Right here’s what I stated this offseason, “Signed with the Astros. First, Jon Singleton is suspended for hotboxing the batter’s field and now he’s bumped to the bench for a Christian. Y’all and your Puritanical values. Let my man smoke balls and joints! Balls ‘n Joints can also be the identify of my very unhealthy mechanic. “Seems to be like you will have a…” Lengthy pull off a joint. “…automotive downside.” So, Christian Walker’s batted ball profile appears to be like higher final 12 months vs. the 12 months earlier than (when he was on the floor higher), and I belief the Astros as a lot as any workforce. Till the Astros make a horrible signing that doesn’t work out, I’m on board. Being for actual: You gotta belief one thing on this lil’ snow globe we name the world. Have a look at Walker’s HardHit% and solely that from 2023 to 2024: 40.4% to 48%. Yeah, final 12 months wasn’t a nasty 12 months, and I at present see him being drafted at a pleasant low cost.” And that’s me quoting me! 2025 Projections: 83/34/95/.254/3 in 579 ABs
64. Riley Greene – What’s kinda humorous about rankings that isn’t humorous, you (me) justify your Butler rating by saying he’s a high 60-ish man, you then justify Steer as a result of he’s just about the identical, you then justify your Seiya rating with 23/15/.281 projections, you then see Riley Greene with basically the identical projections however seven years youthful so extra upside and you find yourself rating Riley forty spots in entrance of his ADP. Welcome to my thoughts! 2025 Projections: 74/27/86/.274/7 in 527 ABs
65. Yoshinobu Yamamoto – I really like Yamamoto, and lots individuals do, only a hair bit greater than me, so I may not roster him anyplace. However I’m open to being stunned! 2025 Projections: 11-5/3.19/1.09/159 in 139 IP
66. Spencer Schwellenbach – Right here’s an attention-grabbing ADP tidbit. Schwellenbach is being drafted 40 spots after Yoshinobu, however was about 60 spots forward of him on the Participant Rater final 12 months, and ought to be good for no less than 30 extra innings, so, properly: Attention-grabbing. 2025 Projections: 13-7/3.26/1.03/183 in 176 IP
67. Roki Sasaki – Gave you my Roki Sasaki fantasy when he signed. It was written whereas staring into The Abyss, the film. 2025 Projections: 12-6/2.92/1.06/181 in 136 IP
68. Anthony Santander – Principally, Teoscar with out the identical identify worth. Name him Hydrox Teoscar. 2025 Projections: 84/36/97/.244/3 in 588 ABs
69. Jacob deGrom – …and we’re not drafting starters anymore! I imply, we’re, simply not this schmohawk. 2025 Projections: 5-3/2.41/0.91/124 in 89 IP
70. Chris Sale – Not this one both. 2025 Projections: 12-6/3.03/1.06/152 in 123 IP
71. Corbin Burnes – Already gave you my Corbin Burnes fantasy. I wrote it whereas saying, “I’m not drafting him both.” 2025 Projections: 15-8/3.41/1.12/186 in 195 IP
72. Gerrit Cole – Or this one. 2025 Projections: 13-10/3.66/1.17/152 in 148 IP
73. Pablo Lopez – Or…you get the thought, proper? I discuss extra about all these guys within the high 40 starters. 2025 Projections: 13-9/3.77/1.17/203 in 188 IP
74. Edwin Diaz – Okay, must say once more one thing to alleviate your fears while you’re considering, “If I’m not drafting starters from deGrom by these closers then what the heck am I drafting?” So, as soon as once more I’m stating that I’m a lot larger on Schwellenbach, Santander, Riley Greene, Walker, nearly everybody above this string of pitchers I’m avoiding, so there’s actually no approach you get right here and also you’re between deGrom, et al, and the closers. 2025 Projections: 4-1/2.61/1.02/89, 30 saves in 60 IP
75. Ryan Helsley – Similar story, 2nd verse. 2025 Projections: 6-2/2.91/1.08/74, 31 saves in 62 IP
76. Felix Bautista – So, sure, third verse. Additionally, Bautista is getting back from Tommy John surgical procedure, which usually worries me, however A) He’s a more in-depth, so he solely must throw, what? 20 pitches a sport? B) I’m not drafting him anyway. C) There’s no C. 2025 Projections: 3-1/2.89/1.03/91, 27 saves in 58 IP
77. Bryan Reynolds – Because the world’s oldest and most ardent supporter of Bryan Reynolds, I simply need to say don’t draft him, so there’s extra shares for me of essentially the most persistently stable fantasy outfielder who I’ve all the time beloved. 2025 Projections: 84/25/87/.272/10 in 591 ABs
78. Kyle Schwarber – Talking of outdated and ardent supporters of a participant, I principally invented loving The Schwarbomb. What’s that? What about my put up final 12 months about Schwarber being overrated? A ruse for me to get extra shares! 2025 Projections: 106/40/105/.231/3 in 581 ABs
79. Marcell Ozuna – Okay, sarcasm apart, we’re squarely within the part of the draft the place, “I’m holding my nostril and drafting, however, in actuality, I shouldn’t be considering these guys are stinkers as a result of these guys have been good for some time.” Take Ozuna (to not a bar after which to his automotive, although), a man who has back-to-back of 40 and 39 homers and simply hit .302. There’s no cause to carry your nostril right here. 2025 Projections: 86/38/107/.278/1 in 582 ABs
80. Ian Happ – Just about completely ranked right here with Reynolds, Schwarber and Ozuna. Do you like drafting Happ? Prolly not. Must you as a result of he’s been worthwhile repeatedly? Sure. 2025 Projections: 86/24/69/.247/12 in 571 ABs
81. Mark Vientos – Already gave you my Mark Vientos sleeper. It was written whereas working a pink gentle. 2025 Projections: 82/34/95/.251/1 in 580 ABs
82. Marcus Semien – Simply had a horrible thought, what if Semien, who has 650+ ABs for the final 4 years, solely will get 550 ABs. Semien making me shudder like I’m staying in a Motel Six and excited about what’s on the bedsheets. 2025 Projections: 92/20/67/.233/10 in 604 ABs
83. Bailey Ober – As talked about beforehand, I wait a short while longer than most to draft my 1st starter, however normally draft my 2nd starter slightly faster. Roger that, Ober and out. 2025 Projections: 13-8/3.69/1.09/184 in 176 IP
84. William Contreras – El oh el. It’s such a crock that I even rank one catcher within the high 100, as a result of I’d by no means draft one and I solely rank this one 50 spots after his ADP to verify nobody will get confused as as to whether I’m drafting him or not. I’m not. 2025 Projections: 86/20/74/.286/7 in 559 ABs
85. Jordan Westburg – And identical to that the 2nd basemen turn into attention-grabbing. See the 2nd basemen rankings for extra of that fast turnaround from the Mehs to the Nomnomnoms. 2025 Projections: 74/22/82/.273/12 in 527 ABs
86. Junior Caminero – The previous few seasons it’s felt like there’s been some large danger/reward guys within the high 100. Wyatt Langford and Royce Lewis come to thoughts final 12 months and each kinda meh’d it up, however Langford much less so. This 12 months feels much less dangerous for large upside gambles within the high 100, which is sweet. You don’t need danger early. I deliver this up now, as a result of Caminero is likely to be the most important Amazon Want Record vs. secure and dependable. 2025 Projections: 82/28/88/.264/7 in 572 ABs
87. Logan Webb – At present excited about my declare to fame that nobody is aware of about with Lifetime ADP. Logan Webb, you and I are going to be so wealthy once we take this principle public. Uh, extra public. Uh, I’m gonna be wealthy, Webb already is. Lifetime ADP: Higher than the self-driving automotive. Don’t know what Lifetime ADP is? As a result of I’ve solely talked about it 25 occasions earlier than and I want it to get to 10,000 earlier than it clicks. To learn extra about it, see Webb’s blurb within the high 40 starters. 2025 Projections: 13-10/3.48/1.12/176 in 202 IP
88. Zac Gallen – It’s absurd that Zac Gallen goes this low, when he’s basically a primary. Should you draft, say, Framber and Gallen as your 1st two starters, you may’t lose! That’s my no a refund assure! 2025 Projections: 15-7/3.59/1.16/193 in 187 IP
89. Bryan Woo – ‘Drafting Woo’ seems like me if I had been Tom Cruise in Days of Thunder explaining drafting. [moves sugar packet down thigh] Woo! 2025 Projections: 10-8/3.33/0.97/136 in 154 IP
90. Grayson Rodriguez – Nonetheless assume that sooner or later Grayson goes to click on into place and turn into a high 5 starter for a half decade. May be this 12 months. 2025 Projections: 15-7/3.51/1.14/189 in 167 IP
91. Sonny Grey – I’m not recommending it, however in case you drafted Gallen, Grayson and Sonny Grey and nil different starters, then simply streamed, you’d prolly be fantastic. 2025 Projections: 12-10/3.56/1.13/186 in 164 IP
92. Tanner Bibee – Already gave you my Tanner Bibee sleeper. I wrote it whereas yelling, “Convey it on!” whereas watching Convey It On. 2025 Projections: 14-7/3.30/1.10/191 in 180 IP
93. Triston Casas – Moved Casas round lots like I used to be an itinerant. Lastly landed him right here as a result of I believe that is lifelike for the place I might draft him, based mostly on his harm danger. Hopefully he stays wholesome and leaves me completely proud of the quantity I moved Casas, i.e., nomad. (I’m so sorry for that pun; it was avoidable and I simply couldn’t.) 2025 Projections: 87/30/91/.251 in 546 ABs
94. Hunter Brown – Got here so near writing a Hunter Brown sleeper in October (after I write my sleeper posts) that after I was posting the pitcher sleepers in January, I used to be searching for my Hunter Brown sleeper as a result of I believed I did write it. I didn’t, however I do love him. 2025 Projections: 13-9/3.55/1.24/184 in 172 IP
95. Jack Flaherty – Re-signed with the Tigers, or perhaps that’s resigned to re-sign as a result of it was February and no groups needed a legit ace make it make sense. For these of you who’re like, “Yeah, however perhaps he’s damage, so I can perceive why he wasn’t signed for some time.” Cool, Scherzer acquired $15.5 millies and is historic and hasn’t been wholesome in years. 2025 Projections: 12-6/3.02/1.05/161 in 144 IP
96. Robert Suarez – Mentioning this for the first time perhaps ever, so hear up actual good: I’m good-looking in an offbeat approach. Okay, additionally mentioning: There have been 9 relievers within the high 100 final 12 months, so round 9 is what I attempted to rank this 12 months. “Round 9” is 10, 9 or eight. It’s additionally how I come to rank a certain quantity per place within the high 100. (And high 200 and high 300 and so forth.) Extra within the subsequent blurb. 2025 Projections: 5-3/2.95/1.04/61, 31 saves in 66 IP
97. Ryan Walker – I am going to the Participant Rater from the earlier 12 months and verify what number of guys from every place are within the high 100 (and so forth) and attempt to match it. If there have been 5 2nd basemen (and there have been) within the high 100 final 12 months, there must be a powerful cause to incorporate kind of than 5 on this high 100. Additionally, if there’s seven 2nd basemen this 12 months (there may be), then I must take away a man or two from elsewhere. Extra in subsequent blurb. 2025 Projections: 5-2/2.89/0.98/82, 28 saves in 67 IP
98. Mason Miller – Shortstops misplaced two, Jeremy Pena (meh, boring) and Neto (harm) fell out, catchers misplaced 5 as a result of I refuse to rank 5 extra catchers within the high 100, starters gained three, and yadda-blabbity-bloo. You get the gist, and now you understand why there’s 9 closers within the high 100. 2025 Projections: 3-1/2.32/0.94/93, 21 saves in 62 IP
99. Freddy Peralta – FreddyKBB can’t be unhealthy as a result of each time I’ve rostered him he’s been nice! (I imagine I used to be Everlasting Sunshine of the Spotless Thoughts’d about yearly I rostered FreddyKBB, however I can’t be certain.) 2025 Projections: 12-9/3.61/1.15/207 in 177 IP
100. Ezequiel Tovar – Thought to myself rating Tovar right here was such an grownup transfer as a result of he’s possible value this rating, even when he’s not that thrilling, so to double verify I went to take a look at our Preseason Participant Rater to see the place Steamer has Tovar ranked and it was precisely at 100 (may’ve modified by time you learn this due to accidents, signings, and so on.). Anyway, which means I’m now an grownup. I’m a giant boy! 2025 Projections: 92/24/71/.274/10 in 612 ABs
101. Anthony Volpe – Ya know what can be a enjoyable sport? Guessing whether or not I’ve a participant larger or decrease than Steamer’s Preseason Rating. What do you guess with Volpe? I’m larger or decrease than them? I used to be stunned, if that helps. 2025 Projections: 87/20/62/.252/26 in 587 ABs
102. Parker Meadows – Woo-hoo! I made it to the tip! Right here’s my Parker Meadows sleeper and now I solely need to rank 400 extra gamers in my high 500. An emoji smiling because it tightly grips an antenna on the highest of the world’s tallest constructing. 2025 Projections: 76/20/60/.258/26 in 509 ABs
