Prime 40 outfielders for 2025 fantasy baseball are right here and so they’re purdy like your little mouth! Sorry, been wanting to observe Deliverance, however can’t discover it streaming, so been reenacting it from my recollections with some toys I purchased at a yard sale. *holds up Miss Piggy plushie* Squeal, Piggy! So, right here’s Steamer’s 2025 Fantasy Baseball Projections for Hitters and 2025 Fantasy Baseball Projections for Pitchers. Subscriptions are up and working, and you may already get Rudy’s Draft Conflict Room. Anyway, right here’s the highest 40 outfielders for 2025 fantasy baseball:
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21. Lawrence Butler – This tier began within the high 20 outfielders. This tier ends at Schwarber. I referred to as this tier, “Goldilocks of adults.” As for Butler, I practically ranked Butler above a number of guys within the earlier tier within the high 20 outfielders. I kinda love Butler like I’m the governor on Benson. There’s a lot to like right here: Energy at each stage, so 22 HRs final yr in solely 125 video games is the iceberg and that iceberg sunk Oakland and now he’s hitting in a minor league park for residence video games with some new winds blowing out. The pace is simple 20-steal pace, and the pitch clock might make that 30. He solely Ok’d 23.9% of the time, and in Triple-A he was recurrently a sub-20 Ok% man. Onerous contact and plenty of it? Give me extra shares please. The one factor that stopped me from being silly and shifting him up, and never being an Grownup Goldilocks, was his lack of monitor file and the A’s would possibly lack counting stats. Noticed somebody draft Luis Robert Jr. earlier than Butler and I want I have been in that league. 2025 Projections: 84/27/67/.269/23 in 581 ABs
22. Spencer Steer – Already went over him within the high 20 1st basemen for 2025 fantasy baseball.
23. Seiya Suzuki – Was the alternative of Butler. I wished to decrease Seiya earlier than Goldlicks’ing him right here. Well being, rising Ks, and Cubs actually wish to commerce him have been my issues and so they all felt kinda made-up and dumb. He simply hit .283, so his Ks went as much as 27.4%, however clearly that wasn’t a difficulty. He’s but to play a full season, however his numbers have been nonetheless 21/16/.283. fifteenth greatest outfielder on the Participant Rater. So, dot dot dot, the place am I purported to rank a man who’s the fifteenth greatest outfielder in solely 132 video games? That a lot decrease than this? Why? I’m advantageous with the Goldilocks’ing I’ve accomplished right here. 2025 Projections: 75/23/81/.281/15 in 519 ABs
24. Riley Greene – Have I discussed that I wrote a Riley Greene sleeper final yr? I did? I’ve talked about it daily for the final 12 months? Okay, level taken. This rating is principally identical as his rating on final yr’s Participant Rater when he went 82/24/74/.262/4 in 512 ABs. That appears like his absolute flooring. Tigers didn’t run in any respect (simply barely greater than Ohtani himself). That feels extra like a Tigers downside than a Greene downside, i.e., they’ve a bunch of 25/2 hitters, and no 30/30 guys. Greene does seem like he has 12+ steal pace, and never under-five. The facility, Onerous Hit% and all the pieces is ideal. So, 30/12/.280 or 24/4/.260 once more, both method it’s useful. 2025 Projections: 74/27/86/.274/7 in 527 ABs
25. Anthony Santander – Signed with the Jays as a result of the Dodgers clearly didn’t need him. I child. However, a considerate pause, am I kidding? Jays have been so thirsty for a free company win they gave Santander about three years too many and fifty-plus million greater than they need to’ve, nevertheless it ain’t my cash, and, for this yr, I nonetheless would fortunately draft him. Is he trending up after a 44-homer season? I’d be shocked. Is he about to fall off a cliff and grow to be former Jays nice, Cliff Johnson? [looking at Cliff’s career numbers] No, he’s not. The 80’s have been a hilarious time for energy hitters. Cliff Johnson and DHs within the 80’s have been, like, 15-homer hitters. Cliff Johnson and the DHs can be an superior band, although. 2025 Projections: 84/36/97/.244/3 in 588 ABs
26. Bryan Reynolds – As a long-time fan and defender of Bryan Reynolds, I wish to ask for all his haters to point out their face. They are going to be scorned! The place are The Bryan Reynolds Haters now to inform me he’s not this good? [intern whispers] I used to be the one who hated Reynolds? Hmm, let’s maintain that between us. Reynolds now has 24/10 throughout the final two seasons and hit .275 final yr. You won’t like him –I didn’t for a very long time — however [shrugs] his rating is Goldilocks’d to perfection right here. As a result of I’m a grown-ass grownup! 2025 Projections: 84/25/87/.272/10 in 591 ABs
27. Kyle Schwarber – This is likely to be the largest “Have a look at me, I’m an grownup Goldilocks,” as I placed on my massive boy pants and admit Schwarber is nice, should you’re in search of that. *That* being a 40-homer, .240 hitter. *That* isn’t *that* dangerous both. Final yr, he raised his common, by leveling off his bat, and hitting the ball extra “proper over the 2nd baseman” and fewer “Let me attempt to do a ba-zoomer over the fitting fielder’s head” whereas nonetheless doing ba-zoomers! 2025 Projections: 106/40/105/.231/3 in 581 ABs
28. Ian Happ – This can be a new tier. This tier goes from right here till Cowser. I name this tier, “Projections, schmjections, however rankings, schmankings.” Can’t imagine we’ve gotten this deep into the rankings and I haven’t talked about rankings vs. projections. An unbelievable omission. Dot dot dot. If not for having mentioned this actual matter about 500 different occasions in earlier rankings posts. Any hoo! I’ll say shortly: Is eighteen/18/.282 higher than 25/10/.245? No, proper? Mistaken, sucker! It might be, however there’s extra to projections and rankings than merely numbers. I’m speaking about Michael Harris II vs. Happ right here, for unstints, and Harris’s 18/18/.282 is not less than equal if not higher than Happ’s 25/10/.245 however Happ was the sixteenth greatest outfielder final yr, and Harris was barely within the high 60. There’s issues like this within the rankings that aren’t at all times readily obvious from projections. I would like Happ extra as a result of he simply places up strong stats yr over yr. Parker Meadows? Due to upside. Trout? Extra in a shallow league the place I can readily substitute him when he’s harm. So, Harris over Trout in deeper leagues? Certain. You probably have Trea Turner and Corbin Carroll, you higher not be drafting Pete Crow-Armstrong from this tier. There’s extra to all of this than merely one man’s identify over one other man’s identify. As I’ve mentioned many occasions prior to now, there’s no method anybody is rating for each single league. That’s why we’ve got rankings for dozens of various leagues. It’s additionally why it’s so foolish when Fantasy Professionals ranks the most effective rankings, even when I used to be ranked primary final yr. 2025 Projections: 86/24/69/.247/12 in 571 ABs
29. Parker Meadows – Already gave you my Parker Meadows sleeper. It was written whereas photocopying my butt. 2025 Projections: 76/20/60/.258/26 in 509 ABs
30. Mike Trout – 4 of his final 5 years are so unhappy. The decline of Mike Trout is miserable. Silly degenerative again situation. Baseball actually is the cruelest sport. We might’ve had probably the greatest of all-time. As a substitute, we acquired probably the greatest ten-year stretches in baseball historical past. Nonetheless a feat, however Quentin Tarantino ain’t digging feats, ya really feel me? 2025 Projections: 48/21/57/.265/5 in 349 ABs
Mike Trout was such a particular one earlier than his physique broke down
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31. Pete Crow-Armstrong – I used to be so near writing a PCA sleeper to the purpose the place I searched via my sleeper posts twice in search of it, pondering I did write it. I assume I hadn’t, however I actually wished to. The actually hilarious factor is I don’t know why I didn’t write it. Possibly it was as a result of I felt like he was correctly ranked. That’s some extent that isn’t made sufficient. It appears to be that I write a sleeper submit and it places a flashing mild on a man, however simply because I didn’t write a submit a few man doesn’t imply he’s not well liked by me. He’s simply well liked by everybody, perhaps. PCA’s ADP appears to fall into that class. I like the 15/30/.230 potential, and everybody does. Nicely, giddy up, PCA pardners! He has 20-homer energy, 40-steal pace and will hit .260+. His one actual downside is the Cubs have to bat him larger within the order. Guys breakout yearly, and this yr it appears like PCA’s probability. There’s not many guys who might be as big a breakout as PCA, and you need to draft him. I implore you, even when I didn’t write a sleeper on him. 2025 Projections: 59/14/66/.248/32 in 510 ABs
32. Jasson Dominguez – Already gave you my Jasson Dominguez fantasy. It starred in an grownup movie named Chutzpah & Hoohah. 2025 Projections: 68/26/76/.232/25 in 527 ABs
33. Dylan Crews – Already gave you my Dylan Crews fantasy. It had fairly little butterflies. 2025 Projections: 72/16/67/.258/26 in 517 ABs
34. Heliot Ramos – Already gave you my Heliot Ramos sleeper. It was written whereas making gaga-goo-goo sounds. 2025 Projections: 79/26/78/.266/10 in 549 ABs
35. Colton Cowser – I eyeballed Cowser’s spray chart (seems like one of many worst euphemisms you possibly can think about) and it appears like he would’ve gained three homers final yr if the fences have been moved in, as they’re now. Eyeballing is an inexact science (and, rattling, simply say what you imply somewhat than these euphemisms), so take it or depart it, however what I by no means perceive with different projections techniques is how they at all times count on younger gamers to worsen. “He hit 24 homers final yr as a rookie? Cool, let’s see if he can barely squeak out 20 homers this yr!” Yeah, I don’t know. I don’t love some facets of his sport for batting common, however he swings for homers and has energy. 2025 Projections: 74/27/82/.234/11 in 512 ABs
36. Michael Harris II – This can be a new tier. This tier goes from right here till Robert. I name this tier, “Excavating out my 10-foot skeleton and placing in these guys.” So, after Halloween, as most of us do, I dig a 10-foot grave in my entrance yard and bury my big, ornamental skeleton till subsequent yr when it sticks its hand via the soil round September 1st. Nicely, I’m digging up Fred, the 10-foot Skeleton, and placing him within the passenger seat of my convertible for the HOV lane, and in his place I’m placing the blokes on this tier. Burying them!
As for Megahertz, some day I hope you like somebody like projections techniques love Megahertz. He’s averaged 17 HRs and 15 steals throughout two seasons. Final yr, he went 16/10/.264. Off yr? Certain, okay. Throughout his “nice” yr, he went 18/20/.293. He’s being drafted method earlier than this. Why? Prolly as a result of projections techniques are saying he’s going to have a profession yr, simply as they mentioned final yr too. I’m sorry, however I acquired a squad collectively referred to as the Megahaterz and all we do is hate on Megahertz, as a result of I simply don’t get the love. He’s actually (not actually) the one man who projections techniques at all times assume shall be higher. (Additionally Vlad Jr.) 2025 Projections: 74/18/62/.282/18 in 523 ABs
37. Christian Yelich – Him and Cody Bellinger have been endlessly linked in rankings and ADP. Why? I truthfully don’t know. They actually had nothing in widespread moreover at all times being subsequent to one another in rankings and ADP. Like at all times till this yr. Don’t look it up, it won’t have been at all times. However it felt like at all times. Now they’re sadly linked by “one has a recurring shoulder problem” and “one has one in his again.” Undecided which is worse, however they’re each equally lower than excellent. Again feels extra recurring. Recurringier? Yeah, that’s a phrase. But, like a merciless father, I separated these two brothers after Bellinger went to the Cubs, as a result of he’s youthful and 25/12 feels extra achievable than Yelich’s 12/25 for an getting older participant with again points. Possibly they’ll discover one another once more on the Participant Rater on the finish of the yr. One can hope. 2025 Projections: 68/13/63/.281/22 in 461 ABs
38. Randy Arozarena – The Rice Bowl is tremendous enjoyable. He wears cowboy boots and appears like an undercover sheriff in Narcos. His peripherals? Oh man they’re horrible and never enjoyable in any respect. xBA is a weak stat. It doesn’t work for numerous causes. His xBA was .219. Dude. I imply. C’mon. He made a number of the worst contact I’ve seen. He makes about the identical contact as Nick Fortes. Oh…[climbs to the top of the Empire State Building]…kay. That’s not nice, over-the-internet mates. Oh, yeah, and he’s in one of many worst hitting parks. An emoji that’s checking the Assist Wished advertisements as a result of it could possibly now not emoji. 2025 Projections: 72/19/74/.225/24 in 556 ABs
39. Adolis Garcia – In the event you’ve adopted me for a minute — an City Dictionary minute which suggests you’ve adopted me for years — you realize I did all the pieces I might to be constructive on Adolis. Me love him very long time. Tried all the pieces I might to get him in entrance of Randy, however, on the finish of the day, the batted ball profile for Adolis doesn’t age effectively, and it’s getting older quickly. Additionally, for merely Randy vs. Adolis: 20/20/.225 vs. 25/10/.225 is benefit Randy, if solely barely. 2025 Projections: 71/27/84/.218/10 in 581 ABs
40. Luis Robert Jr. – Has he been traded but? What, have the White Sox not acquired Paul Skenes and Oneil Cruz for him? Have they not acquired Jordan Lawlar, Ketel Marte and Zac Gallen? Are you telling me they’re asking for an excessive amount of? C’mon, no method. I don’t imagine it, as a result of the White Sox are well-run group and wouldn’t do one thing foolish like that. Chris simply Getz it. They only traded Crochet for…Oh, I do know, supply a catcher for Robert, that’ll do it. Possibly Pedro Pages for Lou Bob? Any hoo! LouBob’s earlier season and I have to warn you, it’s a lot stinkier than you possibly can ever think about, should you’re not acquainted. Pee-ewe, my smelly, that’s dangerous. He went 14/23/.224 with 47 runs and 35 RBIs in nearly 400 ABs! That’s Leody Taveras with worse counting stats. In the event you’re getting again in on LouBob since you assume you’re shopping for low, effectively, good luck, nevertheless it ain’t me. 2025 Projections: 68/20/58/.233/25 in 518 ABs
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