Welcome to the 2025 Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit! We’ll have you covered for all things fantasy baseball draft strategies, targets, sleepers, busts, cheat sheets, rankings, tools, resources, and so much more to make sure you’re prepared for all of your drafts.
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2025 Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit: Strategy & Advice
Fantasy Baseball Draft Tools & Resources
Dominate your fantasy baseball draft with the best tools and resources from FantasyPros. Import and sync your leagues and run realistic mock drafts with YOUR league settings or mock draft with other users in the Multi-User Mock Draft Simulator. When it comes time for your draft, connect your league to the Draft Assistant for real-time recommendations to ensure you draft the best team possible. And so much more. Check out our Draft Tools & Resources below:
- Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft Simulator
- Private Multi-User Mock Draft Simulator
- Fantasy Baseball Draft Assistant
- Fantasy Baseball Draft Analyzer
- Fantasy Baseball Salary Cap Simulator
- Fantasy Baseball Salary Cap Calculator
- Fantasy Baseball Cheat Sheet Creator
- FantasyPros Baseball Podcast
Fantasy Baseball Preseason Preparation
FantasyPros offers a comprehensive resource hub with rankings, projections, draft strategies, and expert advice to help fantasy baseball managers prepare for their drafts, such as:
- MLB Draft Wizard: A suite of tools that helps fantasy baseball managers dominate their drafts with expert rankings, customized draft strategies, and real-time recommendations.
- Draft Simulator: A fast and realistic mock draft tool that allows users to practice drafting against AI-powered opponents based on expert rankings and league settings.
- Mock Draft Lobby: A platform where users can join live mock drafts against real fantasy managers to test strategies and refine their draft approach.
- Draft Assistant: A real-time tool that provides expert-driven pick suggestions and analysis during a live fantasy baseball draft to help managers make the best selections.
- Cheat Sheet Creator: A customizable tool that lets fantasy baseball managers build personalized rankings and draft cheat sheets using expert consensus and personal preferences.
- Draft Analyzer: A post-draft evaluation tool that grades fantasy baseball drafts, highlights strengths and weaknesses and offers insights for roster improvement.
- Salary Cap Simulator: A mock salary cap (auction) draft tool lets users practice bidding strategies and refine their approach for salary cap drafts.
- Salary Cap Calculator: A tool that helps fantasy baseball managers allocate their budget efficiently by providing recommended bid values and roster construction guidance based on league settings.
Expert Fantasy Baseball Draft Advice
Check out the top must-draft players from some of our featured experts ahead of the 2025 fantasy baseball season.
- Joe Pisapia’s Must-Have Draft Targets
- Justin Mason’s Must-Have Draft Targets
- Kev Mahserejian’s Must-Have Draft Targets
- Josh Shepardson’s Must-Have Draft Targets
- Kelly Kirby’s Must-Have Draft Targets
- Kev Mahserejian’s 6 Fantasy Baseball Busts to Avoid
- Tim Kanak’s Starting Pitcher Rankings & fScores
- Tim Kanak’s Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects: Rankings & Draft Targets
- Kev Mahserejian’s Undervalued & Overvalued Draft Targets
- Josh Shepardson’s Mid-Round Draft Values: Pitchers
- Frank Ammirante’s Perfect Fantasy Baseball Draft
- Josh Shepardson’s Safe Fantasy Baseball Draft Picks to Target
- Brian Entrekin’s Fantasy Baseball Targets for OBP/Points Drafts
- Frank Ammirante’s Fantasy Baseball Multi-Position Players: Draft Rankings & Tiers
- Josh Shepardson’s 3 Hitters to Avoid Drafting
Featured Pros
- Featured Pros: 13 Early Fantasy Baseball Sleepers
- Featured Pros: 11 Must-Have Players Experts Are Drafting
- Featured Pros: 15 Consensus Sleepers & Busts
- Featured Pros: 11 Bold Predictions
- Featured Pros: 12 Mid-Round League Winners
- Featured Pros: 11 Starting Pitchers to Target & Avoid
Expert Fantasy Baseball Cheat Sheets
Simplify your draft prep with our Fantasy Baseball Cheat Sheets. And create your own with our Cheat Sheet Creator, a customizable tool that lets fantasy baseball managers build personalized rankings and draft cheat sheets using expert consensus rankings, projections and personal preferences. And here are draft day cheat sheets from some of our experts:
- Justin Mason’s Draft Day Cheat Sheet
- Joe Pisapia’s Draft Day Cheat Sheet
- Welsh’s Draft Day Cheat Sheet
- Bogman’s Draft Day Cheat Sheet
- Kelly Kirby’s Draft Day Cheat Sheet
Fantasy Baseball Sleepers to Target
- 2025 Fantasy Baseball Consensus Sleepers
- 9 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers to Draft for Stolen Bases
- 13 Early Fantasy Baseball Sleepers
- 10 Fantasy Baseball Deep Sleepers to Draft After Pick 300
- Fantasy Baseball All-Undrafted Team: Values & Sleepers
- 5 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers to Draft for Home Runs
- 5 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers to Draft for RBI
- 7 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers to Draft for Average & OBP
- 5 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers to Draft for Runs
- 7 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers to Draft After Pick 300
- 9 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers to Draft: Hitters
- 7 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers to Draft for Stolen Bases
- 8 Undervalued Players to Target: ESPN Drafts
- 3 Post-Hype Sleepers to Draft
Justin Mason’s Positional Primers
C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF | SP | RP
2025 Fantasy Baseball Draft Rankings
Spring Training is underway, and the 2025 MLB season is fast approaching! As rosters take shape and position battles unfold, now is the perfect time to lock in your draft strategy. Our latest fantasy baseball rankings provide expert insights to help you stay ahead of the competition. And be sure to check out the results from the 2024 fantasy baseball accuracy competition.
Expert Consensus Rankings
- Mike Maher’s Rankings
- Kelly Kirby’s Rankings
- Joe Pisapia’s Rankings
- Mixed League Rankings
- AL-Only Rankings
- NL-Only Rankings
- Dynasty Rankings
- Prospect Rankings
- Most Accurate Experts from 2024
Check out our latest expert consensus fantasy baseball draft rankings >>
2025 Fantasy Baseball Player Projections
Don’t trust any particular projection system? We combine all the major baseball projections into a consensus.
- Hitter Projections: 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | C | OF | DH
- Pitcher Projections: SP | RP
- 2024’s Most Accurate Projections
Check out our latest fantasy baseball player projections >>
Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy
Fantasy Baseball Position Primers
- Fantasy Baseball Catchers Primer: Rankings & Tiers
- Fantasy Baseball First Basemen Primer: Rankings & Tiers
- Fantasy Baseball Second Basemen Primer: Rankings & Tiers
Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy: High-Stakes Leagues
- Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy for High-Stakes Leagues: Early Rounds
- Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy for High-Stakes Leagues: Middle & Late Rounds
- Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy for High-Stakes Leagues: Hitters
- 16 Players Trending Up & Down: High-Stakes Fantasy Baseball Drafts
Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy
- Fantasy Baseball Draft Cheat Sheet: Home Runs & Stolen Bases
- Fantasy Baseball Salary Cap Draft Strategy: Stars & Scrubs
- Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy: Pocket Aces
- Fantasy Baseball Busts: Do Not Draft These Hitters
- Fantasy Baseball Draft & Hold Strategy & Advice
- Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy & Advice: Punting to Win
- Fantasy Baseball Salary Cap Draft Primer
- 9 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers to Draft for Stolen Bases
- 8 Players to Target for Home Runs
- Fantasy Baseball Draft Primer: Roto vs. H2H
- 4 SP-Eligible Relief Pitchers to Draft
- 4 Late-Round Rookies to Draft: Hitters
- 8 Fantasy Baseball Prospects to Draft & Stash
- MLB Innings Limits to Monitor & Fantasy Baseball Draft Advice
- 5 High-Risk/High-Reward Draft Picks: Pitchers
- 6 High-Risk/High-Reward Draft Picks: Hitters
- 3 Fantasy Baseball Busts to Avoid: Hitters
- 3 Fantasy Baseball Busts to Avoid: Pitchers
- 5 Pitchers to Avoid
- Fantasy Baseball Closer Outlook for All 30 MLB Teams
- Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy: Top Multi-Position Players
- Undervalued & Overvalued Fantasy Baseball Draft Targets
- 10 Draft Picks to Target: AL-Only Leagues
- Fantasy Baseball Salary Cap (Auction) Draft Targets: $1 Picks
- 4 Mid-Round Draft Values: Pitchers
- 6 Fantasy Baseball Values to Target: CBS Drafts
- 5 Overvalued Players to Avoid: CBS Drafts
- 8 Undervalued Players to Target: ESPN Drafts
- 8 Overvalued Players to Avoid: ESPN Drafts
- Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy: Targeting Hitters Early
- 5 Fantasy Baseball Bounce-Back Candidates
Fantasy Baseball Mock Drafts
12-Team Leagues
- Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: 12-Team, Middle Pick
- Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: 12-Team, Early Pick
- Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: Late Pick
- Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: Early Pick
- Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: 12-Team, Middle Pick
- Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: 12-Team, Points League
- Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: 12-Team, Late Pick
- Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: 12-Team, Early Pick
10-Team Leagues
- Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: NL-Only, Early Pick
- Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: Roto Categories, Early Pick
- Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: 10-Team, Points League
Salary Cap / Auction Leagues
- Fantasy Baseball Salary Cap Draft Strategy: Stars & Scrubs
- Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: 12-Team, Salary Cap
- Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: 12-Team, Salary Cap
Fantasy Baseball In-Season Management
FantasyPros provides expert-driven tools and insights to optimize your fantasy baseball team throughout the season, including:
- Lineup Assistant: Offers personalized start/sit recommendations based on expert consensus rankings and matchup analysis.
- Who Should I Start?: Compares two or more players to determine the best start option using expert projections and matchup data.
- Waiver Assistant: Identifies the best available players on the waiver wire based on your team needs and expert recommendations.
- Trade Analyzer: Evaluates potential fantasy baseball trades by analyzing player values, team needs, and expert opinions.
- Trade Finder: Suggests trade ideas tailored to improve your team, considering roster strengths, weaknesses, and league settings.
- League Analyzer: Provides an in-depth breakdown of your league’s standings, team strengths, and weaknesses to help guide strategic decisions.
- Multi-League Assistant: Allows you to manage multiple fantasy baseball teams in one place with expert insights and recommendations.
