This is the all-undrafted team. These players are going outside the top 300 of average draft position (ADP) in drafts over the last month. This article is targeted at those who play in deeper formats but do not be afraid to place these players on your waiver wire watch list in shallower formats in case they become relevant there.

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All-Undrafted Team

Danny Jansen (C – TB)

Danny Jansen is a bit of a wild card. We know what a healthy Jansen can do. The issue is health. He has not surpassed 100 games played since 2019 and has never topped 400 plate appearances in his MLB career.

Jansen signed a one-year “prove it” deal with the Rays. A team with little competition behind him and no reason not to play him as much as he can handle. He will give you volume, while healthy, with a power upside that very few catchers can provide in fantasy. This alone warrants him a roster spot in two-catcher or 15-team leagues.

Tyler Soderstrom (1B – ATH)

There have been rumblings of Tyler Soderstrom getting the chance to be the backup catcher entering the year, so the idea of gaining catcher eligibility is very intriguing here. But beyond that, there is still a lot of upside here in the power department if you need it late in drafts.

Soderstrom is very likely to platoon in 2025 but it will be on the strong side. He was called up for 61 games last season and the barrel rate (14.6%) and hard-hit rate (48.9%) were top-tier. This is a skillset worth taking a shot at where he is going in drafts.

Even if the batting average might not be great, Soderstrom is one of a few players going this late that could hit 25+ home runs, and no one should be surprised. Most projection systems have him between 21 and 24 home runs, for reference. Not to mention the power could even play up with the new park being more hitter-friendly than that of the Oakland Coliseum.

Thairo Estrada (2B – COL)

What we have here is a player who just never got going last year getting a chance to return to form. With a new team and new opportunity in a ballpark that will be beyond favorable to him, Thairo Estrada is in a prime spot to bounce back. He should be the Rockies’ everyday second baseman and we are just one season removed from him being a very solid fantasy contributor.

In back-to-back seasons (2022 and 2023), Estrada hit 14 home runs and stole at least 21 bases while hitting at least .260. Last year it all fell off a cliff. Now he is in Colorado and we have already seen him steal a base in spring training. Rockies manager Bud Black has made comments about being more aggressive on the base paths as well this upcoming season. The power is not great but we can get solid contributions across the board otherwise.

Joey Ortiz (3B – MIL)

Joey Ortiz is boring. He hits a few home runs, steals a few bases and chips away at all the categories. That does have value in deeper leagues. Not to mention, playing every day and playing in a favorable ballpark in Milwaukee still allows room for growth and decent numbers through compiling them.

Ortiz showed a very strong contact tool and posted an elite 92.7% Z-Contact% in 2024. While limiting his SwStr% to just 5.8% (which is also elite). He did not chase (24.6% O-Swing%). His approach is as strong as it gets. He has shown strong hard-hit rates in the Minors, so if he can get back to that then that would help elevate the power numbers and overall potential of what we can see out of him in 2025.

Trey Sweeney (SS – DET)

Trey Sweeny came up last year and showed off a little bit of power and speed but it was a small sample. In the Minors, he hit 15 home runs and had 20 stolen bases in 487 plate appearances. The only real concern is he strikes out a lot. The strikeout rate has hovered around 25-27% over his last few stops. In spring training, it is nearly 30%. That is something that could lead to inconsistency at the plate.

We have seen Sweeney lead off in every start he has made in spring training since Parker Meadows went down with an injury. There is a chance Sweeney starts in Triple-A, according to a recent report. However, the early spring trends would suggest otherwise. He may be limited to a strong side of a platoon but it is hard to argue Sweeney is not the best option they currently have at shortstop. The appeal here is the skillset paired with the opportunity for consistent playing time sooner rather than later.

Tommy Pham (OF – PIT)

Tommy Pham is past his prime but he is also entering the year as a leadoff hitter. This is simply targeting opportunity and plate appearances. Pham posted a 42.7% hard-hit rate just last year and stole a handful of bases. He has even stolen one in limited starts this spring.

Pham flashed a strong plate approach last year with very little swing and miss while also limiting the chasing. The ceiling is limited here but Pham still offers a path to providing some power, some speed and decent counting stats, as long as he is leading off and playing every day.

David Festa (SP – MIN)

Over the last couple of years, the Twins have been great at developing pitchers. That plays into the optimism here with David Festa. In 2024, he posted a 24.7% K-BB% at Triple-A but that dipped to a still respectable 19.5% at the MLB level. The issue was home runs. If he cannot induce more ground balls it could remain a problem.

The swing-and-miss stuff is there but getting burned by the long ball could hinder Festa’s ability to capitalize on his potential. In his 64.1 MLB innings, he posted a 4.90 ERA. On the surface, it looked bad. The results were not ideal. But a peek at the metrics tells a different story.

With a 3.76 FIP, 3.58 xFIP and a 3.58 SIERA, you can see how much better he could have been and could be entering 2025 with a full offseason under his belt. There is a lot of upside and potential here. If he does not beat out Simeon Woods Richardson for the final rotation spot then you should keep Festa on your watch list or consider stashing him because he can be a true impact starter this year.

Chris Martin (RP – TEX)

Chris Martin is the surprise closer of the offseason. Well, projected closer as of now anyway. This is the same team that brought Kirby Yates in and eventually gave him the job and let him run with it last year. That could be exactly what we are seeing here with this veteran addition. Not to mention there is not a lot of competition as of now.

Martin is coming off a year with a 26.1% K-BB%, a 1.03 WHIP and a mid-3.00 ERA. Every indicator suggests he was unlucky in the ERA department, so there is even a path for improvement there. Health and the lingering feeling of a David Robertson signing are the main concerns here. But even if Robertson signed, that does not mean Martin would not get the first crack at the job.

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