Video: Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy Guide (2025)

Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy Guide: Busts, Breakouts & Must-Draft Players (2025)

Ryan Wormeli and Mike Maher dive deep into every angle of fantasy baseball prep in this episode of The Cycle. First, they highlight which players they won’t overpay for in their All-Regression teams. Next, they share which names carry the widest gulfs between their ceiling and floor with their All-Boom-or-Bust teams.

Lastly, the guys unveil their personal favorite draft targets in their All-My Guys teams — from Trea Turner to Brandon Woodruff — so you can approach the season with confidence and crush your league.

Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy Guide Timestamps:

Intro – 0:00:00
Worm’s ‘All Regression’ Team – 0:04:49
Matt Olson – 0:07:44
J.T. Realmuto – 0:08:37
Tyler Fitzgerald – 0:08:55
Shota Imanaga – 0:10:46
Maher’s ‘All Regression’ Team – 0:14:30
Anthony Santander – 0:17:29
Brice Turang – 0:17:59
‘All Regression’ Recap – 0:18:48
Maher’s ‘Boom or Bust’ Team – 0:20:14
Cal Raleigh – 0:20:51
Triston Casas – 0:22:36
Junior Caminero – 0:23:39
Jasson Dominguez – 0:24:22
Jacob deGrom – 0:24:50
Worm’s ‘Boom or Bust’ Team – 0:30:35
Royce Lewis – 0:31:35
Ezequiel Tovar – 0:32:15
Zack Gelof – 0:33:09
Cody Bellinger – 0:34:00
Francisco Alvarez – 0:34:25
Chris Sale – 0:35:13
‘Boom or Bust’ Recap – 0:36:01
Worm’s ‘My Guys’ Team – 0:41:37
Adley Rutschman – 0:41:53
Jordan Westburg – 0:42:44
Bo Bichette – 0:43:59
Alex Bregman – 0:44:41
James Wood – 0:45:28
Roki Sasaki – 0:46:38
Worm’s ‘My Guys’ Team Recap – 0:47:56
Maher’s ‘My Guys’ Team – 0:51:47
Willson Contreras – 0:52:01
Freddie Freeman – 0:52:28
Matt McLain – 0:54:02
Trea Turner – 0:54:26
Mark Vientos – 0:55:36
Mike Trout – 0:56:14
Brandon Woodruff – 0:57:26
Maher’s ‘My Guys’ Team Recap – 0:58:32
Closing – 0:59:37

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