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Drafting pitchers in fantasy baseball is a lot like playing Minesweeper. The game presents a board with many clean spaces but also several bombs. Avoiding those bombs early and often is crucial to achieving the final goal of winning. Minesweeper … read more »

Continue Reading 5 Pitchers to Avoid (2025 Fantasy Baseball)

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Gerrit Cole was a no-doubt bust pick before undergoing surgery for internal bracing of a UCL injury. Picking pitching busts was slightly more difficult with him out of the mix. Nevertheless, the following three pitchers have red flags, causing me … read more »

Continue Reading 3 Fantasy Baseball Busts to Avoid: Pitchers (2025)

Finding the right sleepers and avoiding costly busts can make or break your fantasy baseball season. To help you get ahead of the competition, we’ve gathered insights from our Featured Pros analysts to identify this year’s most intriguing breakout candidates … read more »

Continue Reading 15 Consensus Sleepers & Busts (2025 Fantasy Baseball)

Draft rankings vary between fantasy baseball platforms, especially ESPN. For whatever reason, ESPN’s draft rankings strongly differ from FantasyPros’ consensus Average Draft Position (ADP) among other sites. For example, Toronto catcher Alejandro Kirk is ranked 154 on ESPN compared to … read more »

Continue Reading 8 Overvalued Players to Avoid: ESPN Drafts (2025 Fantasy Baseball)

Many of MLB’s top RBI guys are the league’s best hitters. However, fantasy baseball gamers who need to bolster their RBI contributions in the middle and late rounds might be in luck. The following RBI fantasy baseball sleepers have an … read more »

Continue Reading 5 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers to Draft for RBI (2025)

Every fantasy league site has their specific draft trends and CBS Sports is no different. On their platform, it’s the position players that seem to be overvalued — especially the younger ones. Guys like James Wood and Jasson Dominguez are … read more »

Continue Reading 5 Overvalued Players to Avoid: CBS Drafts (2025 Fantasy Baseball)

There should always be specific guidelines for what defines a bust in fantasy baseball. It’s disingenuous to call a mid-round or late-round pick a bust since the expectations are lower as the average draft position (ADP) is later in fantasy … read more »

Continue Reading 3 Hitters to Avoid Drafting (2025 Fantasy Baseball)

Pitchers are inherently the riskiest position in fantasy baseball. The body simply isn’t designed to sling balls 100 miles per hour (MPH). Also, an imperceptible change to the pitcher’s mechanics can throw his command off substantially. The risk can’t be … read more »

Continue Reading 5 High-Risk/High-Reward Draft Picks: Pitchers (Fantasy Baseball)

Drafting underachieving players isn’t a winning strategy in fantasy baseball, but not every selection will pan out. Ideally, drafters will take small losses on their whiffs and knock it out of the ballpark on their hits. Avoiding busts is critical … read more »

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