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Fantasy Baseball Player Notes

2025 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes

Kevin Gausman Note
Kevin Gausman photo 56. Kevin Gausman SP
Kevin Gausman delivered a solid performance for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2024, recording a 14-11 win-loss record over 31 starts, with a 3.83 ERA, 162 strikeouts, and a 1.22 WHIP across 181 innings pitched. Notably, he exhibited a significant home-road split: at home, he posted a 5.02 ERA over 95 innings, whereas on the road, he maintained a more impressive 2.51 ERA across 86 innings. Gausman remained a reliable innings-eater, surpassing 180 innings for the fourth consecutive season. His consistent ability to take the mound every fifth day adds value to both the Blue Jays and fantasy managers seeking stability in their pitching rotations. Gausman's performance may hinge on his ability to regain the sharpness of his splitter and improve his home-field effectiveness. If he can address these areas, a return to his 2023 form, where he led the American League in strikeouts, is within reach. At 34, Gausman has shown resilience and adaptability, but the dropoff may be on the horizon. He is riskier than in previous years.
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Jeff Hoffman Note
Jeff Hoffman photo 62. Jeff Hoffman RP
Jose Berrios Note
Jose Berrios photo 82. Jose Berrios SP
Jose Berrios's calling card is durability. The 30-year-old started exactly 32 games for the fourth consecutive year in 2024. In the 192 1/3 innings he pitched, he struck out 153 batters and ended with a 3.60 and 1.15 WHIP. He also won 16 games, which is a very high number considering the team he was playing for. Berrios's disastrous 2022 does appear to be an outlier in terms of ERA/WHIP, but his Statcast page is ugly, save for a low walk percentage (6.9%). Fantasy managers cannot expect him to win half his games again this season, but he is a perfectly serviceable SP4 or SP5 you can draft in the late rounds.
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Bowden Francis Note
Bowden Francis photo 88. Bowden Francis SP,RP
Max Scherzer Note
Max Scherzer photo 105. Max Scherzer SP
Chris Bassitt Note
Chris Bassitt photo 121. Chris Bassitt SP
Chris Bassitt started 30+ games for the third year in a row in 2024, but he also suffered his second-worst career ERA at 4.16 to go along with an uncharacteristic WHIP of 1.46. The 35-year-old's strikeout rate stayed consistent at 22.2%, but his walk rate jumped over two percentage points to 9.2%. While he did manage 10 wins on a terrible team, he had trouble fooling hitters with his sinker and change-up, which is a harbinger for bad things to come. Bassitt is much more of a streamer/waiver wire pickup in 2025 than the durable innings eater fantasy managers have enjoyed in recent years.
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Chad Green Note
Chad Green photo 158. Chad Green RP
Yimi Garcia Note
Yimi Garcia photo 206. Yimi Garcia RP
Yariel Rodriguez Note
Yariel Rodriguez photo 264. Yariel Rodriguez SP,RP
Nick Sandlin Note
Nick Sandlin photo 301. Nick Sandlin RP
Eric Lauer Note
Eric Lauer photo 350. Eric Lauer SP,RP
Tommy Nance Note
Tommy Nance photo 359. Tommy Nance RP
Ryan Burr Note
Ryan Burr photo 397. Ryan Burr SP,RP
Jose Urena Note
Jose Urena photo 402. Jose Urena SP,RP
Erik Swanson Note
Erik Swanson photo 456. Erik Swanson RP
Jake Bloss Note
Jake Bloss photo 509. Jake Bloss SP
Ricky Tiedemann Note
Ricky Tiedemann photo 512. Ricky Tiedemann SP
Spencer Turnbull Note
Spencer Turnbull photo 524. Spencer Turnbull SP,RP
Brendon Little Note
Brendon Little photo 629. Brendon Little RP
Alek Manoah Note
Alek Manoah photo 640. Alek Manoah SP
Josh Walker Note
Josh Walker photo 649. Josh Walker RP
Mason Fluharty Note
Mason Fluharty photo 667. Mason Fluharty RP
Dillon Tate Note
Dillon Tate photo 683. Dillon Tate RP
Jacob Barnes Note
Jacob Barnes photo 684. Jacob Barnes RP
Angel Bastardo Note
Angel Bastardo photo 697. Angel Bastardo SP
Amir Garrett Note
Amir Garrett photo 756. Amir Garrett RP
Easton Lucas Note
Easton Lucas photo 790. Easton Lucas SP,RP
Adam Macko Note
Adam Macko photo 876. Adam Macko SP
Adam Kloffenstein Note
Adam Kloffenstein photo 967. Adam Kloffenstein SP,RP
Justin Bruihl Note
Justin Bruihl photo 968. Justin Bruihl RP