Fantasy Baseball Player Notes

Logan Webb just kept on keeping on in 2025. He pitched 207 innings, won 15 games, raised his strikeout rate to 26.2%, and continued to avoid walks, posting a 5.4% walk rate. His ERA of 3.22 was a bit low compared to his expected (3.58), but his FIP (2.60) and xFIP (2.78) remain elite. Webb continued to just be a workman in fantasy baseball, throwing over 200 innings for the third straight year. With a 4.87 K/BB ratio and entering his age-29 season, projections are calling for a slightly reduced strikeout rate, but fantasy managers can do a lot worse than Webb as their SP1.

Robbie Ray rebounded in 2025 with a 3.65 ERA and 1.21 WHIP across 182.1 innings for San Francisco, earning an All-Star nod after an injury-marred 2023 and abbreviated 2024. While his 24.6% strikeout rate dipped well below his 2021 Cy Young peak (32.1%), he paired it with a manageable 9.7% walk rate and a reduced 2.9% HR rate, driving a solid .221 opponent average and .681 OPS against. The underlying metrics (3.93 FIP, 90.5 mph EV allowed, 45.1% hard-hit rate) suggest he's no longer overpowering hitters at an elite level, but he remains effective when commanding the zone. Looking ahead to 2026, projections point to stable mid-rotation production rather than a return to ace-level dominance. Ray's declining strikeout trend (from 32% in 2021 to sub-25% in 2025) caps his fantasy ceiling, but his ability to take the ball for 30+ starts and limit damage keeps his floor relatively intact.