Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2025 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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19.
Shota Imanaga
Shota Imanaga arrived at MLB and upstaged his fellow countryman, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, mostly by staying healthy. Imanaga started 29 games for the Cubs, pitching 173 1/3 innings and racking up 174 strikeouts while maintaining a 2.91 ERA and 1.02 WHIP. He also kicked in a 15-3 record to boost his fantasy impact. His 25.1% strikeout rate and microscopic 4.0% walk rate furthered his case as Chicago's ace. The biggest red flag for Imanaga this season is that his 2.91 ERA was a mirage, thanks to an unsustainable 80.2% LOB percentage. His xERA was 3.46, and that should be closer to the expectation going forward. Imanaga is a high-end SP2 on draft day.
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37.
Justin Steele
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92.
Jameson Taillon
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105.
Matthew Boyd
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129.
Ben Brown
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206.
Colin Rea
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211.
Javier Assad
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230.
Ryan Brasier
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234.
Cody Poteet
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245.
Cade Horton
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276.
Jordan Wicks
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322.
Brandon Birdsell
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350.
Caleb Kilian
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429.
Brad Keller
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457.
Chris Flexen
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