Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2025 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
|
1.
Tarik Skubal
Tarik Skubal tore into the 2024 season and walked away with the AL Cy Young Award. The 27-year-old went 18-4, threw 192 innings, and struck out 228. His sparkling ERA of 2.39 and FIP of 2.49 went along with his 91st-percentile K% (30.3). He also had an elite walk rate of 4.6%. It's not bad for a guy people were concerned about coming off flexor tendon surgery. Skubal combines an effective 4-seam fastball with a devastating changeup that induced a 46.1 Whiff% in 2024. There is nothing in Skubal's profile to give fantasy managers pause, and he is projected to get right up to the 200-inning mark while pitching in a pitcher-friendly ballpark. It's a debate between him and Paul Skenes for who the true SP1 is in 2025, but Skubal brings plenty of stability to the position for fantasy managers.
|
|
38.
Jack Flaherty
Jack Flaherty delivered a strong 2024 season, posting a 13-7 record with a 3.17 ERA and 194 strikeouts over 162 innings pitched. He began the year with the Tigers, achieving a 2.95 ERA and 133 strikeouts in 18 starts. A midseason trade to the Dodgers saw him continue his solid performance, recording a 6-2 record with a 3.58 ERA in 10 starts. Flaherty's Statcast metrics indicate a barrel rate of 7.7%, suggesting effective contact management. Now entering his age-29 season and returning to Detroit, Flaherty's health and ability to maintain his regular-season form will be pivotal for his fantasy value in 2025.
|
|
68.
Reese Olson
|
|
83.
Jackson Jobe
|
|
115.
Casey Mize
|
|
142.
Tyler Holton
|
|
156.
Beau Brieske
|
|
170.
Alex Cobb
|
|
227.
Sawyer Gipson-Long
|
|
231.
Brenan Hanifee
|
|
290.
Ty Madden
|
|
330.
Keider Montero
|
|
341.
Matt Manning
|
|
396.
Tyler Mattison
|
|
399.
Jose Urquidy
|
|
400.
Ricky Vanasco
|
|
498.
Lael Lockhart
|
