Fantasy Baseball: Breakout Player of the Year and Sleeper First Basemen
Many fantasy teams look for foundation impact power at the first base position. The change in the player pool in 2025 suggests a downgrade in premium home run hitters. Here's a look at my top choices for the breakout,
Fantasy baseball: Best strategy when it comes to drafting first basemen
For years, the first base position has been one of the easiest to draft in fantasy baseball. But now it’s a top-heavy position.
Fantasy baseball catcher rankings: Who's No. 1 for 2025?
Contreras brothers in Milwaukee, St. Louis lead the National League, while veteran Salvador Perez remains a force in the American League.
2025 Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Preview: Sleepers, breakouts, busts, ranking the top 12 and more
There are a few things to know about the starting pitcher position as we look ahead to 2025. The first is that, though it's important to get to know the player pool ahead of your draft, you also need to constantly remind yourself that attrition is going to be a bigger factor here than at any other position.
2025 fantasy baseball draft kit: Rankings, sleepers, cheat sheets, strategy and more
Welcome to our 2025 fantasy baseball draft kit, with sleepers, prospects, rankings, customizable cheat sheets and much more.
Starting pitcher draft strategy for fantasy baseball 2025
We are under a week away from MLB's Tokyo Series between the Dodgers and the Cubs and two weeks away from the domestic opening day, so fantasy baseball draft season is kicking into high gear. I've spent a lot of the off-season writing about my favorite starting pitcher targets and updating my top 180 starting pitcher rankings,
Fantasy baseball picks: Breakout pitchers to draft in 2025
Which overlooked pitchers have the skill set to come up with a big season? Tristan H. Cockcroft digs deep into the numbers to present his annual look at MLB's "Kings of Command."
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Flourish or Flounder: 2025 is Jose Miranda's Last Shot to Prove He's the Twins' Long-Term First Baseman
Despite a 2024 campaign that saw him produce at the plate and provide solid defense at first, his role on the 2025 team is in ...
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Yankees’ young first baseman showing signs of breakout season
The Yankees know what they have in the young hitter, and it’s someone capable of being a middle-of-the-order threat, which ...
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MLB players, managers on the decline of the first baseman
First base is a position in flux. In 2024, major league first basemen batted .246, their lowest total since 1900. They also posted an OPS of .736, their lowest since 1968, the Year of the ...
Phillies' Bryce Harper would change positions for right first baseman; could that include Vlad Guerrero Jr.?
And if it came down to it, Bryce Harper told the front office he was willing to move back to the outfield if it team could ...
Astros first baseman Christian Walker’s MRI shows no sign of strain in his oblique
Houston Astros first baseman Christian Walker received some good news regarding the oblique issue that has limited him this ...
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Ranking Every MLB Team's Starting First Baseman for the 2025 Season
With the beginning of a new baseball season right around the corner, we'll be ranking each team's starter at every position in the coming weeks to provide a full position-by-position preview for ...
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Houston Astros Gold Glove First Baseman Voted as Underrated by His Peers
Walker was one of the players on that list. The first baseman did not become a mainstay in the lineup until 2019. But once he earned the everyday job, Walker did not lose it. In his past six ...
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Yankees’ potential future first baseman could explode onto the scene in 2025
The Yankees are always looking for the next great internal solution, and 26-year-old Ben Rice is at the forefront of their ...