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CBS News
07-05-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
White Sox have lost 9 straight in Kansas City with loss to Royals Tuesday night
Bobby Witt singled with the bases loaded to cap a crazy rally in the bottom of the ninth as the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on Tuesday night. It was the second walk-off hit of Witt's career, following a game-ending grand slam in 2023. Mark Canha coaxed a walk off Cam Boozer (0-3) to lead off the ninth. Drew Waters blooped it to very short right field, but Michael A. Taylor's throw was wide at second. Freddy Fermin bunted for a hit to load the bases. After Kyle Isbel popped out, Jonathan India drove in the tying run with a fielder's choice and Witt followed with a single to center. Taylor Clarke (1-0) earned the win in relief. The White Sox got on the board first with an RBI single from Brooks Baldwin in the fourth, scoring Matt Thaiss. Thaiss led off the sixth with a single and went to second on a wild pitch. He went to third on a ground out and scored when Vaughn's grounder went under the glove of third baseman Jonathan India for an error. Isbel led off the bottom of the sixth with a line drive home run that just cleared the fence in right center. The White Sox added a run in the eighth on an RBI single by Josh Rojas to make it 3-1. Salvador Perez had a double in the eighth, scoring Vinnie Pasquantino, to pull the Royals within one. Key moment The Royals had first and second with one out, trailing 2-1 in the seventh. However, reliever Steven Wilson got Fermin to foul out and then retired Isbel on a fielder's choice to end the inning. Key stat The White Sox have lost nine straight at Kauffman Stadium, their most ever in Kansas City. Up next White Sox RHP Jonathan Cannon (2-3, 4.26 ERA) goes against Royals RHP Michael Wacha (1-4, 3.52 ERA) on Wednesday in the third game of a four-game series.
Associated Press
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Witt has RBI single in 9th to rally Royals to 4-3 win over White Sox
Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt singled with the bases loaded to cap a crazy rally in the bottom of the ninth as the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on Tuesday night. It was the second walk-off hit of Witt's career, following a game-ending grand slam in 2023. Mark Canha coaxed a walk off Cam Boozer (0-3) to lead off the ninth. Drew Waters blooped it to very short right field, but Michael A. Taylor's throw was wide at second. Freddy Fermin bunted for a hit to load the bases. After Kyle Isbel popped out, Jonathan India drove in the tying run with a fielder's choice and Witt followed with a single to center. Taylor Clarke (1-0) earned the win in relief. The White Sox got on the board first with an RBI single from Brooks Baldwin in the fourth, scoring Matt Thaiss. Thaiss led off the sixth with a single and went to second on a wild pitch. He went to third on a ground out and scored when Vaughn's grounder went under the glove of third baseman Jonathan India for an error. Isbel led off the bottom of the sixth with a line drive home run that just cleared the fence in right center. The White Sox added a run in the eighth on an RBI single by Josh Rojas to make it 3-1. Salvador Perez had a double in the eighth, scoring Vinnie Pasquantino, to pull the Royals within one. Key moment The Royals had first and second with one out, trailing 2-1 in the seventh. However, reliever Steven Wilson got Fermin to foul out and then retired Isbel on a fielder's choice to end the inning. Key stat The White Sox have lost nine straight at Kauffman Stadium, their most ever in Kansas City. Up next White Sox RHP Jonathan Cannon (2-3, 4.26 ERA) goes against Royals RHP Michael Wacha (1-4, 3.52 ERA) on Wednesday in the third game of a four-game series. ___ AP MLB:
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10-03-2025
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2025 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Rotoworld Top 300 overall headlined by Witt, Ohtani, Judge, De La Cruz
Here's the initial version of the Top 300 for 5x5 mixed fantasy baseball leagues. We'll be keeping this updated through Opening Day and beyond, and all of this year's draft guide materials will be presented on free of charge. Expect much more in the way of fantasy baseball content in the coming days. 2025 Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep: Rankings, strategy, sleepers, mock draft results Your one-stop-shop for Rotoworld's preseason fantasy baseball content. Rotoworld Staff, Rotoworld Staff, **updated as of Saturday, March 8** Top 300 Player Team Pos Rk 1 Bobby Witt Jr. Royals SS 1 2 Shohei Ohtani Dodgers DH 1 3 Aaron Judge Yankees OF 1 4 Elly De La Cruz Reds SS 2 5 Fernando Tatis Jr. Padres OF 2 6 Gunnar Henderson Orioles SS 3 7 Julio Rodriguez Mariners OF 3 8 Corbin Carroll Diamondbacks OF 4 9 Jose Ramirez Guardians 3B 1 10 Juan Soto Mets OF 5 11 Yordan Alvarez Astros OF 6 12 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Blue Jays 1B 1 13 Paul Skenes Pirates SP 1 14 Jackson Chourio Brewers OF 7 15 Kyle Tucker Cubs OF 8 16 Tarik Skubal Tigers SP 2 17 Francisco Lindor Mets SS 4 18 Jackson Merrill Padres OF 9 19 Austin Riley Braves 3B 2 20 Jarren Duran Red Sox OF 10 21 Mookie Betts Dodgers SS 5 22 Freddie Freeman Dodgers 1B 2 23 Logan Gilbert Mariners SP 3 24 Ronald Acuna Jr. Braves OF 11 25 Oneil Cruz Pirates SS 6 26 Trea Turner Phillies SS 7 27 Zack Wheeler Phillies SP 4 28 Wyatt Langford Rangers OF 12 29 Jazz Chisholm Jr. Yankees 3B 3 30 Michael Harris II Braves OF 13 31 Manny Machado Padres 3B 4 32 Matt Olson Braves 1B 3 33 Jacob deGrom Rangers SP 5 34 James Wood Nationals OF 14 35 Bryce Harper Phillies 1B 4 36 CJ Abrams Nationals SS 8 37 Pete Alonso Mets 1B 5 38 Lawrence Butler Athletics OF 15 39 Marcell Ozuna Braves DH 2 40 Ketel Marte Diamondbacks 2B 1 41 Blake Snell Dodgers SP 6 42 Emmanuel Clase Guardians RP 1 43 Teoscar Hernandez Dodgers OF 16 44 Rafael Devers Red Sox 3B 5 45 Dylan Cease Padres SP 7 46 Brenton Doyle Rockies OF 17 47 William Contreras Brewers C 1 48 Jose Altuve Astros 2B 2 49 Luis Robert Jr. White Sox OF 18 50 Garrett Crochet Red Sox SP 8 51 Corey Seager Rangers SS 9 52 Brent Rooker Athletics DH 3 53 Framber Valdez Astros SP 9 54 Bo Bichette Blue Jays SS 10 55 Kyle Schwarber Phillies DH 4 56 Dylan Crews Nationals OF 19 57 Joe Ryan Twins SP 10 58 Tanner Bibee Guardians SP 11 59 Josh Lowe Rays OF 20 60 Mike Trout Angels OF 21 61 Jasson Dominguez Yankees OF 22 62 Corbin Burnes Diamondbacks SP 12 63 Chris Sale Braves SP 13 64 Junior Caminero Rays 3B 6 65 Josh Hader Astros RP 2 66 Ian Happ Cubs OF 23 67 Anthony Volpe Yankees SS 11 68 Christian Walker Astros 1B 6 69 Mark Vientos Mets 3B 7 70 Max Fried Yankees SP 14 71 Josh Naylor Diamondbacks 1B 7 72 Willson Contreras Cardinals C 2 73 Mason Miller Athletics RP 3 74 Cole Ragans Royals SP 15 75 Cody Bellinger Yankees 1B 8 76 Raisel Iglesias Braves RP 4 77 Isaac Paredes Astros 3B 8 78 Michael King Padres SP 16 79 Ezequiel Tovar Rockies SS 12 80 Edwin Diaz Mets RP 5 81 Seiya Suzuki Cubs OF 24 82 Spencer Strider Braves SP 17 83 Alec Bohm Phillies 3B 9 84 Yoshinobu Yamamoto Dodgers SP 18 85 Devin Williams Yankees RP 6 86 Bryan Reynolds Pirates OF 25 87 Marcus Semien Rangers 2B 3 88 Bryce Miller Mariners SP 19 89 Matt McLain Reds 2B 4 90 Jordan Westburg Orioles 2B 5 91 George Kirby Mariners SP 20 92 Ryan Helsley Cardinals RP 7 93 Tyler Glasnow Dodgers SP 21 94 Triston Casas Red Sox 1B 9 95 Michael Toglia Rockies 1B 10 96 Jeff Hoffman Blue Jays RP 8 97 Justin Steele Cubs SP 22 98 Christopher Morel Rays 2B 6 99 Spencer Schwellenbach Braves SP 23 100 Willy Adames Giants SS 13 101 Jhoan Duran Twins RP 9 102 Shota Imanaga Cubs SP 24 103 Xavier Edwards Marlins SS 14 104 Pete Crow-Armstrong Cubs OF 26 105 Felix Bautista Orioles RP 10 106 Spencer Steer Reds 1B 11 107 Logan Webb Giants SP 25 108 Adley Rutschman Orioles C 3 109 Alex Bregman Red Sox 3B 10 110 Cristopher Sanchez Phillies SP 26 111 Jonathan India Royals 2B 7 112 Riley Greene Tigers OF 27 113 Bailey Ober Twins SP 27 114 Zach Neto Angels SS 15 115 Salvador Perez Royals C 4 116 Ryan Walker Giants RP 11 117 Ozzie Albies Braves 2B 8 118 Bryan Woo Mariners SP 28 119 Robert Suarez Padres RP 12 120 Masyn Winn Cardinals SS 16 121 Pablo Lopez Twins SP 29 122 Vinnie Pasquantino Royals 1B 12 123 Carlos Rodon Yankees SP 30 124 Royce Lewis Twins 3B 11 125 Tanner Scott Dodgers RP 13 126 Matt Chapman Giants 3B 12 127 Maikel Garcia Royals 2B 9 128 Nick Castellanos Phillies OF 28 129 Hunter Brown Astros SP 31 130 Yainer Diaz Astros C 5 131 Andres Munoz Mariners RP 14 132 Sonny Gray Cardinals SP 32 133 Luis Garcia Jr. Nationals 2B 10 134 Zac Gallen Diamondbacks SP 33 135 Trevor Megill Brewers RP 15 136 Steven Kwan Guardians OF 29 137 Anthony Santander Blue Jays OF 30 138 Kevin Gausman Blue Jays SP 34 139 Adolis Garcia Rangers OF 31 140 Nolan Jones Rockies OF 32 141 Garrett Mitchell Brewers OF 33 142 Brice Turang Brewers 2B 11 143 Gerrit Cole Yankees SP 35 144 David Bednar Pirates RP 16 145 Nico Hoerner Cubs 2B 12 146 Yandy Diaz Rays 1B 13 147 Jared Jones Pirates SP 36 148 Tommy Edman Dodgers SS 17 149 Tyler O'Neill Orioles OF 34 150 Jeremy Pena Astros SS 18 151 Kodai Senga Mets SP 37 152 Jorge Soler Angels OF 35 153 Paul Goldschmidt Yankees 1B 14 154 Reese Olson Tigers SP 38 155 Randy Arozarena Mariners OF 36 156 Cal Raleigh Mariners C 6 157 Freddy Peralta Brewers SP 39 158 Justin Martinez Diamondbacks RP 17 159 Christian Encarnacion-Strand Reds 1B 15 160 Aaron Nola Phillies SP 40 161 Josh Jung Rangers 3B 13 162 Christian Yelich Brewers OF 37 163 Drew Rasmussen Rays SP 41 164 Brandon Nimmo Mets OF 38 165 Kenley Jansen Angels RP 18 166 Colton Cowser Orioles OF 39 167 Brandon Pfaadt Diamondbacks SP 42 168 Luis Arraez Padres 2B 13 169 Evan Carter Rangers OF 40 170 Hunter Greene Reds SP 43 171 Trevor Story Red Sox SS 19 172 Ryan Pressly Cubs RP 19 173 Sandy Alcantara Marlins SP 44 174 Jake Burger Rangers 3B 14 175 Roki Sasaki Dodgers SP 45 176 Carlos Estevez Royals RP 20 177 Jung Hoo Lee Giants OF 41 178 Andres Gimenez Blue Jays 2B 14 179 Luis Castillo Mariners SP 46 180 Kerry Carpenter Tigers OF 42 181 Xander Bogaerts Padres SS 20 182 Jesus Luzardo Phillies SP 47 183 Brandon Lowe Rays 2B 15 184 Byron Buxton Twins OF 43 185 Zach Eflin Orioles SP 48 186 Tyler Soderstrom Athletics 1B 16 187 Ryan Mountcastle Orioles 1B 17 188 Lars Nootbaar Cardinals OF 44 189 Grayson Rodriguez Orioles SP 49 190 Ceddanne Rafaela Red Sox SS 21 191 Reynaldo Lopez Braves SP 50 192 Colt Keith Tigers 2B 16 193 Nolan Arenado Cardinals 3B 15 194 Jackson Holliday Orioles 2B 17 195 Shane McClanahan Rays SP 51 196 Liam Hendriks Red Sox RP 21 197 Brendan Donovan Cardinals 2B 18 198 Brandon Woodruff Brewers SP 52 199 Gleyber Torres Tigers 2B 19 200 Shea Langeliers Athletics C 7 201 Nick Pivetta Padres SP 53 202 Ryan McMahon Rockies 3B 16 203 Jack Flaherty Tigers SP 54 204 Bryson Stott Phillies 2B 20 205 Joc Pederson Rangers DH 5 206 Kyle Finnegan Nationals RP 22 207 Michael Busch Cubs 1B 18 208 Jo Adell Angels OF 45 209 Max Scherzer Blue Jays SP 55 210 Jesus Sanchez Marlins OF 46 211 Jurickson Profar Braves OF 47 212 Gavin Lux Reds 2B 21 213 Beau Brieske Tigers RP 23 214 Nathan Eovaldi Rangers SP 56 215 Luis Rengifo Angels 2B 22 216 Will Smith Dodgers C 8 217 Zack Gelof Athletics 2B 23 218 Shohei Ohtani Dodgers SP 57 219 Victor Robles Mariners OF 48 220 A.J. Puk Diamondbacks RP 24 221 Thairo Estrada Rockies 2B 24 222 Yusei Kikuchi Angels SP 58 223 Jake McCarthy Diamondbacks OF 49 224 Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Diamondbacks OF 50 225 Jackson Jobe Tigers SP 59 226 Max Muncy Dodgers 3B 17 227 Matt Shaw Cubs 3B 18 228 J.T. Realmuto Phillies C 9 229 Cedric Mullins Orioles OF 51 230 Clay Holmes Mets SP 60 231 Taylor Ward Angels OF 52 232 Andrew Vaughn White Sox 1B 19 233 Jordan Romano Phillies RP 25 234 Bowden Francis Blue Jays SP 61 235 Brandon Marsh Phillies OF 53 236 Carlos Correa Twins SS 22 237 Sean Manaea Mets SP 62 238 Alexis Diaz Reds RP 26 239 Parker Meadows Tigers OF 54 240 Jordan Walker Cardinals OF 55 241 Edwin Uceta Rays RP 27 242 Eugenio Suarez Diamondbacks 3B 19 243 Nick Lodolo Reds SP 63 244 Logan O'Hoppe Angels C 10 245 Dansby Swanson Cubs SS 23 246 Nestor Cortes Brewers SP 64 247 George Springer Blue Jays OF 56 248 Griffin Jax Twins RP 28 249 Jeimer Candelario Reds 3B 20 250 Matthew Boyd Cubs SP 65 251 Heliot Ramos Giants OF 57 252 Nathaniel Lowe Nationals 1B 20 253 Pete Fairbanks Rays RP 29 254 Jeffrey Springs Athletics SP 66 255 TJ Friedl Reds OF 58 256 Matt Wallner Twins OF 59 257 Cade Smith Guardians RP 30 258 Pavin Smith Diamondbacks 1B 21 259 Willi Castro Twins SS 24 260 Yu Darvish Padres SP 67 261 JJ Bleday Athletics OF 60 262 Kirby Yates Dodgers RP 31 263 Tyler Fitzgerald Giants SS 25 264 Ranger Suarez Phillies SP 68 265 Gabriel Moreno Diamondbacks C 11 266 Jonathan Aranda Rays 1B 23 267 Robbie Ray Giants SP 69 268 Michael Conforto Dodgers OF 61 269 Chris Bassitt Blue Jays SP 70 270 Rhys Hoskins Brewers 1B 24 271 Masataka Yoshida Red Sox DH 6 272 Seth Lugo Royals SP 71 273 Michael Massey Royals 2B 25 274 Orion Kerkering Phillies RP 32 275 Ryan Pepiot Rays SP 72 276 Joey Ortiz Brewers 3B 21 277 Lane Thomas Guardians OF 62 278 Jason Adam Padres RP 33 279 Lenyn Sosa White Sox 2B 26 280 J.D. Martinez DH 7 281 Taj Bradley Rays SP 73 282 Josh Bell Nationals 1B 25 283 Wilyer Abreu Red Sox OF 63 284 Chris Martin Rangers RP 34 285 Aaron Civale Brewers SP 74 286 Craig Kimbrel RP 35 287 Alec Burleson Cardinals OF 64 288 Tyler Stephenson Reds C 12 289 Walker Buehler Red Sox SP 75 290 Nolan Schanuel Angels 1B 26 291 Jacob Young Nationals OF 65 292 Ryan Weathers Marlins SP 76 293 Hyeseong Kim Dodgers 2B 27 294 Ivan Herrera Cardinals C 13 295 Camilo Doval Giants RP 36 296 Roman Anthony Red Sox OF 66 297 Jake Cronenworth Padres 2B 28 298 Shane Baz Rays SP 77 299 Justin Verlander Giants SP 78 300 Miguel Vargas White Sox 3B 22 Recent Updates March 8 - Gerrit Cole has tumbled from 69th to 143rd as a result of his elbow concerns. I also dropped the pitcher-only Shohei Ohtani from 198th to 218th, as a return in the first half of May appears unlikely there. March 7 - Injuries have dropped George Kirby from 39th to 93rd overall and Grayson Rodriguez from 121st to 189th. I will be tempted to move Kirby back up if he responds well over the next couple of weeks. For what it's worth, last time he dealt with shoulder inflammation, when he was in the minors in 2021, he recovered quickly and was back working in games in just less than a month. This sounds like it might be similarly minor. March 4 - Big pitcher update today, with Cristopher Sánchez (39th to 27th among SPs), Reese Olson (56th to 39th), Jesús Luzardo (66th to 48th) and Jackson Jobe (87th to 59th) among those getting significant bumps up the rankings. I also moved relievers Justin Martinez (19th to 17th among RPs) and Jordan Romano (29th to 24th) up some. Feb. 26 - Back with the Nationals and a shoo-in for the closer's role, Kyle Finnegan has jumped from No. 296 to No. 233. None of his potential replacements in D.C. had been included in previous top 300s. - It sounds like Sean Manaea will miss at least the first couple of weeks with his oblique strain, dropping him from No. 53 to No. 60 among starting pitchers. Mid-February - Nick Pivetta jumped from No. 286 to No. 195 after landing in a great situation with the Padres. It's not quite the perfect ballpark, as homers are the real concern with Pivetta and Petco suppresses hits more than longballs. Still, it's an obvious improvement for the right-hander, and he'll be backed by a pretty good defense and lineup. - Alex Bregman also landed in the ideal spot with the Red Sox and jumped from No. 150 to No. 95. I'm still probably not as high on him as most will be, but playing in Fenway half the time will help with his typically modest batting average and home run outputs of late. With Bregman in Boston, Kristian Campbell has fallen out of the top 300 for now, though that could be temporary depending on how the Rafael Devers drama shakes out. - Giancarlo Stanton, who started out at No. 243 here, has dropped off the list as he deals with sore elbows. - Since the move to right field makes him a slightly better bet to stay healthy, Mike Trout got boosted from No. 69 to No. 60.
USA Today
03-03-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Fantasy baseball: Bobby Witt embodies premium placed on speed in AL LABR auction
Fantasy baseball: Bobby Witt embodies premium placed on speed in AL LABR auction Show Caption Hide Caption The New York Yankees have officially changed their facial hair policy Sports Seriously's Mackenzie Salmon breaks down the change in facial hair policy from the Yankees and the impact it may have on Major League Baseball. Sports Seriously The annual League of Alternative Baseball Reality drafts came with a twist this year. The traditional stare-downs and player jerseys at the auction table were replaced by tiny avatars and a BID+1 button. For just the second time in LABR history, the AL and NL auctions were conducted online. However, most traditions continued with defending AL champion James Anderson of Rotowire having the honor of tossing out Jazz Chisholm to kick things off. The Yankees aren't shy about spending and LABR managers weren't shy about spending on Yankees as Chisholm, eligible at third base and the outfield, went for $33. Shortly afterward, Aaron Judge became the evening's most expensive player as the bidding reached $46 from CBS Sports' Chris Towers. Would that be more or less than Royals shortstop Bobby Witt? Turns out, it was exactly the same. Bidders were similarly aggressive throughout the opening rounds, especially on the hitting side: Jose Ramirez ($41), Vladimir Guerrero ($39), Gunnar Henderson ($36), Julio Rodriguez ($35), Jarren Duran ($33), Corey Seager ($29) and Brent Rooker ($27) were among the first 40 players off the board. NL LABR RECAP: Ohtani, Skenes the top prizes in NL AL LABR RESULTS: Complete draft grid, auction prices Call to arms in AL Elite pitching didn't come cheaply either. Ian Kahn, after a one-year stint in the NL, was back in the AL. He spent the most on any single pitcher by paying $33 for Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal. That was followed by Logan Gilbert ($27), Garrett Crochet ($25) and Framber Valdez ($24). Yet the strength of this year's AL pitching pool offers drafters a variety of options and strategies. Adding to the pitching depth in this draft, Boston University professor Andy Andres went heavy on hitting (as he did as an LABR rookie last year), spending $220 of his $260 budget on bats. As a result, eleven pitchers sold for between $18 and $22 as the other teams stocked their rosters with upper-tier starters. Perhaps the most polarizing of the group is the Rangers' Jacob deGrom. The two-time NL Cy Young winner has only thrown a total of 41 innings over the past two seasons, but he's fully healthy for the first time since 2020, and is capable of being a real difference-maker. After Skubal's nomination, seven more pitchers were thrown out consecutively. Mariners starters Luis Castillo ($19) and Gilbert went quickly before the bidding turned to deGrom. Skepticism about his ability to stay healthy prevented him from getting too expensive, with Baseball Prospectus' Jesse Roche taking the plunge at $21. The relatively stable group of AL closers produced few surprises, with Emmanuel Clase leading the way at $25, followed by Josh Hader at $24 and Devin Williams at $22. Among the less-settled closer situations: Red Sox: Liam Hendriks ($8), Aroldis Chapman ($6), Justin Slaten ($1). Liam Hendriks ($8), Aroldis Chapman ($6), Justin Slaten ($1). Angels: Kenley Jansen ($13), Ben Joyce ($4). Kenley Jansen ($13), Ben Joyce ($4). Rays: Pete Fairbanks ($11), Edwin Uceta ($5). Pete Fairbanks ($11), Edwin Uceta ($5). Royals: Carlos Estevez ($10), Lucas Erceg ($8). Carlos Estevez ($10), Lucas Erceg ($8). Tigers: Jason Foley ($7), Tyler Holton ($3), Beau Brieske (reserve). Need for speed (and versatility) One thing that became apparent very early was the importance of securing stolen bases. Sure, the elite power/speed stars – Witt, Ramirez, Rodriguez, Duran, Chisholm – will be expensive no matter what. However, mid-tier players who can run also drew substantial interest from AL LABR managers. Everyday shortstops Anthony Volpe and Jeremy Peña went for $23 apiece, just $6 less than Seager. And if those speedy runners happen to play multiple positions, they're exceptionally valuable in a mono league. And the winning bids reflected it. 2B/3B Maikel Garcia: $20 2B/3B Luis Rengifo: $18 SS/OF Ceddane Rafaela: $18 2B/SS/3B/OF Willi Castro: $17 2B/SS/3B Jose Caballero: $8 Don't forget the outfield One final note: the outfield depth in the AL beyond the top stars gets thin very quickly. The traditional sweet spot for five-outfielder leagues usually falls between $10 and $19 – not too expensive to blow your budget, but valuable enough to be everyday contributors. In this draft, just 15 outfielders fell in that range – an average of slightly more than one per team. That left a few teams with less-than-optimal choices to fill their outfield slots in the endgame. For more in-depth fantasy baseball stats and analysis, subscribe to
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11-02-2025
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2025 Top 300: From Bobby Witt Jr. and Shohei Othani to Kristian Campbell and Walker Buehler
Here's the initial version of this year's top 300 for 5x5 mixed leagues. We'll be keeping this updated through Opening Day and beyond, and all of this year's draft guide materials will be presented on the site free of charge. Expect much more in the way of content in the coming days. Top 300 Player Team Pos Rk 1 Bobby Witt Jr. Royals SS 1 2 Shohei Ohtani Dodgers DH 1 3 Aaron Judge Yankees OF 1 4 Elly De La Cruz Reds SS 2 5 Fernando Tatis Jr. Padres OF 2 6 Gunnar Henderson Orioles SS 3 7 Julio Rodriguez Mariners OF 3 8 Corbin Carroll Diamondbacks OF 4 9 Jose Ramirez Guardians 3B 1 10 Juan Soto Mets OF 5 11 Yordan Alvarez Astros OF 6 12 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Blue Jays 1B 1 13 Paul Skenes Pirates SP 1 14 Jackson Chourio Brewers OF 7 15 Kyle Tucker Cubs OF 8 16 Tarik Skubal Tigers SP 2 17 Francisco Lindor Mets SS 4 18 Jackson Merrill Padres OF 9 19 Austin Riley Braves 3B 2 20 Jarren Duran Red Sox OF 10 21 Mookie Betts Dodgers SS 5 22 Freddie Freeman Dodgers 1B 2 23 Logan Gilbert Mariners SP 3 24 Ronald Acuna Jr. Braves OF 11 25 Oneil Cruz Pirates SS 6 26 Trea Turner Phillies SS 7 27 Zack Wheeler Phillies SP 4 28 Wyatt Langford Rangers OF 12 29 Jazz Chisholm Jr. Yankees 3B 3 30 Michael Harris II Braves OF 13 31 Manny Machado Padres 3B 4 32 Matt Olson Braves 1B 3 33 Jacob deGrom Rangers SP 5 34 James Wood Nationals OF 14 35 Bryce Harper Phillies 1B 4 36 George Kirby Mariners SP 6 37 CJ Abrams Nationals SS 8 38 Pete Alonso Mets 1B 5 39 Lawrence Butler Athletics OF 15 40 Marcell Ozuna Braves DH 2 41 Ketel Marte Diamondbacks 2B 1 42 Emmanuel Clase Guardians RP 1 43 Teoscar Hernandez Dodgers OF 16 44 Rafael Devers Red Sox 3B 5 45 Blake Snell Dodgers SP 7 46 Brenton Doyle Rockies OF 17 47 William Contreras Brewers C 1 48 Jose Altuve Astros 2B 2 49 Luis Robert Jr. White Sox OF 18 50 Dylan Cease Padres SP 8 51 Corey Seager Rangers SS 9 52 Brent Rooker Athletics DH 3 53 Garrett Crochet Red Sox SP 9 54 Bo Bichette Blue Jays SS 10 55 Kyle Schwarber Phillies DH 4 56 Dylan Crews Nationals OF 19 57 Framber Valdez Astros SP 10 58 Joe Ryan Twins SP 11 59 Josh Lowe Rays OF 20 60 Ian Happ Cubs OF 21 61 Junior Caminero Rays 3B 6 62 Tanner Bibee Guardians SP 12 63 Corbin Burnes Diamondbacks SP 13 64 Jasson Dominguez Yankees OF 22 65 Josh Hader Astros RP 2 66 Anthony Volpe Yankees SS 11 67 Christian Walker Astros 1B 6 68 Mark Vientos Mets 3B 7 69 Mike Trout Angels OF 23 70 Gerrit Cole Yankees SP 14 71 Josh Naylor Diamondbacks 1B 7 72 Willson Contreras Cardinals C 2 73 Mason Miller Athletics RP 3 74 Chris Sale Braves SP 15 75 Cody Bellinger Yankees 1B 8 76 Raisel Iglesias Braves RP 4 77 Isaac Paredes Astros 3B 8 78 Max Fried Yankees SP 16 79 Ezequiel Tovar Rockies SS 12 80 Edwin Diaz Mets RP 5 81 Seiya Suzuki Cubs OF 24 82 Cole Ragans Royals SP 17 83 Alec Bohm Phillies 3B 9 84 Michael King Padres SP 18 85 Devin Williams Yankees RP 6 86 Bryan Reynolds Pirates OF 25 87 Marcus Semien Rangers 2B 3 88 Spencer Strider Braves SP 19 89 Matt McLain Reds 2B 4 90 Jordan Westburg Orioles 2B 5 91 Yoshinobu Yamamoto Dodgers SP 20 92 Ryan Helsley Cardinals RP 7 93 Bryce Miller Mariners SP 21 94 Triston Casas Red Sox 1B 9 95 Spencer Steer Reds 1B 10 96 Jeff Hoffman Blue Jays RP 8 97 Tyler Glasnow Dodgers SP 22 98 Christopher Morel Rays 2B 6 99 Michael Toglia Rockies 1B 11 100 Justin Steele Cubs SP 23 101 Willy Adames Giants SS 13 102 Jhoan Duran Twins RP 9 103 Spencer Schwellenbach Braves SP 24 104 Xavier Edwards Marlins SS 14 105 Pete Crow-Armstrong Cubs OF 26 106 Felix Bautista Orioles RP 10 107 Shota Imanaga Cubs SP 25 108 Adley Rutschman Orioles C 3 109 Ozzie Albies Braves 2B 7 110 Logan Webb Giants SP 26 111 Riley Greene Tigers OF 27 112 Zach Neto Angels SS 15 113 Bailey Ober Twins SP 27 114 Salvador Perez Royals C 4 115 Jonathan India Royals 2B 8 116 Robert Suarez Padres RP 11 117 Masyn Winn Cardinals SS 16 118 Grayson Rodriguez Orioles SP 28 119 Ryan Walker Giants RP 12 120 Vinnie Pasquantino Royals 1B 12 121 Bryan Woo Mariners SP 29 122 Royce Lewis Twins 3B 10 123 Pablo Lopez Twins SP 30 124 Matt Chapman Giants 3B 11 125 Tanner Scott Dodgers RP 13 126 Maikel Garcia Royals 2B 9 127 Adolis Garcia Rangers OF 28 128 Yainer Diaz Astros C 5 129 Carlos Rodon Yankees SP 31 130 Luis Garcia Jr. Nationals 2B 10 131 Andres Munoz Mariners RP 14 132 Hunter Brown Astros SP 32 133 Brice Turang Brewers 2B 11 134 Nick Castellanos Phillies OF 29 135 Sonny Gray Cardinals SP 33 136 Trevor Megill Brewers RP 15 137 Steven Kwan Guardians OF 30 138 Anthony Santander Blue Jays OF 31 139 Zac Gallen Diamondbacks SP 34 140 Nolan Jones Rockies OF 32 141 Garrett Mitchell Brewers OF 33 142 Nico Hoerner Cubs 2B 12 143 Kevin Gausman Blue Jays SP 35 144 David Bednar Pirates RP 16 145 Yandy Diaz Rays 1B 13 146 Tommy Edman Dodgers SS 17 147 Jared Jones Pirates SP 36 148 Tyler O'Neill Orioles OF 34 149 Jeremy Pena Astros SS 18 150 Alex Bregman 3B 12 151 Kodai Senga Mets SP 37 152 Jorge Soler Angels OF 35 153 Paul Goldschmidt Yankees 1B 14 154 Freddy Peralta Brewers SP 38 155 Randy Arozarena Mariners OF 36 156 Cal Raleigh Mariners C 6 157 Cristopher Sanchez Phillies SP 39 158 Kenley Jansen RP 17 159 Christian Encarnacion-Strand Reds 1B 15 160 Aaron Nola Phillies SP 40 161 Josh Jung Rangers 3B 13 162 Christian Yelich Brewers OF 37 163 Drew Rasmussen Rays SP 41 165 Parker Meadows Tigers OF 38 165 Liam Hendriks Red Sox RP 18 166 Brandon Nimmo Mets OF 39 167 Brandon Pfaadt Diamondbacks SP 42 168 Luis Arraez Padres 2B 13 169 Colton Cowser Orioles OF 40 170 Hunter Greene Reds SP 43 171 Trevor Story Red Sox SS 19 172 Justin Martinez Diamondbacks RP 19 173 Sandy Alcantara Marlins SP 44 174 Jake Burger Rangers 3B 14 175 Roki Sasaki Dodgers SP 45 176 Ryan Pressly Cubs RP 20 177 Evan Carter Rangers OF 41 178 Andres Gimenez Blue Jays 2B 14 179 Brandon Woodruff Brewers SP 46 180 Jung Hoo Lee Giants OF 42 181 Xander Bogaerts Padres SS 20 182 Luis Castillo Mariners SP 47 183 Brandon Lowe Rays 2B 15 184 Kerry Carpenter Tigers OF 43 185 Zach Eflin Orioles SP 48 186 Tyler Soderstrom Athletics 1B 16 187 Ceddanne Rafaela Red Sox SS 21 188 Ryan Mountcastle Orioles 1B 17 189 Reynaldo Lopez Braves SP 49 190 Byron Buxton Twins OF 44 191 Shohei Ohtani Dodgers SP 50 192 Colt Keith Tigers 2B 16 193 Nolan Arenado Cardinals 3B 15 194 Jackson Holliday Orioles 2B 17 195 Shane McClanahan Rays SP 51 196 A.J. Puk Diamondbacks RP 21 197 Brendan Donovan Cardinals 2B 18 198 Jack Flaherty Tigers SP 52 199 Gleyber Torres Tigers 2B 19 200 Shea Langeliers Athletics C 7 201 Ben Joyce Angels RP 22 202 Sean Manaea Mets SP 53 203 Ryan McMahon Rockies 3B 16 204 Max Scherzer Blue Jays SP 54 205 Bryson Stott Phillies 2B 20 206 Joc Pederson Rangers DH 5 207 Carlos Estevez Royals RP 23 208 Michael Busch Cubs 1B 18 209 Jo Adell Angels OF 45 210 Nathan Eovaldi Rangers SP 55 211 Lars Nootbaar Cardinals OF 46 212 Jesus Sanchez Marlins OF 47 213 Gavin Lux Reds 2B 21 214 Beau Brieske Tigers RP 24 215 Reese Olson Tigers SP 56 216 Luis Rengifo Angels 2B 22 217 Will Smith Dodgers C 8 218 Zack Gelof Athletics 2B 23 219 Yusei Kikuchi Angels SP 57 220 Jurickson Profar Braves OF 48 221 Alexis Diaz Reds RP 25 222 Thairo Estrada Rockies 2B 24 223 Bowden Francis Blue Jays SP 58 224 Victor Robles Mariners OF 49 225 Jake McCarthy Diamondbacks OF 50 226 Nick Lodolo Reds SP 59 227 Max Muncy Dodgers 3B 17 228 Matt Shaw Cubs 3B 18 229 J.T. Realmuto Phillies C 9 230 Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Diamondbacks OF 51 231 Nestor Cortes Brewers SP 60 232 Cedric Mullins Orioles OF 52 233 Andrew Vaughn White Sox 1B 19 234 Edwin Uceta Rays RP 26 235 Luis Gil Yankees SP 61 236 Brandon Marsh Phillies OF 53 237 Carlos Correa Twins SS 22 238 Matthew Boyd Cubs SP 62 239 Griffin Jax Twins RP 27 240 Jordan Walker Cardinals OF 54 241 Taylor Ward Angels OF 55 242 Pete Fairbanks Rays RP 28 243 Giancarlo Stanton Yankees DH 6 244 Jeffrey Springs Athletics SP 63 245 Eugenio Suarez Diamondbacks 3B 19 246 Logan O'Hoppe Angels C 10 247 Yu Darvish Padres SP 64 248 Dansby Swanson Cubs SS 23 249 Cade Smith Guardians RP 29 250 George Springer Blue Jays OF 56 251 Jesus Luzardo Phillies SP 65 252 Jeimer Candelario Reds 3B 20 253 Heliot Ramos Giants OF 57 254 Jordan Romano Phillies RP 30 255 Nathaniel Lowe Nationals 1B 20 256 Ranger Suarez Phillies SP 66 257 Masataka Yoshida Red Sox DH 7 258 TJ Friedl Reds OF 58 259 Orion Kerkering Phillies RP 31 260 Wilyer Abreu Red Sox OF 59 261 Pavin Smith Diamondbacks 1B 21 262 Clay Holmes Mets SP 67 263 Willi Castro Twins SS 24 264 Kirby Yates Dodgers RP 32 265 Matt Wallner Twins OF 60 266 Robbie Ray Giants SP 68 267 Tyler Fitzgerald Giants SS 25 268 Gabriel Moreno Diamondbacks C 11 269 Chris Bassitt Blue Jays SP 69 270 Jonathan Aranda Rays 1B 23 271 Seth Lugo Royals SP 70 272 JJ Bleday Athletics OF 61 273 Rhys Hoskins Brewers 1B 24 274 Ryan Pepiot Rays SP 71 275 Michael Massey Royals 2B 25 276 Jason Adam Padres RP 33 277 Shane Baz Rays SP 72 278 Joey Ortiz Brewers 3B 21 279 Michael Conforto Dodgers OF 62 280 Camilo Doval Giants RP 34 281 Lenyn Sosa White Sox 2B 26 282 J.D. Martinez DH 8 283 Aaron Civale Brewers SP 73 284 Josh Bell Nationals 1B 25 285 Lane Thomas Guardians OF 63 286 Craig Kimbrel RP 35 287 Nick Pivetta SP 74 288 Hyeseong Kim Dodgers 2B 27 289 Chris Martin Rangers RP 36 290 Alec Burleson Cardinals OF 64 291 Tyler Stephenson Reds C 12 292 Taj Bradley Rays SP 75 293 Nolan Schanuel Angels 1B 26 294 Jacob Young Nationals OF 65 295 Brayan Bello Red Sox SP 76 296 Ivan Herrera Cardinals C 13 297 Kyle Finnegan RP 37 298 Kristian Campbell Red Sox 2B 28 299 Jake Cronenworth Padres 2B 29 300 Walker Buehler Red Sox SP 77
