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21-03-2025
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Yahoo Fantasy Plus identifies 3 of 2025's top pitcher sleepers — how much potential do they offer at ADP?
In case you haven't heard the exciting news, Yahoo Fantasy Plus has some major upgrades for this fantasy baseball season, giving subscribers new tools with deeper insights for a competitive edge. Among the improvements, you can access new, detailed maximum and minimum projections in points leagues to better predict a number of things when it comes to your draft prep, including which potential picks might offer overlooked fantasy value. [Unlock premium draft tools & player projections with Yahoo Fantasy Plus] Using the Fantasy Plus Experts Consensus model, we've identified three starting pitchers whose ADPs are 150 or above with the highest consensus projected fantasy points for 2025. AKA, the starting pitchers with real sleeper appeal. We've also included a wealth of data, both free (consensus projected fantasy points and 2025 season stats) as well as exclusive to Yahoo Fantasy Plus (consensus maximum/minimum fantasy points projections and highest/lowest expert rank) to give you a sample of all we have to offer. Andy Behrens has analyzed the data and reveals if he believes each player is a fantasy value at ADP. The 3rd-highest fantasy points total at pick 150 or above among starting pitchers using Fantasy Plus projections Projected fantasy points: 570 Consensus maximum fantasy points projection: 795 Consensus minimum fantasy points projection: 334 2025 Yahoo Fantasy consensus projections IP W ERA WHIP K 160 9 4.02 1.29 171 Rankings overview Composite expert rank: 196 Highest overall rank: 157 (Andy Behrens, Yahoo) Lowest: 273 (Dalton Del Don, Yahoo) Yahoo ADP: 221 Gore is a former top-of-the-ranks prospect who's been of interest to dynasty managers for the better part of a decade. While it might feel as if he's been around forever, he actually just turned 26. He's only now coming into his prime. Still, Gore deserves placement in his draft neighborhood because he was elite last season in certain areas (9.8 K/9), but he was dreadful in others (1.42 WHIP). Basically, he was either the game's worst great pitcher or its best bad pitcher. Hard to say. Bottom line: Gore is a resident of the pitching tier in which I do most of my shopping, so I'm all-in. He cut his rate of home runs allowed by more than half last year, from 4.6% in 2023 to 2.1%, while also managing to toss a career-best 166.1 innings. If he can approach 180 frames in 2025, he's going to deliver his first 200-K campaign. Also, Gore didn't have the best of luck on balls-in-play last season (.340 BABIP), so there's obvious room for improvement in his ERA and WHIP. If he takes just one more step in his development, he'll enter the ace conversation. The 9th-highest fantasy points total at pick 150 or above among starting pitchers using Fantasy Plus projections Projected fantasy points: 552 Consensus maximum fantasy points projection: 747 Consensus minimum fantasy points projection: 297 2025 Yahoo Fantasy consensus projections IP W ERA WHIP K 151 10 4.07 1.20 155 Rankings overview Composite expert rank: 186 Highest overall rank: 138 (Del Don) Lowest: 212 (Daniel Marcus, Rotowire) Yahoo ADP: 184 Pfaadt put himself firmly and irrevocably on the fantasy radar back in 2022 when he delivered the highest strikeout total the minor leagues had seen in over 20 years. He continued piling up Ks after graduating to the majors, but the fantasy ratios haven't been great (5.06 ERA, 1.30 WHIP). It's understandable that Pfaadt hasn't been drafted as a sure thing in our game, because he entered the spring fighting for a place in Arizona's rotation. He's been terrific in exhibition play to this point, seemingly doing enough to lock down his spot. Bottom line: Pfaadt has a deep arsenal of pitches with a Wiffle ball sweeper, so it's easy to imagine him as a future fantasy star. However, it's equally easy to imagine him as one of those guys who never quite puts all the puzzle pieces together to form the complete image of an ace. We have to take fliers on pitchers like this because the K-rate basically forces our hand. As with Gore, it's clear that Pfaadt has the potential to deliver 200-plus Ks if he levels up in his prime years. Pretty much every measure of expected ERA looked much better than his actual ERA last season (4.71), so the potential payoff is certainly worth the risk at his current Yahoo ADP (184). This is what a sleeper pitcher looks like ahead of the breakout. The 11th-highest fantasy points total at pick 150 or above among starting pitchers using Fantasy Plus projections Projected fantasy points: 644 Consensus maximum fantasy points projection: 843 Consensus minimum fantasy points projection: 356 2025 Yahoo Fantasy consensus projections IP W ERA WHIP K 163 12 3.73 1.23 178 Rankings overview Composite expert rank: 158 Highest overall rank: 103 (Marcus) Lowest: 189 (Del Don) Yahoo ADP: 153 Well, here's hoping we can all agree that the season delivered by López in 2024 was something of a baseball miracle, never to be repeated. He's a good pitcher on a good team, but nothing in the 31-year-old's repertoire or his professional history suggests he's a guy who should deliver another sub-2.00 ERA. Last year, his expected ERA (3.94) was nearly two full runs greater than actual (1.99). This is not to say, of course, that he was secretly bad. López struck out 148 hitters over 135.2 innings last season while allowing only 10 home runs. His slider is an elite pitch by any measure. López can regress a fair amount in the season ahead and still produce at a useful level in fantasy. Bottom line: As long as you recognize that López is not about to deliver another season that looks like his outrageous 2024 campaign, it's fine to still have an interest. Atlanta is going to be a contending team and he's a locked-in starter with an excellent K-rate. Lopez has experienced a few velocity hiccups this spring, but nothing too worrisome or uncommon. There's not much in his profile suggesting he should be a proactive target for fantasy managers, but he's certainly not someone you need to place on the do-not-draft list, either. If he finds his way onto your roster at or after his ADP (153), it's perfectly fine. It feels wrong to call him a sleeper, but he might be a nice enough value. Now's your chance to gain an edge — unlock premium draft tools, player projections and more with Yahoo Fantasy Plus. Need help? 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20-03-2025
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Yahoo Fantasy Plus identifies 3 of 2025's top outfield sleepers — how much value do they offer at ADP?
In case you haven't heard the exciting news, Yahoo Fantasy Plus has some major upgrades for this fantasy baseball season, giving subscribers new tools with deeper insights for a competitive edge. Among the improvements, you can access new, detailed maximum and minimum projections in points leagues to better predict a number of things when it comes to your draft prep, including which potential picks might offer overlooked fantasy value. [Unlock premium draft tools & player projections with Yahoo Fantasy Plus] Using the Fantasy Plus Experts Consensus model, we've identified three outfielders whose ADPs are 150 or above with the highest consensus projected fantasy points for 2025. AKA, the outfielders with real sleeper appeal. We've also included a wealth of data, both free (consensus projected fantasy points and 2025 season stats) as well as exclusive to Yahoo Fantasy Plus (consensus maximum/minimum fantasy points projections and highest/lowest expert rank) to give you a sample of all we have to offer. Dalton Del Don has analyzed the data and reveals if he believes each player offers fantasy value at ADP. The 6th-highest consensus projected fantasy points total at pick 150 or above among outfielders using Fantasy Plus modeling Projected fantasy points: 1,071 Consensus maximum fantasy points projection: 1,241 Consensus minimum fantasy points projection: 791 2025 Yahoo Fantasy consensus projections AVG HR RBI SB R .257 17 67 7 80 Rankings overview Composite expert rank: 190 Highest overall rank: 145 (Andy Behrens, Yahoo) Lowest: 233 (Ryan Rufe, Rotowire) Yahoo ADP: 180 Profar is an interesting case who makes perfect sense to make this list. He just posted career highs in plate appearances (668), homers (24), runs scored (94), RBI (85) and batting average (.280) as a 31-year-old last season. Profar also tied his career-high with 10 steals during his contract season. He went from going undrafted in fantasy leagues to being a top 30 fantasy hitter. While skepticism is deserved given Profar's breakout occurred so late in his career, it came with a new leg kick, and his Statcast numbers (including top 25 in Batting Run Value) back up the impressive performance. Moreover, Profar gets a boost moving from Petco to Truist Park in Atlanta, and he'll bat atop (until Ronald Acuña Jr. returns) or toward the middle of an Atlanta lineup projected to score the second-most runs in baseball. Bottom line: Profar has been dealing with a wrist injury during spring, but he's taking batting practice and expected to be ready for Opening Day. He's likely to regress some at the plate in 2025, but last year's growth looked real, and the move to Atlanta was a definite upgrade. I'm in on Profar (OF44), who has the sixth-highest projected fantasy points total after pick 150 among outfielders using Fantasy Plus modeling. The 13th-highest consensus projected fantasy points total at pick 150 or above among outfielders using Fantasy Plus modeling Projected fantasy points: 966 Consensus maximum fantasy points projection: 1,177 Consensus minimum fantasy points projection: 737 2025 Yahoo Fantasy consensus projections AVG HR RBI SB R .239 17 62 28 70 Rankings overview Composite expert rank: 200 Highest overall rank: 161 (Rufe) Lowest: 233 (Daniel Marcus, Rotowire) Yahoo ADP: 225 Mullins wasn't an everyday player throughout 2024, but he finished as a top 65 fantasy hitter anyway. Mullins racked up 18 homers and 32 steals over just 444 at-bats, and he's slated to be Baltimore's No. 3 hitter (behind Gunnar Henderson and Adley Rutschman) against righties entering 2025. Mullins has been a remarkably similar hitter each of the last three seasons, when he's posted wRC+s of 108, 99 and 105. Mullins' BABIP has unluckily dropped each of the past four seasons, including a career-low .261 last year. That mark would've ranked 115th among 129 qualified hitters and was nearly 30 points lower than his career hit rate (.289). Bottom line: Mullins was nearly a top 25 fantasy outfielder last year despite being platooned, yet he's the OF55 in Yahoo drafts. I'm in on Mullins, who's one of only 13 hitters OOPSY projects to go 15/30 this season. The 3rd-highest consensus projected fantasy points total at pick 150 or above among outfielders using Fantasy Plus modeling Projected fantasy points: 1,048 Consensus maximum fantasy points projection: 1,242 Consensus minimum fantasy points projection: 786 2025 Yahoo Fantasy consensus projections AVG HR RBI SB R .238 20 67 14 76 Rankings overview Composite expert rank: 195 Highest overall rank: 147 (Marcus) Lowest: 227 (Dalton Del Don, Yahoo) Yahoo ADP: 238 Springer would theoretically be a target to bounce back at a lower ADP coming off a down year, but there are more concerns than just last season's performance. Springer hit mostly leadoff last year, but he's likely to bat toward the bottom half of Toronto's lineup in 2025. It's possible that leads to Springer hitting cleanup, but he just posted a .660 OPS (91 wRC+) with sinking peripherals (8.7 BB%, 21.6 K%) in the second half last year. Moreover, he's been a disaster on defense over the last two seasons, so there's even potential that fast-rising prospect Alan Roden eventually ends up taking Springer's job. Roden is having a huge spring, while Springer is batting .115/.324/.154. Bottom line: Springer has seen his slugging percentage fall from .555 to .472 to .405 to .371 over the last three seasons, so he's clearly in decline. Projections call for roughly 19 homers, 14 steals and a .240-245 batting average, so there are outfielders (Garrett Mitchell, Nolan Jones) going later with more upside. The 35-year-old isn't a bad pick given his modest ADP (OF63), but he's a fantasy fade for me. Now's your chance to gain an edge — unlock premium draft tools, player projections and more with Yahoo Fantasy Plus. Need help? Visit our FAQs to learn more.
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19-03-2025
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Yahoo Fantasy Plus identifies 3 of 2025's top infield sleepers — how much value do they offer at ADP?
In case you haven't heard the exciting news, Yahoo Fantasy Plus has some major upgrades for this fantasy baseball season, giving subscribers new tools with deeper insights for a competitive edge. Among the improvements, you can access new, detailed maximum and minimum projections in points leagues to better predict a number of things when it comes to your draft prep, including which potential picks might offer overlooked fantasy value. [Unlock premium draft tools & player projections with Yahoo Fantasy Plus] Using the Fantasy Plus Experts Consensus model, we've identified three infielders whose ADPs are 180 or above with the highest consensus projected fantasy points for 2025. AKA, the infielders with real sleeper appeal. We've also included a wealth of data, both free (consensus projected fantasy points and 2025 season stats) as well as exclusive to Yahoo Fantasy Plus (consensus maximum/minimum fantasy points projections and highest/lowest expert rank) to give you a sample of all we have to offer. Fred Zinkie has analyzed the data and reveals how much fantasy value each player offers at ADP. The highest consensus projected fantasy points total at pick 180 or above among hitters using Fantasy Plus modeling Projected fantasy points: 1,107 Consensus maximum fantasy points projection: 1,332 Consensus minimum fantasy points projection: 839 2025 Yahoo Fantasy consensus projections AVG HR RBI R SB .289 18 75 78 1 Rankings overview Composite expert rank: 167 Highest overall rank: 141 (Rufe) Lowest: 185 (Del Don) Yahoo ADP: 180 Díaz is ready for a major rebound from a quiet season. The 33-year-old continued to hit for average, but he couldn't match his lofty .330 mark from 2023. He also watched his homer total drop by eight. The guess here is that the switch from Tropicana Field to George M. Steinbrenner Field will have a positive impact on Díaz's power numbers. A return to the 20-homer plateau, combined with a batting average in the range of .300, will make the veteran a unique asset at a position that is mostly populated with sluggers. And his penchant for drawing walks (career 11.3% rate) helps his value in points leagues. Bottom line: Currently coming off the board on average at pick 180 in Yahoo drafts, Díaz is worth the price. In roto formats, he is the perfect late-round target for those who need some batting average help. And in points leagues, Díaz is a high-floor, low-ceiling option. 2nd-highest consensus projected fantasy points total at pick 180 or above among hitters using Fantasy Plus modeling Projected fantasy points: 1,116 Consensus maximum fantasy points projection: 1,257 Consensus minimum fantasy points projection: 863 2025 Yahoo Fantasy consensus projections AVG HR RBI R SB .246 20 76 79 15 Rankings overview Composite expert rank: 156 Highest overall rank: 116 (Rufe) Lowest: 184 (Marcus) Yahoo ADP: 186 What appears to be a down year for Swanson in 2024 was really just a poor first half. The veteran batted .212 with a .632 OPS prior to the All-Star break before getting back to normal with a .281 average and a .795 OPS the rest of the way. And Swanson was a terror on the basepaths in the second half, going 14-for-14 on steal attempts. The 31-year-old won't produce superstar numbers, but he is a reliable late-round player who has missed a total of 30 games across the past five seasons. Bottom line: Swanson's Yahoo ADP of 186 shows he is being undervalued by two rounds. The shortstop position is deep this year, but those who have room for Swanson after pick 150 should be happy to add someone who will provide 20-25 homers and 15-20 steals. 3rd-highest consensus projected fantasy points total at pick 180 or above among hitters using Fantasy Plus modeling Projected fantasy points: 1,001 Consensus maximum fantasy points projection: 1,224 Consensus minimum fantasy points projection: 675 2025 Yahoo Fantasy consensus projections AVG HR RBI R SB .217 25 75 74 2 Rankings overview Composite expert rank: 204 Highest overall rank: 175 (Rufe) Lowest: 226 (Scott Pianowski, Yahoo) Yahoo ADP: 204 Muncy doesn't get enough credit for having a higher ceiling than most draft options in the range of pick 200. The veteran has four 35-homer seasons to his credit, and he has three campaigns in which he surpassed the 90 plateau in both runs and RBI. Remarkably, Muncy has accomplished these feats despite never logging a 145-game season. It's easy to see how the slugger can ride a 130-game campaign to game-changing power numbers, and his exceptional plate patience (career 15.0% walk rate) adds to his value in points leagues. And while Muncy won't play in every game, he is not as injury-prone as some managers believe, as he has played in at least 135 games in five of the past six 162-game seasons. Bottom line: Muncy deserves a higher ADP than his current Yahoo mark of 204. The slugger is especially valuable in leagues with daily lineup moves, as managers can get all of his production while rotating him out of the lineup when the Dodgers give him a day off each week. Now's your chance to gain an edge — unlock premium draft tools, player projections and more with Yahoo Fantasy Plus. Need help? Visit our FAQs to learn more.
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18-03-2025
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Yahoo Fantasy Plus identifies 3 of 2025's safest hitters — and Astros bats provide plenty of security
In case you haven't heard the exciting news, Yahoo Fantasy Plus has some major upgrades for this fantasy baseball season, giving subscribers new tools with deeper insights for a competitive edge. Among the improvements, you can access new, detailed maximum and minimum projections in points leagues to better predict a number of things when it comes to your draft prep, including which potential picks you can trust more than others to give your fantasy team consistent results. [Unlock premium draft tools & player projections with Yahoo Fantasy Plus] Using the Fantasy Plus Experts Consensus model, we've identified three hitters — all Houston Astros — with the narrowest range of outcomes (AKA the safest starters to project) for 2025. We've also included a wealth of data, both free (consensus projected fantasy points and 2025 season stats) as well as exclusive to Yahoo Fantasy Plus (consensus maximum/minimum fantasy points projections and highest/lowest expert rank) to give you a sample of all we have to offer. Fred Zinkie has analyzed the data and reveals if he's in or out on each player at their ADP. Second-narrowest range of outcomes among hitters using Fantasy Plus modeling Projected fantasy points: 1,051 Consensus maximum fantasy points projection: 1,173 Consensus minimum fantasy points projection: 816 2025 Yahoo Fantasy consensus projections AVG HR RBI SB R .258 15 66 17 77 Rankings overview Composite expert rank: 151 Highest overall rank: 112 (Daniel Marcus, Rotowire) Lowest: 191 (Andy Behrens, Yahoo) Yahoo ADP: 200 Peña is as predictable as any player in 2025 drafts. The shortstop is entering his prime at age 27, has proven to be durable by missing just 17 games across the past two seasons and has produced an OPS between .701 and .715 in each of his three MLB campaigns. He has a significant floor thanks to his ability to limit strikeouts (career 20.4% rate) and his 98th percentile average sprint speed. But his ceiling is currently capped by mediocre contact quality (career 88.1 mph average exit velocity) and poor plate patience (lifetime 4.9% walk rate). He also gains value by hitting in a quality Astros lineup — a common theme on this list — while also having a limited ceiling by mostly hitting in the bottom half of the order. Many managers will be happy to add someone who can provide 15 homers, 20 steals and a .260 average on the other side of pick 150. Bottom line: Peña should be drafted 50 picks ahead of his Yahoo ADP (200). His floor is high, and his balanced production makes him especially attractive in roto formats. Also, Pena's elite sprint speed puts a 30-steal season in his range of outcomes. Fourth-narrowest range of outcomes among hitters using Fantasy Plus modeling Projected fantasy points: 952 Consensus maximum fantasy points projection: 1,117 Consensus minimum fantasy points projection: 696 2025 Yahoo Fantasy consensus projections AVG HR RBI SB R .279 19 74 1 66 Rankings overview Composite expert rank: 112 Highest overall rank: 45 (Ryan Rufe, Rotowire) Lowest: 169 (Marcus) Yahoo ADP: 107 Díaz is unique among catchers, as he is virtually assured of being among the batting average leaders. After all, the 26-year-old has hit .282 and .299 in the past two seasons with an xBA in each year that matched for exceeded his actual mark. Unfortunately, his penchant for hitting ground balls and line drives leaves him with a low power ceiling, as it's hard for someone with a lifetime 30.3% fly ball rate to produce more than 20 homers. To make significant strides, Díaz will need to either raise his launch angle or improve his plate patience (career 3.6% walk rate), but he can make a significant fantasy impact without any changes at all. Bottom line: Unfortunately, I'm passing on Díaz at his current ADP as the fourth catcher selected in Yahoo drafts. In my eyes, Díaz is near the front of a deep tier of solid catchers, but he offers little advantage over the men who are still on the board 50 picks later. Fifth-narrowest range of outcomes among hitters using Fantasy Plus modeling Projected fantasy points: 1,014 Consensus maximum fantasy points projection: 1,172 Consensus minimum fantasy points projection: 733 2025 Yahoo Fantasy consensus projections AVG HR RBI SB R .231 21 73 1 71 Rankings overview Composite expert rank: 173 Highest overall rank: 151 (Dalton Del Don, Yahoo) Lowest: 184 (Behrens) Yahoo ADP: 164 Just when we thought that Paredes may need to change his unique batting profile to excel at Wrigley Field, Houston put him back into a situation that plays to his strengths. The Paredes plan is to pull plenty of fly balls down the left field line, which works perfectly with the dimensions of Minute Maid Field. The Astros have committed to batting the patient slugger (career 11.0% walk rate) high in the lineup, which will lead to 25-30 homers and plenty of counting stats. Unfortunately, his slow feet and fly-ball-heavy approach make Paredes a three-category contributor. Bottom line: Coming off the board on average at pick 164, Paredes is being appropriately valued in Yahoo drafts. His high walk rate makes the slugger slightly more appealing in points leagues, where he can sneak inside the top 150 picks. Now's your chance to gain an edge — unlock premium draft tools, player projections and more with Yahoo Fantasy Plus. Need help? Visit our FAQs to learn more.
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17-03-2025
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Yahoo Fantasy Plus identifies 3 of 2025's safest starting pitchers — should you draft them at ADP?
In case you haven't heard the exciting news, Yahoo Fantasy Plus has some major upgrades for this fantasy baseball season, giving subscribers new tools with deeper insights for a competitive edge. Among the improvements, you can access new, detailed maximum and minimum projections in points leagues to better predict a number of things when it comes to your draft prep, including which potential picks you can trust more than others to give your fantasy team consistent results. [Unlock premium draft tools & player projections with Yahoo Fantasy Plus] Using the Fantasy Plus Experts Consensus model, we've identified three starting pitchers with the narrowest range of outcomes (AKA the safest starters to project) for 2025. We've also included a wealth of data, both free (consensus projected fantasy points and 2025 season stats) as well as exclusive to Yahoo Fantasy Plus (consensus maximum/minimum fantasy points projections and highest/lowest expert rank) to give you a sample of all we have to offer. Scott Pianowski has analyzed the data and reveals if he's in or out on each player. 10th-narrowest range of outcomes among starting pitchers using Fantasy Plus modeling Projected fantasy points: 811 Consensus maximum fantasy points projection: 1,026 Consensus minimum fantasy points projection: 465 2025 Yahoo Fantasy consensus projections IP W ERA WHIP K 188 14 3.24 1.07 204 Rankings overview Composite expert rank: 24 Highest overall rank: 12 (Ryan Rufe, Rotowire) Lowest: 34 (Dalton Del Don, Yahoo) Yahoo ADP: 25 The best ability is availability, right? Wheeler has proven to be a horse. He's made 32, 32, 26, 32, 31 and 29 starts in his last six full seasons, and even got to 71 innings in the pandemic year. Last year he ran lucky with batted-ball fortune, which explains the career-best WHIP, but Baseball Savant still says he pitched to a 2.80 expected ERA. The Phillies don't have the tightest defense, but the lineup should provide ample run support. Bottom line: Perhaps there's some nervousness with Wheeler stepping into his age-35 season, but given his body type (6-foot-4, 195 pounds) and fairly stable fastball velocity, I'm comfortable drafting him with a full-season expectation. I'll sign off on Wheeler in the third round of drafts. 2nd-narrowest range of outcomes among starting pitchers using Fantasy Plus modeling Projected fantasy points: 645 Consensus maximum fantasy points projection: 841 Consensus minimum fantasy points projection: 346 2025 Yahoo Fantasy consensus projections IP W ERA WHIP K 153 12 3.32 1.11 162 Rankings overview Composite expert rank: 57 Highest overall rank: 44 (Del Don) Lowest: 69 (Rufe) Yahoo ADP: 53 Yamamoto is no longer the new kid in town or even the newest Japanese pitcher on the Los Angeles roster. But let's acknowledge that he came as advertised in 2024. A rotator cuff strain cost him about half the season, but the efficiency stats were excellent — plus grades for his strikeout, walk and ground-ball rates. That's the way you win games: pound the zone, don't give anything away, keep the ball on the ground. Bottom line: Maybe the 90 innings from last year will scare some managers, but Yamamoto was a durable pitcher overseas and he's looked sharp in the spring (13 innings, three walks, 14 strikeouts). In an era where it's hard to find anyone who might get to 200 innings, I'm fine to sign up for 150 or so from Yamamoto — the playoff-assured Dodgers do have a load-management tint to them — and enjoy the dominant ratios that should come along. He's merely entering his age-26 season. A good target at ADP. 8th-narrowest range of outcomes among catchers using Fantasy Plus modeling Projected fantasy points: 657 Consensus maximum fantasy points projection: 833 Consensus minimum fantasy points projection: 357 2025 Yahoo Fantasy consensus projections IP W ERA WHIP K 175 12 3.67 1.18 177 Rankings overview Composite expert rank: 92 Highest overall rank: 73 (Scott Pianowski, Yahoo) Lowest: 118 (Andy Behrens, Yahoo) Yahoo ADP: 95 The Castillo angle is similar to the Wheeler case — he's proven durable and takes the ball. Note the 121 starts the last four years. But although Castillo is two years younger than Wheeler, last year's Castillo production had some warts — a 3.91 FIP and a velocity dip for the fourth straight season. Castillo's strikeout rate also just barely dipped under one per inning for the first time in six years. Bottom line: Because Castillo is merely 32 and his home Seattle park will hide a lot of mistakes, I can sign off on an ADP just inside the top 100. Castillo doesn't have to be your ace, he can reasonably handle a SP3 or SP4 tag, depending on format. Now's your chance to gain an edge — unlock premium draft tools, player projections and more with Yahoo Fantasy Plus. Need help? Visit our FAQs to learn more.
