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Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
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.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Yahoo
Women honored for saving victim being attacked at Cascade Valley Metro Park
AKRON, Ohio (WJW) – The American Red Cross of Greater Akron honored good Samaritans on Thursday night for incredible acts of heroism, and among them were three courageous women who came to the rescue of a victim being attacked in a local park. The dramatic story began to unfold on August 12, 2024, when the three friends decided to go for a walk at Cascade Valley Metro Park in Akron and heard a woman yelling for help. 'When we came around the corner, I saw her with a man who was holding her and she was screaming and fighting, and I just kept running right down to them.' Donna McFadden, 65, told FOX 8. McFadden told her friends, 67-year-old Susan Victor and 65-year-old Laura Rufe, to call 911 and then she confronted the man, 32-year-old Isaac Armour, who had grabbed the 33-year-old woman from behind after she came out of a park bathroom. 'He tried to say, 'oh we're together,' and you know, 'we're arguing and she's being dramatic.' I didn't believe him for one second,' McFadden said. FOX 8's Wayne Dawson shares update on cancer journey: 'Still fighting day by day' 'Donna started yelling at him, 'let her go, let her go,' because the woman was screaming, 'don't leave, please don't leave, he's holding me,'' Victor added. That's when McFadden took matters into her own hands. 'I was hitting him and pushing him and screaming for him to stop and he didn't, so I picked up a rock and I hit him in the head with it,' she said. 'She threatened him again with a second rock, and he was just like 'okay lady, okay,' and then he let her go,' Rufe said, continuing the story. Armour was arrested and is now faces charges that include kidnapping and attempted rape. The victim told investigators that the three women arrived just in time. 'She was at the point where she said she was ready to just give up because she felt no one was going to help her,' McFadden said. 'We were where we needed to be at the time she needed us. You know, and I think she even said, 'those were my three angels,'' Rufe said. The courageous women believe it was fate or divine intervention that brought them to Cascade Valley that day. Nearly one-third of Ohio's egg-laying birds killed in bird flu outbreak They were planning on going to a different park but at the last minute changed their plans because they wanted to see the eagles that nest at Cascade Valley. For their actions, McFadden, Victor and Rufe were recognized by the American Red Cross with the organization's Acts of Courage Awards. 'To do that and to not think 'gosh, I could get hurt today too,' they just did it to help another human being and it was incredible. Absolutely incredible,' said Rachel Stine, the executive director of the Red Cross Chapter of Greater Akron. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
