I’ve updated my Top 100 Starting Pitcher Rankings for fantasy baseball drafts on March 24th – Read the February ranks for deeper understandings of each pitcher, and use this order for help in your drafts.
Have questions? My “office hours” are on Playback 10:00 am – 12:00 pm ET Monday – Friday + the aforementioned stream of The List.
For each edition of The List, I have a set of rules to outline my thought process and how to best use these rankings. Please take note:
- This is 5×5, 12-teamer, H2H format focused. It generally is the same as roto as well, but make sure you adjust accordingly.
- Before the notes and rankings, an injury table outlines where players would be relatively ranked if they were fully healthy. It’s the best way to tackle how to value players on the IL.
- If a player is on the IL or not confirmed inside the rotation, they aren’t on the List. That includes injuries and guys in the minors, but there are exceptions for players who are expected to be in the rotation but are being skipped this week. (Spring edition: I have a few hypothetical rotation arms on The List who will be off the ranks if they leave camp out of the rotation).
- Since this is a 12-teamer, I heavily weigh upside in the back-half of the rankings. The HIPSTER players are likely going to underperform those labeled as a Toby across a full season, but it’s in your best interest to chase ceiling vs. floor in many cases. Pick the one that you need most in your situation, of course.
- I’ve made a decision to limit labels to just two labels per player, with few exceptions for a second. It streamlines the process much better and hopefully gives you a more targeted understanding of the player.
- The notes outline oh-so-much to help your team. Please read the notes if you can instead of just scrolling to the bottom.
Let’s get to the tables. First are all of our injured compatriots. Injuries are so strange (especially in spring training) and instead of shoving them at random moments on The List, I’ve elected to throw all of them into one table here for you, the wise fantasy manager, to determine if it’s worthwhile to take the injury discount and when.
It’s so hard to determine where injured arms should go, so I elected to merge the in-season List with the pre-draft rankings into one table that outlines the tiers I’d consider the injury stashes + where I envision them when they are routinely starting.
Lastly, I heavily recommend you follow my daily SP Roundup that outlines all pitcher performances through the season, as each week’s update will reflect the comments and findings from those daily articles. If you’re unfamiliar with some of the players listed, I highly recommend reading my 75,000+ word Top 400 Starting Pitchers from February. Many things will have changed, but the root of my perception of these players is outlined there.
Let’s get to it.
Ranking Notes
- This is your reminder to please read these notes as they’ll tell you plenty about why “someone moved up” or “why is he at #X?!”
- Seriously. Read the notes.
- I know there are going to be a ton of comments about I hate how much these rankings change each week and I’m going to get out ahead of them here.
- These rankings mostly change in the back half of The List as that’s your waiver wire. Those aren’t the players you hold onto throughout the year like your SPs 1-4, which means we’re going to be a bit more chaotic and roll with the waves more aggressively. If I see elements that suggest a pitcher could be a Top 40 arm, I’m going to move up a ton from the 80s to the 60s. Shazam, there we go.
I’ve changed the notes this year to have a small blurb on everyone. Much easier to write and follow along in my view and it matches the formatting of the streamers. Please leave your feedback on this change – is it better or worse?
Tier 1 – The True Aces
These pitchers are dope and make us feel dope.
1. Tarik Skubal – The safest combo of volume, ratios, Wins, and strikeouts. You can chase Skenes if you must, Skubal is safer.
2. Garrett Crochet – I adore Crochet’s four-seamer/cutter foundation and see it as the strongest pair to demand success out there. His health question is less of a concern to me after the White Sox did the very best thing to ensure health in 2025. He’s so good.
3. Paul Skenes – I get the love. He also surprises batters with horizontal run, not vertical rise, which lowers his four-seamer strikeout rate. In fact, our PLV projections have Skenes with a sub 30% strikeout rate because of it. I totally get it.
4. Zack Wheeler – He’s Wheeler. You’re going to get a stud for the year even if it isn’t the 30% strikeout rate of others.
5. Jacob deGrom – deGrom is the healthiest he’s been since 2019 and still sitting 97+ mph. You could even argue his elbow is healthier than many others given he just had it repaired vs. the scores of pitchers who are distant from their TJS or have never gotten it.
6. Cole Ragans – He sat 97.5 mph in his last spring start of four frames and is obviously removed from last season’s second half fatigue. His four-seamer/changeup combo decimates RHB, with his sole flaw coming from secondary strike rates to LHB, which he has openly acknowledged. He’s a stud and set to continue domination in the year ahead. I also checked in with Ragans after his final tune up and he told me he was 96-100 on the heater and it was just one of those days. Don’t be worried about his spring.
7. Logan Gilbert – I feel weird about this one. To the best of my knowledge, the Mariners haven’t changed T-Mobile Park (The Tea), which opens the door for another season of good performance simply based on the 25%+ boost in strikeouts at home. His elite extension makes his slider the best in the majors, but his overall command has always made me a little cautious. The four-seamer overperformed massively last year (.170 BABIP to RHB from .300+?!) and I think we’ll see him return to his 2023 self instead of maintaining this plateau. I’m leaving him here given the chance he does repeat or even improve.
Tier 2 – AGA With Something To Prove
They have the AGA tag, though they all have a quirk that could mean they lose it by May.
8. Corbin Burnes – I’m weirded out by Burnes’ cutter. We saw it lose vertical drop in his first two starts, gain some back in his last one, and while I want to believe it’ll be the same cutter we saw in late August/September last season, I have to acknowledge that Burnes could settle with a strikeout rate under 25% with a few problems here and there. Still dig it, just not like the other studs above.
9. Max Fried – The injury cloud is over New York and I’m wagering that the Yankees would not have granted that massive contract if they were concerned about his non-tear IL stint last year. Fried has displayed elite ratios countless times after his first handful of starts, outlining the possible AL Wins leader from the southpaw. He’s all-around solid.
10. Tyler Glasnow – The ability is obviously fantastic, but how much are we going to get? The difference between him and deGrom is partially quality, but moreso that the Dodgers are more likely to manipulate his starts to stretch out his health instead of starting without a leash until he hits the IL. In other words, you don’t get the same length of time for a replacement SP for the same number of innings.
11. Dylan Cease – I get why Cease is a thing. I get it. He bothers me given his questionable command and struggles with LHB, but the changeup he’s shown in the spring should help, even if just a touch. The strikeouts are just too dang helpful.
12. Michael King – I want to be a little careful of some bust potential with King after displaying fantastic volume and command last year. Simply put, the track record is smaller than everyone else above (Skenes is Skenes, ignore that) and he’s showcased moments where the sweeper or changeup aren’t doing exactly what we want them to. I still see him as a 25%+ strikeout arm with plenty of Wins heading his way, but there may be a few more hiccups here and there as he’s the highest ranked arm without a stellar heater.
13. Joe Ryan – He’s recovered from his Teres injury and still has a fantastic fastball. I like how he’s exploring other options to complement the heater this year, too, including a sinker that should do wonders to limit his HR rate to RHB. He’s a low WHIP pitcher who could flirt with a 3.00 ERA and 25-30% strikeout rate for a winning club. He’s set up for the high volume season you’ve envisioned for a while.
14. Chris Sale – Last year had all the signs of a peak season for Sale in the backhalf of his career – injury avoidance (save for the final few weeks) + squeezing the most out of a 95 mph four-seamer (not the mid-to-upper 90s of old) – and I don’t feel comfortable paying more than this with the expectation of 90% of that peak.
15. Blake Snell – Hey Snell. Can you do us all a favor and make this the one season you actually produce from the first start? No more “I lost my curve” or “I’m hurt” or whatever. Just dominate, okay? That’s unlikely. I KNOW.
16. Yoshinobu Yamamoto – There’s an innings cap given the Dodgers’ desire to limit him for the Playoffs, but the quality per inning is strong. Not absurd ace, but we’re all trusting Yamamoto to give us Wins and production across the board.
Tier 3 – We Expect Success Every Night
They have to earn the AGA tag but are just a few starts away from it.
17. Spencer Schwellenbach – He has so many weapons. A stellar cutter in the low 90s, two whiff-heavy breakers, a 96 mph four-seamer, and a splitter to attack LHB whenever it’s cooking. The major concern is workload after pushing over 160 frames between the minors and majors out of nowhere last year and it’s a decent chance last year’s sample isn’t representative of his command in the year ahead, especially with a four-seamer that was more hittable than expected. I’m optimistic his skill set is here to stay + the situation in Atlanta is made for him to excel.
18. Pablo López – He’s moved over to the right of the mound closer to 3B and I like the principle – it’ll help his sinker and sweeper – he hasn’t found the rhythm in camp quite yet. The fact López has carried an elevated hit rate across his career and has lost a bit of his sparkle on the changeup has me less enthusiastic than previous seasons. Still a guy you’re never dropping, of course.
19. Tanner Bibee – The slider split off into two distinct breakers last year and the “Cutter” variant was stupid good. I’m far more in than ever given that pitch and the more traditional slider, while the changeup and four-seamer are still the same. His leash is high with 90+ pitches per start on a winning club and that sounds lovely to me.
20. Shota Imanaga – I’m not gonna lie, I’m a little spooked by the massive 2-3 tick drop of his four-seamer and lower vert on his fastball from his most recent spring outing. I know, I know, it’ll very likely go up in his next start, but with all of these desirable arms without that ding, I figure it’s best to lower him proactively just a touch. I still adore his splitter, well spotted heater that gets effective strikes, and a sweeper to silence LHB. I know, he needs to be back in Tier 2 given his prophetic IM AN AGA. He’ll get that. I think.
21. Justin Steele – Give me the volume, ratios, Win chance, and shockingly good strikeouts of Steele. If you look at the starts he was actually healthy, it was a four-month stretch of being an absolute stud around a 2.50 ERA and 25%+ strikeout with a sparkling WHIP fueled by a 95th ICR rate – so much weak contact, y’all. I don’t care that he was blown up for 7 ER earlier in the week unless it becomes an actual trend across March.
22. Robbie Ray – You really should be drafting Ray. He’s the poster child of last week’s List for good reason – he should get a ton of volume, feature a 25%+ strikeout rate, display growth with a legit CH to silence RHB, and earn plenty of Wins. There is sure to be some volatility and frustration at times (it’s the Ray way) but I have to wonder how much difference there will be between Ray and Cease at season’s end. You can call him my #1 draft target for 2025.
23. Logan Webb – I’m encouraged by Webb experimenting with a deep arsenal across the spring, allowing him to do more than just hurl changeups over the plate and hope for the best. I don’t expect absurd SP #1 ability, but beneficial volume is a good thing as I don’t expect the 1.23 WHIP to repeat – batters were able to lace his changeup far more than they should have last season and he’s making the right adjustments to bring that hit rate back down to acceptable levels.
24. Bryce Miller – T-Mobile Park is unchanged and I’m encouraged by Miller’s new cutter (…that he hasn’t found a groove with during the spring), but I’m still worried that he doesn’t have the best command, nor the ability to twirl a legit secondary regularly. He’ll have games where the curve works, or the splitter, or sweeper or slider or whatever, but it settles into his four-seamer and some sinkers a bit too much for me to buy into his incredible 2024 campaign. Still want to go after for his volume n all, but there’s a reason he’s a lot worse on the road. The Tea (T-Mobile park) really is the anti-Coors.
25. Framber Valdez – Framber’s 2024 was terrible until his curveball unreal for roughly two months. He hasn’t carried over that feel into the 2025 spring so far, which does give me a little concern, but in the end, Framber is likely to be a workhorse once again. Possibly without ratios you don’t enjoy given the hittability of his sinker as Valdez will be without Alex Bregman at the hot corner + Christian Walker possibly missing time early as he recovers from an oblique injury. Get ready to trade for him in June…?
Tier 4 – So Dang Close To Greatness
I trust all these pitchers to produce this season while they also carry the ability to be more than an SP #3.
26. Hunter Greene – I’ve been stupid impressed with Greene this spring and I’m coming around to him. His ICR dropped massively on both his slider and four-seamer last season as he increased the heater’s vert from a super hittable 14.5″ to a much improved 16.5″, and this spring has displayed even more velocity and a great feel for the slider (16/16 strikes in one outing!). He seems as legit as ever and I get it y’all.
27. Sandy Alcantara – I want to be higher on Alcantara but we still don’t know the truth behind his innings cap this year + his team context is awful. The Marlins defense is terrible behind him + Wins will be tough to come by, especially if he has an earlier hook than previous seasons. Even without an elite K%, the skills are legit and the inevitable move to another team is sure to bring out the best in him for the second half. I still have a Sandy Crush.
28. Bryan Woo – The four-seamer and sinker are a beautiful match, though I’m not convinced he’s developed enough with the rest of his arsenal to become a consistent 25%+ strikeout arm, especially away from T-Mobile Park. Throw in his annoying injury history from last year and you have more risk than I want for such a fun pitcher. He really looks like a mini Zack Wheeler to me if he could just stay healthy. No, I’m not worried about Woo’s start today (Monday, 3/24).
29. Ryan Pepiot – Pepiot’s four-seamer is a fantastic, even outside of the Trop. The slider and change should develop further in his second full season and I see him becoming a legit strikeout beast this year. There is a little more risk here than those above given the new home park and the weirdness of the Rays, but hot dang, Pepiot’s skill set gets me AMPED more than those in Tier 5.
Tier 5 – Why Do I Feel So Scared?
This is the toughest tier to rank and will likely be filled with landmines. Which will turn into the stud you dreamed of and which will be the bust?
30. Luis Castillo – I see a degrading fastball and a slider/change combo that doesn’t work as well at it used to. You can’t expect the WHIP to benefit massively and even carries risk of hurting your teams this year. The strikeout volume has always been there, though, and it’s highly unlikely we actually drop Castillo this year, but if Castillo is going to go in any direction, it’s south.
31. Aaron Nola – There wasn’t a whole lot separating Nola last year from his 2023 season at the shallow level – mostly LOB rate, really – and I’m worried that his curveball was far less effective and led to a 1.20 WHIP. I see a guy without an overpowering fastball who is losing the dominance of his best pitch and that should scare you. In a draft filled with exciting arms with potential growth, I’d prefer to avoid those who we hope are at a plateau.
32. Jack Flaherty – I’m worried about Flaherty’s ability to replicate the command of his slider and curveball from last year, while masking his four-seamer effectively. Worth the risk here for another stellar strikeout performance with digestible ratios, but I have more pause than I’d like.
33. Carlos Rodón – Rodón’s embrace of changeups to RHB in the second half helped him stabilize and I’d imagine he’ll keep the approach through the full 2025 season. The Yankees will grant him Wins (again) and this should be a solid ratio performance. That said, you never really know what Rodón will do these days and it’s possible he falls apart and is an absolute terror for your fantasy teams. It’s unlikely and I don’t expect that, and strikeouts should be plentiful near a 25% strikeout rate. Just don’t let them destroy your heater, okay?
34. Freddy Peralta – Peralta lost extension last year and I’m a bit spooked about it. He’s supposed to be the extension darling and every draft season I question what we’re going to get. That said, he’s not going to dropped…right? That four-seamer eats up LHB and his slider is sure to find more strikes than it did last year. I think. Probably.
35. Bailey Ober – I worry about Ober’s dwindling ability to locate his four-seamer upstairs + diminished velocity that has fallen to sub 90 mph as recently as 3/24 (yikes). He was formerly Bailey Oberizzi and we saw those HRs increase last year as the fastball went upstairs with less frequency. It’s been the same problem in the spring thus far and YET, despite those issues, Ober was stellar last year save for his first start of the year. Seriously, it was that game and one against Atlanta that turned his season from a stud year to a near 4.00 ERA. I go back and forth here, but the decline in velocity and locations has me scared as of late, resulting in a huge drop from two weeks ago.
36. Kodai Senga – Ayyyy, he’s healthy again! The ghost fork is sure to keep the strikeout numbers alive and we saw Senga cruise during his rookie season once he settled into a groove starting in mid-June. Last year’s injuries are a thing of the past and I’m willing to bank on the four-seamer + cutter + splitter mix granting 25% strikeouts with good enough ratios for a winning club. I was tepid on Senga before his final outing, which was the first game of producing in a long time.
Tier 6 – Same But Different
These are also Holly types, but they aren’t as exciting as the ones above. You should be fine with them, there’s just a little more risk.
37. Cristopher Sánchez – He’s throwing two ticks harder again and it should be enough to lower the stupid high nine hits-per-nine that inflated his WHIP last year. I’m not buying the new cutter sadly (he’s barely touched it and he barely touched it last year, too), but that velocity alone should be enough to make him a more effective arm all around as he goes deep into games for a winning team. I’m not as jazzed without his cutter being a major addition, sadly.
38. Sonny Gray – I worry that the sinker and sweeper won’t be nearly as effective in two-strike counts, bringing his strikeout rate back to its 2022/2023 rates around 24%, not the 30% explosion of 2024. 40% putaway rate to RHB with sinkers? Seriously?! He’s not the largest volume arm, either, and the Cardinals are not set to dominate the NL Central, lowering the Win chance a little more than others. His history of ebbs and flows in-season also make me a little annoyed to roster him and I’d rather not draft Sonny. That’s a me thing, though, you do you.
39. Hunter Brown – Hunter weirds me out. I want to say his four-seamer is his “hero” pitch, but it doesn’t come with the metrics you want to see. The sinker and cutter are the same and even switching to the cutter over the slider last year didn’t bring out an elite pitch. It’s all “good” and maybe that’s enough for a winning team? I’m also possibly not banking in enough potential for development this year, though at this point in the draft I want to have a little more I can point at and say “Yes! That thing! That’s what makes him so good!” I’m ready to be completely wrong here and honestly, I hope I am. I want every pitcher to be dope. Just promise me, Hunter. If you are dope, please do so in a way that makes sense? K thx.
40. Zac Gallen – I’m obviously afraid of Gallen. His four-seamer is getting worse each year and the curveball is the only reliable secondary of the lot. It’s awesome and the true deathball of the 2023 World Series, but the changeup and cutter/slider combo aren’t doing their part for a while. That high WHIP from 2024 may not be an anomaly many drafters believe it is.
41. Seth Lugo – Sure, he’s unlikely to repeat exactly, but his velocity is there and he still has his awesome arsenal of nine pitches. He’ll produce with a strikeout rate a touch over 20% and that’s cool with me.
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Tier 7 – I Like These Guys, Right?
I can see how all of these arms become obvious draft targets in retrospect come April 15th, but still have a few things to overcome.
42. Jackson Jobe – He’s earned the fifth spot (even if it’ll be a little short at first with Maeda following in all likelihood) and I believe the strikeouts will come in time. It may be a little rough around the edges at first as he figures out how to utilize his elite stuff best + command the four-seamer a little better, but there’s a solid floor here as he figures it out and the ceiling is massive. That cutter and curve are ridiculous and he hurls mid-to-upper 90s.
43. Drew Rasmussen – Now confirmed as the fifth starter, I’m all in on Rasmussen. He’s stretched out to 70+ pitches and is stupid hard to hit, with upside for whiffability that we saw before he went down with injury. I understand the injury concern, though the quality is there for the taking.
44. Gavin Williams – This is a weird one. Many are jumping in on Williams now that he earned 24/66 four-seamer whiffs across two starts, but he’s always had that excellent heater. The aspect I was hoping to see from Gavin this spring was development with his slider and/or cutter and we haven’t gotten that so far. He’s gone heavy into the heater instead and maybe that’s a spring thing? I’m not sure. At any rate, he’s primed to hover six frames every five days for the Guardians with legit 25%+ strikeout potential. I’m willing to jump in on that and hope he finds that #2 pitch to return a 60%+ strike rate. Otherwise, the walk rate will hurt once again.
45. Grant Holmes – The Real Estate Broker has two legit whiff pitches that he commands well + a four-seamer he can spot along the edges. He’ll also have a much longer leash this year and pitches in front of a solid defense and even better offense. What’s not to like?
46. Clay Holmes – I dig the expanded arsenal in the spring that includes the new kick change, especially at 95+ mph (not a dip all the way to 93/94 mph). However, I’m a little unnerved by The Adobe’s lack of sinker command that betrays its potential to return outs efficiently. I’m going to lean into it, but I want to make y’all aware of this possibility. He could turn into a WHIP liability.
47. Roki Sasaki – I contemplated this one a bit and came to the conclusion that Sasaki shouldn’t hurt your teams, but his lack of four-seamer whiffs, nor ability to command them inside the zone (get them up!) has me concerned when he doesn’t have a third pitch. Sure, the splitter has different looks to it, but when it’s four-seamer/splitter, you need to dominate more with the heater, otherwise you become the poor version of Gausman. We don’t want that, right? Toss in the Dodgers likely manipulating his innings to roughly 130 or so and enduring that whole pain along the way, I’d prefer not to have to deal with Sasaki on my clubs.
48. Dustin May – He’s the SP #5 for the Dodgers and finally has the runway to develop into the pitcher he’s supposed to be. I don’t love his lack of verticality, but that can come over time with four-seamers upstairs that embrace his flat attack angle. Meanwhile, the sinker, cutter, and curve (read: sweeper) are stupid hard and induce a ton of weak contact to help him find the sixth for a Dodgers team that will look to May to eat innings early in the year. After all, May isn’t even a part of their playoff picture. Wild, eh?
Tier 8 – A Leap of Faith At The Cliff’s Edge
Now that we’re past the “hey, this is legit value I’m unlikely to drop this season”, it’s time to shift to pure upside. It’s why these rankings are more aggressive than projections or likely other rankings you’ve seen elsewhere. It’s a 12-teamer and you should be embracing the burn-and-churn of your starting pitchers.
49. Richard Fitts – Now that Fitts has a rotation spot, I’m all for giving this a proper shot. I may be a little too high on him given we haven’t had a full start of data from Fitts for a bit, but he sure does look good and he’ll make his first start of the year against the Rangers on Sunday. There’s also the question about Fitt’s spot in the rotation once the injury bug wears off in Boston, but if he sits 96, they Fitts.
50. Max Meyer – Like Weathers until he came down with a forearm strain, Meyer has been a new pitcher this spring and I’m excited for it. I’m a little tepid on the situation + is his four-seamer/slider combo enough? It’s hard to figure out who to favor here or if we should favor either in the first place. Give it a spin and let’s see what happens. He’ll get the fourth start of the year on Sunday against the Pirates and I love that matchup before Monday rolls around.
51. Yusei Kikuchi – Kikuchi went through many changes in 2024 and eventually found his groove with four-seamers and sliders as he shelved the change and curve. The Angels are not a good fit for him – fewer Wins and a coaching staff I don’t trust to help Kikuchi make the right tweaks in-season when he inevitably stumbles. Thing is, if you can get Kikuchi relatively late, I’d snag him given how the four-seamer and slider are the main focus from what we’ve seen + the White Sox (Opening Day) & Cardinals leading off the season.
52. Spencer Arrighetti – I’ve been discouraged by Arrighetti’s slightly diminished velocity and lack of command this spring, though I’m brushing away that anxiety to still draft the Pasta Pirate and embrace his wide arsenal that includes a whiffable four-seamer and many secondaries that comfortably sit above a 15% SwStr rate. And yes, going regularly for the Astros is a very good thing. I really wish he didn’t walk so many this spring, though.
53. Reese Olson – Olson is throwing a tick harder (if not more) in the spring, giving me more confidence that he won’t turn into a “Slider and nothing else” arm this season. The changeup has also been a solution to the problem in the past, but hasn’t been as reliable as the stellar breaker. I’ve seen him as a strong command arm during his time and Olson could take another step forward to become a reliable Holly this year.
54. Nick Lodolo – Whoa, Lodolo is healthy for once and finally has the runway to find a groove and make good on his promise of a 25%+ strikeout rate without terrible ratios. Huh.
55. Nick Pivetta – I like the situation in San Diego and I appreciate that he’s trying more than just four-seamer/sweeper to RHB. Is it enough to eradicate the HR problem and become a reliable starter? Can he keep up the strikeout gains? Can he have a single season in his career under a 4.00 ERA? Seriously, he’s never done it.
56. Shane Baz – Baz’s four-seamer isn’t as incredible as it once was, but the curveball has been stellar even without the slider’s absurd whiff rates. The move to Steinbrenner Field merged with little track record has me shying away more than I’d like this draft season, but he’s a great arm to target once you have your reliable arms. If it’s not a great situation early, burn and churn my friends.
Tier 9 – The Tobys I Kinda Like
These are potential Holly arms and I find myself shrugging and drafting most of them when I don’t have enough of a floor on my pitching staff.
57. Nathan Eovaldi – Eovaldi is who he is. Don’t worry about potential injuries or total innings – you’re drafting Eovaldi well past the point in your 12-teamer drafts where you expect to hold these pitchers for the entire year. The good news? Eovaldi has generally helped fantasy squads when healthy. Take advantage of that early and ride this as long as you can.
58. Jeffrey Springs – He’s fine. The changeup should help him get strikeouts and the Athletics aren’t the worst team out there. I worry that there isn’t anything else outside of the slowball, though. Ultimately, I think it’s a little too boring of a package to chase (especially with the injury scare once coming back from TJS last year), but you may see him jump up early in the year, especially after his final spring start that looked more like the Springs we remember.
59. Kevin Gausman – I’m not seeing gains on the splitter in this spring and that has me worried. Gausman without a dominating splitty is not a pitcher you want on your 12-teamers.
60. Casey Mize – I’ve gone back and forth on Mize. He’s had a great spring rooted in fantasy four-seamer command upstairs at 95/96 mph (18″ vert + 7 feet of extension, too!) + good splitters to pair with it. I still question his slider and I hate trusting Mize too heavily, but he’ll head to Seattle (The Tea!) for his first outing. The way I see it, grab Mize, start him there, and give yourself the option to move on if he doesn’t look sharp.
61. Jordan Hicks – I was completely out on Hicks until he woke up in his final spring start, hurling 97+ mph sinkers across 5+ innings. Yep. That’s about three ticks harder than last year’s mark and all he needs is one of his sweeper or splitter to earn strikes on a given day to get through six frames. Welp, I guess I’m buying him at a massive discount for the first week of the season when he matches up against the Astros.
62. Walker Buehler – We don’t know what we’re going to get. I’m banking that the Red Sox have helped him figure out the right approach for his above-average stuff and we saw him reduce his four-seamer usage heavily in the sole start we had data. He has the ability to go deep into games with his wide arsenal and with the Red Sox threatening to take the AL East, Wins are sure to come with it. Eno reports that his stuff+ has been terrible, which makes me less encouraged (obviously), but I still think there’s something in there. Give it a shot and get ready to drop if it’s not what we want.
Tier 10 – Off Your Team Next Week
These are the HIPSTER types you deal with and maybe they should be gone next week after you drafted them becuase of their upside or because the projections liked them.
63. Jesús Luzardo – I hate the volatility of Luzardo (back-to-back-to-back HRs in the spring, really?!) but I love the situation. I’m drafting Luzardo early and hoping to see the changes he should be making – fastballs inside to LHB, changeups over sliders to RHB – while soaking up more Wins than his time in Miami.
64. Landen Roupp – I dig Roupp’s variety of pitches and whiffability, but he’s not quite as explosive as other names on The List. Now that’s he’s confirmed to be the fifth starter over Birdsong, I’d take a shot on this and hope that his strikeout gains from the spring are real. He’s a fun sinker/sweeper guy with a surprising four-seamer upstairs + cutter in between. And a changeup. He has a lot of fun things.
65. MacKenzie Gore – Yes, Gore can be awesome, but his feel goes in and out and it frustrates me to no end. Will I be able to trust it even when he does have a few games of success?
66. Jack Leiter – Leiter has stolen the SP #5 out of camp and while the electricity is obviously there (upper 90s with good shape + a change and slider for whiffs), he’s been far more hittable than you’d think. I can see this being a frustrating experience as a manager with a very low chance of smoothing into a dependable SP #3 overnight. That said, Leiter may simply need time against MLB quality hitters and find himself cruising before June. Is that worth the draft pick? I’m not sure.
67. Taj Bradley – The cutter command was far better last year, but is that enough for me to latch onto the whirlwind that is Bradley? I favor pitchers who I can make quick decisions about in my drafts and unfortunately, Bradley is too much of a question mark for me to chase.
68. Reynaldo López – I’m terrified after watching ReyLó sit two ticks down this spring at 93 mph. After a season of heavy good fortune and a low walk rate despite a slider that failed to return close to 60% strikes, I’m worried López will hurt more teams than help. Still worth consideration to see how it goes early, but I’m favoring other options until I see that fastball return and development with the slider to earn consistent strikes.
69. Tyler Mahle – The fella made me believe he wasn’t himself until his last outing when he sat nearly 93 mph and gave us a glimpse of the old Mahle. I’m not buying he’s totally back, but why not, give it a spin and we’ll chat. He’s set to start on Saturday, granting a quick drop relative to other SP flyers who won’t start until Tuesday.
70. Max Scherzer – Ignoring the right thumb soreness that scratched him from his Thursday start, Scherzer’s opening schedule is rough. I don’t like the idea of throwing him out there against tough offenses in April. It’s that simple, really. Feel free to target Scherzer if you don’t care a whole about that (that’s reasonable!), but I see a pitcher with worse skills than before who is being put in a tough position early in the year.
Tier 11 – Fine, You Need Some Innings
Sneaky starters who could find you some wins or quality starts but shouldn’t be held with adoration in your 12-teamers. Ayyyy, the Toby tier!
71. Zach Eflin – I worry that we’re seeing another step back from Eflin this year with the Orioles. If you need some Win volume, Eflin can be that, but are his ratios going to be all that great? It’s just a curveball and random pitches hoping to allow him to throw another curveball.
72. Tanner Houck – Will he have the same feel for his splitter that we saw in the first half of last year? It’s too much of a headache for me, but I understand he could settle in as a decent 12-teamer play for the year, especially if need Wins.
73. David Peterson – His extension is awesome but his changeup needs to be cooking for him to take proper advantage of it. We haven’t seen it every time out so far, but it could be there right out of the gate.
74. Nick Martinez – His four-seamer is getting more vert than ever and I love that he’s actually in the rotation for real. He may lack velocity or a legit breaking ball, but the changeup is a joy to watch.
75. Nestor Cortes – I question if Cortes’ fastball and cutter are really that good, leading to more volatility than I’d like. That said, he still put up a strong 1.15 WHIP last season and has a safe situation in Milwaukee.
76. Matthew Boyd – Boyd’s biggest problem is HRs due to an elevated four-seamer that batters can still hit when elevated. Wrigley should help reduce some HRs, while the slider and changeup could make Boyd flirt with a 25% strikeout rate. That’s cool.
77. Merrill Kelly – Don’t overlook Kelly. He’s the same guy you know who can produce a solid ERA and decent WHIP, exploiting the strong defense behind him. If you need volume and Wins, Kelly is a good option.
78. Brady Singer – It’s super weird to see Singer embrace more four-seamers than sinkers in his last start, but it may the ticket to keep LHB from lacing his sinker so often. This could be a decent play even in Cincy given his propensity for grounders and hey, maybe there are some whiffs in that four-seamer?
79. Michael Wacha – The changeup is still good and it’s a great team context. He’ll have fluctuations with the changeup not doing enough to mask the rest of his questionable arsenal and this may turn him into a streamer for most of the year.
80. Luis Severino – He heads to Seattle for his first start of the year. Sure, why not?
81. José Soriano – He’s a sinker/curve guy who is trying to find the slider but it just hasn’t clicked quite yet. I don’t love that he pitches for the Angels and it’s awfully borderline for 12-teamers, especially considering there isn’t much more of a ceiling to hit.
82. José Berríos – It’s The Great Undulator. He saved his season with a fantastic run in the second half and it’s masking what is likely to be a lot of pain this year.
83. Brandon Pfaadt – I just don’t buy that Pfaadt has done enough to combat LHB. It wasn’t just luck that he returned a horrific ERA last year and those expecting a breakout, I have to ask: What do you think he’ll do differently across the full season to make that happen? Something needs to change and I don’t know what.
Tier 12 – The Desperate Dart Throws
I’m skeptical of all these arms, but some legitimate elements of each could blossom early in the year.
84. Chris Paddack – He’s like Mize but worse. The split-change isn’t as consistent, the fastball is a tick down, and his command isn’t quite as exciting, but Paddack also gets a fantastic first matchup, gifted a date with the White Sox. Let’s take it for a ride and hopefully marvel at it later.
85. Sean Burke – I dig that we’ll get a quick decision on Burke (Opening Day starter!), I just dislike the four-seamer looking worse this spring after he made me hyped last fall. Good luck, fella. Make sure the slider and curve get whiffs and keep the heater up, okay?
86. Kris Bubic – He’s set to be the SP #5 for the Royals after a stellar year out of the pen. His fastball velocity is holding at 93 mph and as long as the changeup is able to sit lower in the zone and beneath it, Bubic could be a surprise pick up in all your leagues after his first start.
87. Kumar Rocker – I don’t buy Rocker’s arsenal as much as Leiter’s and he’s struggled a ton against LHB. This feels like a trap play and a waste of a pick BUT it’s absolutely possible he comes out guns ablazing and demolishes his first start. So here he is.
88. Hayden Wesneski – The situation is great as the SP #5 for the Astros, but he reminds me too much of Pfaadt – a great sweeper and nothing else. I hope he surprises us early and takes advantage of the role.
89. Tylor Megill – He’s shown a little extra ability to locate the four-seamer upstairs, but it’s still not completely there. Maybe, maybe he has found a tweak and can figure it out. The four-seamer should soar if he can do so regularly, especially with cutters and sliders underneath. ONE CAN HOPE.
Tier 13 – First Week Streamers
I like their matchups and they could be productive for a week before we let them go back to the wire.
90. Ronel Blanco – The changeup is the pitch I’m looking for from Blanco early. If he’s able to succeed with it out of the gate, he could pull off another successful run, even if the HOTEL isn’t nearly as favorable.
91. Justin Verlander – Same with Verlander. He’s not the strikeout guy of old, but he can get outs and could produce a solid ERA/WHIP in a good situation.
92. Mitch Keller – Ugh, I don’t want to touch Keller, but he does get the Marlins. SO FINE, Keller, good luck. You’re the kind of guy who can ruin a lovely stream, I know.
93. Bowden Francis – Nope, I just don’t buy it. I don’t like his arsenal and the four-seamer is worse than last year. I’m avoiding here.
94. Chris Bassitt – Bassitt isn’t as terrible as the 1.46 WHIP last year would tell you. I can see him being a decent Toby this year.
95. Tyler Anderson – He’ll get the White Sox for his first start and the changeup could carve em up.
96. JP Sears – He’ll head to Seattle and there could be strikeouts in his future.
97. Andrew Heaney – It’s the Marlins. Maybe Heaney can pull through for a decent stream to kick off his time in Pittsburgh?
98. Osvaldo Bido – If he’s able to throw enough fastballs for strikes, his slider should earn enough strikeouts to have success in a start against the Mariners. It’s a coin flip, though.
99. Eduardo Rodriguez – The Arizona defense should help Eduardo, though I don’t love the matchup against the Cubs. If you’re in dire need of a Win or QS, Rodriguez isn’t the worst option.
100 AJ Smith-Shawver (ATL) – I know you’re excited about him. He’ll get the Dodgers for his first start of the year – which you don’t want – and if you do like the underlying numbers, you’ll have to wait another five days or so until he starts again. Then he may be displaced by Strider shortly after that. It’s just not worth it for an arm I’m still waiting to see put it all together. But FINE, if you must, he takes the final spot this week.
Honorable Mentions
Here is every pitcher who is not on The List and currently has a rotation spot. If I’m missing someone, it’s likely because I removed them from The List last week and forgot to add them here, or I meant to add them to The List and I got crossed up somewhere. Let me know if I’m missing someone, please!
Cade Povich (BAL) – I don’t see a high enough ceiling to chase him in drafts, even for the first week. He can turn into a 12-teamer Toby, but for now, I’d rather take a better first matchup and go from there.
Charlie Morton (BAL) – He’s not a streamer I want to rely on.
Dean Kremer (BAL) – He just earned ten strikeouts in the spring, but you can’t bank on it on a given day. Far too risky.
Tomoyuki Sugano (BAL) – I’m not seeing enough from Sugano thus far to trust he can be the Toby we want him to be.
Kyle Gibson (BAL) – He’ll show up around the end of April once stretched out. Not that you’ll want to roster him when that time comes, of course.
Sean Newcomb (BOS) – Wow, he actually did it. No, I don’t expect this to go his way against the Orioles.
Marcus Stroman (NYY) – He got his wish and is the SP #3 if you can believe it. He’ll go, what, 4.2 IP?
Carlos Carrasco (NYY) – Cookie, what a time to be alive. Good luck fella, at least you still get whiffs on both your slider and changeup, right?
Will Warren (NYY) – Yeaaaah, he’s the SP #5 and not looking super polished, while it’ll be the Diamondbacks for his first matchup. That’s not enough for me to grab him.
Zack Littell (TBR) – He’s in the rotation with McClanahan’s injury, but that doesn’t mean you should roster him.
Martín Pérez (CWS) – This is so boring…but he may be a streamer if the velocity comes back up and he displays a rhythm against poor squads.
Jonathan Cannon (CWS) – This has moments of being cool and then failing to locate the very next inning.
Davis Martin (CWS) – The kick change! It’s a thing! And not as elite as the name makes it sound!
Shane Smith (CWS) – I’m awfully curious about Smitty, but the plan is for a four-man in the first turn and he doesn’t have much outside of the 96 mph heater.
Ben Lively (CLE) – You know, Lively ain’t that bad ya’ll. I just don’t want to start him against the Padres.
Luis L. Ortiz (CLE) – Ortiz has looked rough this spring.
Logan Allen (CLE) – You made the rotation?! Really?!
Triston McKenzie (CLE) – And you’re in the pen?! WELP.
Michael Lorenzen (KCR) – Oh right, Lorenzen. You’re making a Grave Mistake without the ratios you want on most nights.
Simeon Woods Richardson (MIN) – It’s a legit matchup against the White Sox, but I just don’t like what SWR does. It’s too bad, really.
Kyle Hendricks (LAA) – He’s had a decent spring, believe it or not. I’m happy for him and hope it lasts. It likely won’t.
Reid Detmers (LAA) – Detmers has officially lost his rotation spot and will be pitching out of the pen. Rough.
Jack Kochanowicz (LAA) – The Jack of One Trade has won the final rotation spot over Detmers. Sadly, you likely won’t have your bread buttered if you roll with Kochanowicz. After all, it’s spelt with one K.
Joey Estes (ATH) – He beat Spence and holds a rotation spot because he can locate. Sadly, the stuff is located on the far left side of the scale. Ayyyy.
Mitch Spence (ATH) – They put him in the bullpen. I. KNOW.
Lance McCullers Jr. (HOU) – Hurt and we’ll see how he looks when he returns.
Emerson Hancock (SEA) – The Mariners need a fifth starter with Kirby out and it’s apparently Hancock, with his middling sinker/slider/change approach. Don’t do this save for your super deep AL-Only leagues.
Logan Evans (SEA) – It isn’t 100% confirmed to be Hancock and still could be Evans, though I don’t see why the Mariners would start Evans’ clock as he’s awfully similar to Hancock. The benefit just isn’t there.
Cal Quantrill (MIA) – He’s getting the second game of the year for the Marlins. Yup. It’s possible the splitter is cooking…?
Connor Gillipsie (MIA) – WHO?! I know. Don’t worry about it.
Valente Bellozo (MIA) – He sits around 90 mph and has a cutter he has to earn called strikes with. That’s about it.
Edward Cabrera (MIA) –Hurt and we’ll see how he looks when he returns.
Griffin Canning (NYM) – Do you really want to jump on board with Canning? He’ll get the Astros first and his change/slider are still as hittable as always. He’s the same pitcher from 2024, you know, the guy with the third-worst qualified ERA in baseball.
Taijuan Walker (PHI) – Suárez is out for a few starts with a barking back. The Phillies have nothing but Walker to find some innings. Good luck.
Jake Irvin (WSN) – Hey, this isn’t the worst thing ever if his curve is doing work. We saw it last year, after all. Sadly, he’ll get the Phillies and that’s a clear avoid.
Mitchell Parker (WSN) – Maybe Parker’s slider is ready to attack RHB? Maybe?!
Trevor Williams (WSN) – #NeverTrevor
Michael Soroka (WSN) – There’s a chance Soroka pulls it off with four-seamers and sliders, but he was bad in his last spring outing and he’s not a ceiling arm. He’s a 15-teamer Toby at best. He’ll get the Jays first and I’m not interested.
DJ Herz (WSN) – He’s in Triple-A y’all.
Jameson Taillon (CHC) – He’ll get the Diamondbacks and that’s not the matchup we want Taillon for.
Ben Brown (CHC) – Is he the fifth starter? Without a third pitch, I wouldn’t grab him regardless.
Colin Rea (CHC) – Rea could be the fifth starter over Brown and is a desperate streamer when facing a poor offense. The Sneks are not a poor offense.
Rhett Lowder (CIN) – Hurt and we’ll take a look when he returns.
Andrew Abbott (CIN) – Hurt and we’ll take a look when he returns.
Carson Spiers (CIN) – Maybe Spiers can dot the edges against the Rangers next week? It’s super boring and at home. No thanks.
DL Hall (MIL) – Hurt and we’ll take a look when he returns.
Aaron Ashby (MIL) – Hurt and we’ll take a look when he returns.
Jose Quintana (MIL) – He’s not stretched out yet and will likely have someone like Tyler Alexander to follow him. It’s not good.
Aaron Civale (MIL) – Civale has had depressed velocity and has to deal with the Yankees in the Bronx. Ooof.
Bailey Falter (PIT) – He’ll get the Marlins and this could actually work if his sinker is getting the stupid amount of run he’s flirted with. JUST SAYING.
Carmen Mlodzinski (PIT) – Wait, seriously?! After all of that, it’s Mldozinski?! UGH.
Michael McGreevy (STL) – We thought the Cardinals would go with McGreevy in the rotation. Guess not.
Steven Matz (STL) – Matz is in the bullpen now. It’s weird, I know.
Matthew Liberatore (STL) – No, I did not expect Liberatore to earn the fifth spot in the rotation. Sadly, he doesn’t have a strong changeup and I’m not seeing a different southpaw from previous years, with his velocity holding just under 95 mph thus far. I’ll wait and see.
Erick Fedde (STL) – Maybe Fedde is worthwhile as a streamer in a 15-teamer, but not in a 12-teamer against the Twins. At least he’s not throwing four-seamers now.
Miles Mikolas (STL) – His four-seamer was one of the worst pitches in baseball last year and is now two ticks slower.
Germán Márquez (COL) – COL
Ryan Feltner (COL) – Story
Kyle Freeland (COL) – Broooo
Antonio Senzatela (COL) – oooooo
Bradley Blalock (COL) – ahhhhh. COL Story, broaaah? You get the point.
Chase Dollander (COL) – Even if he gets the call soonish, Coors is undefeated. He’s not polished yet, either. I’d sit this one out.
Stephen Kolek (SDP) – He’s a command guy without much stuff. The ceiling is too low.
Kyle Hart (SDP) – He’s not stretched out in full and I want to see him dominate with both sweepers and changeups before I can trust him to be a reliable Win-focused “TOBY”
Hayden Birdsong (SFG) – Birdsong will be pitching out of the bullpen and is dealing with a fingernail issue that he’s fixed with a fake nail. ANYWAY, it’s Roupp and you shouldn’t hold onto Birdsong.
Kyle Harrison (SFG) – He’s in Triple-A now and lost plenty of weight dealing with a virus. It’s going around, y’all.
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| Rank | Pitcher | Badges | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarik SkubalT1 | Aces Gonna Ace Quality Starts | - |
| 2 | Garrett Crochet | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside | - |
| 3 | Paul Skenes | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside | - |
| 4 | Zack Wheeler | Aces Gonna Ace Quality Starts | - |
| 5 | Jacob deGrom | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | - |
| 6 | Cole Ragans | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside | - |
| 7 | Logan Gilbert | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside | - |
| 8 | Corbin BurnesT2 | Aces Gonna Ace Quality Starts | - |
| 9 | Max Fried | Aces Gonna Ace Wins Bonus | - |
| 10 | Tyler Glasnow | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | - |
| 11 | Dylan Cease | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside | - |
| 12 | Michael King | Aces Gonna Ace Quality Starts | - |
| 13 | Joe Ryan | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside | - |
| 14 | Chris Sale | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | - |
| 15 | Blake Snell | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside | - |
| 16 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | Aces Gonna Ace Wins Bonus | - |
| 17 | Spencer SchwellenbachT3 | Ace Potential Wins Bonus | - |
| 18 | Pablo López | Ace Potential Quality Starts | - |
| 19 | Tanner Bibee | Ace Potential Quality Starts | - |
| 20 | Shota Imanaga | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside | +1 |
| 21 | Justin Steele | Ace Potential Quality Starts | +1 |
| 22 | Robbie Ray | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside | +1 |
| 23 | Logan Webb | Ace Potential Quality Starts | +1 |
| 24 | Bryce Miller | Ace Potential Ratio Focused | +1 |
| 25 | Framber Valdez | Ace Potential Quality Starts | +1 |
| 26 | Hunter GreeneT4 | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | +2 |
| 27 | Sandy Alcantara | Ace Potential Ratio Focused | +2 |
| 28 | Bryan Woo | Ace Potential Ratio Focused Injury Risk | +4 |
| 29 | Ryan Pepiot | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside | +4 |
| 30 | Luis CastilloT5 | Holly Quality Starts | +4 |
| 31 | Aaron Nola | Holly Quality Starts | +4 |
| 32 | Jack Flaherty | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside | +4 |
| 33 | Carlos Rodón | Holly Wins Bonus | +7 |
| 34 | Freddy Peralta | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside | -3 |
| 35 | Bailey Ober | Ace Potential Quality Starts | -8 |
| 36 | Kodai Senga | Holly Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | +2 |
| 37 | Cristopher SánchezT6 | Holly Wins Bonus | - |
| 38 | Sonny Gray | Holly Strikeout Upside | +1 |
| 39 | Hunter Brown | Holly Wins Bonus | +2 |
| 40 | Zac Gallen | Holly Quality Starts | +2 |
| 41 | Seth Lugo | Holly Quality Starts | +3 |
| 42 | Jackson JobeT7 | Cherry Bomb Strikeout Upside | +4 |
| 43 | Drew Rasmussen | Hipster Ratio Focused | +14 |
| 44 | Gavin Williams | Cherry Bomb Quality Starts Injury Risk | +1 |
| 45 | Grant Holmes | Cherry Bomb Wins Bonus | +5 |
| 46 | Clay Holmes | Cherry Bomb Quality Starts | +1 |
| 47 | Roki Sasaki | Holly Strikeout Upside | -4 |
| 48 | Dustin May | Holly Ratio Focused | +4 |
| 49 | Richard FittsT8 | Hipster | +23 |
| 50 | Max Meyer | Hipster | +10 |
| 51 | Yusei Kikuchi | Hipster Strikeout Upside | +12 |
| 52 | Spencer Arrighetti | Cherry Bomb Strikeout Upside | -3 |
| 53 | Reese Olson | Holly Strikeout Upside | - |
| 54 | Nick Lodolo | Hipster Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | +8 |
| 55 | Nick Pivetta | Holly Strikeout Upside | +1 |
| 56 | Shane Baz | Holly Strikeout Upside | -5 |
| 57 | Nathan EovaldiT9 | Holly Wins Bonus | -3 |
| 58 | Jeffrey Springs | Toby Quality Starts | +7 |
| 59 | Kevin Gausman | Toby Quality Starts | +8 |
| 60 | Casey Mize | Toby Streaming Option Quality Starts | +31 |
| 61 | Jordan Hicks | Toby | +UR |
| 62 | Walker Buehler | Toby Wins Bonus Team Context Effect | -7 |
| 63 | Jesús LuzardoT10 | Hipster Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | -5 |
| 64 | Landen Roupp | Hipster Strikeout Upside | +36 |
| 65 | MacKenzie Gore | Hipster Strikeout Upside | -4 |
| 66 | Jack Leiter | Hipster | +5 |
| 67 | Taj Bradley | Hipster Strikeout Upside | -3 |
| 68 | Reynaldo López | Hipster Wins Bonus Injury Risk | +5 |
| 69 | Tyler Mahle | Hipster Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | +UR |
| 70 | Max Scherzer | Hipster Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | +4 |
| 71 | Zach EflinT11 | Toby Wins Bonus | -2 |
| 72 | Tanner Houck | Toby Wins Bonus | -6 |
| 73 | David Peterson | Toby Wins Bonus | +6 |
| 74 | Nick Martinez | Toby Ratio Focused | +9 |
| 75 | Nestor Cortes | Toby Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | - |
| 76 | Matthew Boyd | Toby Quality Starts | - |
| 77 | Merrill Kelly | Toby Quality Starts | +4 |
| 78 | Brady Singer | Toby Quality Starts | +6 |
| 79 | Michael Wacha | Toby Quality Starts | +7 |
| 80 | Luis Severino | Toby Quality Starts | +7 |
| 81 | José Soriano | Toby Quality Starts | +4 |
| 82 | José Berríos | Toby Wins Bonus | +7 |
| 83 | Brandon Pfaadt | Toby Quality Starts | +5 |
| 84 | Chris PaddackT12 | Hipster Quality Starts | +UR |
| 85 | Sean Burke | Hipster Team Context Effect | +UR |
| 86 | Kris Bubic | Hipster Strikeout Upside | -16 |
| 87 | Kumar Rocker | Hipster Strikeout Upside | +UR |
| 88 | Hayden Wesneski | Hipster Team Context Effect | +4 |
| 89 | Tylor Megill | Hipster Strikeout Upside | +UR |
| 90 | Ronel BlancoT13 | Streaming Option Wins Bonus | -22 |
| 91 | Justin Verlander | Streaming Option Quality Starts | -9 |
| 92 | Mitch Keller | Streaming Option | +UR |
| 93 | Bowden Francis | Hipster Streaming Option Rotation Spot Bonus | +2 |
| 94 | Chris Bassitt | Streaming Option Rotation Spot Bonus | +UR |
| 95 | Tyler Anderson | Streaming Option Rotation Spot Bonus | +UR |
| 96 | JP Sears | Streaming Option Rotation Spot Bonus | +UR |
| 97 | Andrew Heaney | Streaming Option Rotation Spot Bonus | +UR |
| 98 | Osvaldo Bido | Streaming Option Rotation Spot Bonus | +UR |
| 99 | Eduardo Rodriguez | Streaming Option Rotation Spot Bonus | +UR |
| 100 | AJ Smith-Shawver | Streaming Option Strikeout Upside Stash Option | +UR |
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