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Top 400 Dynasty Players for 2025: 200-176

January 8, 2025 | Fantasy Baseball Keepers | 19 Comments

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After two weeks of rankings where I lumped players ranked 400-301 into one group and then players 300-201 into a second group, this is the week in which I break out the rankings into groups of 25. For this week, that means players ranked 200-176.

The overall breakdown of this group tends to be a little older compared to those ranked higher. Eleven players are between the ages of 30-34, 11 are in the 25-29 age range and three players are 24 or younger.

As for the position breakdown, there are two relievers, two starting pitchers, one catcher, two third basemen, one shortstop and one DH. Nine players are outfielders, either at one outfield position or multiple, while another five are “utility” players, which for this purpose means they can play at least one infield and one outfield position.

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Jakkers

Top 400 Dynasty Players for 2025: 300-201

January 1, 2025 | Fantasy Baseball Keepers | 12 Comments

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Happy New Year, everyone. We are one day closer to the start of the baseball season, which is really all we care about.

Today I tackle the second large group of player rankings in the Top 400 Dynasty Players for 2025. This is the 300-201 player grouping. After today, the final 200 players will be broken down into groups of 25.

In case you are new to my rankings, here is a simple breakdown of how I put these together…

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Jakkers

Top 400 Dynasty Players for 2025: 400-301

December 25, 2024 | Fantasy Baseball Keepers | 27 Comments

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Happy New Year and Happy Holidays. I hope the holiday season has been one of joy and happiness for you.

That said, welcome to the first installment of the Top 400 Dynasty Players for 2025. This week and next I will take two giant bites out of the countdown as I rank the players from 400-301 this week and then 300-201 the following week. After that will come bite sized looks of the final 200 players.

I know for a fact that some of you will not like my rankings. But I have my biases and certain ways I evaluate fantasy players and have done so for decades. So take these rankings as a starting point and adjust as you see fit. No matter what, I hope these rankings will be a useful tool for you.

Secondly, you will not see any prospects in my rankings unless they have debuted in the majors. So you will not see Anthony Quinn ranked, nor Owen Cassie or a host of other top prospects. I also did not rank Kumar Rocker as 11.2 innings of work on the MLB level barely counts. But if you are wondering, I really like him as I traded for him in two leagues earlier this offseason.

With that said, let’s get started.

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Jakkers

Top 50 Dynasty Keepers for 2025 – Right Fielders & DHs

December 18, 2024 | Fantasy Baseball Keepers | 15 Comments

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Welcome back to the Top 50 Dynasty Keepers for 2025 series. Today is the end of the road for this series as the focus falls on the right fielders as well as the few designated hitters worth talking about.

Before focusing on the right fielders, I want to give a quick rundown of the top 10 designated hitters. A few of the players may be able to get eligibility in the field in 2025, but most will likely remain tethered to the UTL slot in 2025. But thanks to their ability to hit, they are still solid to great players to have on your team.

As for the right field position, it ranks as one of the best positions as far as depth and talent. Lots of sluggers live in right field while there are also a host of players who can provide steals as well as a solid slash line.

But enough chatter. Let’s get on with the rankings, first the top 10 designated hitters followed by the top 50 right fielders.

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Jakkers

Top 50 Dynasty Keepers for 2025 – Center Fielders

December 4, 2024 | Fantasy Baseball Keepers | 22 Comments

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Thanksgiving is behind us, which means two things – the Holiday season is in full swing, and the 2025 Top Dynasty Keepers for 2025 series is in the home stretch.

This week we focus on center fielders, leaving only right fielders and true designated hitters remaining.

For me, the center field position ranks only behind the shortstops when it comes to talent and depth. If you are starting a team from scratch, my first pick is coming from either the shortstop or center field position. This is a position where I am counting on young players to build my team around.

Of the 50 players ranked below, only six of them are 30 or older and a total of 18 ranked players are 25-year-old or younger.

So this is a position that give you a key player for the next half decade or longer.

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Jakkers

Top 50 Dynasty Keepers for 2025 – Left Fielders

November 27, 2024 | Fantasy Baseball Keepers | 8 Comments

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Happy Thanksgiving everyone and welcome back to the Top 50 Dynasty Keepers for 2025 series. If this the first time for you to read one of these series entries, then welcome aboard.

Ranking outfielders can be tricky because a host of left fielders can also play right field, or center field, or heck, somewhere in the infield. Thus, some of the players you see in the rankings here you will see again over the next two weeks or have already seen, but they just may be ranked higher or lower compared to these rankings.

This position is heavy on players under the age of 30. Out of the 50 players I ranked, only 14 of them are 30 years old or older. Despite the youth, the position still has a lot of depth. You can get a pretty solid player from Tier 3 and even Tier 4 if a few of the players ranked there can rebound after poor seasons.

Overall, this is a position where I am counting on some very young players with high upside to actual reach that upside.

That said, let’s get on with the rankings.

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Jakkers

Top 50 Dynasty Keepers for 2025 – Third Basemen

November 20, 2024 | Fantasy Baseball Keepers | 16 Comments

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Welcome back to another installment of Top Dynasty Keepers for 2025. We have made our trip around the infield as we highlight the third basemen this week.

This is an interesting position. There is some solid depth as you can land a good starter from the Tier 2 group or even Tier 3 if one of those players has a breakout year. But the top talent skews toward the older side as six of my top 20 players are 31 years old or older.

There are some solid players who are in their 20s, but there is no Bobby Witt Jr. or Gunnar Henderson in this group.

Overall, it is a position with one great player, a lot of above average players and then a gaggle of players who have the potential to be above average but are not there yet.

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Jakkers

Top 50 Dynasty Keepers for 2025 – Shortstops

November 13, 2024 | Fantasy Baseball Keepers | 22 Comments

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Welcome back to another week of Top Dynasty Keepers for 2025. The spotlight turns to shortstops this week.

Unlike second base, which has a pretty steep drop off in talent outside the top 15 or so players, the shortstop position is loaded with talent, the type of talent that is ranked among the best in baseball, not just this position. The players ranked in Tier 2 will still provide solid production and that continues into the players ranked in Tier 3.

And this talent is young. Of the 30 players ranked in Tiers 1 through 3, 23 of them are under the age of 30. Missing out on a Tier 1 player is not going to cripple your team.

Now, let’s get to the rankings.

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Jakkers

Top 50 Dynasty Keepers for 2025 – First Basemen

October 30, 2024 | Fantasy Baseball Keepers | 23 Comments

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Welcome back for another week of Top Dynasty Keepers for 2025. 

We’ve taken care of the pitchers and the catchers, so this week my attention turns to the infield and first baseman specifically. Overall, this is a pretty solid position, aided in part by a host of players who also play another position.

In a 12-team or 16-team league, who should be able to find a strong starting first baseman for your team. But there are still some solid players ranked in Tier 3 and there are quite a few players ranked in Tier 4 who have really good upside if you can get past their growing pains

With that said, let’s get on with the rankings.

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Jakkers

Top 40 Dynasty Keepers for 2025 – Catchers

October 23, 2024 | Fantasy Baseball Keepers | 9 Comments

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We are three weeks into the Dynasty Keepers for 2025 and today we turn our attention to catchers. This is a position that is mind-numbingly weak as there is not a lot of quality depth.

Few catchers will help you across the board. You may get a catcher who has power but kills your average and on-base percentage. Or you may get a catcher who hits well and gets on base but has no power at all. The average major league hitter this season posted a slash line of .240/.309/.394. Of the 53 catchers I looked at, their average slash line was .238/.300/.381. Basically, this is a position that is below the average player across the board.

Only six catchers hit 20 or more homers and only one reached 30. Only three catchers drove in more than 90 runs. The ones who can do it all are worth their weight in gold as they will give you a huge advantage at that position against opponents if you are lucky enough to land one of these unicorns.

Anyway, let’s get to the rankings.

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Jakkers

Top 100 Dynasty Keepers For 2025 – Starting Pitchers

October 16, 2024 | Fantasy Baseball Keepers, Featured | 27 Comments

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Welcome back to the Top Dynasty Keepers for 2025 series. Last week I listed my 50 Top Dynasty Keepers for 2025, so we move forward to starting pitchers this week.

This is one of the tougher groups to rank. Thanks to the nature of pitching, it seems half of all starting pitchers are recovering from Tommy John or some other shoulder/elbow injury every season, dwindling the number of quality starters down to a handful.

There is also the subjectivity of ranking starting pitchers. Everyone attacks building a starting staff differently in dynasty leagues…

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