Hitter Profiles: Real Or Deal?

The past two weeks have delivered some of the biggest fantasy performances of the young season, but digging beneath the surface shows not every breakout is built the same. Guys like Pete Crow-Armstrong have turned heads with a barrage of steals, runs, and even unexpected pop. Meanwhile, health has aided guys like Oneil Cruz flashing the elite raw tools that made him a breakout darling. Early-season explosions are fun, but fantasy managers should be thinking two moves ahead. Is it time to trust these players as foundational pieces, or is the smarter play to sell high while the market is buzzing? In the breakdown ahead, we’ll highlight who’s a hold, who’s a sell, and who deserves a little more skepticism despite the gaudy box scores. It is time for a game of real or deal for this week’s hitter profiles.

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Top 100 Hitters: Soderstrom Brings The Pop

by: Jeremy Brewer

As we dive deeper into the 2025 fantasy baseball season, player trends are starting to solidify and savvy managers are already separating from the pack. Whether you’re chasing the next breakout, cutting ties with underperformers, or stashing value before a big-league call-up, this week’s risers, fallers, and sleepers can make all the difference. Injuries are piling up, early-season hot streaks are proving legit, and those cold Aprils? They’re quickly turning into red flags. This week, we spotlight Tyler Soderstrom’s scorching bat lighting up Sacramento a rising in our rankings along with digging into Vinnie Pasquantino’s disappearing act at the plate. Let’s break down the latest movement in our Top 100 Hitters for the rest of the 2025 fantasy baseball season.

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Hitter Profiles: Early Season Steals Or Stumbles

April 13, 2025 | 2025 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Hitters | 38 Comments

by: Jeremy Brewer

With the first few weeks of the season in the books, some hitters are off to surprising starts. But early stat lines can be deceiving. A hot streak in April doesn’t always translate to a breakout year, just as a cold start doesn’t guarantee a lost season. At times, a 4-for-5 Opening Day can lead to a player being hailed as the next Ted Williams but slow down, cowboy. That’s a hot dog at a buffet, not the whole meal. We must dig in and figure out which performances are worth our attention. At this point in the season, some player’s results are either too good for a seller to move at a price a buyer is willing to pay or vice versa. The real fantasy gurus are the ones who can sift through the smoke and mirrors to identify sneaky values and make a play before it’s too late. Today, in our Hitter Profiles, we’re going rapid fire on a handful of intriguing players to decide whether their performance is a steal worth riding or a stumble suggesting regression is looming.

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Top 100 Hitters: Shuffle Up And Deal

April 6, 2025 | 2025 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Hitters, Top 100 Hitters | 22 Comments

by: Jeremy Brewer

Welcome to the most volatile stage of the season, the early shuffle. Two weeks in, and the stat lines are loud enough to catch your attention but still small enough to lie to your face. It’s the perfect cocktail of confirmation bias and premature panic. Some breakouts are blossoming right on schedule, others are bluffing. We’ve seen enough to start tweaking the board for guys like Aaron Judge who looks like he’s auditioning for a Marvel movie with the way he’s smashing baseballs. However, this is also where fantasy managers get themselves in trouble by chasing ghosts or giving up on stars too soon. The key is balancing data with discipline. We’re weighing playing time trends, barrel rates, and underlying metrics that signal legitimate growth but we’re not ready to walk away from proven talent just yet. So shuffle up, deal in, and let’s navigate the chaos. The top 100 hitters for the rest of the 2025 fantasy baseball season have moved with some names are rising like rockets while others are sinking like stones. Let’s dig in.

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Hitter Profiles: Reading Between The Lines

March 30, 2025 | 2025 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Hitters | 19 Comments

by: Jeremy Brewer

We are a full three days into the regular season and rolling into our first hitter profiles of the 2025 campaign. While it’s still very early, any reaction to actual performance should be taken with a significant grain of salt. Managers have invested heavily in their high-round picks, and even with slow starts, it’s important to give those players a chance to earn their keep. On the flip side, these early free-agent days are often when savvy owners make moves by cutting the last player on the bench for a flier showing increased skill or playing time. This week, we’re jumping around the league over the first few days of the season to dissect lineup choices and how they impact the value of our hitters. Spring training often gives us a glimpse of managerial preferences, but once the regular season starts, we get a true feel for where a player will hit in the lineup. Buckle up for this quick-hitter version of hitter profiles as we circle the bases like the Yankees facing Nestor Cortes.

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Top 100 Hitters: Reboot For Opening Day

March 23, 2025 | 2025 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Hitters, Top 100 Hitters | 45 Comments

by: Jeremy Brewer

The long, cold offseason is finally over, and the crack of the bat, the pop of the mitt, and the hum of ballpark anticipation are back. Opening Day isn’t just a celebration of baseball’s return—it’s a reset button for fantasy managers everywhere. We all know that spring training doesn’t mean everything, but don’t tell that to the Blue Jays and Giants, who are claiming early victories with impressive performances. As much as we try to look the other way, there are always nuggets of information for fantasy owners to mine. Spring training breakouts, injury recoveries, and early lineup decisions have reshuffled the landscape, making now the perfect time to refresh our Top 100 Hitters for the 2025 fantasy baseball season. Good luck this season, and thanks for following along!

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Top 100 Hitters: Top 80 Hitters As Opening Day Looms

March 16, 2025 | 2025 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Hitters, Top 100 Hitters | 11 Comments

by: Jeremy Brewer

We’re less than a week away from the first pitch of the MLB season, with the Dodgers and Padres set to kick things off in Tokyo. Spring training battles are wrapping up, lineups are taking shape, and fantasy managers are making their final tweaks before the grind begins. As we continue our journey through the top 100 fantasy hitters, we’ve reached the top 80—a mix of rising stars, steady veterans, and a few question marks that could make or break a season. Some players are surging up draft boards with their spring performances, while others have red flags waving like a third-base coach on a two-out double. With the countdown to real baseball nearly over, let’s dive into the second-to-last segment in our series breaking down the Top 100 Hitters for the 2025 season as we get closer to Opening Day.

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Top 100 Hitters: Top 60 Sluggers

March 9, 2025 | 2025 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Hitters, Top 100 Hitters | 25 Comments

by: Jeremy Brewer

Welcome back to the continuation of our series breaking down the Top 100 Hitters for the 2025 fantasy baseball season. We are midway through, and this week we have an opportunity to dive into the part of the draft with so much uncertainty, it’s like trying to guess where a knuckleball is going in a hurricane. Where there is uncertainty for many, there is opportunity for the savvy. This group features exciting players who are just looking to put it all together for a full season, such as Royce Lewis or Lawrence Butler. On the other side of the coin, there are players who simply need to stay healthy for the majority of the year, like Mike Trout or Christian Yelich. There is no question that limitless potential exists as we hit the middle rounds of a fantasy draft, yet the most important thing for a drafter is to stick to their strategy and get their guys. Let’s hunker down and continue our trounce through the Top 100 Hitters for the 2025 fantasy baseball season with hitters 41 through 60.

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Top 100 Hitters: Top 40 Incoming

March 2, 2025 | 2025 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Hitters, Top 100 Hitters | 6 Comments

by: Jeremy Brewer

Welcome back to another foray into the Top 100 hitters for the 2025 fantasy baseball season. Last week, we covered the first few rounds and the top 20 hitters in our draft rankings. This week, we dive into the players with slightly wider variations in their potential outcomes to close out the top 40 hitters. Digging into this part of the draft is like ordering your favorite coffee: you know you’re getting good value with your medium latte, but every once in a while, the barista goes rogue with an extra shot of espresso, giving you more than you bargained for. Terrible analogies aside, this part of the draft should still provide reliable value. However, if you’re not careful, you might be reaching beyond a player’s true ability. Buckle up, grab that medium latte, and let’s break down the top 40 hitters for the 2025 fantasy baseball season.

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Hitter Profiles: Prospect Time

February 16, 2025 | 2025 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Hitters | 5 Comments

by: Jeremy Brewer

This week, our Hitter Profiles take a deeper dive into some under-the-radar prospects who should be on fantasy managers’ radars heading into the 2025 season. For our purposes, we’re focusing on players who have yet to debut at the major league level. Of course, the big names—Kristian Campbell, Coby Mayo, and Roman Anthony—are getting plenty of attention. But we’re here to spotlight the lesser-known players who could make an impact in redraft leagues. These are the late-round heroes you’re looking for while everyone else is swooning over the top-tier prospects. Hitting the lottery on one of these guys might just plug that early-season injury hole or give your bench a much-needed boost. We all love prospecting, so let’s kick off our Hitter Profiles with the hope of big returns in the 2025 fantasy baseball season.

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Hitter Profiles: 2025 Sleepers

February 9, 2025 | 2025 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Hitters | 5 Comments

by: Jeremy Brewer

Welcome back to another preseason edition of Hitter Profiles! So far, we’ve covered our Breakouts and Busts. This week, we’re diving deeper into the draft pool, searching for those cheap options with upside otherwise known as a sleeper! For our purposes, we’ll define a sleeper as a player going after pick 250—roughly translating to Round 20 or later in 12-team leagues. These are the players who won’t cost you much on draft day but could deliver significant returns if things break their way. Whether it’s a young player on the verge of a breakout, a platoon bat making the most of his opportunities, or an injury-prone player who just needs to stay on the field, we’re looking for hidden gems who could outperform their draft position. Identifying the right sleepers can be the difference between a good fantasy season and a great one. So, let’s dig in and uncover some late-round gold with this week’s edition of Hitter Profiles!

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Hitter Profiles: 2025 Busts

February 2, 2025 | 2025 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Hitters | 14 Comments

by: Jeremy Brewer

Last week we dug into a group of players that look primed to breakout this year and bring significant value to savvy fantasy owners. This week, we are going to flip the switch and look at the other side of the equation and what players to avoid at the draft table as potential busts. For our definition this time around, we are looking at top 100 picks that may be on the outside looking in at the end of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. Oftentimes, it is just as important to avoid a risky pick than finding the diamond in the rough. This week’s hitter profiles are bound to ruffle some feathers as we dig into some potential busts for 2025.

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