Mike Couillard

Cards & Categories Ep. 74: Draft-And-Hold Strategies with Derek VanRiper

January 16, 2025 | 2024 Fantasy Baseball, All Podcasts, Cards and Categories |

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In our 74th episode, Mike Couillard is joined by special guest, Derek VanRiper of The Athletic and host of the Rates & Barrels podcast, to discuss the nuances of draft-and-hold leagues like NFBC’s 50-round Draft Champions and Gladiator formats. What strategies and players archetypes get a boost in these non-traditional formats that don’t have in-season […]

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Jakkers

Top 400 Dynasty Players for 2025: 175-151

January 15, 2025 | Fantasy Baseball Keepers | 7 Comments

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Welcome back, friends, to another week of the Top 400 Dynasty Players for 2025. The countdown to No. 1 continues as this week I look at the players ranked between 175 to 151. You will see that this grouping of players falls mostly into one age bracket while the positions vary.

The fact that many of the players are in the same age range is not surprising. A lot of the older players were previously ranked and many of the younger players are ranked higher. This group is a collection of players who are mostly proven commodities. Some still have room to improve, some are a question mark, but many are the players who are ranked below are the reason you win titles – they aren’t superstars, but they will provide solid stats that lead to titles.

Let’s provide a quick breakdown of the 25 players in the rankings this week before diving into the rankings…

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The Itch

Sacramento Athletics Top 10 Prospects For 2025 Fantasy Baseball

January 15, 2025 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 13 Comments

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1. 1B Nick Kurtz | 22 | AA | 2025

At 6’5” 240 from the left side, Kurtz fits the prototype of a high-OBP, big-power corner bat. The Athletics selected fourth overall and sent him to Low-A, where he slashed .400/.571/.960 with four home runs in seven games. So naturally, the team sent him right by High-A and onto Double-A Midland, where he hit .300 for five games before a hamstring strain ended his regular season. He got back in action during the fall and played well enough that he might get a long look in training camp as the team will be eager to generate fan interest. 

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Grey

Spencer Arrighetti, 2025 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper

January 12, 2025 | Fantasy Baseball Sleepers, Featured | 33 Comments

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Member what I said in my Cody Bradford sleeper about leaning into command specialists? Spencer Arrighetti had a 4 BB/9. Go to sleep, Grey, you’re drunk. Just a stupid flip-flopping flip-flopper! There’s nothing I hate more than a flip-flopping flip-flipper even when it’s referring to myself! It’s very nice that Spencer Arrighetti had a 10.6 […]

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The Itch

Los Angeles Angels Top 10 Prospects For 2025 Fantasy Baseball

January 12, 2025 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 1 Comment

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1. 2B Christian Moore | 22 | AA | 2025

Grey wrote about Moore the other day. Here’s a link to his 2025 Fantasy Outlook. 

After leading Tennessee to a national title, Moore slashed .322/.378/.533 with five home runs and two stolen bases in 23 Double-A games. We might’ve seen him in the majors if not for injury, and he might open the season in the majors. 

 

2. RHP Caden Dana | 21 | MLB | 2025

A prototypical innings-eater type at 6’4” 215 lbs with easy velocity and three off-speed pitches, Dana repeats his delivery well and commands his arsenal with a deftness beyond his years. He dominated Double-A as a 20-year-old and forced a late-season promotion to LA of A even in a lost season. Well, that might be stretching it a bit. They could’ve just promoted him to Triple-A after he logged a 2.52 ERA in 135.2 innings in Double-A, but that wouldn’t have the same flair as sending him straight to the majors. Probably should’ve sent him to Triple-A around the hundred-inning mark.

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Mike Couillard

Cards & Categories Ep. 73: Player Rater Surprises

January 9, 2025 | 2025 Fantasy Baseball, All Podcasts, Cards and Categories |

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In our 73rd episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer open by bantering about the latest and greatest MLB moves and baseball card news. Then we examine the Razzball 2025 Player Rater projections for players with the largest value swings from 2024 and analyze accordingly. You can find us on bluesky at @cardscategories.bsky.social, @mcouill7.bsky.social, and @jbrewer17.bsky.social. Email the pod at [email protected]. Links […]

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Jakkers

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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The Itch

Houston Astros Top 10 Prospects For 2025 Fantasy Baseball

January 8, 2025 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 10 Comments

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1. 3B Cam Smith | 22 | AA | 2025

The 14th overall pick by the Cubs in this summer’s draft, Smith skipped blissfully through the A-levels in just 27 games, blasting six home runs in 15 Low-A games and slashing .333/.421/.500 in 12 High-A games before rounding out the season with five games with Double-A Tennessee. Houston saw enough to target the 6’3” 224 lb righty in the Kyle Tucker trade. Smith gives the club a ready-soon third-base prospect in the wake of Alex Bregman’s departure, though with Isaac Paredes also in town, Smith may have to try some outfield.  

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