That’s What I Like: Dylan Moore, Andrew Abbott, Mike Yastrzemski

Hoppy days, Razzfolx! Hopefully you’re in a post-Easter gastrosomnia, which is not a word I made up to excuse my post-meal naps extending well beyond the holiday itself. You should see my Hallowsomnia! It’s nougat filled. ENYWHEY. It’s a good week for some free agents, and I’m here to help you find the least-rostered, most-valuable players for your team.

That’s What I Like

Dylan Moore, INF/OF, SEA: Razzball is a literal archive of fantasy knowledge. It’s like the Great Library of Alexandria, but with less fire. Here’s what Grey wrote about Dylan Moore in his sleeper profile: “Dylan Moore is, simply put, Whit Merrifield for people who are smarter than Albert Einstein…Looking for a guy who could shock the world and go 30/20/.270?…For 2021, I’ll give Dylan Moore projections of 85/21/62/.262/20 in 567 ABs with a chance for much more.” Oh, crap — that’s Grey’s 2021 Dylan Moore sleeper. Let’s see what happened to Moore after Grey posted that: 35 HR / 81 SB / .200 AVG, from 2021 – 2024 combined. Yeesh. Don’t blame Grey for being bold. I mean, how many top prospects have faded into obscurity? ENYWHEY. That profile that Grey wrote in 2021? It’s tracking for 2025. In 52 AB, Moore’s racked up 4 dingers and 5 steals to go along with a .308 average on a 10% barrel rate. What’s better, is that he’s eligible to play literally everywhere. He came into the year with 2B/SS/3B/OF eligibility, and he’s already at 3 games at 1B in 2025. If only we could sneak him into catcher. He’s actually even logged an inning at pitcher in 2019, and features a career ERA of 36.00. Finally, I can say I’m better than a real baseball player at something! Moore’s still available in 40% of leagues and is a great bench player to insert for your injured superstar. It’s tough to see the 32-year old Moore fulfilling Grey’s 2021 aspirations in 2025, but believe it or not, Moore’s been an above-average run creator from 2022 onward thanks to his great walk rate. Give him a shot and see if this is his year.

Andrew Abbott, SP, CIN: Touted prospects are a funny thing in fantasy baseball. When prospects are fresh in the league and barely sipping their cup of coffee, fantasy managers will chuck 90% of their FAAB at them and start them every game. Don’t ask me how I know this about Yermin Mercedes. Abbott was a top 100 prospect in 2023 when he made his MLB debut, and then he spent the next 50 games started being perfectly adequate. 3.78 ERA, 4.67 FIP, 8.5 K/9. That’s basically SP5 on your team. Fast forward to 2025, where we believe in small sample sizes and hopeium. Abbott has racked up two starts with two wins and a quality start. He’s given up a dinger in each, but otherwise he’s racking up Ks to the tune of 13 K/9. In his most recent start against Baltimore, he snagged a nearly 20% swinging strike rate, which is a fantasy manager’s fever dream. Sure, there are some warning signs — 2 starts isn’t a great amount of evidence, and he’s got a 14% barrel rate against him right now. That’s kind of been his M.O. over the start of his career — a dinger rate around 1.50, which would put him in the worst rates among starters. That said, plenty of useful starters have trouble with the long ball — Carlos Rodon, Jose Berrios, Shota Imanaga, and Bailey Ober all finished in the same HR/9 range as Andrew Abbott. If you follow Grey’s fantasy strategy, you know that it’s best to limit your hitter bench and keep a deep pitching bench. With Abbott available in 80% of leagues, you can easily add him to your pitching bench and take the favorable starts until we see if he’s legit figured it out.

Mike Yastrzemski, OF, SFG: Outfield sucks this year. I warned you in the pre-season. In a 12-team league that starts 3 outfielders per team, you’ve got 36 outfielders on rosters at any given time. But, most of your teams probably have 4-5 outfielders, plus at least 1-2 utility players, and let’s not forget the fact that you drafted 5 shortstops for some unknown reason. When it comes to outfielders in 2025, when considering Rudy’s Point Shares metric (essentially, WAR for fantasy), there are only 30 outfielders providing positive value. Mike Yastrzemski is the cutoff line. Isn’t he always? Yaz is always your backup outfielder, except when he’s on a hot streak and you want him as a starter. Right now, he’s on a hot streak. Over the season, he’s batting .279 and slugging .525. Oh sure, he’s slowing down a bit over the last week, but he’s putting the ball in play (6% K rate) and getting on base (.353 OBP) and sporting a nice 110 wRC+, which means he’s encountering some bad luck. Available in 75% of leagues, it’s hard to do worse than a guy who regularly puts up about 20 dingers a year, especially if you’re 5 shortstops deep. Don’t like Yaz? That’s cool – you can pick any of the other 100 outfielders who are worse than him. Good luck!

I’m the Problem, It’s Me

Zac Veen, OF, COL: OK, outfield sucks but it doesn’t have to suck this much. I tell you every year that the cup of coffee time isn’t great for fantasy managers. It’s especially not great for Colorado Rockies players in April, and especially in 2025 when the Rockies are on pace to be the worst team in the majors. Veen, now 23 years old, is slated to start his MLB career playing for a crappy team with a manager who is about as consistent as my gravy making skills. Veen’s always been a bit of a K magnet in the minors (nearly 25% rate in 2022 and 2024, cumulatively), and now he’s punching out at nearly a 40% rate during his MLB cup of coffee. That’s to be expected — MLB is tough, and he’s never seen this level of competition before. It doesn’t make him a worse prospect. All cup of coffee’ers go through hard times. But that doesn’t mean you need to roster them on your fantasy team — he’s 97% rostered right now! And he has 1 RBI and a .107 average and a 40% K rate? Do you want to lose? In redraft formats, cut Veen and don’t worry about him until later. Better yet? Trade him to somebody else. Dynasty formats — yeah, you’ll have to endure this nightmare, especially as Bud Black wastes his fantasy minor league eligibility on April baseball.