Top 400 Dynasty Players For 2025: 150-126

The countdown toward the start of spring training and real baseball continues, and so does the countdown of the Top 400 Dynasty Players for 2025.

This week the spotlight falls on players ranked between 150 and 126.

As provided before, here is a quick breakdown of the 25 players in the rankings this week:

• Age 20-24 – 4
• Age 25-29 – 15
• Age 30-34 – 6

Position Breakdown

• RP – 3 | SP – 3
• 1B – 1 | 2B – 2 | SS – 2 | 3B – 3
• OF – 5
• IF – 3
• IF/OF – 2
• DH – 1

Now on to the rankings…

150-146

*Age as of April 1, 2025

**Minimum 10 games played at each position listed. If less than 10, then position most played

***Until the Athletics are actually in Las Vegas, players on the team will be listed as OAK

****2024 Rank is where I ranked players ahead of the 2024 season.

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	POSITION	AGE	2024 RANK
150	Jeremy Pena	HOU	SS	27	183
149	Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	ARI	LF	31	226
148	Devin Williams	NYY	RP	30	176
147	Andy Pages	LAD	CF/RF	24	NR
146	Logan Webb	SF	SP	28	51

Not Perfect, But Pretty Good

Jeremy Pena has some warts in his game, but he is a very good player. The question for many is how good of a player is he? Is he the 2022 player who was a top rookie, the version we saw in 2023, or the in-between player we saw last year? In 2022, Pena hit 22 homers and had 63 RBI with 11 steals. The belief was he would be a 20-homer, 15-steal player every year. But he followed that with a 10 homer, 52 RBI, 13 steal season in 2023. This past year the power increased to 15 home runs to go with 70 RBI and 20 steals with a .266/.308/.394 slash line.

In the end, Pena is likely closer to the player we saw last year, but maybe with a bit more power, like 18 or so homers. There is a lot of value in shortstops with those numbers. But in today’s MLB, that makes him an average shortstop.

The Old Guard

I think Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is somewhat overlooked in the fantasy world. His 162-game average is 24 homers and 89 RBI with a .279/.324/.461 slash line. Three times he has topped 20 homers in a season, and he fell short of that by two this past year in 133 games. What I like about Gurriel is I know what to expect from him. It’s nice to load up on prospects with high ceilings, but it is also nice to get a player who is consistent, and that is Gurriel.

Moving To The Bronx

Devin Williams was limited to 22 games this season thanks to two stress fractures in his back that sidelined him until late July. When back on the mound for the Brewers, Williams was his dominant self (well, except for the playoffs. Ouch). He had 14 saves in 15 opportunities with a 1.25 ERA and 0.97 WHIP with a 15.8 K/9 rate. His career ERA in six seasons is 1.83 with a WHIP of 1.02 and a 14.3 K/9 rate. He is without question one of the top closers in the game. Considering the struggles he has had in the postseason, it will be interesting to see how he pitches under the microscope in New York. I believe he will be fine, but it is a question that lingers in the air.

Where Will Pages Play?

Thanks to bringing Teoscar Hernandez back as well as adding Michael Conforto and having Tommy Edman, there is no real starting spot for Andy Pages. But Pages can play all three outfield spots as well as get time at DH, so I think there are still plenty of at-bats to be had for Pages this season. He had a solid debut with the Dodgers in 2024, slashing .248/.305/.407 with 13 homers and 65 RBI in 116 games. If he gets 450 at-bats, he could close in on 20 homers and 70 RBI in the Los Angeles lineup.

Caught In A Webb

Logan Webb is a perfectly fine pitcher. But that is just it – he is perfectly fine. He has a career 55-42 record, but in many fantasy leagues, wins aren’t even a category. His career ERA is 3.42 and over the last three seasons, he has started 32, 33, and 33 games. So he doesn’t kill your ERA and you can depend on him taking the ball every fifth day. But what does he do that is outstanding?

He has a career strikeout percentage of 22.0%. The MLB average is 22.2 percent, and he actually has a HardHit% that is 42.5% for his career, and over the last two seasons has been 46% and 46.2%. The MLB average is 36.5%. Webb is a solid pitcher who isn’t going to hurt your stats. But he also isn’t a pitcher who is going to carry your staff, which is why he lands here in the rankings.

145-141

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	POSITION	AGE	2024 RANK
145	Lane Thomas	CLE	RF/CF	29	75
144	Andres Gimenez	TOR	2B	26	114
143	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	DH	32	98
142	Kyle Bradish	BAL	SP	27	67
141	Matt Chapman	SF	3B	31	220

One Guardian Is Staying, One Became A Jay

Lane Thomas has carved out a solid career for himself. Over the last three seasons, he has averaged 20 homers, though that number is greatly increased by the 28 homers he hit in 2023 with the Nationals. Taking that number out of the equation and Thomas is a solid 17 homer, 60 RBI guy. What really adds to his value is the fact he can steal bases and play at multiple spots in the outfield. When you take that into account plus the fact he will be close to being a 20-20 player, there is value in his game.

Former teammate Andres Gimenez was traded to the Blue Jays this offseason, giving Toronto a solid defensive second baseman who is almost the same player Thomas. Gimenez has never hit 28 home runs in a season, but over the last three years, he has hit 17, 15 and 9. The nine is likely an anomaly. He has also driven in 69, 62, and 63 runs while stealing 20, 30, and 30 bases in each of the last three seasons. A lot of players are now stealing bases, but 30 is still a good number and he couples that with 15-homer, 65-RBI marks.

If You Like Homers and Walks…

…then you should love Kyle Schwarber because that is what he is going to produce. Take away the COVID season of 2020, and Schwarber has never hit fewer than 26 homers in a full season and has topped 30 homers four times. In the last three seasons he has driven in 100, 108, and 110 runs. He has done all of this damage while hitting .218, .197, and .248 the last three years. But thanks to a career walk rate of 14.1%, Schwarber has managed a .343 career OBP while slugging .491. With most fantasy leagues avoiding batting average and going with OBP and SLG, Schwarber is a solid addition to your offense as long as you don’t mind filling a utility slot as he is only a DH.

Bullish on Bradish

Like many pitchers, Kyle Bradish will miss quite a bit of 2025 thanks to Tommy John surgery in 2024. But Bradish is a pitcher you should still target and stash. Coming off a 2023 season in which he went 12-7 with a 2.83 ERA and 1.043 WHIP, Bradish was off to a solid start in 2024 with a 2.75 ERA and 1.068 WHIP through eight starts before being sidelined. He’s young and is likely to recover to form and thus a pitcher to want on your rosters.

Respect To Your Elder

Matt Chapman continues to be a solid fantasy contributor. His 162-game average is 29 homers and 80 RBI, while the slash line is .241/.328/.463. In three of the last four seasons, he has hit 27 homers exactly and driven in 75, 83, and 98 runs. He isn’t going to give you a great batting average, but he is fine with his OBP and SLG. If Chapman were four years younger, he would be a third baseman you’d drool over. But he is going to be 31 on Opening Day and regression will come at some point – just not in the next few years.

140-136

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	POSITION	AGE	2024 RANK
140	Josh Jung	TEX	3B	27	82
139	Emmanuel Clase	CLE	RP	27	199
138	Zac Gallen	ARI	SP	28	39
137	Luis Rengifo	LAA	2B/3B	28	243
136	Jake McCarthy	ARI	LF/CF/RF	27	NR

Just Stay Healthy

Texas Rangers fans would love to see what Josh Jung could do over 162 games. So far they have seen him play in 26 games in 2022, 122 in 2023, and only 46 last season. In 2023 he slashed .266/.315/.467 with 23 homers and 70 RBI and his 162-game average is .257/.301/.450 with 29 homers and 84 RBI. His career HR% is 4.4% and his strikeout rate has dropped every season since his debut.

In his one “full” season, his Average EV ranked in the 87th percentile and his Launch Angle Sweet-Spot% ranked in the 98th percentile. Now is the time to go after him.

Still One Of The Best

For three straight seasons, Emmanuel Clase has led American League in saves. Since breaking in with the Rangers in 2019 before joining the Guardians in 2021, Clase has a 1.67 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, and 158 saves in 318 innings of work. This past season he had a 0.61 ERA, 0.66 WHIP and 47 saves in 74.1 innings. He limits walks and good luck getting a hit off him. Clase’s only “shortcoming” is the fact he has a career K/9 rate of 8.7.

Good, Not Great

Like Logan Webb, Zac Gallen is a good pitcher, but he is not a great pitcher. I was expecting him to make a jump from 2023 to what he did in 2022, as seen by where I ranked him last year going into the 2024 season. But the jump back to 2022 form didn’t happen. His ERA (3.65) was basically in the same neighborhood as 2023 (3.47) and not close to what he had in 2022 (2.54). His WHIP the last three seasons has been 0.91, 1.12, and 1.26. That is a move in the wrong direction. On top of that, he has averaged right around 9.5 K/9 the last three years. Gallen is nice to have on your team, but he is a complementary piece.

Give The Man Some Love

I am here to give a little love to Luis Rengifo. In only 78 games in 2024 he slashed .300/.347/.417 with six homers, 30 RBI and 24 steals. The speed was a new addition to his game as his previous career high was six. But Rengifo hit 17 homers in 2022 and 16 in 2023 with a combined slash line of .264/.315/.436. I believe he will be good for 17 homers and 20 steals per season as I think he will continue to steal bases while playing multiple positions.

Versatile Snake

Jake McCarthy debuted in 2022 and slashed .283/.342/.427 with eight homers, 43 RBI, and 23 steals in only 96 games as a rookie in 2022. He regressed in 2023 before bouncing back this past season with a .285/.349/.400 slash line with eight homers, 56 RB,I and 25 steals in 124 games. His 162-game average is .270/.338/.388 with nine homers, 53 RB,I and 34 steals. If he can approach those numbers, he provides great outfield depth as he plays all three outfield positions and is a solid starter in deep leagues.

135-131

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	POSITION	AGE	2024 RANK
135	Luis Arraez	SD	2B/1B	27	120
134	Alex Bregman	Free Agent	3B	31	69
133	Alec Bohm	PHI	3B/1B	28	95
132	Alec Burleson	STL	RF/LF/1B	26	282
131	Anthony Volpe	NYY	SS	23	57

Great Contact Hitter, But That’s It

Luis Arraez is probably the best contact hitter in baseball. He has a career batting average of .323 – that’s like Tony Gwynn level in today’s game. Thanks to his walks, his career OBP is .372. But that is about all Arraez delivers. In 162-game average is seven homers and 58 RBI with five steals. So he doesn’t hit homers, is not an RBI threat, and doesn’t steal bases. If you want to shore up your average or OBP, then grab Arraez. Otherwise, he is not going to really help you on offense.

Down Year, or New Trend?

For most of Alex Bergman’s career, he has been (and still is) one of the better-hitting third basemen. Bregman is not going to match what he did in 2018 and 2019 as he has not come close to those numbers since. But over the last three years, he has been very consistent, hitting 23, 25, and 26 homers with batting averages of .259, .262, .260, and SLG percentages of .454, .441, .453.

What is concerning about Bregman is the massive drop in his walk percentage. His career walk rate is 11.9%. But in 2024, it dropped to 6.9% – his lowest percentage since his rookie season in 2016. Why the huge drop? If he continues to have a walk rate in the 7% range, then his OBP drops and his runs scored drop, making him a less valuable third baseman, though a third baseman with an OPS+ of 118 this past season and one who has never been lower than 112. He is still a solid hitter, but no longer one of the best at his position.

RBI Machine

Alec Bohm doesn’t jump off the page with his statistics. He is a career .277/.327/.416 hitter whose 162-game average is 16 homers and four steals. But his average is also 91 RBI, and isn’t a big part of the game having the ability to drive in runs? Over the last two years, Bohm has hit only 35 homers, but he has also driven in 194 runs as he has 97 RBI in each of the last two seasons.

First Base as a Side Job

Alec Burleson had a really nice season for the Cardinals, slashing .269/.314/.420 with 21 homers and 78 RBI in 152 games. He saw most of his playing time in left and right field this past season, but with Goldschmidt likely not returning to St. Louis, Burleson will continue to get plenty of time at first base. Burleson has increased his home run rate from 1.9% in 2022 to 3.5% this year and makes contact as he has a 13.1% career strikeout rate. He’s not spectacular, but he won’t kill you if you have to start him at first.

Volpe

Anthony Volpe was a lot of things for the Yankees during his rookie season. The good is the fact he hit 21 homers, drove in 60 runs, and stole 24 bases. The bad is the fact Volpe struck out 167 times for a 27.8 strikeout percentage. And the ugly – a slash line of .209/.283/.383. In 2024, there was some improvement in Volpe’s game, but some regression as well.

The power saw a big drop as he hit only 12 home runs and slugged .364. He also saw his walk rate drop from 837% to 6.1% and his ISO go from .174 to .121. But he did cut down his strikeout rate as it fell to 22.6%, and thanks to an increase in his average to .243, his OBP also increased to .293. The one constant was Volpe’s speed as he swiped 28 bases. He’s a good shortstop, but there are so many better shortstops that in a 12-team league, he is likely not a starter, and maybe not even a starter in deeper leagues.

130-126

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	POSITION	AGE	2024 RANK
130	Mason Miller	OAK	RP	26	153
129	Adael Amador	COL	2B	21	NR
128	Christian Walker	HOU	1B	34	205
127	Luis Robert	CWS	CF	27	21
126	Ceddanne Rafaela	BOS	SS/CF	24	188

Best Power Arm

Whether he pitches for Oakland, Sacramento or Las Vegas, Mason Miller is a reliever I want on my team. The numbers he posted in 2024 are simply ridiculous. In 65 innings of work he struck out 104 batters for a 14.4 K/9 rate. His xERA (1.76) , xBA (.151) and fastball velocity (100.9 mph) ranked in the 100th percentile. Oh, his Whiff% (40.1) and K% (41.8) also ranked in the 100th percentile. His Chase% only ranked in the 99th percentile. He didn’t register tons of saves, but that was through no fault of his own. As the Athletics improve, so too will Miller’s saves total.

Best Future Power-Speed Combo?

Adael Amador was one of the top international players during the 2019-20 signing period and has shown a nice power/speed combo in the minors while walking nearly as many times as he has struck out. This past season at the age of 21 he hit 14 homers and stole 35 bases at Double A while walking 62 times compared to 88 strikeouts. During his minor league career, he has 215 walks and 221 strikeouts.

As he grows and gets stronger, he should consistently drive the ball, leading to lots of doubles and triples in Coors Field with 15 to 20 homers to boot. Add in his speed and I really like his upside.

The Newest Astro

Sometimes I ding a player for getting older, especially at key positions like middle infield, center and right field, and even third base. But for first basemen, I tend to be a little more lenient as they age as they play a less demanding position. Christian Walker is showing that as he ages, he is not slowing down at the plate. After producing 36 homers and 94 RBI in 2022, Walker came through with 33 dingers and 103 RBI in 2023, and in 130 games this past year he hit 26 dingers and drove in 84 runs while slashing .251/.335/.468. He should provide solid numbers for the next several years.

Not A Robert Fan Anymore

Luis Robert Jr. was once a top young player in the game. Now, I simply don’t have any trust in him being able to play a full season. He finished second in the 2020 ROY voting when he hit 11 homers and drove in 31 runs in 56 games. But he then played in only 68 games in 2021 and 98 in 2022, though he was productive as he slashed a combined .307/.344/.485 with 25 homers, 99 RBI, and 17 steals.

The 2023 season finally saw Robert play a full year as he appeared in 145 games and hit 38 homers with 80 RBI and 20 steals while slashing .264/.315/.542. But then came 2024. Robert again got hurt, appeared in only 100 games, and slashed .224/.278/.379 with 14 homers, 35 RBI, and 23 steals. He has immense talent, but I am jaded. If you are not, move him up about 50 spots or so.

Expecting Improvement

Ceddanne Rafaela did not put up eye-popping numbers as a rookie for the Red Sox in 2024. However, he produced very solid numbers with 15 homers, 79 RBI, and 19 steals while splitting time between shortstop and center field. The downside to Rafaela this was a .246/.274/.390 slash line and only 15 walks in 571 plate appearances with 151 strikeouts (2.6%/26.4% rates). I expect Rafaela to improve his walk rate and cut down on his strikeouts, helping him increase his slash line and power output.

Come Back Next Week

Thanks for reading. Make sure to return next week when the players 175-151 are ranked in the Top 400 Dynasty Players for 2025.

Previous Top 400 Dynasty Players for 2025 Rankings:

Top 400 Dynasty Players for 2025: 400-301
Top 400 Dynasty Players for 2025: 300-201
Top 400 Dynasty Players for 2025: 200-176
Top 400 Dynasty Players for 2025: 175-151