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ESPN fantasy baseball: The 2025 Draft Kit

Paul Skenes, Juan Soto, Bobby Witt Jr., Tarik Skubal and Shohei Ohtani are among this season's most sought-after players in fantasy baseball. ESPN

All of your fantasy baseball draft preparation needs collected in one place! Here you'll find rankings, projections, cheat sheets, analysis and strategy. Check back every day for new content through Opening Day of the 2025 season. If this is your first time playing fantasy baseball, might we recommend starting with the basics: The Playbook: How to play fantasy baseball.

Don't have a team yet? Create or join a league and then dive into the latest draft-prep material tailored for whatever format you prefer.


The Playbook: Become an expert in 9 innings

Inning 1: How to play fantasy baseball

Inning 2: League Formats: Which is right for you?

Inning 3: Everything you need to know about salary-cap drafts

Inning 4: How to create the ultimate cheat sheet

Inning 5: Roster optimization

Inning 6: Nine must-follow tips

Inning 7: Staying ahead of league trends

Inning 8: Using advanced stats to get ahead

Inning 9: Mastering the 2025 player pool


Rankings, cheat sheets and mocks

Dynasty leagues: The top 300 players

Mock draft: H2H category leagues (2/26)

Mock draft: Points leagues (2/13)

Cockcroft: Points-league rankings

Karabell: Head-to-head categories/rotisserie rankings

Cheat sheet central


Advice from our experts

McDaniel: Which prospects have fantasy value in 2025? (2/28)

Karabell: Don't forget these injured players on draft day (2/27)

Roundtable: Unheralded players for 2025 (2/27)

Why you should break the bank for Shohei Ohtani

Karabell: News or noise (2/24)

A lapsed fan's guide to fantasy baseball in 2025 (2/20)

Zola: There's 'new place' like home (2/18)

Cockcroft: News or noise (2/7)

Cockcroft: News or noise (1/31)

Karabell: The top 10 fantasy baseball prospects for 2025 (1/29)

Karabell: News or Noise (1/24)

Zola: What to expect from Roki Sasaki and other Asian newcomers (1/15)

Cockcroft: Reaction to Juan Soto signing with the New York Mets (12/9)


Roster-building essentials

2025 Player Projections and Outlooks

"Hot stove" free agent and player movement tracker

Live Draft Results

Closer depth chart

MLB depth charts

Position eligibility rules


Spring baseball betting content

2025 World Series Odds

AL betting preview

NL betting preview