2025 Fantasy Baseball Top 300 update: Rafael Devers’ outlook on Giants, Shohei Ohtani back on the mound

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2025 Fantasy Baseball Top 300 overall ranks

**Updated as of Monday, June 16**

June 16 Notes

- Dropping off the list: Aaron Nola (204th), Justin Martínez (227th), Ryan Weathers (240th), Roki Sasaki (250th), Thairo Estrada (258th), Lance McCullers Jr. (261st), Tyler Mahle (263rd), Kyle Stowers (275th), Bubba Chandler (277th), Coby Mayo (287th), Ryan Ritter (290th), Ha-Seong Kim (293rd), Alex Burleson (297th), Ronny Mauricio (300th)

- Following Sunday’s stunning trade, Rafael Devers checks in 14 spots lower with the switch to Oracle Park likely to take a toll on his production. I feel a little bit better about Jung Hoo Lee and Heliot Ramos with such a potent bat getting added to the Giants’ lineup. Wilmer Flores might suffer going forward, but he wasn’t in the top 300 anyway.

- As for Boston’s side of the deal, I could see Kyle Harrison and Jordan Hicks offering some mixed-league value later this year, though at least in Hicks’ case, it probably hinges on the Red Sox deciding they’re out of contention and trading Aroldis Chapman. Jarren Duran dropped some with less run production behind him, but Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu moved up some now that playing time seems like less of an issue going forward. Romy Gonzalez also returned to the list at No. 296. The Red Sox are prioritizing playing time for Abraham Toro right now, but Gonzalez is the better bet going forward.

- I really ought to have added Giancarlo Stanton to the rankings a couple of weeks ago, but he shows up at No. 218 now after coming off the injured list Monday. It’s worth rolling the dice on him in leagues in which he’s available, but he’ll probably wind up hurt again at some point. With Stanton back, Ben Rice sustains another drop in the rankings. I also lowered Paul Goldschmidt and Jasson Domínguez. The Yankees say they’re not going to platoon Goldschmidt with Rice, but it’s something they’ll have to consider at some point if Goldschmidt’s splits don’t begin to balance out. Goldschmidt’s .826 OPS is terrific, but it’s the product of a ridiculous .426/.519/.706 line against southpaws. He’s hitting just .270/.312/.365 against righties, and it doesn’t seem like bad luck; he has a .327 BABIP against them.

- We’ll find out more about Will Vest‘s status Tuesday after he left his last outing with a finger injury. He’s at No. 254 for now, but if he needs to go on the injured list, Tommy Kahnle would be worth adding.

- In part because his velocity was down about 1.5 mph from 2024, I was extremely skeptical about Andrew Abbott‘s great first month back from a shoulder injury. However, his velocity has returned recently; he’s averaged 92.8 mph in his last five starts, putting him right back on par with where he was in 2023 and ’24. As a result, I’m now only reasonably skeptical about his success, and he debuts at No. 280 this week. He’s still an extreme flyball pitcher in a big home run park, so if he his hard-rate regresses, he’ll llose all of his mixed-league value quickly.

- I decided against putting either Christian Moore or Brady House in the top 300. Moore was closer... he’s in the next 10 or 20 players. Still, he probably won’t be a big source of homers or steals a rookie. House has more power right now, and if he does start off hot, it’s easy to imagine him quickly being moved up to fourth or fifth in the Nationals lineup. Still, I think his plate discipline issues are going to be difficult to overcome.