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2025 Positional Power Rankings: Designated Hitter
For some teams, designated hitter is a position, to be filled by a specific type of player with specific attributes, just like shortstop or center field. For others, it's Purgatory.
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2025 Top 100 Prospects
Eric Longenhagen presents his 2025 Top 100 Prospects list, with reports for each player.

2025 Positional Power Rankings: Right Field
Right field is stuffed to the gills with All-Stars, MVPs, Rookies of the Year, and young stars on the rise.
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Starting Pitcher 2025 Fantasy Rankings
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Chad Young's 2025 Bold Predictions

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Start of the season playing time becomes more clear as teams prepare for the start of the regular season.
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2025 Positional Power Rankings: Designated Hitter
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RosterResource Chat - 3/21/25
Jason Martinez and Jon Becker answer questions related to projected rosters and playing time, position battles, payroll, and more. - FA Signing
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Top Prospects
AL
BAL | CHW | ATH |
BOS | CLE | HOU |
NYY | DET | LAA |
TBR | KCR | SEA |
TOR | MIN | TEX |
NL
ATL | CHC | ARI |
MIA | CIN | COL |
NYM | MIL | LAD |
PHI | PIT | SDP |
WSN | STL | SFG |
ZiPS Projections
Chat Schedule All times ET
Sun | 8:30 PM | Jeff Zimmerman |
Mon | 12 PM | Justin Mason |
Mon | 2 PM | Ben Clemens |
Tue | 12 PM | Jay Jaffe |
Wed | 2 PM | Paul Sporer |
Thu | 12 PM | Dan Szymborski |
Fri | 12 PM | Eric Longenhagen |
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WAR
wRC+
wOBA
WPA
1.Aaron Judge | 11.2 |
2.Bobby Witt Jr. | 10.4 |
3.Shohei Ohtani | 9.1 |
4.Juan Soto | 8.1 |
5.Gunnar Henderson | 8.0 |
WAR
WPA
ERA
1.Cade Smith | 2.7 |
2.Griffin Jax | 2.6 |
3.Mason Miller | 2.3 |
4.Ryan Helsley | 2.3 |
5.Emmanuel Clase | 2.2 |