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Eric Karabell, ESPN Senior Writer 40d

ESPN fantasy way-too-early baseball rankings: 2025 category and roto leagues

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The 2024 fantasy baseball season might be in the books, but success in this game demands your year-round attention. Before you know it, the 2025 season will be here! To give you a head start on your draft preparation, here are my way-too-early rankings for 2025, designed specifically with ESPN roto-style leagues in mind. 

Note: Although Shohei Ohtani did not pitch in 2024, we will allow him to retain his SP eligibility under the assumption that he will pitch in 2025. Positions below reflect season-ending qualification from 2024, but 2025 eligibility will soon be applied to these rankings.gibility.


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Quick links:

Top 300 Overall | Top Catchers | Top First Basemen | Top Second Basemen | Top Third Basemen | Top Shortstops | Top Outfielders | Top Designated Hitters | Top Starting Pitchers | Top Relief Pitchers

Positional Rankings

Top 300 | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | DH | SP | RP

Top 300 | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | DH | SP | RP

Top 300 | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | DH | SP | RP

Top 300 | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | DH | SP | RP

Top 300 | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | DH | SP | RP

Top 300 | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | DH | SP | RP

Top 300 | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | DH | SP | RP

Top 300 | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | DH | SP | RP

Top 300 | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | DH | SP | RP

Top 300 | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | DH | SP | RP

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