Breakdowns and insights for Paul Goldschmidt, Jake Burger, and more as we rank the best first basemen outside the top 10 entering the 2025 fantasy baseball season.

Here are Eric Karabell's rankings for ESPN head-to-head category and rotisserie leagues for the 2025 fantasy baseball season.

There should always be specific guidelines for what defines a bust in fantasy baseball. It’s disingenuous to call a mid-round or late-round pick a bust since the expectations are lower as the average draft position (ADP) is later in fantasy

Some (most) of these predictions will look a bit silly in six months, if not sooner. Still, there is a basis for making each of these bold statements, and perhaps it makes you think. Perhaps the player in question has a particular skill -- or opportunity -- that defies groupthink.