🔥 Fantasy Baseball Mid-Season Guide: Top 15 Players to Cut & Top 15 to Keep or Trade For

We’re halfway through the 2025 fantasy baseball season, and now’s the time to make the moves that win leagues. Here’s your cheat sheet with the Top 15 Players to Cut or Sell and the Top 15 Players to Keep or Trade For based on current stats, trade rumors, and rest-of-season projections.

🚫 Top 15 Players to Cut or Sell

These players are peaking or risky due to injuries and volatility. Cash in while their value is high:

• Byron Buxton – Power + speed but always an injury risk
• Jacob deGrom – Excellent when healthy, but innings limit looms
• Emilio Pagán – Strong numbers but volatile role
• Aroldis Chapman – Could lose closer role anytime
• Elly De La Cruz – High upside but K-rate and BABIP are red flags
• Sandy Alcantara – Returning from surgery; trade rumors
• Adolis García – Slight decline, potential sell-high
• Seth Lugo – Regression expected, low K rate
• Freddy Peralta – Trade candidate; risky rest-of-season
• Cedric Mullins – Could lose value post-deadline
• Jarren Duran – Injury/role uncertainty
• Ryan O’Hearn – Production slipping; trade speculation
• Josh Naylor – Value might dip if traded
• Mitch Keller – Strong arm, but risky trade rumors
• Eugenio Suárez – Downward trend; easily replaceable

🌟 Top 15 Players to Keep or Trade For

Target these league-winners now or hold tight if you roster them:

• Shohei Ohtani – Dual-threat monster; top overall asset
• Aaron Judge – Elite power and average combo
• Cal Raleigh – Best catcher in fantasy right now
• Tarik Skubal – WHIP and K leader; breakout ace
• Zack Wheeler – Consistent SP1 value
• Corbin Carroll – 20/40 upside; get him before a surge
• Trea Turner – Speed, average, and steady floor
• Pete Crow-Armstrong – Star in the making with 20/20 skills
• Juan Soto – High OBP floor with power upside
• Max Fried – Wins leader; solid anchor for staff
• Garrett Crochet – AL K leader; top-tier ratios
• Carlos Estévez / Josh Hader – Save machines
• Paul Skenes – Rookie dominance; worth every bid
• Jonathan Aranda – Power sleeper on the rise
• Jacob Wilson / Geraldo Perdomo – Speed/AVG contributors off the wire

💡 Strategy Tips

• Sell high on injury-prone or overperforming players
• Target multi-category contributors who are under the radar
• Keep pitching depth strong heading into playoffs
• Always check team news and trade rumors before making deals

🧠 Smart managers know that the second half is where champions are made. Use this list to tighten up your roster, dominate your trades, and charge toward the playoffs. Stay ahead at fballer.com for more weekly rankings and insider tips.