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2025 Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: Results, Analysis, Sleepers, and Top Picks from Rotoworld Staff

Results and commentary from a recent mixed league mock draft.

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Next GameNext Game	03/22/2025 1:05 PM EST
Next OpponentNext Opponent	PHI Philadelphia Phillies
Standing (Division)Division Rank	1st AL East
WinsWins	0
LossesLosses	0
RunsRuns Scored	0
Runs AllowedRuns Allowed	0
Batting AverageBatting Average	.000
Home RunsHome Runs	0
ManagerManager	Aaron Boone

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Carlos Carrasco

NYY Starting Pitcher #59

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Yankees selected the contract of RHP Carlos Carrasco from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Carrasco is added to the 40-man roster after the Yankees place Gerrit Cole (elbow) on the 60-day injured list. The right-hander will be a part of the Yankees’ rotation with New York dealing with several injuries to their projected starting five. Carrasco will be a matchup-dependent streamer to begin the year.
Gerrit Cole

NYY Starting Pitcher #45

Yankees placed RHP Gerrit Cole on the 60-day injured list.

The move opens up a 40-man roster spot, and the Yankees used that space to add Carlos Carrasco to the active roster. Cole will miss all of 2025 after undergoing Tommy John surgery, and he could miss a portion — potentially a significant one — of the 2026 campaign as well.
Mark Leiter Jr.

NYY Relief Pitcher #56

Returning from a back problem, Mark Leiter Jr. fanned all three batters he faced in relief Saturday against the Phillies.

Leiter apparently was amped up while pitching for the first time in 16 days; he averaged 94.1 mph with his sinker, up from 91.5 mph last year. Leiter struggled some after arriving in New York last summer, but he was a nice setup man for the Cubs for the year and a half before that. He might become one again at this rate.
Aaron Judge

NYY Right Fielder #99

Aaron Judge finally hit his first spring homer off Jesús Luzardo and had a sac fly Saturday against the Phillies.

Judge improved to 4-for-29 this spring. The spring homer was his first in 2023; he was without one in 10 games last year and 11 games this year.
Giancarlo Stanton

NYY Right Fielder #27

Giancarlo Stanton (elbows) remains shut down from baseball activities.

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told reporters it’s “too early to tell” if three rounds of PRP injections have led to improvement with Stanton’s elbows. The 35-year-old has been completely shut down from baseball activities and remains without a clear return timetable.
Clarke Schmidt

NYY Starting Pitcher #36

Clarke Schmidt (shoulder) will open the regular season on the injured list.

Yankees GM Brian Cashman confirmed Saturday that Schmidt and reliever Ian Hamilton (illness) will not be ready for the outset of the regular season. He also added that veteran Carlos Carrasco will be officially added to the major-league roster this weekend. The relief for fantasy managers here is that he’s already progressed to facing hitters in a 30-pitch live batting practice session and figures to only a handful of minor league rehab starts before rejoining New York’s starting rotation mix in mid-to-late April.
Paul Goldschmidt

NYY First Baseman #48

Paul Goldschmidt is in the lineup for Saturday’s game against the Phillies.

Goldschmidt is back at first base and leading off Saturday’s Grapefruit Contest, as expected. The 37-year-old veteran missed a handful of spring contests earlier this week due to back soreness. Barring an unexpected development, he should be a full-go for Thursday’s season opener against the Brewers.
Austin Wells

NYY Catcher #28

Austin Wells went 3-for-4 with a pair of home runs and four RBI on Friday night, powering the Yankees to a 4-0 victory over the Tigers.

Wells opened the game with a leadoff homer off of Tigers right-hander Keider Montero. He then padded that advantage by crushing a three-run shot off of left-hander Tyler Holton in the seventh inning. The 25-year-old backstop looks locked in as the Bombers’ leadoff hitter and may wind up being a sneaky source of production from a fantasy perspective. He’s hitting .366 (15-for-41) with five homers and 10 RBI in Grapefruit League play.
Carlos Rodon

NYY Starting Pitcher #55

Carlos Rodón looked sharp in Friday night’s victory over the Tigers, striking out five opposing hitters over 4 2/3 innings of scoreless baseball.

The 32-year-old southpaw scattered three hits and three walks on the evening. Rodón generated seven swings and misses on 77 pitches in the ballgame, registering a CSW of 34 percent. The Yankees’ newly named Opening Day starter had a tumultuous spring in Grapefruit League play, posting an uninspiring 5.40 ERA, 1.80 WHIP and a 10/6 K/BB ratio over 10 innings, but at least he finished it on a high note.
Dominic Smith

FA First Baseman #22

Robert Murray of FanSided reports that Dominic Smith has opted out of his contract with the Yankees.

Smith was in the lineup for Friday’s game before being scratched, and now he’ll look for a new opportunity. There’s a good chance that Smith will have to settle for another minor league contract with an opt-out clause with whatever team he lands on.