2025 Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Preview: Yes, you can be patient in drafts

In the 2025 Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Preview by Yahoo Sports, it is advised to focus on pitcher skills like K-BB% and CSW instead of ERA, and to target pitchers in favorable situations. The article suggests that fantasy managers can afford to be patient when drafting starting pitchers, as the days of high innings and strikeouts are diminishing. Proactive targets include Jacob deGrom of the Texas Rangers and Spencer Schwellenbach of the Atlanta Braves, while value/sleeper targets include Brandon Pfaadt of the Arizona Diamondbacks, who showed promising numbers despite a high ERA.

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