We are under a week away from MLB's Tokyo Series between the Dodgers and the Cubs and two weeks away from the domestic opening day, so fantasy baseball draft season is kicking into high gear. I've spent a lot of the off-season writing about my favorite starting pitcher targets and updating my top 180 starting pitcher rankings,

John Laghezza's starting pitchers who are more valuable for fantasy baseball points leagues in 2025. His middle-to-late round SP draft targets and sleepers.

There are a few things to know about the starting pitcher position as we look ahead to 2025. The first is that, though it's important to get to know the player pool ahead of your draft, you also need to constantly remind yourself that attrition is going to be a bigger factor here than at any other position.