2025 Fantasy Baseball: Risers & Fallers from Week 4

We’re heading into the back half of Week 4 in the 2025 fantasy baseball season, and as always, hot players are making a difference. Austin Hays had a dominant performance back in his old haunt, while several pitchers have recorded dominant stretches. Here’s our list of risers and fallers for Week 4.

Risers

What a difference a week can make. Alec Bohm was ice cold last week but has begun to turn it on of late. Bohm was tied for the fifth-most hits (12) in the Majors from April 16-24, along with Ian Happ.

No, Bohm didn’t net himself a home run and it has been a slog in terms of the power production for the former first-round pick. He only has four over his last 307 plate appearances, dating back to the 2024 Home Run Derby. But, the hits should be welcome for those who’ve stuck with him.

Speaking of hits, TJ Friedl, listed as one of our waiver wire targets last week, just keeps going. Friedl is currently on a seven-game hitting streak, a span that’s seen him pick up five RBI and multiple hits in four of those contests.

Many of his hits have been hard-hit line drives, which is why he has only one home run on the year.

Now to the pitchers. Carlos Rodon dealt with velocity fluctuations this year but had his most dominant stretch over 2025 in the past week. The Yankees left-hander threw 13 innings without an earned run from April 16-24, and 17 strikeouts in that stretch.

Mitchell Parker, meanwhile, has been a magician for the Nationals. Parker, owning a strong 4.2% Barrel%, struck out 10 over 14 innings and a .64 ERA over the last eight days.

Lastly, let’s give the relievers some love. Andres Munoz notched his ninth save of the season on April 24. He’s one of two relievers in baseball right now with nine or more saves and no earned runs. The other? Robert Suarez.

Camilo Doval, meanwhile, picked up saves in all three of the Giants’ wins against the Brewers. Something to watch in San Francisco, especially given Doval’s dominance from 2021-23.

Fallers

Strikeouts, strikeouts, strikeouts. It’s the bane of anyone who hopes to have a good batting average in fantasy roto leagues — but an inevitable sticking point in today’s world. Three of the fallers on this week’s list were among the worst five in baseball in K% from April 16-24:

Name	K% Rate
Kyren Paris	61.1%
Ryan McMahon	52.2%
Jose Caballero	50%
Tyler O’Neill	50%
Mike Trout	48.1%

From April 16-24. Minimum 15 PA in that span.

O’Neill has dealt with strikeout problems for years. Thus, it’s not a shock to see him here. The same can be said for Ryan McMahon, traditionally a good fastball hitter but currently has an abnormally-high 54.5% Whiff% against breaking balls.

Kyren Paris, a riser on our Week 2 list, cooled off considerably. Paris went 0-17 between April 16-24 and as of this writing, had a Whiff% of 45.5%.

Players with premium bat speed have their perks — namely, power — but also their quirks.

Brandon Nimmo is a fascinating player right now. Nimmo was an ideal leadoff man who worked counts, hit home runs, and was a fantasy superstar for a healthy chunk of 2024. However, things have changed. Francisco Lindor took over the leadoff hole in the middle of 2024 — and thrived in that role. Nimmo is taking fewer pitches and trying to produce runs now that he’s moved down into the middle of the lineup.

The Mets outfielder has four home runs on the season. On the other hand, his average dipped from .228 to .196 from April 13 through 24.

Lastly, the pitchers. Aaron Nola’s metrics aren’t terrible despite the fact his fastball velocity is down over a MPH. But, the results have not been good. He currently has a 6.43 ERA on the season.

Sandy Alcantara, meanwhile, has seen a slight dip in velo compared to 2023. Although, remember he didn’t pitch in 2024 thanks to UCL reconstruction. What’s been more concerning for Alcantara is the slightly higher Barrel% (9.9%) and the 6.56 ERA.

Alcantara didn’t make our preseason top-200 for several reasons. Aside from the general concern of anyone coming off Tommy John surgery, Alcantara isn’t a strikeout pitcher, nor someone who will be a candidate to get a lot of wins in Miami.

His sinker and changeup are still getting plenty of ground balls. Alcantara’s also been the victim of circumstance, as indicated by the home run given up to Bryce Harper down below:

But right now, Alcantara is far from a comfortable option in fantasy circles — and may not be for some time.

Check out more of our fantasy coverage, including a look at the biggest rising hitters right now.