Week 25 fantasy baseball pivots sharpen the edge: avoid knee-jerk drops and weigh schedules, park factors, and playing time. Alcantara’s two starts, including Coors Field, and Castellanos’s platoon-like role push risk; Cease and Abbott offer holding upside despite late-season noise.

Machado’s surge, Wood’s late-season reawakening, and Merrill’s injury-plagued year shape Week 25 expectations; Yelich’s back adds risk but the slate remains favorable. Reader input remains central for next week’s Cut List.