Giants' Hitters Fantasy Baseball Preview | Willy Adames, Matt Chapman, Jung Hoo Lee, Heliot Ramos, Mike Yastrzemski and More

Let's wrap up our fantasy baseball preview on the San Francisco Giants by looking at the team's hitters. We looked at pitchers in a separate story.

We've covered the Athletics (hitters and pitchers), Pittsburgh Pirates (hitters and pitchers), Seattle Mariners (hitters and pitchers), Colorado Rockies (hitters and pitchers), Tampa Bay Rays (hitters and pitchers), Atlanta Braves (hitters and pitchers) and Chicago White Sox (hitters and pitchers) already.

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Top Fantasy Hitters

On the FSP ADP list, there's a few San Francisco hitters listed so far.

Willy Adames leads the charge, going at pick 71.71 on average. 

Matt Chapman is next up at pick 114.13. Jung Hoo Lee (pick 135.88) and Heliot Ramos (180.75) also appear on the list.

Adames comes to the Giants after a career season with the Brewers in 2024. In 161 games, Adames had a .251 average and .331 on-base percentage, along with 32 home runs, 112 RBIs, 21 stolen bases and 93 runs scored.

Adames delivered in a contract year, and got rewarded with a big contract as a result. He's expected to hit second in the lineup, which gives him a good chance to not only drive in runs, but score plenty of times too. I think the move to San Fran is a slight negative for his fantasy outlook

Adames is in his prime at 29 years old, so I expect another good season from him. I do think he's going a bit too early in fantasy drafts, as I see a little regression coming in 2025. If you take him as your top fantasy shortstop, I'd probably have a secondary option in place in case he regresses a lot.

Chapman had one of his better seasons in his first go round with the Giants. In 154 games, he posted a .247 average and .328 OBP, along with 27 home runs, 78 RBIs, 15 stolen bases and 98 runs scored.

He's expected to hit cleanup for the Giants, and there's enough top-end talent in the lineup to make that a favorable spot for a fantasy hitter. I'm not as high on the bottom of the order, so he might drive in some runs, but struggle to score a bunch of runs.

He's a borderline top-10 fantasy third basemen, but I think his ADP is pretty good value. He's got a pretty solid floor if he stays healthy, and probably has a bit better chance to outperform his draft slot. I'd still take a second 3B if Chapman is your top option.

Lee had his first MLB season derailed by injuries. In 37 games, the outfielder had a .262 average, .310 OBP, two homers, eight RBIs, two stolen bases and 15 runs scored.

He's expected to hit third, which might be the best slot in this order. We haven't seen him in a full MLB season yet, so it's hard to gauge what he's capable of. At his current ADP, I feel there's more room for him to exceed expectations, unless he gets hurt again of course. 

I'd be fine grabbing Lee as a final starting outfielder, and really like it if he's your top secondary option, or utility hitter.

Ramos is another outfield option, but not a locked-in standard league guy. In 121 games in 2024, Ramos had a .269 average and .322 OBP. He hit 22 homers, drove in 72 runs, stole six bases and scored 54 runs.

That's pretty good production, but it's also the first time we ever saw it from Ramos. That makes him a wild card going into the season, but batting fifth should give him plenty of chances to drive in runs. He might struggle to score a bit, but if he keeps his average and OBP up, this could be a draft steal.

I'm fine taking Ramos as a bench fantasy outfielder in standard leagues. There's not much risk if that's his role on your team. He's a better deep-league option, but could be rosterable and playable all season if he picks up where he left off in 2024.

Other Starting Options

According to FanGraphs, LaMonte Wade Jr. is the projected leadoff man for the Giants.

Tyler Fitzgerald, Wilmer Flores and Patrick Bailey are other projected daily starters, while Mike Yastrzemski and Luis Matos are in a projected platoon. Sam Huff is the backup catcher, while Brett Wisely and Jerar Encarnacion are some other bench options. Tom Murphy is another option at catcher, but is banged up right now.

Fitzgerald showed some potential at points in 2024. In 96 games, he had a .280 average and .334 OBP. He added 15 home runs, 34 RBIs, 17 stolen bases and 53 runs scored. 

He's a deep-league option to begin the season, and could become a standard league option if he keeps all his numbers up over the course of a full season. Some fantasy position versatility makes him that much more appealing.

Flores struggled in his 71 games played in 2024. He had a .206 average and .277 OBP, along with four homers, 26 RBIs and 19 runs scored. 

If he starts every day, there's a chance he becomes a decent fantasy asset, but I personally think he'll top out as a deep-league option.

Wade has been a solid fantasy asset over the past couple seasons, but his power dropped a bit in 2024. In 117 games, Wade had a .260 average and .380 OBP, along with eight homers, 34 RBIs, two stolen bases and 45 runs scored.

Batting atop an order gives him a decent fantasy outlook already, but unless he can keep getting on base a ton, his fantasy value isn't going to be great because he likely isn't going to score a ton of runs. He's a deep-league option to start the season and one to watch in standard leagues in case he excels for stretches.

Bailey is a bit of a sleeper in my eyes, with him being at a weak fantasy catcher position being a decent part of the reason why. In 121 games last season, Bailey had a .234 average and .298 OBP. He also had eight home runs, 46 RBIs, four stolen bases and 46 runs scored.

I hoped he'd hit higher in the order, but if he actually bats ninth, he's likely to top out as a deep-league option. He's in the lineup a bunch and at least gives deep-league owners a backup option.

Yas was actually the team's No. 4 fantasy hitter in points leagues last season, even when factoring in new Giants. He played 140 games, tallying a .231 average, .302 OBP, 18 home runs, 57 RBIs, three stolen bases and 60 runs scored.

Even in a platoon, Yastrzemski should get enough at-bats to be usable in deeper leagues. If he's a full-time starter, he's got standard league potential.

Matos isn't likely to be a big fantasy asset if he's not playing much. The same can be said about Huff, Wisely and Encarnacion, and maybe Murphy when he's back. All it would take is an injury to thrust one of these into potentially a bigger role, so don't overlook any of these guys either.

Top Prospects

Bryce Eldridge is the team's only top-100 prospect to start the season.

His ETA is 2026, but I think there's a chance he debuts in 2025. He's got a career .292 average and .379 OBP across parts of two minor league seasons. With 29 homers, 110 RBIs, seven stolen bases and 91 runs scored over 147 games, you see some of why he's a highly-regarded prospect.

Wade Meckler is the only other top-30 prospect of the team from the end of last season that seems anywhere near the big leagues.

Meckler played 20 MLB games in 2024, hitting .232 and getting on base at a .328 clip. In parts of three minor league seasons, Meckler has a .328 average and .420 OBP, with 16 homers, 105 RBIs, 114 walks, 135 strikeouts, 24 stolen bases and 134 runs scored over 193 games. He could be the first call if a San Fran outfielder gets injured this season.

Adrian Sugastey, Osleivis Basabe, Grant McCray and Marco Luciano are a few other players, age 25 or below, who are in big league camp with the team in 2025.