Dodgers' Pitchers Fantasy Baseball Preview | Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow, Roki Sasaki, Tanner Scott and More

Let's continue our fantasy baseball team preview series with the most stacked team in baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers. We'll cover the team's pitching in this story - check back soon for a writeup on the team's best hitters.

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Top Fantasy Pitchers

There's several LA pitchers on the ADP list at this point, led by two-way star Shohei Ohtani. His average pick is 1.37.

Blake Snell is next at pick 51.11, while Yoshinobu Yamamoto is at 52.16. Tyler Glasnow appears at pick 84.79, while Roki Sasaki is at pick 89.16.

Reliever Tanner Scott is next at pick 138. Michael Kopech is at pick 155.5, while Kirby Yates is at pick 157.83. Evan Phillips is going at pick 161.

Clayton Kershaw is at pick 164 and is the last LA pitcher listed.

If Ohtani can accumulate stats as a pitcher and hitter in your league, he should be the easy No. 1 pick. We'll discuss him at length in the hitter writeup, because that's where most of his fantasy production will come in 2025.

The last time Ohtani pitched was for the Angels in 2023. He made 23 starts, going 10-5 with a 3.14 earned run average. Ohtani had 167 strikeouts over 132 innings. Something similar this season would be more than enough for Ohtani owners.

As a pitcher alone, I see Ohtani's ADP around pick 130. I wouldn't mind taking him a round or so before that.

Snell overcame a slow start last season and turned in good numbers across 20 starts with the Giants.

He went 5-3 with a 3.12 ERA and 145 punchouts over 104 innings. Snell can be one of the top fantasy pitchers when healthy, and durability is really the only thing holding him back in fantasy drafts.

Around his ADP, there's still plenty of risk involved with Snell, but his fantasy ceiling is a lot higher than that pick, so I have no problem taking him around that ADP.

A lot of what you just read about Snell could be said about Yamamoto. 

In 18 starts last season, he went 7-2 with a 3.00 ERA. He struck out 105 batters over 90 innings.

It was a good first showing for Yamamoto,and he's expected to be the team's No. 1 starter in 2025. Some are worried about his durability, but when healthy, he's one of the better fantasy arms in the game, which makes taking him around his ADP worth it.

Glasnow was pretty good in his first season with the Dodgers, but durability remains an issue.

In 22 starts, Glasnow went 9-6 with a 3.49 ERA. He struck out 168 batters over 134 frames.

The 22 starts were actually the most Glasnow has had in a single season, but missing about 1/3 of his starts still leaves fantasy owners a bit leery. I don't think his ADP is too bad, but would still probably prefer him another round or so later than he's going. A fully healthy season from him probably makes Glasnow one of the bigger draft steals.

Sasaki is about to embark on his first MLB season. He's just 23 years old.

In four seasons in Japan, Sasaki went 30-15 with a 2.02 ERA across 69 games. He had 524 strikeouts over 414 2/3 innings.

It's always a mystery guessing how a foreign pitcher will fare in his first MLB season. The Dodgers are stacked, so Sasaki is in a great fantasy spot. I like him around his ADP and wouldn't mind taking him up to a round or so earlier.

According to FanGraphs, Scott is the projected closer, but I think it will be more of a committee because of all the talent the bullpen has. Yates and Blake Treinen are the projected setup men for Scott to begin the season, and Kopech and Phillips should join the late-inning mix when healthy.

Scott is the LA reliever I'd draft in standard leagues this season, but I'd prefer him at pick 150 or later. Kopech, Yates and Phillips are deep-league options, in my eyes.

Kershaw is also injured to begin the season. His return date isn't known, so I wouldn't waste a standard league pick on him. Taking him in a deeper league makes sense, but it'd have to be a pretty deep league.

Other Starting Options

Tony Gonsolin is the other projected starting pitcher for the Dodgers, according to FanGraphs.

He last pitched in 2023, making 20 starts for the Dodgers. Gonsolin went 8-5 with a 4.98 ERA, while striking out 82 batters over 103 innings.

Gonsolin might not stick in the rotation long, but he's a decent deep-league option while he does. He could even be streamed in standard leagues if the matchup is right.

Dustin May could be a top-of-the-rotation starter for most teams, but he's the projected long reliever for LA. If he indeed falls into that role, he just has deep, deep-league fantasy value. He'd be a big waiver pickup if he cracks the rotation and makes some starts.

Kyle Hurt, River Ryan, Emmet Sheehan and Gavin Stone join Kershaw as injured starting pitcher options.

Hurt had Tommy John surgery in late July of 2024, so he'd just be a late-season option, but probably more likely to pitch again in 2026. Ryan had Tommy John surgery in August of last year, so he should be an option again in 2026.

Sheehan had Tommy John surgery in mid-May of 2024, so he could be a midseason option for the Dodgers. Stone is likely out for the entire season.

With the depth and top-end talent the Dodgers have, all the injuries are not really issues, especially when they add Ohtani back into the mix. Anyone who makes a start for LA in 2025 can at least be streamed.

Other projected bullpen arms are Alex Vesia, Anthony Banda, Justin Wrobleski and Landon Knack. Brusdar Graterol, Michael Grove, Kopech and Phillips are some more options who are currently dealing with injuries.

Again, all the team's depth should help the team get through the season with little trouble locking up wins. I see Scott being the top fantasy asset, but several guys earning late-inning appearances over the course of the season.

Top Prospects

Sasaki is the top prospect in baseball for 2025. Jackson Ferris (No. 70) is another top-100 prospect.

Ferris isn't expected to debut until 2026, but could be a trade chip for when the Dodgers add reinforcements at the deadline. In 182 2/3 minor league innings so far, Ferris has a 3.25 ERA, 222 strikeouts, 90 walks and a .195 average against him.

Ryan, Wrobleski, Edgardo Henriquez, Hurt, Ben Casparius and Nick Frasso are some other members of the team's top-30 prospects from the end of last season who could factor in during 2025.

Ryan was great in four MLB starts in 2024. He went 1-0 with a 1.33 ERA across 20 1/3 innings, while striking out 18 batters.

Wrobleski made six starts across eight MLB appearances in 2024. He went 1-2 with a 5.70 ERA and 26 punchouts over 36 1/3 innings.

Frasso has a 2.96 ERA across 152 minor league innings. He also has 191 strikeouts, 50 walks and a .217 average against him.

Hurt has pitched 8 2/3 MLB innings across one start and four appearances in two seasons. He's started 41 of his 76 games in the minors, posting a 4.52 ERA across 199 1/3 innings, while also having 319 strikeouts, 125 walks and a .207 average against him.

Henriquez pitched 3 1/3 MLB innings in 2024, striking out five along the way. He has a 4.05 ERA across 153 1/3 minor league innings, along with 212 strikeouts, 99 walks and a .213 average against him.

Casparius worked 8 1/3 innings across three MLB games in 2024. He had a 2-0 record and 12 punchouts to go along with a 2.16 ERA. In 292 minor league innings, Casparius has a 4.62 ERA, 346 strikeouts, 150 walks and a .230 average against him.

Bobby Miller, Justin Jarvis, Carlos Duran, Jared Karros and Jose Rodriguez are some more pitchers age 25 or below who are in big league camp with the team this spring.