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Chris Clegg's dynasty fantasy baseball buy lows, sell highs, and MLB news for Week 7 (2025). Notable prospects debuts and dynasty risers/fallers including Cade Horton, Maikel Garcia, Griffin Canning, and more.
Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my dynasty fantasy baseball risers, fallers, and buys/sells for Week 7 of the 2025 MLB season. As April comes to a close, sample sizes have begun to stabilize, and there is less noise in the samples. Prospects are getting the call to majors, and there is plenty to discuss.
Today's dynasty article will look at recent prospect call-ups like Cade Horton, Hyeseong Kim, and Tim Elko, along with several other dynasty-related news items. This bi-weekly series will examine various prospects and dynasty news and discuss fantasy implications. If you enjoy dynasty baseball, you know it is a fast-paced game. Keeping up with current events can help you stay ahead of your league mates.
Call-ups, trends, and buying and selling players are all just small pieces to help you stay ahead. So, that's what we will do in this article each week: break down everything you need to know to be successful in a dynasty. At the end of the day, we all want to build a dynasty team that sustains and lasts for the long haul. I am here to help you do so. So, what do you need to know for dynasty leagues in Week 7 of the 2025 season? Let's dive in.
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Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups
Unfortunately, a lat strain ended Horton’s 2024 season in May, and you have to wonder if the injury lingered a little before his shutdown. The fastball velocity trended in the wrong direction all season, and after sitting in the 94-97 range, touching 99 in 2023, he topped at 96 and lived more in the 92-94 range. It is likely related to the shoulder injury as the pitch saw a tick down in IVB, and locations were not quite there.
Cade Horton, Dirty 85mph Curveball. 😨 pic.twitter.com/TL425Bqe5m
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) May 11, 2025
Hyeseong Kim can absolutely fly ✈️ pic.twitter.com/SzcjHzXkam
— MLB (@MLB) May 7, 2025
First career hit ✅
First career home run ✅
Welcome to The Show, Tim Elko! pic.twitter.com/I9w0M7bRPv— MLB (@MLB) May 11, 2025
Dynasty Trends: Barrel% Risers and Fallers
Barrels are the best demographic of batted balls. A barrel is awarded when a batted-ball event's comparable hit types (in terms of exit velocity and launch angle) have led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage since Statcast was implemented Major League-wide in 2015.
A barrel must be hit at least 98 mph, and between a 26 and 30 degree launch angle. From there, the spectrum widens as far as launch angles go, the harder the ball is hit. Considering barrels produce the best result of any batted ball, finding players with improved barrel rates in the early going could be a good sign of a breakout. On the other hand, players with big drops in barrel rates may be a bad sign of something worse.
Here are the notable barrel rate risers and fallers.
Barrel% Risers
| Player | 2024 Barrel% | 2025 Barrel% | Delta |
| Corbin Carroll | 7.2 | 16.1 | 8.9 |
| George Springer | 9.3 | 18.1 | 8.8 |
| Christopher Morel | 10.2 | 19 | 8.8 |
| Rowdy Tellez | 8 | 16.7 | 8.7 |
| Enrique Hernandez | 4.8 | 12.9 | 8.1 |
| Spencer Torkelson | 6.7 | 14.2 | 7.5 |
| Ceddanne Rafaela | 7.5 | 14.6 | 7.1 |
Barrel% Fallers
| Player | 2024 Barrel% | 2025 Barrel% | Delta |
| Mark Vientos | 14.1 | 6.6 | -7.5 |
| Anthony Santander | 11.7 | 4.6 | -7.1 |
| Michael Toglia | 17.3 | 10.7 | -6.6 |
| William Contreras | 10 | 4.8 | -5.2 |
| Juan Soto | 19.7 | 14.5 | -5.2 |
| Jesus Sanchez | 12.2 | 7.3 | -4.9 |
| Carlos Correa | 9.2 | 4.3 | -4.9 |
Fantasy Baseball Dynasty Buys and Sells
Griffin Canning fits the mold of a great dynasty sell if anyone is buying. On the surface, things look great as Canning has tossed 42 innings in a Mets uniform and has posted a 2.36 ERA. He has struck out 24 percent of batters faced but walked north of nine percent of hitters.
Canning's problem lies in a bit of luck. While his BABIP is relatively normal, his 89 percent strand rate is the seventh-highest mark of any pitcher. His 92 mph average exit velocity against is one of the highest marks among pitchers and has his xERA over a full run higher than his actual ERA.
Considering Canning's only season with a sub-four ERA(3.99) came during the shortened COVID season, it is hard to expect this stretch to continue, especially with nothing notably changed in the profile. One thing to note is that Canning is using his slider around 11 percent more often.
I still expect Canning to be a good sell, and his hot stretch not to continue.
Are we buying into Maikel Garcia? Having a profile that I have never liked for fantasy purposes, Garcia appears to be turning a corner. Having six home runs and ten stolen bases, Garcia also has his OPS up by .210 points from last season.
So, what has changed? Garcia has bested his max exit velocity and average exit velocity up over two mph from last season. His barrel rate is nearly double what it was last year, largely due to hitting the ball in the air around five percent more often than he did in 2024.
Garcia has always shown good contact skills and has the speed to consistently steal bases. He seems poised to blast past his career-best seven home runs that he hit in 2024. It is time to see what it would cost to acquire Garcia in your dynasty league. It probably won't cost you much for a good return on your investment.
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