Skills searching for roles, 2025

We're all itching to dissect this season's early returns—heck, we've been guilty of making snap judgments ourselves (hitterspitchers)—but it can be just as worthwhile to look at those who haven't been given an everyday shot, but have the skills to make an impact.

After all, our age-old "Draft skills, not roles" mantra pertains to in-season pickups, too. Jumping on a few of these hitters before they snag an everyday gig can pay off handsomely over the season's next five months.

Filtering out injuries, here are the non-injured hitters with <40 plate appearances (roughly 50% playing time at this point) ranked by projected BPX (min. 80) through Sunday, April 20. Our pitcher calls are a bit more subjective, focusing mostly on...

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