Ragans, Williams, Butler, Keaschall, B. Naylor

Ragans aims for better health and results … Injuries wiped away much of the 2025 season for Cole Ragans. He suffered a groin strain in May and then in his first start back, a rotator cuff strain that cost him three months. Ragans returned in September and registered a 2.77 ERA over three starts but was still left with a 4.67 mark on the season. Is he worth an early-round investment in 2026?

Year	IP	ERA/xERA	BB%/K%	SwK/Vel	G/L/F	H%/S%	HR/F	BPX
2023*	124	3.69/3.68	11%/27%	14.7%/96.4	44/19/36	30%/70%	8%	107
2024	186	3.14/3.51	9%/29%	15.0%/95.5	40/18/40	30%/75%	8%	143
2025	62	4.67/2.82	8%/38%	16.5%/95.3	36/21/42	38%/62%	12%	240

 *Includes MLEs

The skills Ragans displayed in 2025 were stronger than ever:

• He missed even more bats than usual, led by a change-up that...

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