Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Corner Infield and Catcher Targets, Sleepers & Fades for 2025

Targets

Edgar Quero, C, White Sox

In 402 plate appearances across Double-A and Triple-A, Quero hit .280/.366/.463 with 16 home runs as a 21-year-old. The Cuban backstop should put up high average and on-base numbers with 15 to 20 home runs, which makes him a better-than-average fantasy catcher as soon as 2025. He should take over the regular catcher role for the White Sox by mid-season and stay there for the next 10 years. [Dylan]

Francisco Alvarez, C, Mets

It’s clear that the thumb injury impacted Alvarez’s production in 2024, as he hit just .237/.307/.403 over 100 games. Entering 2025 at age 23, Alvarez has a combination of power and on-base ability that should continue to improve in the coming years. After a bad 2024, his value hasn’t been this low in years. Now is a great time to buy back in, as his dip in barrel rate and hard-hit rate were most likely tied to the lingering impact of his hand ailment. [Geoff]

Luis Rengifo, 3B, Angels

In his last 600 plate appearances, the Angel infielder has a .297/.353/.470 slash line (128 wRC+) with 20 home runs and 26 stolen bases. Just to put that into perspective, in his last 600 PAs, Manny Machado has a .281/.327/.477 triple slash (124 wRC+) with 27 home runs and 11 stolen bases. He’s coming off two straight injury-riddled seasons, but has dual-eligibility and will just turn 28-years old before the upcoming season. [Dylan]

Dalton Rushing, C, Dodgers

It will be interesting to see which position group Rushing ranks in entering 2026. In the final month of 2024, Rushing saw the majority of his time defensively in left field. The bat has never been a question for Rushing but where his ultimate defensive home is has been. Over his 37 games in Triple-A, Rushing caught six times, leaving the door open that he’ll maintain catcher eligibility in the coming years. Rushing hit .271/.384/.512 with 26 home runs, a 20.5% strikeout rate and a 12.7% walk rate. There are outstanding underlying metrics to support Rushing’s production. For example, his contact quality is excellent, and he posted a sparkling .417 xwOBAcon in 2024. It’s not all power either, as he shows above-average plate skills across the board. [Geoff]

Sleepers

Miguel Vargas, 3B, White Sox

After two disappointing seasons in 2023 and 2024, Vargas was shipped to the White Sox in the three-team trade involving Tommy Edman, Erick Fedde and Tommy Pham. He played regularly but with an anemic .104/.217/.170 slash line over 157 plate appearances. This is a post-hype pick justified by the fact that Vargas had a top 10 Triple-A RoboScout season in 2024, with a 151 wRC+, eight home runs and eight stolen bases as a 24-year old in under 200 plate appearances. He should get regular playing time in Chicago in 2025 and should regularly put up production over the next few years as a .260/.340 hitter with 15 to 20 home runs and 10 to 15 stolen bases based on his minor league pedigree. In redraft and startup dynasty leagues so far this offseason, he is not being selected inside the first 400 picks. At that risk level, he is well worth the investment. [Dylan]

Cam Smith, 3B, Cubs

The depth of your dynasty league will determine just how far Smith falls into the sleeper category. Regardless, I don’t think the market has fully caught up on Smith. Yes, he had an outstanding professional debut, but perhaps he isn’t that far from the top-of-the-class corner bats like Nick Kurtz and Jac Caglianone. Smith has shown a balance of contact, approach and power equal to Kurtz, while displaying far superior swing decisions to Caglianone. Smith is arguably the best athlete of the bunch and has the benefit of more potential defensive fits. You’re buying into a polished hitter with power when it comes to Smith and not just a power hitter. [Geoff]

Tre’ Morgan, 1B, Rays

Across 373 plate appearances—not including the 92 in the Arizona Fall League—Morgan had a .324/.408/.483 triple slash with 10 home runs and 20 stolen bases, showing his athletic, hit-over-power profile. Although primarily a first baseman with power output for the position that is below the traditional levels, the 2023 third round pick from LSU still has a RoboScout peak projection of .280/.350 with 15 to 20 home runs and 10 stolen bases, which is not too dissimilar from Nolan Schanuel. He has a chance to make his debut in 2025, but with the Rays, 2026 is the better bet for him. [Dylan]

Pavin Smith, 1B, Diamondbacks

2024 was a breakout season for Smith that slid a little under the radar. A 28-year-old 2017 first round pick, Smith hit .270/.348/.547 over 60 games with the D-backs last year. With the potential departure of Christian Walker in free agency, Smith could be in line for increased at bats in 2025. The rub is the split issues against lefthanders, as, in his career, Smith has hit a paltry .226/.289/.310 in 287 plate appearances against southpaws. So, you might be in for a strong-side platoon bat in the end. That said, the idea of a late-career breakout for Smith is worth the gamble at a cheap price point. [Geoff]

Fades

Alec Bohm, 3B, Phillies

Bohm has been a contributor and steady source of RBIs, knocking in 97 in each of the past two seasons. Despite that production and some higher batting averages, Bohm has found himself unable to surpass the 20-home run plateau as a major leaguer. His underwhelming power production has me looking at other options at first and third base. While Bohm is a solid floor player, he fits into a profile that has a capped ceiling. He’s a corner infielder that contributes in batting average and RBIs—and nothing else. Given Bohm’s age (28) and value, you’re better off going in another direction. [Geoff]

Spencer Steer, 1B, Reds

After a 2023 season in which he hit .271/.356/.464 with 23 home runs and 15 stolen bases, Steer was a popular sleeper for 2024, especially given his multi-positional eligibility. To his credit, he lived up to those expectations in 2024, homering 20 times and stealing 25 bases (though his batting average and OBP slipped to .225/.319.) While he still has 1B/OF eligibility in 2025, he does not play either position particularly well, and his potential for full-time at bats is more at risk with the full-season return of Matt McLain and Christian Encarnacion-Strand. Under the new managerial regime, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that, at the first signs of a slump, he loses playing time, especially because he is not a defensive asset. Although he is only now in his offensive prime and much more likely to put up the same offensive numbers that I outlined above as hopeful outcomes for Miguel Vargas and Tre’ Morgan, there is increased precarity in him being able to sustain it over multiple years that does not seem to be accounted for in his current cost. [Dylan]