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Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Risers, Fallers and Buys/Sells - Chris Clegg's Outlooks for Week 7

Maikel Garcia - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

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.

Horton returned to the mound in 2025 and looked the part in Triple-A, posting a 2.14 ERA with a 30 percent strikeout rate in 29 innings. Horton received the call to join the Cubs and make his MLB debut, where the start did not go great, but Horton showed some good things. He struck out five batters in four innings of work while allowing three earned runs.
The fastball works in the 95-96 mph range with around 15 inches of IVB and a true cut-ride shape. Horton's slider and changeup are the major whiff pitches here and are both easily plus. The slider sits in the mid-80s with nice depth and sweeping action, generating up to 10 inches of horizontal movement. The changeup was a new development in 2023, and Horton even changed the grip to be more of a split-finger changeup. It sits in the mid-80s when Horton utilizes it.

Kim dominated Triple-A pitching across 131 plate appearances, which led to a promotion to Los Angeles. In Triple-A, Kim hit five home runs and stole 13 bases and showed off impressive power, such as hitting a 462-foot home run in his time in Oklahoma City. His slash was a modest .252/.328/.470, but Kim did enough to earn a promotion.
So far in Los Angeles, Kim is hitting .318, but the problem is, he has only reached base via single, rocking a slash line of .318/.318/.318. He has stolen two bases and has shown respectable contact, which is a positive. There is not much power in the profile and Kim is limited by the amount of ground balls he hits.
Kim is playing every day, so if you are looking for a hitter who can help you in batting average or in a points league, Kim might be a decent play. Just don't expect much power.

On the other hand, if you want power, Elko might get your guy. After hitting ten home runs in 130 Triple-A plate appearances, Elko got the call to Chicago and homered in his first game. The power is undoubtedly in the profile, as Elko posted a 93.5 mph average exit velocity in Triple-A with a max of 116.7 mph. He barrels the ball exceptionally well and runs a hard-hit rate north of 50 percent.
Elko is not a one-trick pony either. He has better contact skills than you might think, running a zone contact rate north of 86 percent. The other nice thing is that Elko should have a clear runway for playing time with the White Sox. It might just be a DH role most days, but Elko will play, and he could provide sneaky power.

 

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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