2025 Player Outlook

Paddack's numbers from 2024 weren't overwhelming by any means, as he had a 4.99 ERA and 1.39 WHIP across 17 starts, and arm issues ended his season early. The Twins increased the usage on his slider immensely, and none of his other pitches had a higher whiff rate than his slider registered (25.4%). He'll need to reduce some of the hard contact that he allows if he wants to drive his ERA down, and at this point, Paddack isn't a guy who is going to rack up a ton of strikeouts. He'll continue to command the strike zone and attempt to induce more ground balls to offset the risks of the hard contact he allows (13th percentile in 2024), but his fantasy value is likely limited to AL-only setups.