2025 Player Outlook

Many likely tabbed Vaughn as somewhat of a breakout player in 2024, but that ultimately didn't come to fruition. However, his numbers weren't far off from 2023, though a .297 OBP didn't do fantasy managers any favors. He did manage to post the second-highest barrel rate of his career (9.3%), and while his struggles against breaking pitches did improve slightly, he has yet to have a significant walk rate to boost his value in OBP leagues. I expect Vaughn to be better than last year's .246 average, and his impressive final month of the season might have some fantasy managers thinking Vaughn is more of a value than he really is. Vaughn is a fine target at his current price, especially in leagues that emphasize batting average over OBP, but at his ceiling in 2025, he'll hit .260ish with 25 home runs, but a .245 average and 18-22 home runs is a more reasonable projection.