2025 Fantasy Baseball Week 4 Trade Values: Tyler Soderstrom surging but elite status remains uncertain

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When is a hot start just a hot start? When is it something more? That's one of the toughest questions Fantasy Baseball players face at this point in the year because answering it correctly could make a huge difference in how the rest of your season goes.

Let's take Tyler Soderstrom as an example. He's been one of the very best hitters in the league this season, ranking as the No. 1 first baseman in Fantasy and a top-five hitter overall, and he's doing so after being largely an afterthought in most drafts. His 281.1 ADP coming into the season means he was drafted in most 12-team leagues, but certainly not all of them. In CBS Fantasy leagues, Soderstrom was just 45% rostered to open the season, and he looked more like a fringe corner infield option with some upside, but not a potential superstar. 

But he's hitting like a superstar right now for sure. Through his first 19 games, Soderstrom's .468 wOBA is backed up by a .439 xwOBA, the 10th-best mark in baseball, sandwiched between Kyle Schwarber and Kyle Tucker. That's elite company, and he's earned his production so far, ranking in the 87th percentile or better in average exit velocity, barrel rate, expected batting average, and expected slugging percentage. And he's doing it with really strong plate discipline, striking out in just 18.4% of his trips to the plate.

Which is to say, if Soderstrom were breaking out, this is exactly what he'd look like. He flashed plus power and a good approach at the plate last season, and was a prospect of some renown before that, peaking as the No. 21 prospect in Baseball America's 2022 preseason ranking. This isn't entirely out of nowhere. 

But it's probably not entirely real, either. Soderstrom is probably just hot in the traditional meaning of the word. Locked in. On a heater. Whatever term you want to use for it, that's probably what we're seeing in the early going, especially since Soderstrom has had just 16.5% of his plate appearances come against left-handed pitching so far; Matt Olson, who played every day last season, had 27.3% of his PA come against lefties, just to establish a baseline. 

That's not to say Soderstrom is going to fall apart whenever he starts facing more lefties, but it's one reason to expect his hot start to slow down eventually. The other, biggest reason to expect him to slow down: Plain old regression. 

We see it every season, and we have to be reminded every season that hot April doesn't necessarily mean a player will be a dominant force all season long. At this same point in 2024, Ryan O'Hearn, Tyler O'Neill, Michael Busch, LaMonte Wade, Jess Winker, Gavin Sheets, and Jake Cronenworth were all in the top-20 among hitters with at least 50 PA in expected wOBA, for example, and none of them kept that pace up. 

A bunch of those guys had long track records that made it easier to see they wouldn't keep it up, of course, but Busch is an instructive case. Like Soderstrom, Busch was a young, recent top prospect who was hitting the cover off the ball for the first few weeks, and while he did have a breakout season, he wasn't exactly a must-start player the rest of the way – from April 20 on, Busch hit .239/.326/.408. His hot start wasn't fake in that he was hitting the ball well enough to earn his production, but it did turn out to be a fluke, despite the good underlying numbers. 

That's not to say the same is true of Soderstrom. But if you're out there looking to make a trade involving him, it's worth keeping in mind that while he might be a must-start player the rest of the way, it probably isn't the likeliest outcome. I've moved him way up in my rest-of-season trade values, but I bet there will be some grumbling among you that I still have the likes of Triston Casas, Vinnie Pasquantino, and Christian Walker ahead of him. 

Maybe I'll end up wrong, and Soderstrom will go on to hit 35 homers and establish himself as one of the elite options at the position for the next half-decade or so. It's certainly within the realm of possibility. But I'm not ready to rank him that way, hot start or not. 

H2H Trade Values Chart

Ranking	Player	Value	Eligible
1	Aaron Judge	46	DH-OF
2	Shohei Ohtani	46	DH-SP
3	Bobby Witt	45	SS
4	Jose Ramirez	41	3B-DH
5	Juan Soto	41	OF
6	Kyle Tucker	40	OF
7	Yordan Alvarez	37	DH-OF
8	Corbin Carroll	37	OF
9	Francisco Lindor	37	SS
10	Gunnar Henderson	35	SS
11	Elly De La Cruz	32	SS
12	Mookie Betts	30	OF-SS
13	Vladimir Guerrero	30	1B-DH
14	Fernando Tatis	28	OF
15	Bryce Harper	26	1B
16	Ketel Marte	26	2B-DH
17	Julio Rodriguez	25	OF
18	Jarren Duran	25	OF
19	Tarik Skubal	25	SP
20	Zack Wheeler	25	SP
21	Jackson Chourio	25	OF
22	Paul Skenes	25	SP
23	Austin Riley	24	3B
24	Matt Olson	24	1B
25	Freddie Freeman	24	1B
26	Corey Seager	23	SS
27	Manny Machado	23	3B-DH
28	William Contreras	23	C-DH
29	Jackson Merrill	22	OF
30	Trea Turner	21	SS
31	Jose Altuve	21	2B-OF
32	Jazz Chisholm	21	2B-3B-OF
33	Logan Gilbert	21	SP
34	Ronald Acuna	21	OF
35	Rafael Devers	21	3B-DH
36	Cole Ragans	21	SP
37	Garrett Crochet	20	SP
38	Corbin Burnes	20	SP
39	Chris Sale	20	SP
40	Dylan Cease	20	SP
41	Marcell Ozuna	20	DH
42	Kyle Schwarber	20	DH
43	Brent Rooker	20	DH
44	Michael King	19	SP
45	Ozzie Albies	19	2B
46	Pete Alonso	19	1B
47	Blake Snell	18	SP
48	James Wood	18	OF
49	Teoscar Hernandez	17	OF
50	Framber Valdez	17	SP
51	Hunter Greene	17	SP
52	Max Fried	17	SP
53	Spencer Schwellenbach	17	SP
54	Logan Webb	17	SP
55	Adley Rutschman	16	C-DH
56	Jacob deGrom	16	SP
57	Emmanuel Clase	16	RP
58	Shota Imanaga	16	SP
59	Seiya Suzuki	16	DH-OF
60	Alex Bregman	16	3B
61	Edwin Diaz	16	RP
62	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	16	SP
63	Spencer Strider	16	SP
64	Aaron Nola	16	SP
65	Devin Williams	16	RP
66	Freddy Peralta	16	SP
67	Hunter Brown	16	SP
68	Joe Ryan	16	SP
69	Luis Castillo	16	SP
70	Lawrence Butler	15	OF
71	Wyatt Langford	15	DH-OF
72	Pablo Lopez	15	SP
73	Josh Hader	15	RP
74	Kris Bubic	15	RP
75	Zac Gallen	15	SP
76	Michael Harris	15	OF
77	Christian Yelich	15	DH-OF
78	Mason Miller	15	RP
79	Willy Adames	15	SS
80	Josh Naylor	15	1B
81	Christian Walker	15	1B
82	Riley Greene	15	DH-OF
83	Marcus Semien	15	2B
84	Jordan Westburg	15	2B-3B
85	Anthony Santander	15	DH-OF
86	George Kirby	15	SP
87	Junior Caminero	15	3B
88	Tyler Glasnow	15	SP
89	Bryce Miller	15	SP
90	Triston Casas	15	1B
91	Oneil Cruz	15	OF-SS
92	Bryan Reynolds	15	DH-OF
93	Cristopher Sanchez	15	SP
94	Bailey Ober	15	SP
95	Salvador Perez	15	1B-C-DH
96	Andres Munoz	15	RP
97	Raisel Iglesias	15	RP
98	Bo Bichette	15	SS
99	Brandon Nimmo	15	OF
100	Vinnie Pasquantino	15	1B-DH
101	Sandy Alcantara	15	SP
102	Ryan Helsley	15	RP
103	Mike Trout	15	OF
104	Cody Bellinger	15	1B-DH-OF
105	Carlos Rodon	15	SP
106	Jack Flaherty	15	SP
107	Will Smith	15	C
108	Ian Happ	15	OF
109	Bryan Woo	15	SP
110	Tanner Bibee	15	SP
111	Steven Kwan	15	OF
112	Robbie Ray	15	SP
113	Yusei Kikuchi	15	SP
114	Mark Vientos	15	3B
115	Randy Arozarena	15	OF
116	Luis Robert	15	OF
117	Seth Lugo	15	SP
118	Matt McLain	15	2B-SS
119	C.J. Abrams	15	SS
120	Cal Raleigh	15	C-DH
121	Willson Contreras	15	1B-C-DH
122	J.T. Realmuto	14	C
123	Adolis Garcia	14	DH-OF
124	Yainer Diaz	14	C-DH
125	Pete Crow-Armstrong	14	OF
126	Isaac Paredes	14	3B
127	Eugenio Suarez	14	3B
128	Matt Chapman	14	3B
129	Jeff Hoffman	14	RP
130	Jack Leiter	14	SP
131	Roki Sasaki	14	SP
132	Jasson Dominguez	14	OF
133	Dylan Crews	14	OF
134	Ryan Walker	14	RP
135	Tommy Edman	13	2B-OF
136	Zach Eflin	13	SP
137	Jung Hoo Lee	12	OF
138	Tyler O'Neill	12	OF
139	Nathan Eovaldi	11	SP
140	Tanner Houck	11	SP
141	Tyler Soderstrom	10	1B
142	Paul Goldschmidt	9	1B
143	Royce Lewis	9	3B-DH
144	Xander Bogaerts	8	2B-SS
145	Alec Bohm	8	3B
146	Shane Baz	8	SP
147	Ryan Pepiot	8	SP
148	Jake Burger	8	1B-3B-DH
149	Nick Castellanos	8	OF
150	Brenton Doyle	8	OF
151	Dansby Swanson	8	SS
152	Lars Nootbaar	8	OF
153	Taylor Ward	8	OF
154	Sonny Gray	8	SP
155	Kristian Campbell	8	2B
156	Nick Lodolo	8	SP
157	Jhoan Duran	8	RP
158	Robert Suarez	7	RP
159	Bowden Francis	7	RP-SP
160	Xavier Edwards	7	SS
161	Carlos Correa	7	SS
162	Nico Hoerner	7	2B
163	Anthony Volpe	6	SS
164	Ezequiel Tovar	6	SS
165	Trevor Megill	6	RP
166	Zachary Neto	6	SS
167	Gavin Williams	5	SP
168	Spencer Torkelson	5	1B
169	Luis Arraez	5	1B-2B-DH
170	Nick Pivetta	5	SP
171	Felix Bautista	5	RP
172	Clay Holmes	5	RP
173	Shea Langeliers	5	C
174	Brandon Lowe	5	2B-DH
175	Justin Verlander	5	SP
176	Jackson Holliday	5	2B-SS
177	Jonathan India	5	2B-3B-OF
178	Nolan Arenado	5	3B
179	Luis Rengifo	5	2B-3B
180	Grayson Rodriguez	5	SP
181	Max Muncy	5	3B
182	Andres Gimenez	5	2B
183	Jesus Luzardo	5	SP
184	Dennis Santana	5	RP
185	MacKenzie Gore	5	SP
186	Kyle Manzardo	4	DH
187	Kevin Gausman	4	SP
188	Cedric Mullins	4	OF
189	Bryson Stott	4	2B
190	Cam Smith	4	3B-OF
191	Taj Bradley	4	SP
192	Tyler Stephenson	4	C
193	Kodai Senga	3	SP
194	Max Meyer	3	SP
195	Grant Holmes	3	RP-SP
196	Jeffrey Springs	3	SP
197	Logan O'Hoppe	3	C
198	Masyn Winn	3	SS
199	Jeremy Pena	3	SS
200	Spencer Steer	3	1B-DH-OF
201	Heliot Ramos	3	OF
202	Jose Berrios	3	SP
203	Brandon Pfaadt	3	SP
204	Brice Turang	3	2B
205	Luis Garcia	3	2B
206	Ben Rice	3	1B-DH
207	Yandy Diaz	3	1B-DH
208	Michael Conforto	3	DH-OF
209	Josh Jung	3	3B
210	Jose Alvarado	3	RP
211	Mitch Keller	3	SP
212	J.J. Bleday	3	OF
213	Trevor Story	3	SS
214	Victor Robles	3	OF
215	Ronel Blanco	3	SP
216	Michael Busch	3	1B
217	Christian Encarnacion-Strand	3	1B
218	Lane Thomas	3	OF
219	George Springer	3	DH-OF
220	Alec Burleson	3	1B-DH-OF
221	Byron Buxton	3	OF
222	Michael Toglia	3	1B
223	Clarke Schmidt	3	SP
224	Pete Fairbanks	3	RP
225	Jackson Jobe	3	RP

Roto Trade Values Chart

Ranking	Player	Value	Eligible
1	Aaron Judge	48	DH-OF
2	Shohei Ohtani	48	DH-SP
3	Bobby Witt	48	SS
4	Jose Ramirez	40	3B-DH
5	Kyle Tucker	38	OF
6	Elly De La Cruz	37	SS
7	Fernando Tatis	34	OF
8	Corbin Carroll	34	OF
9	Juan Soto	33	OF
10	Julio Rodriguez	33	OF
11	Gunnar Henderson	33	SS
12	Francisco Lindor	33	SS
13	Yordan Alvarez	33	DH-OF
14	Vladimir Guerrero	30	1B-DH
15	Mookie Betts	30	OF-SS
16	Jarren Duran	29	OF
17	Jackson Chourio	29	OF
18	Bryce Harper	27	1B
19	Trea Turner	26	SS
20	Tarik Skubal	26	SP
21	Zack Wheeler	26	SP
22	Paul Skenes	26	SP
23	Jazz Chisholm	26	2B-3B-OF
24	Jackson Merrill	25	OF
25	Austin Riley	25	3B
26	Ronald Acuna	24	OF
27	Matt Olson	23	1B
28	Freddie Freeman	23	1B
29	William Contreras	23	C-DH
30	Corey Seager	23	SS
31	Manny Machado	23	3B-DH
32	Jose Altuve	23	2B-OF
33	Rafael Devers	23	3B-DH
34	Logan Gilbert	21	SP
35	Ozzie Albies	21	2B
36	Ketel Marte	21	2B-DH
37	Cole Ragans	21	SP
38	Marcell Ozuna	19	DH
39	Pete Alonso	19	1B
40	C.J. Abrams	18	SS
41	Michael Harris	18	OF
42	Oneil Cruz	18	OF-SS
43	Brent Rooker	18	DH
44	Kyle Schwarber	18	DH
45	Emmanuel Clase	17	RP
46	Chris Sale	15	SP
47	Garrett Crochet	15	SP
48	Corbin Burnes	15	SP
49	Dylan Cease	15	SP
50	Adley Rutschman	15	C-DH
51	Framber Valdez	15	SP
52	Michael King	15	SP
53	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	15	SP
54	James Wood	15	OF
55	Teoscar Hernandez	15	OF
56	Devin Williams	15	RP
57	Josh Hader	15	RP
58	Edwin Diaz	15	RP
59	Mason Miller	15	RP
60	Andres Munoz	15	RP
61	Raisel Iglesias	15	RP
62	Ryan Helsley	15	RP
63	Wyatt Langford	15	DH-OF
64	Jacob deGrom	15	SP
65	Max Fried	15	SP
66	Jordan Westburg	15	2B-3B
67	Marcus Semien	15	2B
68	Anthony Santander	15	DH-OF
69	Bo Bichette	15	SS
70	Hunter Greene	15	SP
71	Spencer Schwellenbach	15	SP
72	Spencer Strider	15	SP
73	Logan Webb	15	SP
74	Salvador Perez	15	1B-C-DH
75	Lawrence Butler	15	OF
76	Willy Adames	15	SS
77	Seiya Suzuki	15	DH-OF
78	Brenton Doyle	15	OF
79	Shota Imanaga	15	SP
80	Freddy Peralta	15	SP
81	Hunter Brown	15	SP
82	Joe Ryan	15	SP
83	Pablo Lopez	15	SP
84	Blake Snell	15	SP
85	Yainer Diaz	15	C-DH
86	Jeff Hoffman	15	RP
87	Jhoan Duran	15	RP
88	Bryce Miller	15	SP
89	Riley Greene	15	DH-OF
90	Josh Naylor	15	1B
91	Junior Caminero	15	3B
92	Zac Gallen	15	SP
93	Bryan Reynolds	15	DH-OF
94	Luis Robert	15	OF
95	Alex Bregman	15	3B
96	Christian Walker	15	1B
97	Triston Casas	15	1B
98	Tyler Glasnow	15	SP
99	Luis Castillo	15	SP
100	George Kirby	15	SP
101	Cristopher Sanchez	15	SP
102	Jack Flaherty	15	SP
103	Vinnie Pasquantino	15	1B-DH
104	Tanner Bibee	15	SP
105	Aaron Nola	15	SP
106	Cal Raleigh	15	C-DH
107	Willson Contreras	15	1B-C-DH
108	Bailey Ober	15	SP
109	Will Smith	15	C
110	Cody Bellinger	15	1B-DH-OF
111	Mike Trout	15	OF
112	Mark Vientos	15	3B
113	Christian Yelich	15	DH-OF
114	Randy Arozarena	15	OF
115	Sonny Gray	15	SP
116	Ian Happ	15	OF
117	Bryan Woo	15	SP
118	J.T. Realmuto	15	C
119	Robert Suarez	14	RP
120	Ryan Walker	14	RP
121	Matt McLain	14	2B-SS
122	Felix Bautista	14	RP
123	Sandy Alcantara	14	SP
124	Robbie Ray	14	SP
125	Tyler Soderstrom	14	1B
126	Kodai Senga	14	SP
127	Steven Kwan	14	OF
128	Jasson Dominguez	14	OF
129	Yusei Kikuchi	14	SP
130	Eugenio Suarez	13	3B
131	Matt Chapman	13	3B
132	Isaac Paredes	13	3B
133	Pete Crow-Armstrong	12	OF
134	Tommy Edman	11	2B-OF
135	Shea Langeliers	11	C
136	Jurickson Profar	10	OF
137	Dylan Crews	10	OF
138	Tanner Scott	9	RP
139	Trevor Megill	9	RP
140	Kristian Campbell	9	2B
141	Brice Turang	8	2B
142	Xavier Edwards	8	SS
143	Carlos Rodon	7	SP
144	Shane Baz	7	SP
145	Seth Lugo	7	SP
146	Luis Garcia	7	2B
147	Xander Bogaerts	7	2B-SS
148	Nick Castellanos	7	OF
149	Adolis Garcia	7	DH-OF
150	Dansby Swanson	7	SS
151	Spencer Steer	7	1B-DH-OF
152	Jake Burger	7	1B-3B-DH
153	Nico Hoerner	7	2B
154	Alec Bohm	7	3B
155	Logan O'Hoppe	7	C
156	Kenley Jansen	7	RP
157	Spencer Arrighetti	7	SP
158	Kris Bubic	7	RP
159	Pete Fairbanks	7	RP
160	Nick Pivetta	7	SP
161	Tyler O'Neill	7	OF
162	Brandon Nimmo	7	OF
163	Ezequiel Tovar	7	SS
164	Anthony Volpe	7	SS
165	Carlos Correa	7	SS
166	Kevin Gausman	6	SP
167	Roki Sasaki	6	SP
168	Brandon Lowe	6	2B-DH
169	Jackson Holliday	6	2B-SS
170	Royce Lewis	6	3B-DH
171	Jose Alvarado	6	RP
172	Nathan Eovaldi	6	SP
173	Andres Gimenez	6	2B
174	Bryson Stott	6	2B
175	Paul Goldschmidt	5	1B
176	Luis Rengifo	5	2B-3B
177	Spencer Torkelson	5	1B
178	Ben Rice	5	1B-DH
179	Luis Arraez	5	1B-2B-DH
180	Nick Lodolo	5	SP
181	Ryan Pepiot	5	SP
182	Jesus Luzardo	5	SP
183	Cedric Mullins	5	OF
184	Chris Bassitt	5	SP
185	Taj Bradley	5	SP
186	Sean Murphy	5	C
187	Ivan Herrera	5	C
188	Jung Hoo Lee	5	OF
189	Jonathan India	5	2B-3B-OF
190	Jorge Soler	5	DH-OF
191	Justin Martinez	5	RP
192	Michael Toglia	4	1B
193	Yandy Diaz	4	1B-DH
194	Alec Burleson	4	1B-DH-OF
195	Heliot Ramos	4	OF
196	Austin Wells	4	C
197	David Bednar	4	RP
198	Jeremy Pena	4	SS
199	Zachary Neto	4	SS
200	Ceddanne Rafaela	4	OF-SS
201	Taylor Ward	4	OF
202	Masyn Winn	4	SS
203	MacKenzie Gore	4	SP
204	Victor Scott II	4	OF
205	Lars Nootbaar	4	OF
206	Kerry Carpenter	4	DH-OF
207	A.J. Puk	3	RP
208	Clay Holmes	3	RP
209	Ryan Pressly	3	RP
210	Michael Conforto	3	DH-OF
211	Lane Thomas	3	OF
212	Shane McClanahan	3	SP
213	Grayson Rodriguez	3	SP
214	Max Meyer	3	SP
215	Gavin Williams	3	SP
216	Zach Eflin	3	SP
217	Dustin May	3	SP
218	Bowden Francis	3	RP-SP
219	Byron Buxton	3	OF
220	Jackson Jobe	3	RP
221	Lucas Erceg	3	RP
222	Kyren Paris	3	2B
223	Tyler Fitzgerald	3	2B-SS
224	Trevor Story	3	SS
225	Nolan Arenado	3	3B
226	Cam Smith	3	3B-OF
227	Jordan Walker	3	OF
228	Colton Cowser	3	OF
229	Josh Jung	3	3B
230	Carlos Estevez	2	RP
231	Aroldis Chapman	2	RP
232	Luke Jackson	2	RP
233	Kyle Finnegan	2	RP
234	Jeffrey Springs	2	SP
235	Brandon Pfaadt	2	SP
236	Kyle Manzardo	2	DH
237	Jack Leiter	2	SP
238	Tyler Mahle	2	SP
239	Casey Mize	2	SP
240	Mitch Keller	2	SP
241	Tanner Houck	2	SP
242	J.J. Bleday	2	OF
243	Hunter Goodman	2	C-DH-OF
244	Tyler Stephenson	2	C
245	TJ Friedl	2	OF
246	Ronel Blanco	2	SP
247	Maikel Garcia	2	2B-3B-OF
248	Dennis Santana	2	RP
249	Gabriel Moreno	2	C
250	Michael Busch	2	1B