Not sure how to correctly value your trades in your fantasy baseball leagues? Uncertain how to value studs like Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge? Well, the PFSN fantasy baseball trade analyzer is here to help. Using the PFSN proprietary formula, we evaluate every player to provide a value that allows you to compare players and trades for the rest of the 2025 season. Our tool supports both ESPN and Yahoo leagues across points and category formats.
Top Intriguing Players in PFSN's Fantasy Baseball Trade Analyzer
Aaron Judge, RF, New York Yankees
Aaron Judge entered the All-Star Break as one of the most balanced trade chips in PFSN leagues. He’s been dealt as often as he’s been acquired in July, making him a true split decision for fantasy managers. Although Judge’s ceiling is undeniable, several warning signs call for caution down the stretch. His .425 BABIP is extraordinarily high and likely to regress, especially paired with a career-worst 24% chase rate that hints at potential vulnerability if pitchers exploit his aggressiveness.
Opposing teams have started pitching around Judge (15 walks with players on base, five with runners in scoring position), further limiting premium pitch opportunities. While his .527 ISO against southpaws is historic, even surpassing his scintillating .424 from last year, it’s a level nearly impossible to sustain. Even for a superstar, these extremes suggest some volatility ahead, so fantasy managers should prepare for the possibility of a second-half power dip if pitchers continue to approach him with extra caution.
Marcell Ozuna, DH, Atlanta Braves
Marcell Ozuna is a popular target among PFSN users this month, who are more than three times as likely to trade for him as trade him away. The optimism is easy to justify: Ozuna’s plate discipline continues to trend upward, with improving walk and strikeout rates that suggest a more stable foundation than his slightly depressed BABIP would imply (down 27 points from his career average and 75 from last year). Nearly half (48.7%) of his at-bats have come with runners on base, thanks to stronger team support, setting him up for potentially game-changing production as the season enters its stretch run.
How are the Trade Values Calculated in the PFSN Fantasy Baseball Trade Analyzer?
We take projections from our friends at Rotoballer and convert them into trade values using our proprietary data analysis methods. Using a combination of value above replacement level and regression analysis, we produce a trade value for every player that can be used to compare and contrast individual players or multi-player trades directly.
Our values are calculated based on standard ESPN and Yahoo scoring. In category leagues, we support the standard 5x6 categories on ESPN and 5x5 categories on Yahoo.
How Does the PFSN Fantasy Baseball Trade Analyzer Work?
Our fantasy baseball trade analyzer could not be simpler to use. Enter the players on both sides of the trade, and the trade analyzer will do the rest. It will evaluate the current trade and advise which side of the deal is best. After evaluating the trade, it will also recommend potential options that could be added to balance the trade, or users can go back and add more players in an attempt to balance the current trade that has been offered.
FAQ
What is the difference between Points and Roto leagues?
There are two main types of fantasy baseball leagues: points leagues and roto leagues. Points leagues are fairly self-explanatory in that points are assigned to specific statistics for both hitters and pitchers. For hitters, things such as runs, home runs, RBI, etc., carry positive points, while strikeouts or at-bats may carry negative points. For pitchers, positive points are usually awarded for strikeouts, outs, innings, wins, saves, and holds, while negative points are often given for losses, runs allowed, hits allowed, etc. The way points are assigned will differ between sites, and are also easily customizable for commissioners if they want to mix things up.
Roto leagues are sometimes referred to as category leagues. Essentially, the person who accumulates the most stats in each category wins that category. In leagues with weekly matchups, you play against one other manager, and the person with the highest number in each category gets a point. Win the post categories, and pick up the win for that week. The most common categories in roto leagues are: runs, home runs, RBI, stolen bases, batting average, wins, saves, strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. However, ESPN leagues also use holds as a category for pitchers.
What is ESPN standard scoring in fantasy baseball?
Standard leagues on ESPN are usually points leagues, but you can choose between points and roto (categories) when selecting a league type.
ESPN's scoring is relatively simple within points leagues and reasonably well balanced between hitting and pitching. This is the scoring used when setting the projections and the rankings in our trade analyzer.
Batting:
Runs Scored (R) 1
Total Bases (TB) 1
Runs Batted In (RBI) 1
Walks (BB) 1
Strikeouts (K) -1
Stolen Bases (SB) 1
Pitching:
Innings Pitched (IP) 3
Hits Allowed (H) -1
Earned Runs (ER) -2
Holds (HD) 2
Walks Issued (BB) -1
Strikeouts 1
Wins (W) 2
Losses (L) -2
Saves (SV) 5
In roto leagues, ESPN uses a 5x6 scoring system as standard. That means they have five hitting categories and six pitching categories.
The hitting categories in standard leagues are: runs, home runs, RBI, stolen bases, and batting average.
The pitching categories in standard leagues are: Wins, Saves, Holds, ERA, WHIP, and strikeouts.
What is Yahoo standard scoring in fantasy baseball?
Standard leagues on Yahoo are usually points leagues, but they state that category leagues (roto) are their most popular when you are creating a league.
Yahoo's scoring is more complex than ESPN's when it comes to points league and good hitters generally score much higher than good pitchers.
Batting:
Singles: 2.6
Doubles: 5.2
Triples: 7.8
Home Runs: 10.4
Runs: 1.9
RBI: 1.9
Walks (BB): 2.6
Hit by Pitch (HBP): 2.6
Stolen Bases (SB): 4.2
Pitching:
Outs: 1
Strikeouts: 3
Earned Runs (ER): -3
Walks Issued (BB): -1.3
Wins: 8
Saves: 8
Hits: -1.3
Hit by Pitch: -1.3
In category leagues, Yahoo uses a 5x5 scoring system as standard, with five hitting and five pitching categories.
The hitting categories in standard leagues are: runs, home runs, RBI, stolen bases, and batting average.
The pitching categories in standard leagues are: Wins, Saves, ERA, WHIP, and strikeouts.