Tyler Mahle is Still an Undervalued Fantasy Baseball Pitcher

After looking at some undervalued fantasy baseball hitters, let's now turn our attention to undervalued pitchers.

I plan on doing stories on overvalued players on Tuesday, so check back to FantasySP for that!

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Starting Pitchers

Tyler Mahle is the first fantasy starting pitcher that sticks out to me. He's the No. 5 fantasy pitcher overall, but is available to about 20% of you still.

He is going to regress as the season progresses, but the fact that he's still available to add in some leagues baffles me. Mahle has been brilliant over his past four outings, and has faced some tougher lineups already. Add him before it's too late.

Matthew Liberatore is a top-50 fantasy pitcher early this season, but is still owned in just 27% of leagues.

He's got a 1-2 record, but a 3.60 earned run average and 24 punchouts over 25 innings. Liberatore is flying under the radar, but is definitely worth more attention in fantasy leagues.

Drew Rasmussen is owned in most leagues, but is still available for 17% of you. He's another top-50 fantasy pitcher at the moment.

It bugs me that Rasmussen is not owned in more fantasy leagues. He's 1-1, but with a 0.87 ERA across 20 2/3 innings so far. Rasmussen has 22 strikeouts so far. 

The reason it bothers me that he isn't owned in more leagues is because we are talking about a career 2.82 ERA starter here. Get this guy added in all fantasy leagues ASAP.

Bowden Francis is another top-50 fantasy pitcher who is owned in a few fantasy leagues. He's at 81% rostered at the time this article was published.

Francis is 2-2 across his four starts. He's got 20 punchouts over 23 innings and is picking up where he left off last season. With that in mind, he really should be rostered in just about every fantasy league at this point. 

Jake Irvin and Mitchell Parker are two Washington starters who are owned in less than 50% of leagues, yet are top-50 fantasy pitchers this season. 

Irvin has made five starts already, so that helps him out a bit overall. Still, he's 2-0 with a 3.68 ERA over 29 1/3 innings. Irvin has 27 strikeouts, and has faced some really good offenses already, so I don't get why he isn't owned in more leagues.

Parker is 2-1 with a 1.85 ERA across 24 1/3 innings. In four starts, he has 16 strikeouts. He's not as good as some of the other fantasy options in this story, but that doesn't mean he isn't undervalued, because he definitely is.

Luis Severino is also undervalued in my eyes. He's another top-50 fantasy scorer among pitchers, yet is rostered in just 52% of leagues. 

Severino has five starts under his belt, with two blowup outings and three stellar ones. He's gone six or more innings in four of the starts, so that makes up for his 22 punchouts over 32 2/3 innings. He's a better fantasy asset than you think.

Walker Buehler is owned in 69% of leagues, and that came after a start against the White Sox on Monday. He is a top-50 fantasy pitcher at this point.

Buehler is 3-1 with a 4.23 ERA across five starts now. He's got 26 punchouts over 27 2/3 innings. Buehler's ERA might not be the best, but he's covering some innings and racking up enough strikeouts and wins to be a better fantasy asset than he appears at first glance.

Nick Lodolo and Brady Singer are top-50 fantasy pitchers who are not owned in all leagues. Lodolo is at 86% rostered, while Singer is at 79%.

Lodolo is 2-1 with a 2.31 ERA across four starts. He's struck out just 14 batters over 23 1/3 innings, so when his ERA regresses, he won't be as good of a fantasy asset. As is though, Lodolo deserves more fantasy love, at least until he cools off a bit.

Singer is 3-0 with a 3.38 ERA across four outings. He's struck out 24 batters over 21 1/3 innings. He was pretty good last year with Kansas City, so this shouldn't be a huge surprise to anyone, and means he might keep things rolling for most of the season.

Casey Mize has gotten off to a strong start, and is a top-50 overall fantasy pitcher. He's only rostered in 76% of leagues as well.

Mize is 3-1 with a 2.22 ERA in his first four starts of the season. He's struck out 18 batters over 24 1/3 innings. Mize has come out of nowhere, but deserves more fantasy love while he's pitching this well.

Hayden Wesneski is another strong performer in the early going. He's owned in 56% of fantasy leagues so far.

Wesneski is getting his first crack at a full-time spot in a starting rotation and is taking advantage of the opportunity. He's 1-1 with a 3.91 ERA across four starts, but has 25 punchouts over 23 innings. Wesneski is a better fantasy asset than you might think at first glance.

Tyler Anderson and Yusei Kikuchi are top-50 fantasy pitchers and owned in at least a few leagues. Kukuchi is available to 15% of you, while Anderson is only owned in 21% of leagues.

Anderson is 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA across four starts this season. He's struck out 21 batters over 21 2/3 innings. Anderson was pretty underrated last season, and is even better in the early going in 2025 - he deserves to be rostered in more leagues.

Kikuchi is 0-3, but a 3.38 ERA across five starts is the thing to take note of. He also has 28 punchouts over 29 1/3 innings, so there's some real fantasy value here to take advantage of.

Dustin May is owned in 51% of leagues and is the No. 50 fantasy pitcher at this moment.

May is 1-1 with a 1.06 ERA across three starts in the early going. He's got 14 punchouts over 17 innings. He's a touch underrated because he's only pitched in three games, but he's really been one of the better starters early on.

Max Meyer has been pretty good early on, yet is only rostered in 67% of leagues overall.

Meyer is 1-2, but with a 2.63 ERA across four starts. He has 27 punchouts over 24 innings so far. Meyer deserves to be rostered in more fantasy leagues - don't miss out on him.

Clay Holmes is still available to about 15% of you, so he gets a brief mention in this article.

Holmes is 2-1 with a 3.16 ERA across five starts so far. He's got a whopping 34 strikeouts over 25 2/3 innings, so that's surprising to see him available in as many leagues as he is.

Andrew Heaney is another top-50 overall fantasy pitcher who is available in a good amount of leagues. He's at 45% rostered right now. 

Heaney is 1-1 and has a 2.13 ERA across four starts in the early going. He's got 22 strikeouts over 25 1/3 innings. Heaney will regress as the season progresses, but he deserves more fantasy attention until that regression hits.

Relief Pitchers

There aren't many fantasy relievers who are very underrated.

Kyle Finnegan is definitely one though. He's rostered in 79% of leagues and sits sixth among fantasy relievers on ESPN.

Finnegan was great last year too, so this should surprise no one. He's not on a great team, but clearly he can still deliver for fantasy owners. Add him if you can.

Robert Suarez is the top fantasy reliever in the game, and Jason Adam, his top setup man, is another good fantasy asset. 

Adam doesn't have a save, but has a 2-0 record, a 0.75 ERA and 17 punchouts over 12 innings. He's rostered in 61% of leagues here, and is a good fantasy asset despite not being his team's closer.

Jose Alvarado is owned in 80% of leagues right now. 

He's 2-0 with a 2.53 ERA and five saves across 11 appearances. Alvarado has 15 strikeouts over 10 2/3 innings. I understand why he's available in a few leagues, but he's definitely still undervalued as the clear top guy on one of the better teams in the league.

Luke Weaver is another reliever worth mentioning, and we'll end with him. He's owned in 51% of leagues.

He has no wins or losses, and has picked up two saves while not allowing a run over 11 innings. Weaver has 13 punchouts along the way. With the struggles Devin Williams has had, that gives Weaver a little more fantasy appeal, as more saves could be coming his way.

Weaver and Adam are tied in fantasy points, and you can see the difference in own percentages, meaning Weaver deserves some more pickups.