2025 Player Outlook

Detroit adds a veteran presence to its otherwise young rotation, and with Cobb being on a one-year deal, the hope is that he can bounce back after an injury plagued 2024 campaign. When healthy, the veteran righty is an innings-eater who minimizes damage and keeps the ball on the ground. In 2022 and 2023, he posted a 59.4 percent ground ball rate, 6.3 percent walk rate, and 1.31 WHIP. His strikeout rate is dwindling, but perhaps a move to the AL Central can help keep that mark in the 18-20 percent range, which is still not all that profitable for fantasy purposes. This is a better move for the Tigers in reality than us folks in fantasy formats, but if healthy, he's a fine target in deeper formats, as he has a locked-in spot in this Detroit rotation to begin the year.