2025 Player Outlook
As an everyday player for the Cubs last season, Busch slashed .248/.335/.440 with 21 home runs, 73 runs scored, and 65 RBI. His 28.6 percent strikeout rate was an improvement from 2023 (33.3%), and he made hard contact often yet again. A solid walk rate increases his value in OBP leagues, especially if his batting average dips closer to .220 this year (.218 xBA in 2024), but it’s hard to ignore his fly ball profile in the Windy City. He cooled off down the stretch, but he’s a quality target in leagues that value OBP at his current price, because if he produces, he figures to hit in the heart of the Chicago order, with guys like Kyle Tucker and Seiya Suzuki in front of him.
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Michael Busch hit a grand slam as the Cubs destroyed the Brewers on Friday.
Michael Busch is not in the lineup for Saturday’s game against the Phillies.
Busch takes a seat for the first time in Chicago’s last 13 games, dating back to April 9. The 27-year-old first baseman is off to an exceptional start this season at the plate, hitting .295 (26-for-88) with five homers, 16 RBI and two steals through 26 games. It’ll be Justin Turner at the cold corner on Saturday afternoon in his place.
Michael Busch had a homer and an RBI single in the Cubs’ 6-2 defeat of the Diamondbacks on Saturday.
Seiya Suzuki and Busch hit consecutive homers off Zac Gallen in the second inning. It was Busch’s fifth homer. The late Justin Turner addition ruined Busch’s chances of opening this season as a full-time player, but he hasn’t been sulking as a platoon guy; he’s hitting .316/.381/.618 in 84 plate appearances. It’s helped lately that the Cubs have faced nine straight right-handers.
Michael Busch hit a two-run homer Monday in a loss to the Padres.
Busch continues to impress in 2025, and he’s up to four homers and 12 RBI over 58 at-bats with the two-run shot in the blowout loss Monday night. The former first-round pick is showing he’s capable of being a starting first baseman in fantasy formats in 2025 and beyond.
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Date | Opponent | Pts |
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| May 16th | White Sox | 11 |
| May 13th | Marlins | 3 |
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| May 10th | @Mets | 12 |
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