Finding 2025's top ADP risers

Last week in this space, we looked at speculative recency bias rebounders based on the biggest drops in ADP compared to last year. Let's flip that concept around and take a look at the highest ADP risers:

 ADP
Player20232024
De La Cruz, Elly43128
Harper, Bryce17119
Jones, Nolan48156
Lewis, Royce47156
Abrams, CJ22641
Lowe, Josh42582
Steer, Spencer395114
Bellinger, Cody18761

It doesn't do us much good to speculate on these guys now—their breakout already happened and you're paying a premium—but what can we learn from this list to identify who might be on it next season? We'll dive into what drove the breakouts of the three names bolded above—CJ Abrams, Nolan Jones, and Cody Bellinger—and apply the findings to this year's player pool. Let's...

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