Houser had a tale of two seasons in 2025 between the White Sox and Rays. He was one of the bright spots in the White Sox rotation, making 11 starts while winning six of them pitching to a 2.10 ERA and 1.22 WHIP despite a 9.1 K-BB percentage. The White Sox smartly sold high to Tampa Bay for Curtis Mead, and while Houser's K-BB percentage improved to 11.9, regression caught up with him as his ERA ballooned to 4.79 and his WHIP to 1.35 in 10 starts with Tampa Bay. Nine of his 11 starts with Chicago were quality starts, while just two of his 10 with Tampa Bay qualified as such. The Rays were making some adjustments to Houser after the deal and helped him tap into some more velocity, but none of that should elevate Houser out of mixed league streamer or endgame AL-Only status. He is still a pitcher with a risky career 9.4 K-BB percentage with a 4.06 ERA and 1.36 WHIP who is a prototypical fifth starter on a second division major league club. Draft accordingly. Read Past Outlooks