2026 Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Rankings: 75-51

Hello everyone, and welcome back to another entry of the 2026 Dynasty Baseball Rankings. Baseball is back, and all is right with the world, except for where it isn’t, but let’s not dwell on that.

Instead, let’s dwell on the 25 players I have ranked this year between No. 75 and 51. There is a solid group of starting pitchers ranked below, as well as infielders overall, with most of those players being first basemen.

Here is a quick breakdown of the positions and ages of the players:

• SP: 9
• 1B: 5 | 2B: 1 | 3B: 1 | SS: 2 | IF: 1
• LF: 2 | OF: 3
• Ages 20-24: 2
• Ages 25-29: 11
• Ages 30-34: 9
• Ages 35+: 3

I can tell already that some of you (many of you?) are steamed about the ages of the players in this group. Yes, these are dynasty rankings. Yes, older players don’t last as long on your dynasty team as younger players do.

But do you want to win or just collect young players and hope you hit on every one of them? I love young players as much as the next dynasty dude. But I also know I will never get all of the young players I want. I also know that many of them will not live up to expectations. So if I don’t have all the young players I want and I also have a host of them who have fizzled out, am I supposed to ignore the very good older players?

The answer to that is NO.

I assume you are trying to win. Well, to win, you need the best players, and sometimes those best players are older than 30 or even older than 35. Do I have a bevy of old players on my dynasty teams? Nope. But I have enough to fill holes on my team and bridge the gap until one of my prospects is promoted and plays well.

So if you want to ignore Bryce Harper or Freddie Freeman or Framber Valdez (to name three players), go ahead and move them down in the rankings and move the younger players up.

Me? I’m going to take them and win.

With that out of the way, let’s get started.

75-51

Notes:
*Age as if April 1, 2026
**Position = at least 10 games played at that position

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	AGE	POSITION
75	Nick Pivetta	SD	33	SP
74	Bryce Harper	PHI	33	1B
73	Ketel Marte	ARI	32	2B
72	Zack Wheeler	PHI	35	SP
71	Chris Sale	ATL	37	SP

Solid Pitching Matters

Nick Pivetta has never quite produced the results you think he should. For his career, he has a 9.9 K/9 rate and walks just over three batters per nine. In three of his last seasons, he has had an ERA+ of 113 or better. And since turning 30 in 2023, he has a 3.62 ERA, 119 ERA+, and a K/9 rate of 10.4. But his career ERA is 4.47 with a 1.267 WHIP.

The walks have constantly come back to hurt Pivetta, but last year, he limited his walks to 2.5/9, the second straight season he has been under 3.0. And in 2025, everything came together for him as he was 13-5 with a 2.87 ERA and 0.985 WHIP. Could it be a career year? Yes. But even if he regresses a little, he should still provide plenty of strikeouts and a solid ERA.

Old, Old and Old…

Bryce Harper is still an outstanding player, but if there is one drawback aside from his advancing age, it is that he seems to miss between 20 to 40 games each year, leaving owners to scramble to find a good replacement. When Harper is healthy, he is good for 25 to 30 homers and 80+ RBI while slashing somewhere around .280/.380/.500. One skill that he possesses compared to many other first basemen is his speed. Harper will give you 12-15 steals each season, and that is a nice advantage over others in his position group.

Ketel Marte is one of the best second basemen in the game, yet is still vastly overlooked. His average season since 2023 is 30 homers and 83 RBI with a .283/.368/.519 slash line with a 141 OPS+. The only reason he is not ranked higher is because he is 32 this season (yes, age still is a factor with players, just not the overriding factor), and he won’t have the same stolen numbers as many as the top players ranked ahead of him will have.

When it comes to Zack Wheeler, the older he gets, the better he is on the mound. The Phillies veteran will be 35 on Opening Day, but you would be foolish to not want him on your staff. Let’s just look at the numbers since he joined Philadelphia in 2020: ERA: 2.91 – WHIP: 1.016 – K/9: 10.1 – BB/9: 2.0 – FIP: 2.96 – ERA+: 146

Those are outstanding numbers, and they are pretty much the same year after year. I am not afraid of his age, but at the same time, I know he is not a long-term player to have on your staff. He is a bridge player and a very good one.

…Really Old

Yes, Chris Sale is old – at least when it comes to baseball. So if you want nothing to do with a 37-year-old pitcher, skip the rest of this blurb and move on.

But since joining the Braves, he has been outstanding by winning the Cy Young Award in 2024 and following that with a 2.58 ERA and 1.066 WHIP this year with an 11.8 K/9 rate. Like Wheeler, he may not be a long-term mainstay in your rotation at this point, but there is nothing wrong with having him for a year and then see where things stand.

70-66

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	AGE	POSITION
70	Freddie Freeman	LAD	36	1B
69	Pete Alonso	BAL	31	1B
68	Alex Bregman	CHC	32	3B
67	Matt Olson	ATL	32	1B
66	Jordan Westburg	BAL	27	2B|3B

Holding Down The Corners

Freddie Freeman was just born to hit, coming off a .295/.367/.502 season with 24 homers and 90 RBI. Since his age 30 season in 2020, Freeman’s 162-game average is 27 home runs and 101 RBI with a .310/.397/.522 slash line. In every full MLB season since 2011, Freeman has failed to play in at least 147 games only once, when he appeared in 117 games in 2017. Just because he is 36, there is no reason to think he is suddenly going to forget how to hit.

Pete Alonso is another player you can count on to be in your lineup, as he has played in all 162 games the last two years and has never appeared in less than 152 games in a full MLB season. He is not going to the same high batting average or OBP as Freeman, but he is going to hit a lot more homers (leading to a career SLG of .516) and drive in more runs. Discounting 2020, Alonso’s 34 homers in 2024 are the fewest he has hit in a season, and he has topped 118 RBI in three of the last four years. I don’t know about you, but I like players who hit homers and drive in runs.

Alex Bregman had a resurgent season in Boston as he slashed .273/.360/.462 with a 128 OPS+, his best overall slash line and OPS+ since 2019, when he finished second in the AL MVP voting. While he did miss 48 games, in the 114 games he did play, he hit 18 homers and drove in 62 runs. Bregman also struggled down the stretch for the Red Sox as he slashed .250/341/.386 over his final 61 games with seven home runs and 27 RBI.

Matt Olson had the tough task of replacing Freeman in Atlanta. I’m not sure that is ever really possible, but he has been outstanding for the Braves. Amazingly, he has been even more durable than Alonso or Freeman as he has played in all 162 games the last four seasons. During that span, his average season is 97 runs scored, 37 home runs, and 109 RBI with a .261/.354/.505 slash line. He is only 32 next season, so I fully expect that production to continue for several more seasons.

Must Be Made Of Glass

Jordan Westburg makes the cut as a second baseman thanks to the fact that he started 16 games at the position, which accounted for nearly 20% of his appearances in 2025. Otherwise, he would be holding down the fort with the other corner infielders in this group.

Westburg has tons of talent. But injuries have plagued him during his career. In 2025, he was limited to only 85 games, but in those games, he hit 17 dingers and drove in 41 runs while slashing .265/.313/.457. Thanks to the fences being brought in at Camden Yards, Westburg enjoyed success both at home and on the road, hitting eight of his 17 homers at home this season.

Of course, as the 2026 season hits the ground in spring training, Westburg is already hurt, showing up with an oblique strain on his right side and now getting an MRI on his right elbow. I love his talent, hate how he is always hurt, but he’s too good to pass up if available.

65-61

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	AGE	POSITION
65	Framber Valdez	DET	32	SP
64	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	32	SP
63	Jarren Duran	BOS	29	LF
62	Jacob Wilson	ATH	24	SS
61	Jeremy Pena	HOU	28	SS

Two More Veteran Pitchers

If you have not figured it out by now, or have never read anything I’ve written before, let me repeat myself – I like veteran pitchers. Young pitchers are nice, but most of them are inconsistent, and because they are young and have a lot of hype, they are expensive or drafted early. All that does is allow for the older, more established pitchers to fall in a draft or cost less in auction leagues.

Sign me up for that, because that leaves players such as Framber Valdez and Tyler Glasnow out there for the taking. Valdez is not coming off his best season, but in his final year as an Astro, he still won 13 games, posted a 3.66 ERA and 1.24 WHIP while having an 8.7 K/9 rate. Oh, and he threw 192 innings, meaning he takes the ball every fifth day. Valdez is a ground ball pitcher, but now in Detroit, the few fly balls he does allow to right-handed hitters will now be pulled to a much deeper left field than what he pitched with in Houston.

Glasnow is a fellow 32-year-old hurler and has always had a great arm and great talent. But despite making his debut in 2016 with the Pirates, the most starts Glasnow has ever made in a season is 22 in 2024, when he also threw a career-high 134 innings. If you have a pitching staff with depth, then Glasnow should be taken, because when he is pitching, he is really good. Since 2023, he has a 3.42 ERA and 1.03 WHIP with an 11.3 K/9 rate and ERA+ of 120.

A Nice Trio

Jarren Duran has remained healthy, playing in 160 and 157 games the last two years. Duran doesn’t have the same raw power many other outfielders do, but he hit 21 homers in 2024 and 16 this past season, and his career SLG is a decent .442. I like Duran this high because 1) he has been able to stay on the field, 2) he has decent power, and 3) he can steal bases. He swiped 24 bags in 2025 and had 34 and 24 in 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Jacob Wilson, who finished second in the AL Rookie of the Year voting behind teammate Nick Kurtz, is going to provide you a strong slash line (.311/.355/.444 this past season) while providing some power as he hit 13 homers and drove in 63 runs. His xBA ranked in the 88th percentile while his Squared-Up% ranked in the 97th percentile. He also doesn’t strike out as his 9.6 Whiff% ranked in the 99th percentile and his 7.5 K% ranked in the 100th percentile. Wilson is going to put the ball into play, get on base, and help you in a lot of those percentage categories.

Jeremy Pena had the tough task of taking over for Carlos Correa as the shortstop of the Astros in 2022. All he did as a rookie was hit 22 homers, drive in 63 runs, and steal 20 bases while finishing fifth in the ROY voting. The power numbers have never increased since that rookie year, but despite playing in only 125 games this year due to an injury, Pena hit 17 homers, drove in 62 runs, and stole 20 bases. But he also found consistency at the plate as he had a .304/.363/.477 slash line. Pena has tinkered with his stance over the last several seasons, but the changes he made ahead of this season led to a breakout as far as his slash line while also leading to his best HR% since his rookie year.

60-56

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	AGE	POSITION
60	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	25	SP
59	Kerry Carpenter	DET	28	LF|RF
58	Lawrence Butler	ATH	25	CF|RF
57	Randy Arozarena	SEA	31	LF
56	Logan Webb	SF	29	SP

Grab And Stash

Spencer Schwellenbach will miss at least the first two months of the regular season to remove loose bodies from his right elbow. Tests have shown Schwellenbach’s ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow is structurally sound. While the Braves (and you if you have him on your team) will be without Schwellenbach until at least late May and likely longer, he is still a player to target. Since debuting with the Braves in 2024, Schwellenbach has been stellar, posting a 3.23 ERA with a 25% strikeout rate and 4.4% walk rate in his first 234.1 career innings.

Two Of My Favorites

Kerry Carpenter doesn’t do anything great, and that may be due to the fact that he can’t play in more than 130 games. But when he is on the field, he is a really good hitter. Over the last three seasons, he has played in 118, 87, and 130 games and hit 20, 18, and 26 homers. His 162 game average is 31 dingers and 85 RBI with a .268/.322/.507 slash line. A career SLG over .500 is nothing to sneeze at. The next step for Carpenter is to remain healthy and play a full season, turning that 162-game average into actual reality.

Lawrence Butler slashed .234/.306/.404 with 21 homers, 63 RBI, and 22 steals in 152 games in 2025. That comes on the heels of 2024, when he had 22 homers, 57 RBI, and 18 steals with a .262/.317/.490 slash line in 125 games. Butler’s career Average EV of 90.2 mph is nearly 2 mph better than the MLB average, and his Hard Hit% of 44.9 is five points better than the MLB average. Playing for the likely A’s prevents him from getting more publicity, but I think we have only seen the floor for Butler.

Still Producing

Randy Arozarena is a very solid player to have on your team. He scored 95 runs, hit 27 homers, drove in 76 runs, and stole 31 bases for the Mariners this past season, and that is basically what you are going to get out of Arozarena every year. Since 2021, his average season is 87 runs scored, 22 homers, 75 RBI, and 25 steals with a .249/.342/.429 slash line and 120 OPS+.

He isn’t a left fielder to build around, but he is a left fielder you want on your team for the next three years.

Close To 30, But Not 30 Yet

For a pitcher who is really, really good, Logan Webb doesn’t get the love he should. Since his 8-game debut with the Giants in 2019, Webb is 70-53 with a 3.38 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, and a 120 ERA+. Over the last four years, he has finished 11th, second, sixth, and fourth in the Cy Young voting. You don’t do that if you aren’t one of the top pitchers in the game. The only reason the 29-year-old Webb isn’t a more popular pitcher in fantasy baseball is the fact that he is not a huge strikeout pitcher.

In his seven seasons, he has an 8.4 K/9 rate, not horrible but far from elite. However, he had a 9.7 K/9 rate last year, demonstrating that he has the ability to be a big strikeout pitcher. If you think he can duplicate that rate this year, then move him up in the rankings.

55-51

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	AGE	POSITION
55	Cole Ragans	KC	28	SP
54	Joe Ryan	MIN	29	SP
53	Jo Adell	LAA	26	CF|RF
52	Vinnie Pasquantino	KC	28	1B
51	Colson Montgomery	CWS	24	SS|3B

Better Than The Numbers

For a player coming off a season in which he had a 4.67 ERA with an ERA+ of 88, it may be surprising to see Cole Ragans ranked this high. Well, Ragans’ season was ravaged by injuries. First was a groin strain after his sixth start of the season. Then came a rotator cuff strain that sent him to the 60-day IL that sidelined him for three months. When Ragans returned to the mound in late September, he had a 2.77 ERA and 0.77 WHIP with 22 strikeouts and only four walks in 13 innings of work.

That is the Ragans who I expect to see all season. From 2023 to 2024, Ragans had a 3.25 ERA and 1.14 WHIP while posting a 10.7 K/9 rate. We are always searching for strikeout pitchers. Well, Ragans is a strikeout pitcher to go after.

Breakout Season Coming

Joe Ryan is another pitcher who kind of flies under the radar. While he has a career 3.79 ERA, it is at 3.50 the last two seasons. And Ryan has always had a great WHIP, coming in a 1.063 for his career, and over the last two years, it has been 0.985 and 1.035. Over the last three years he ERA+ has gone from 97 to 116 to 125 last year. If you look at his Statcast numbers, you see a pitcher who was in the 75th percentile in xERA and ranked in the 84th percentile or higher in xBA, K%, and BB%.

It is only a matter of time before Ryan has a breakout season that leads him to receive Cy Young votes.

Finally Meeting His Potential

Jo Adell has always had a lot of talent, but tapping into that talent on a consistent basis was a challenge for him until he broke out in 2025. From 2020 until 2023, Adell averaged 46 games per season with five homers, 127 RBI, two steals, and a .214/.259/.366 slash line. Given a chance to play nearly every day in 2024, Adell hit 20 bombs, drove in 62 runs, and stole 15 bases. But he also slashed .207/.208/.402.

But Adell finally pieced it all together this past season. His slash line wasn’t great (.236/.293/.485), but it was a career best line. He also added 37 dingers and 98 RBI, though his steals dropped to five in 152 games. Adell strikes out too much and also doesn’t walk much, so that is the downside to his game. He always hit for power in the minors as he had a .550 SLG in 411 minor league games, and at 26 (but will be 27 for most of next season), he is just entering his prime. It took him a while to reach his potential, but I think more 30 homer, 90 RBI seasons is very reachable for the next several years.

Great Breakout Season

Vinnie Pasquantino has always been considered to be a great power hitter. In 72 games as a rookie in 2022, he slugged .450 with 10 homers and 26 RBI. But he was limited to 61 games in 2023, hitting nine dingers with a .437 SLG, and in 131 games in 2024, he had 19 homers and slugged .446.

Last season, we finally got to see that power as he hit 32 bombs and drove in 113 while slashing .264/.323/.475 in 160 games. Pasquantino’s 162-game average is 71 runs scored, 27 homers, and 100 RBI with a .266/.330/.456 slash line. The homers and RBI were career highs this year, but I think that production will become the norm for Pasquantino.

Heck Of A Rookie Year

Colson Montgomery, who finished fifth in the AL ROY voting, blasted his way onto the scene in 2025, smashing 21 bombs with 55 RBI in 71 games for the White Sox. He had a .529 SLG, but his average and OBP were .239 and .311, respectively. A Top 100 prospect entering the 2025 campaign, Montgomery had a career .414 SLG in the minors, so perhaps the power output will slow down a bit, but it shouldn’t be a significant drop. Drafted out of high school in the first round, he had a 60 grade for power, and that grade has held steady since becoming a professional.

There is a chance Montgomery struggles this season as pitchers have had an offseason to develop a book against him. But whatever struggles he does have, I don’t think they will last for long.

Thank You

Thanks for taking the time to get through this first installment of 2026 Dynasty Rankings. Come back next week for the players ranked from 50-26.

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