2nd Basemen to Target for 2026 Fantasy Baseball

Psst! This post is gonna list 2nd basemen that you should target in your 2026 fantasy baseball drafts. I’m whispering because you don’t want everyone to see this post. No, I can’t whisper louder, then it WOULDN’T BE WHISPERING! Okay, gig’s up (or maybe that’s jig’s up), the love I’m about to reiterately (Made Up Word of the Day!) confirm is on these guys I love later in drafts. I’m not going to mention Luke Keaschall other than this one mention of him where I say I’m not going to mention him. At least that’s my apophasis and I’m sticking to it! These are players that you’re looking at later and all of them have ADPs after 150 (unlike Keaschall; okay, two non-mentions). Some could be the 2nd baseman on your team, they are more than likely MIs. Luke Keasachall sleeper too, if you want (three mentions). This is a (legal-in-all-countries-except-Canada) supplement to the top 20 2nd basemen for 2026 fantasy baseball. Click on the player’s name where applicable to read more and see their 2026 projections. Anyway, here’s some 2nd basemen to target for 2026 fantasy baseball:

PSYCHE! Before the post, just wanted to say my top 500 and all my 2026 fantasy baseball rankings are updated as soon as possible (the latest, Jeremy Pena in the shortstops rankings). Also, Rudy’s War Room is updated multiple times per day, and in-season subscriptions are open for business. Buy a subscription and save a cowboy. Anyway, the 2nd basemen to target:

Jackson Holliday (NFBC 152). Again, it’s a little bit of a concern that Holliday is higher at ESPN than NFBC’s ADP, but that’s true of a few guys on this list of 2nd basemen sleepers. Most are negligible. Holliday is at 114 though at ESPN, and I don’t know about that. A few of the guys here that are lower at NFBC (Edwards, Garcia) surprised me a little. Any hoo! When I updated Holliday, due to the hamate bone surgery, I gave you my Jackson Holliday fantasy. I’d still draft him, but you need to find a replacement for a couple of weeks, and his power might be down.

Xavier Edwards (ESPN 161, NFBC 173) According to this, I’m going to have a lot of shares of Edwards this year. He’s a 5/45/.270 hitter. Not for every league, but there’s a place for that earlier than 150 overall in every league, if the right person in your league drafts them. The person who took Schwarber and Alonso? Poke them and tell them to draft Edwards.

Luis Garcia Jr. (ESPN 191, NFBC 231) One of the most pure 20/20 hitters, who won’t go 20/20, unless he gets 700 plate appearances. Will he get that many PAs? Hold on, someone is calling me. [picks up phone, person yells, “Stop being stupid!”] Hmm, so Garcia likely won’t get 700 plate appearances. You need to platoon him when he’s out of the lineup vs. lefties.

Ozzie Albies (ESPN 192, NFBC 159) Near 200 overall for Albies seems like the biggest no-brainer in fantasy. Take me out of the equation and he looks like a 22/14/.250 hitter, according to other projections. Get a little lucky on power, or get a Josh Naylor-sized bug up his butt to run, and maybe 27/17. At 200 overall? I don’t want to sound naive. I know he’s been bad, but he’s still under 30. And under 5′ 6″. So he fits in your pocket!

Brendan Donovan (ESPN 202, NFBC 265) One of my least favorite types of hitters. (So, of course I’m highlighting him!) I don’t love the late flyer on counting stats with crazy low ceiling on speed and power. Donovan is one of those guys you draft at 250 overall and he will almost assuredly be more valuable, because batting average is undervalued and runs and RBIs will be better than guys going around him in drafts. Runs and RBIs for BreDon (not to be confused with our podcast host, BDon) combined: 120-ish (65, 55). I like Caballero a lot, and he will go before him in most leagues and I have Caballero ranked before him, too. But runs and RBIs for Caballero? Maybe 80 (50, 30).

Jose Caballero (ESPN 206, NFBC 206) Speaking of the devil! I was. In the previous blurb about BreDon. You’re skipping around, aren’t you? I don’t want Volpe to return. I want Caballero to get one of those dream seasons where he gets 550 ABs. If that happens? Well, let’s say projections say he is a 40-steal guy in 330 ABs. Wanna see an em-effer go boing? Prorate his stats to 550 ABs. Jose Caballero about to be Jose Henderson! Rickey Caballero? Well, you know what I’m saying.

Otto Lopez (ESPN 245, NFBC 216) I hate to inject logic and reasoning in any of this, but Otto Lopez was 160th on the Player Rater last year. Do we really think Lopez is going to be markedly worse? Why? Don’t make me ask a third question to flatten your brain further. Yo shizz has been smoothed by my logic talk!

Matt McLain (ESPN 246, NFBC 201) First off, yes, I pay BDon to do the podcast with Matt McLain mentions. Don’t any of you dare ask him if his bank takes Matt McLain mentions or if he can pay his rent with Matt McLain mentions. I swear to God, do not wake him to the Matt McLain Matrix I’ve constructed around him. So, McLain went 15/18/.220 last year, but that average might’ve been a tad unlucky, still only 26 and in a great park. McLain could still make good on his promise. BDon would become so insufferable for a full season.

Travis Bazzana (ESPN NR, NFBC 605) No, I don’t think Travis Bazzana will do anything this year, but I have a Travis Bazzana fantasy, and just on the remote chance he does do something. Well, you want Bazzana going bazinga on your team and not someone else’s.