Top 100 for 2026 Fantasy Baseball

Hello, all you brave, courageous, adventure-seekers, you’ve found the wrong website. This is fantasy baseball, not fantasy role playing, unless it’s fantasy roll-playing and this is Stratomatic, but that’s still not right. Still, fantasy baseball. Good, now that we got rid of all those people wearing fedoras and shopping from the Indiana Jones collection at Eddie Bauer, we can get down to the bidness. The Auction value bidness? Not quite, but you can find all auction values in Rudy’s rankings — one example, 12-team mixed league auction values. This is a top 100 for 2026 fantasy baseball. Let’s do this!

One word about this top 100 for 2026 fantasy baseball, before I give you another 5,000 words. I’m going to avoid repeating myself from the position rankings in the 2026 fantasy baseball rankings. If you want to know my in-depth feelings about a player, then you need to go to his positional page, i.e., the top 20 1st basemen for 2026 fantasy baseball, the top 20 outfielders for 2026 fantasy baseball, the top 20 Patterns In Queso That Look Like Messages From Another Planet for 2026– Okay, but I almost got you. This post is meant to give you an idea where guys from different positions are in relation to each other. Since this post is only the top 100, there’s more players where this came from. 418 more, to be very exact. Next up, there will be a top 500 that will go past 500, then, after that, there will be a top 7,500 that will go to 8,602, then a top 25,000 that will go to 28,765, then a top 600,000 that will go to 892,121, until we end up with a top kajillion in April that will go to a kajillion and one. Or maybe I’ll stop at the top 500. Yeah, that makes sense. Not to get all biblical on you, but this is the gospel. Print it out and take it to Mt. Sinai and it will say, “Win your 2026 fantasy baseball league, young prematurely balding man.” Projections were done by me and a crack team of 100 monkeys fighting amongst themselves because there were only 99 typewriters. Somebody please buy Ling-Ling his own typewriter!

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1. Shohei Ohtani – He is the greatest GOAT of all time. The GGOATOATiest of GGOATOATs. There’s never been anyone else like him. Even if he only did his best GGOATOATiest impression for three years, it’s more than anyone else, so he doesn’t need to be the GGOATOATiest still. I think he will, but he doesn’t have to be to be the GGOATOATiest of all-time for all time, the GGOATOATiestOATFOAT. How depressing would it be if we’ve seen the GGOATOATiest GGOATOAT of all-time already? That would suck. It will happen at some point. When Babe Ruth started declining, there wasn’t another GGOATOATiest GGOATOAT of all-time for 90 years, so it might not be until 2210 when we see someone like Ohtani again. In 2210, when baseball is played in a giant hive mind of 7-foot-tall bumblebees, and “buzz off” means a quad injury. 2026 Projections: 133/47/108/.275/16 in 583 ABs, 10-5/3.02/1.05/174 in 135 IP

2. Aaron Judge – This is no disrespect meant for Judge but he will never reach the level of the GGOATOATiest of GGOATOATs. You need to be a top one or two hitter and a top 15 starter. This is criteria that was made up by me. Makes sense since guess whose rankings you’re reading! As for Judge, he’s likely the greatest underrated hitter of all-time. Just by saying he’s not the GGOATOATiest of GGOATOATs means he’s underrated. But he really isn’t the GGOATOATiest of GGOATOATs. That’s Ohtani. Judge is still the guy with the best chance of 60 homers and a .300 average. Those are pretty good numbers! 2026 Projections: 123/54/121/.309/10 in 553 ABs

3. Bobby Witt Jr. – As I mentioned in the top 10 for 2026 fantasy baseball, Witt is the next tier down from the two guys above, and the people drafting Witt like he’s Judge or the GGOATOATiest of GGOATOATs have the crackeriest of crackers in their head. Witt is an incredibly excellent number three pick though. Nothing wrong with a 30/40/.300 guy. Nothing at all! 2026 Projections: 106/30/93/.304/42 in 619 ABs

4. Jose Ramirez – This top ten is stacked. Really the top 20. As for Jo-Jo-Ram, what hasn’t been said before? Nothing. By the way, I’m going to try not to repeat myself in this post, so if you want to read extended thoughts go to the other 2026 rankings posts. By the way, I’ve already repeated that once. 2026 Projections: 106/34/104/.282/35 in 604 ABs

5. Corbin Carroll – Thinking about positive affirmations’ing Corbin Carroll into going 40/60, and how that would still be less than that one insane year from Tildaddy. The Fantasy Baseball Overlord really stole from us Acuña by cursing his knees. 2026 Projections: 112/29/91/.263/36 in 568 ABs

6. Elly De La Cruz – On our Winter Meetings podcast, I discuss how I became an MLB insider this offseason, and totally dropped the ball. It’s in the first five minutes of the show and related to E!, I promise. 2026 Projections: 112/29/93/.266/46 in 601 ABs

7. Julio Rodriguez – Ya know how good JRod is? Audience refrain, “How good is he?” He’s so good, he doesn’t need to play until June and he can return top 15 value. Here’s hoping he turns it on in May and we get top 10 value! Or, dare to dream, he starts from Opening Day and we get top 3 value. 2026 Projections: 103/32/91/.271/26 in 612 ABs

8. Juan Soto – As a nod to Lifetime ADP, my world famous credo that tens of people are discussing, I’m gonna plant Sexy Dr. Pepper at eight overall for the next five years and see how right or wrong I am. I bet I’m more right than wrong. 2026 Projections: 123/42/112/.282/12 in 542 ABs

9. Ronald Acuña Jr. – “You make my knees weak.” — famous quote from Tildaddy about everything. 2026 Projections: 108/30/61/.288/22 in 577 ABs

10. Francisco Lindor – There were some reports that Lindor chased Nimmo and Jeff McNeil out of Queens, because he didn’t like them. So, can he stop liking Carlos Mendoza? What if he doesn’t like Steve Cohen? Can he not like Queens and get the team moved to Puerto Rico? How strong are his powers? Can he use his mind control to fix his hamate bone? Sounds like I will be updating my Lindor ranking and projections, just waiting for his exact timetable on his hamate. 2026 Projections: 109/32/90/.264/26 in 613 ABs

11. Gunnar Henderson – Just had a funny thought, I’m banking on a bounce back from Gunnar, clearly. Imagine if he doesn’t bounce back? That’s first time I’m entertaining that thought. If he doesn’t bounce back, then…well, have you seen the movie Falling Down? That’ll look like me on a sane day. 2026 Projections: 103/27/89/.280/26 in 584 ABs

12. Fernando Tatis Jr. – Fun the Jewels’s projections last year from Steamer were 38/19/.280. This year they’re 33/26/.275. Seven more steals and five less homers? Can’t tell if his projections got worse. Maybe a hair. A braided hair, specifically. 2026 Projections: 103/31/83/.273/27 in 567 ABs

13. Kyle Schwarber – I am going so ape-shizz crazy for Schwarbomb this year to make up for all the previous seasons when I was incorrectly out on him and now I’m overcompensating so incredibly much, aren’t I? Ha, at least I’m aware of it! 2026 Projections: 103/47/123/.244/8 in 581 ABs

14. Junior Caminero – A Junior Caminero sounds like one of those tiny cars at fancy toy stores for rich kids. Gonna start call him the FAO Schwartz Car. Forced? Not at all! 2026 Projections: 93/42/107/.274/8 in 593 ABs

15. Jackson Chourio – Last year on the Player Rater, FAO Schwartz Car was 13th overall. Almost exactly where he’s ranked now. Chourio? At 59. Here’s to Chourio staying healthy and taking a step forward! 2026 Projections: 109/28/91/.277/28 in 573 ABs

16. Tarik Skubal – No, I am not (continued in next blurb). 2026 Projections: 15-4/2.38/0.91/238 in 196 IP

17. Paul Skenes – Drafting pitchers, but it’s hard to ignore Skubal and Skenes and what they can do, if that helps. It’s for the greater good not drafting Skubal and Skenes, but, yes, I do love them and can understand the attraction for Livvy and others. 2026 Projections: 12-7/2.04/0.95/226 in 190 IP

18. Kyle Tucker – Already gave you my Kyle Tucker fantasy. It mogged all my other posts. 2026 Projections: 86/29/91/.271/23 in 511 ABs

19. Nick Kurtz – Dreaming about choosing between FAO Schwartz Car, Chourio and Kurtz in every league, and waking up wetter than the Ronald Reagan puppet in that Genesis music video, Land of Confusion. By the way, am I saying  FAO Schwartz Car repeatedly in this post to make it happen? Absolutely! Wait until I start abbreviated it to FSC, and people are like, “What is FSC?” and I’m like, “FAO Schwartz Car,” and they’re like, “What?” 2026 Projections: 107/45/114/.261/3 in 562 ABs

20. Jazz Chisholm Jr. – Jazz and Wood are 20A and 20B, and there’s no 2oC. Also incredibly sold on going all-in on Jazz in Yankees uni for the whole season for a contract year. Even if we only get 130 games from him, it’s better than 150 games from most. Plus, he’s fun. You don’t like fun? Aw, who hurt you? 2026 Projections: 85/34/91/.252/30 in 541 ABs

21. James Wood – Purple haze is weed and purple drank is, well, I don’t know but something that gets you extremely messed up. Why is everything that messes you up colored purple? Maybe we’ll find out in this post (we won’t)! With that said, James Wood has me higher than anything purple. 2026 Projections: 103/34/72/.262/18 in 591 ABs

22. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – Thinking back to what I said for Sexy Dr. Pepper, Cake Batter is likely the 20th best player every year, thanks to LiADP, and we fiddle around moving him. “What on God’s green earth is this moron talking about?” That’s someone reading Cake Batter, Sexy Dr. Pepper and LiADP for the first time. 2026 Projections: 103/27/105/.312/7 in 591 ABs

23. Yordan Alvarez – Okay, last thing about LifetimeADP (LiADP), Captain Woo Cubano is currently being drafted around 40 overall. There’s no way I don’t draft him this year because do we really believe Captain Woo Cubano is a guy who should be drafted around 40 overall, or is he just coming off a bad season and is really a LiADP of around 15-18 overall? (Like Altuve who’s about to eat cereal would scream, “Latter!”) 2026 Projections: 88/34/96/.291/1 in 512 ABs

24. Pete Alonso – When he signed with the O’s, I gave you my Pete Alonso fantasy. 2026 Projections: 93/40/112/.252/2 in 592 ABs

25. Manny Machado – It’s not always easy to tell when a guy is having a Hall of Fame career, and what does it mean to “appreciate” said career, but Manny has to be one of the least appreciated players who is having a no doubt Hall of Fame career. I am a big fan of Manny. A Stanny, if you will. 2026 Projections: 86/28/94/.272/12 in 588 ABs

26. Garrett Crochet – Nope, still not drafting a starter. More in the top 20 starters for 2026 fantasy baseball. Like 4500 words more. Sorry, if I don’t shorten the blurbs in this post, this will be 7,000 words long, which I say while adding more unnecessary words. 2026 Projections: 15-4/2.49/1.01/264 in 208 IP

27. Brent Rooker – Had Rooker originally on the other side of Neto, Corange Juice and Treat Urner, but flipped him because I thought about if I were in a draft and those guys were all sitting there, would I draft Rooker 1st and the answer kept coming back YES. It was a capitalized yes too. That’s a resounding yes. 2026 Projections: 89/34/104/.271/7 in 595 ABs

28. Zach Neto – Weird thing about how a guy feels vs. how he is. Neto doesn’t “feel” like a top 30 player, but his projections absolutely say he is a top 30 player. 2026 Projections: 90/30/74/.256/31 in 577 ABs

29. CJ Abrams – Similar to what I was saying for Neto, and I think it applies for Treat Urner and Turang too. These guys might not “feel” like top 30 players, but you look at their projections and shrug, “That’s a top 30 player.” 2026 Projections: 94/21/67/.261/31 in 584 ABs

30. Trea Turner – Will be interesting if Josh Naylor steals 30 bags again, which spurs on guys like Treat Urner to steal even more and try to save face from stealing less bags than a guy who moves around like a car that’s hoisted up on cinder blocks. 2026 Projections: 86/16/61/.291/25 in 537 ABs

31. Brice Turang – What’s kinda interesting (depending on your definition), Turang was around this valuable last year on the Player Rater. This isn’t a reach at all. If anything, with his age and upside, this could be a steal. 2026 Projections: 96/15/71/.277/31 in 571 ABs

32. Ketel Marte – This is not really relevant (like most of this shizz is; want relevant, go check my top 20 2nd basemen), but guess how many hits Marte has in his career. He’s had quite a few good years; is a lifetime .281 hitter and is 32 years of age. Guess how many hits. Go ahead! Bzzt, wrongo! He has 1273 hits. I would’ve guessed at least 1500. Players are never reaching any milestones ever again, except maybe 500 homers. 2026 Projections: 94/29/84/.278/7 in 509 ABs

33. Yoshinobu Yamamoto – The wild thing about drafting pitching is almost all of their categories are completely out of their hand, and we draft them expecting them to be a certain way. Taking a random hitter not in this post, Sal Perez. If you drafted him and you got 110/10/50/.290/15 one year and what he usually does 50/30/75/.240 another year, you’d never trust him, but that’s exactly what pitchers do. 2026 Projections: 17-5/2.56/0.98/211 in 177 IP

34. Cal Raleigh – You have to separate your real world feelings for a player and their fantasy value. I’m a Big Ass Man about as much as one can be, but I think you’re absolutely storing your brains in your medium-sized ass if you’re drafting him in fantasy. I will eat an ass-shaped hat if Cal Raleigh repeats last year. Fill it with nacho cheese and let me chow down! Thinking about where the cheese will, um, be holed in the ass-shaped hat and I’ve triggered my gag reflex. 2026 Projections: 84/42/103/.234/6 in 538 ABs

35. Josh Naylor – Ya know what’s funny? Projecting Naylor for 15 steals. It’s only funny to the guy who was in a coma for all last year. Coma Guy had a tough year, but my Naylor steals projections are bringing him joy. Hashtag blessed. Wait until he hears about The Naylor 27. 2026 Projections: 81/25/96/.287/15 in 560 ABs

36. Vinnie Pasquantino – Twirling pasta evilly as I plot how I’m going to draft Pasketti in every league. Last year, he was 55 on the Player Rater. I’m expecting a mild bump in value, and, at worst, the same. This is also a nod at how awful 1st basemen are. If you don’t get Pasketti, then Olson, Devers, Harper and Freeman are going to be taken before you can grab them or when you’re looking at starters. Then you have Busch or Soderstrom or no one. In other words, you have to draft Kurtz, Cake, Albombo, Naylor or Pasketti. Otherwise, your entire draft is going to be based on getting Busch or Soderstrom. Half of your league is going to have an awful 1st baseman, don’t be in the bottom half. 2026 Projections: 84/34/107/.271/1 in 581 ABs

37. Mason Miller – I can say I’m not drafting a closer and people will be like, “But if they’re there, would you?” Sure, if the draft is exactly like this ranking, which it will never be. Josh Naylor’s ADP is 69, Vinnie Pasketti is 89 (!), Brice Turang is 64. More in next blurb. 2026 Projections: 2-2/2.21/0.89/104, 34 saves in 62 IP

38. Edwin Diaz – Brent Rooker is 56; Yordan Alvarez is 42; do you see what I’m saying? If you get to this spot in the draft, you know what you’re drafting? One of the fifteen guys I have ranked in front of their ADP and not a closer. It’s also why I say I’m unlikely to get Gilbert or Kirby. After you take an outfielder or corner man, you have to draft a starter, because you don’t have one yet. So, how are you drafting Edwin? You might draft like this: Naylor, Yordan, Rooker, or a hitter around who I have ranked higher than their ADP, then Bradish, Logan Webb or any other starter, then Pasketti at pick 80, if he’s really going at 89 overall, so now you’re at pick 90, and you can take Mason Miller or Edwin Diaz if they’re still available. Are they available? Please stop being daft. 2026 Projections: 5-1/2.24/0.89/94, 37 saves in 62 IP

39. Hunter Brown – There’s barely a first tier of starters to draft from, but I can see it if you’re thirsty, as I say in the top 20 starters, this is the point when the drafting of starters commences. More in next blurb. 2026 Projections: 14-7/2.58/1.01/212 in 186 IP

40. Bryan Woo – At any point here, you have to draft a starter. Like don’t have to have to have to draft Woo, but one of these starters. More in next. 2026 Projections: 13-9/2.86/0.96/204 in 194 IP

41. Cristopher Sanchez – There will be a pitchers’ pairing tool out in the next few days to help you draft starters. It’s as easy as doing a clickety-click-clack. What are you doing?! Don’t clackety-click-click! I said clickety-click-clack! You ruined it! 2026 Projections: 12-6/2.84/1.04/196 in 192 IP

42. Hunter Greene – So, need to address something. I usually say don’t draft a starter before 45 overall. It’s more like draft your first starter between “45-60,” and that’s still the case, but it looks a lot more like 39-51. That’s because I tried like mad to get hitters above Hunter Brown to draft before your 1st starter, but it was, like, Maikel Garcia and Matt Olson, and I just couldn’t rank them in the tail end of the 30’s and early 40’s overall. More in the next blurb. 2026 Projections: 10-9/2.81/0.98/203 in 167 IP

43. Logan Gilbert – It doesn’t matter because guys like Naylor, Pasketti and Turang are so high in the rankings, that you should be drafting one of them around 40 overall and turning the corner on your 55th overall draft pick and taking someone like Bradish or Joe Ryan, then grabbing Pasketti next. Am I thirsty for a league where I have Turang, Pasketti and Bradish? Yes, and, maybe I’m being daft, but I think it’s possible. That’s why you need to be dafting and not drafting. More in next blurb. 2026 Projections: 12-8/3.19/1.02/197 in 183 IP

44. Logan Webb – Why did I say I want Bradish or Joe Ryan when they’re not the first starters in this grouping that I’m drafting? While I’m being daft, I’m also being realistically daft. There’s a better chance of waiting until pick 55 for my 1st starter and getting Bradish (84 ADP) or Ryan (66 ADP) than there’s any chance I’m getting Logan Gilbert (35 ADP) or Logan Webb (55 ADP). More in the next blurb. 2026 Projections: 13-9/3.18/1.22/197 in 201 IP

45. Kyle Bradish – There is absolutely a chance you’ll get to pick 55 and Turang or, say, Rooker is there and you think, “I can draft Turang here and Bradish at pick 70,” and that’s possible, but I don’t advise that. That’s when you get into a problem where you think you can wait another round, get to pick 70 and Bradish is taken right before, then you’re like, “Well I can draft Rooker, and grab a starter in the next round,” then, before you know it, you’re at pick 105 and your first pitcher is Raisel Iglesias and your 1st starter is Shane Bieber, which could work, or be an abomination. 2026 Projections: 12-5/3.12/1.05/170 in 158 IP

46. Shohei Ohtani – This is for those leagues where Ohtani, the pitcher, is separate from Ohtani, the hitter. By the way, I know what we do isn’t “real baseball,” but, if you’re in a league with two Ohtanis, you’ve taken “fantasy” in fantasy baseball too far. Tell your commissioner stop sniffing glue and make Ohtani one player. 2026 Projections: 8-4/2.76/1.05/156 in 122 IP

47. George Kirby – I went to a wedding this past fall and I met someone who was playing college baseball. He went to Elon University, and I was like, “You go to school in a Tesla?” Turns out there is a college named Elon U. I am an idiot obviously, because George Kirby and Joe West went there! (Lots of pro athletes, actually.) 2026 Projections: 13-9/3.40/1.08/172 in 177 IP

48. Joe Ryan – Speaking off what I was saying for Bradish (and above blurbs), there’s a legit chance I could draft Bradish and Ryan, and, if you went off ADP, you’re likely better off going Ryan first then drafting Bradish. I have no problem with this. I like Bradish more, but you’re not drafting in a vacuum. 2026 Projections: 13-7/3.34/1.02/191 in 176 IP

49. Jacob deGrom – Taking two straws and inserting one in the other to make one long straw, then twisting that long straw from my mouth to my ear to whisper sweet nothings to myself about having deGrom on my fantasy team for the first time ever, and ending up with a bunch of nothings because he’s still being drafted before this. 2026 Projections: 10-6/2.84/0.96/186 in 164 IP

50. Chris Sale – Seeing my extra long straw from my deGrom blurb and 3-D printing another one to whisper the same for Sale, and realizing I likely wasted my time and materials in my 3D printer because Sale’s likely gone too. 2026 Projections: 8-6/2.61/1.04/187 in 154 IP

51. Max Fried – Here’s the whole truth and nothing but the truth. A guy at the end of a tier, like Fried, even if it’s a favorable tier, there’s such a remote chance I actually draft him, but since Fried’s in a favorable tier I don’t have to look at his solid starts all year and make up excuses for not liking him. I’m galaxy braining shizz you could only dream about! 2026 Projections: 14-6/2.92/1.09/172 in 178 IP

52. Mookie Betts – I’m not drafting Betts in any league, and I’m even overrating him with this ranking. His name value alone somehow has convinced me to rank him here because if you look at his stats and his stats only, he should be ranked around 1oo overall. 2026 Projections: 85/18/71/.254/8 in 556 ABs

53. Maikel Garcia – I struggled with where to rank Maikel in this top 100, because I want him, but I’ve sorta ranked him in a place where I can’t draft him. OR DID I?! Hell yeah, Mr. Reversal Question! Though, it’s a little odd you talked in first person. OR IS IT?! Um, yeah, so I have Maikel ranked in place where I wouldn’t draft him, but I would take him around 75-85 overall, which is closer to his ADP, so I could get him. 2026 Projections: 89/16/71/.274/27 in 579 ABs

54. Pete Crow-Armstrong – As mentioned in the top 20 outfielders, there’s very little chance I draft an outfielder in this range. I should have at least one outfielder already (hopefully) and I’m drafting a starter around here, so there’s just no way I’m drafting an outfielder here. This is a whole little cluster of guys who I’m not drafting (if they get drafted around this area). It’s by design that I rank hitters who I don’t want in the area where I’m drafting my first starter. It works out perfectly when they’re actually being drafted in that area too. More in next blurb. 2026 Projections: 67/21/73/.234/38 in 577 ABs

55. Matt Olson – Sorta continuation on Maikel’s Blurb Point (MBP), as it’s commonly known, if a hitter, like Allahson, is Mecca and the Soul Brother’ing at an ADP in the 45-60 range, I just won’t be drafting him this year. Honestly, it’s not even so much that I don’t want all of those hitters. Some like Betts, I do not want, but others like Olson? Meh, as I said in the 1st basemen rankings, he’s not dramatic garbage. It’s just hard to imagine me drafting any hitter who is in the 45-60 range, because that’s where I’ll be drafting a starter. 2026 Projections: 92/33/103/.255/1 in 604 ABs

56. Wyatt Langford – And, again, well, interjection, no Langford for me. 2026 Projections: 78/24/61/.252/20 in 516 ABs

57. Rafael Devers – Member last year when I was way out on Devers and it ended up not looking that good for me? How did I rectify that this year? By doing the same thing. As my shirt reads, “Don’t learn from mistakes!” 2026 Projections: 94/33/106/.244/1 in 579 ABs

58. Jackson Merrill – Feel like if I’m being honest with myself, I’m reaching for Busch or Soderstrom here. Listen, I am merely one person. If I were the collective third person who could draft anyone here, I guess I could see a Merrill bounce back, but if we’re really talking about me, and what would I draft here, I could see myself just drafting a starter and looking at the next fifteen or so players and being like, “I don’t want to miss out on Busch (hehe) or Soderstrom.” 2026 Projections: 82/20/64/.272/8 in 523 ABs

59. Riley Greene – Thought maybe Greene was the highest sleeper I wrote of the last two years, so went to check, and I had totally forgotten I wrote a sleeper for a guy way above here. It was 2024 (same year as Riley Greene) and it was a hitter. I bet you won’t guess. I wrote the post and forgot I wrote it, so doubt you remember. In the post, I said, “He runs like he’s got a doodie in his pants. He’s a good example of how many steals a guy can steal with the new rules, because he has one-steal speed, and he just stole ten. So, the new rules add ten steals.” Ha, well, now they add 27 steals. Yes, I wrote a Josh Naylor sleeper. I did not remember that. 2026 Projections: 76/30/88/.257/5 in 581 ABs

60. Bryce Harper – I kinda love that Bryce Harper has become a wellness guru. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, he swapped out his blood this offseason with someone younger. I’m 100% being serious. Why do I love this? Because it’s effin’ funny! Too many people see Harper’s nonsense and think, “This idiot,” but don’t think, “This idiot is giving me material to joke about for an entire season.” If you’re a wellness guru, I apologize in advance for this season of Bryce blurbs. 2026 Projections: 81/26/85/.267/10 in 507 ABs

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61. Freddie Freeman – If you have a category in your league for Veneers, move Freddie up a round. 2026 Projections: 77/21/88/.283/5 in 537 ABs

62. Cody Bellinger – He re-signed with the Yankees and I am resigned to be a Cody fan once again. I can’t help it: The stadium, the lineup, the droopy eyes from smoking a lot of weed. 2026 Projections: 84/25/84/.274/11 in 533 ABs

63. Christian Yelich – Yelich reaching up and tickling Cody’s toes. Cody reaching down and patting Yelich’s head. They’re together again. In the rankings. Forever. 2026 Projections: 74/21/78/.271/15 in 521 ABs

64. Roman Anthony –  We got another FDA! That’s right! A Full Disclosure Alert! Had Anthony a lot higher, but in an area where I likely wasn’t drafting him (around Hunter Greene) but now I have Anthony lower in the rankings, but somewhere I might draft him. Make it make sense? No, I won’t! 2026 Projections: 92/17/62/.269/21 in 587 ABs

65. Andres Munoz – Not drafting a top closer — SAGNOF! — but I will say this for them: They’re pretty effin’ good. Munoz has a 2.43 ERA. Dot dot dot. In his career! That’s since 2019. Of course, that’s only in 259 1/3 IP, which is what? Half of Hall of Famer Billy Wagner’s innings total? No, not exactly. More like a third. Only a sixth of Wagner’s saves though. Last year was the first year over 30 saves for Munoz. More in the next blurb. 2026 Projections: 3-3/2.51/1.01/82, 30 saves in 62 IP

66. Jhoan Duran – Saves are harder to find, but it’s a lot like starters. Just because Munoz saved 38 games last year, and third in the league. Does that mean Munoz will save 30+ this year? Or Duran? Or does no one have any idea because saves are impossible to predict? Who were the top two for saves last year? Carlos Estevez (42) and Robert Suarez (40). More in next blurb. 2026 Projections: 5-2/2.61/1.13/75, 33 saves in 64 IP

67. Cade Smith – Estevez wasn’t on anyone’s list for top closer last year and you could’ve drafted him around where I draft my 1st closer at 110 overall, and Suarez was considered “the sucker draft pick” because everyone expected him to lose the job, then he kept it even when Mason Miller was traded there. Munoz was third for saves, a top pick, then next was Jeff Hoffman. Another guy who could’ve been drafted in every league and the 5th best closer for saves last year too. More in next blurb. 2026 Projections:6-2/2.73/1.03/89, 28 saves in 66 IP

68. Aroldis Chapman – He was 5th best for saves last year. 6th was Emilio Pagan; 7th was Duran (a top pick); 8th was Trevor Megill; 9th was Kenley Jansen and 10th was Raisel Iglesias, who you not only could’ve drafted a bit after 100th overall, but you could’ve just picked him up off waivers when people dropped him because he was awful to start the year. SAGNOF, again and again, because there’s no rhyme or reason on these closers. 2026 Projections: 5-3/2.78/1.06/83, 28 saves in 58 IP

69. Randy Arozarena – The Rice Bowl looks completely rejuvenated in Seattle. How long can that last? I don’t know, but it is kinda interesting that everyone believes in the bounce back, but not for Springer. Ironic, even. 2026 Projections: 91/21/64/.230/28 in 577 ABs

70. Michael Busch – I want Busch so bad Chris Hansen is about to bust through my kitchen door and start asking me questions. 2026 Projections: 86/31/84/.263/5 in 539 ABs

71. Jarren Duran – We have another FDA! No, not about Red Dye Number Five! No! This is a Full Disclosure Alert! I had Duran ranked about thirty spots lower than this but moved him up because he’s not “roughly the same as Oneil Cruz,” but roughly the same as Arozarena. An important distinction. 2026 Projections: 79/17/71/.259/25 in 596 ABs

72. Tyler Soderstrom – If I’m in ten leagues this year, I want Busch in ten and Soderstrom in ten. That’s one thing they never say about the sleeper posts. How many guys did I not write a sleeper post for because they’re not sleepers, but I told you to draft, repeatedly? 2026 Projections: 84/30/102/.256/5 in 554 ABs

73. Nico Hoerner – He’s the cigarette after sex. Busch to Soderstrom and the humps and pumps over and the ecstasy still lingers as Nico is a lit American Spirit. 2026 Projections: 93/7/63/.284/31 in 587 ABs

74. Geraldo Perdomo – I don’t know how other people rank for fantasy baseball, but I’ll tell you how I rank. I plan on drafting Busch, Soderstrom and maybe Hoerner, so how do I plan on drafting Perdomo? Just seems impossible. Same for Snell, FreddyKBB, etc. down to Luzardo. So, it’s kinda like, “These guys are ranked here, but who cares?” I’m only one person, I can only draft one guy every 12-15 picks. 2026 Projections: 91/12/70/.282/21 in 576 ABs

75. Freddy Peralta – I loved having FreddyKBB last year, but it did feel a bit like I was walking a tightrope hovering above sharp knives and earned runs. 2026 Projections: 13-9/3.43/1.18/202 in 174 IP

76. Blake Snell – The pitchers who I am avoiding this year aren’t as simple as, “This guy screwed me over last year,” but Snell did absolutely screw me over! By the way, can’t accuse me of not liking just one type of starter. One guy was awful (Snell), one guy was great (FreddyKBB) and one guy who was injured (Spencer Schwellenbach was just removed from the top 20 starters yesterday). 2026 Projections: 7-6/3.29/1.24/157 in 133 IP

77. Dylan Cease – When he signed in Toronto, I gave you a Cease breakdown, and how I expect a letdown, unless you just want Ks. Those, he has. Those, will never Cease, so to speak. 2026 Projections: 12-10/3.88/1.28/223 in 183 IP

78. Cole Ragans – If Ragans is great this year, then I will have been out on him when he was great in 2024, in for 2025 when he sucked, and out for 2026. That would make me so mad I’d get in on him for 2027, when he’d assuredly be terrible again. 2026 Projections: 10-9/3.54/1.17/203 in 164 IP

79. Jesus Luzardo – Hating on a guy named Jesus? I’m about to get visited in the night by Mel Gibson. 2026 Projections: 11-10/3.64/1.24/192 in 168 IP

80. Kyle Stowers – Already gave you my Kyle Stowers sleeper. It was written while knitting a sweater. 2026 Projections: 86/33/104/.272/7 in 588 ABs

81. Luke Keaschall – Already gave you my Luke Keaschall sleeper. It had the chance to win Powerball, but didn’t. 2026 Projections: 74/16/71/.283/32 in 547 ABs

82. Framber Valdez – On Friday, I will put all the offseason moves together that we missed while I was doing my rankings, but they all get updated in the 2026 fantasy baseball rankings when they happen. 2026 Projections: 14-7/3.54/1.18/185 in 189 IP

83. Kevin Gausman – This is us drafting our 2nd starter — potentially — for more see the top 40 starters. 2026 Projections: 12-8/3.47/1.11/181 in 192 IP

84. Brandon Woodruff – This is also an area of the draft where you can work the ADP a little more aggressively. If you can wait until 120 overall for Woodruff, then there’s no reason to draft him here, so draft Framber here and Woodruff in three rounds. More in next blurb. 2026 Projections: 11-7/3.53/1.03/167 in 152 IP

85. Nathan Eovaldi – One does not draft in a vacuum. ADP should always be considered, but if it means the difference between drafting a guy and possibly missing out on them, well, no one gets to next October and is like, “I came in third but I drafted Eovaldi two rounds after ADP! More in next blurb. 2026 Projections: 12-7/3.41/1.04/142 in 146 IP

86. Nick Lodolo – These are number two or threes, whether you want safer vs. upside will be tackled in the pitchers pairings tool, and upside guys are usually more expensive. So, if you want Lodolo, you pay the price for him over, say, Eovaldi, then draft Eovaldi where number three or fours are going. 2026 Projections: 10-6/3.41/1.07/167 in 158 IP

87. Chase Burns – Gave you my Chase Burns sleeper. It was better than Green Book. 2026 Projections: 9-5/3.49/1.18/168 in 132 IP

88. Jose Altuve – Actually, I would draft Altuve, but if you’re picking up what I’m putting down, it seems a lot less likely when you have a guy like Altuve surrounded by a bunch of sleepers and other guys I desperately want. So Altuve might come up a bit short. Emoji side-eyes so many times it gets dizzy and falls over. 2026 Projections: 85/25/73/.268/9 in 581 ABs

89. Austin Riley – Here’s to the entire Braves’ lineup bouncing back, except for all the Braves who aren’t on any of my fantasy teams. Check back in two months to see who that is. Thank you. 2026 Projections: 68/22/71/.254/2 in 505 ABs

90. Eugenio Suarez – He was updated in the 3rd basemen rankings after he signed. 2026 Projections: 82/34/98/.233/3 in 569 ABs

91. Alex Bregman – Already gave you my Alex Bregman fantasy. It was written while on the ones and twos. 2026 Projections: 87/26/77/.263/3 in 591 ABs

92. David Bednar – Not drafting a closer in the top 100. I draft one usually around 110-120. Right now, Bednar’s ADP is way higher than this, so it’s pretty much a moot point. By the way, don’t look at the Yankees’ bullpen unless you want to hear in your head the voice of Johnny from Staten Island calling into WFAN and cursing out Cashman. 2026 Projections: 5-2/2.81/1.06/81, 31 saves in 62 IP

93. Josh Hader – Could actually be a steal this late. If he’s healthy, he’s no worse than Edwin Diaz and Mason Miller. Is he healthy? A question that is asked, then tumbleweeds roll through the room where you’re reading this. Yes, even the bathroom where you sit on the toilet. 2026 Projections: 5-2/3.12/0.96/77, 28 saves in 55 IP

94. Devin Williams – In December, I said, “Signed with the Mets. Actually like this signing, but only if the Mets bring in Robert Suarez or someone to close. If the job of closer is heaped onto Devin, then I might be a tad less optimistic, but still like him for a bounce back. The numbers last year do not back up a near-5 ERA. I will project him in my top 500 in February, but not until we’re sure he’s closing or working the 8th.” And that’s me predicting me! 2026 Projections: 4-4/3.03/1.08/93, 32 saves in 61 IP

95. Byron Buxton – The pretty incredible thing with Buxton is how he still only played in 126 games last year and was a top 25 player on the Player Rater. That shows his upside, but figure 100 games and this could be a steal too. Buxton also wouldn’t be the first player ever who couldn’t stay on the field for a bunch of years, then stayed healthy in his 30’s. Nelson Cruz and Ian Kinsler come to mind. 2026 Projections: 72/25/61/.253/15 in 441 ABs

96. Oneil Cruz -Nothing sadder than coming upon Oneil Cruz in the rankings and seeing him this low. [getting choked up] Imma need a moment! [sobbing uncontrollably] This sadness I’m feeling right now is also how it felt rostering Oneil Cruz last year. Briefly thought about what about if the Pirates’ offense is actually better this year, and came away thinking that won’t help Cruz, that’s only a better reason to not start Cruz vs. lefties. 2026 Projections: 66/22/67/.206/25 in 471 ABs

97. Seiya Suzuki – His 2nd half last year, minus the last four games of the 2nd half: Two homers and hit .201 in 189 ABs. Glad he won you your final week championship in your H2H, but holy woofs, Batman, that is a dog-ass 2nd half (minus four games). 2026 Projections: 71/25/83/.256/6 in 543 ABs

98. George Springer – You might see this as me being obstinate and not believing Springer’s previous season, but I see this ranking and think, “Damn, I’m growing, dawg!” because if I was being my usual stubborn idiot, I would’ve ranked Springer around 225 overall. 2026 Projections: 81/20/64/.262/15 in 481 ABs

99. Emmet Sheehan – Okay, one more! My Emmet Sheehan sleeper. 2026 Projections: 10-4/3.18/1.03/158 in 136 IP

100. Noelvi Marte – Okay, one one more! Well, there’s actually roughly 400 more when I release my top 500 for 2026 fantasy baseball, but here’s my Noelvi Marte sleeper. 2026 Projections: 71/25/68/.251/17 in 512 ABs