The royal we already went over all the hitters for 2026 fantasy baseball rankings. That’s not the “royal we” as that term usually implies. It was me writing it alone while wearing a Burger King crown. I refuse to draft a top starter where they are usually drafted. Unlike hitters, you need six starters, depending on […]
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It’s Week 3 of our tour through the ADP Riser and Faller landscape. This time, I will look at guys now getting drafted in the 11th through 15th rounds in NFBC 15 team drafts. By “now” I refer to the last 14 drafts, and that includes slow drafts that have not finished, hat tip again […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Shortstop: the best position in fantasy baseball… or is it just the least painful? On this episode of the Razzball Fantasy Baseball Podcast, we dive headfirst into the 2026 SS rankings and ask the real question: does every position kind of stink now, or are we just old and cynical? Along with these questions, we […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?We’re deep, deep, deep, and these guys might not be playable. The top 100 outfielders for 2026 fantasy baseball are your flyers in most leagues, and your 5th and 6th outfielders in deep leagues. Keep in mind, we have NL-Only rankings, and AL-Only rankings. If you have no need for these outfielders in your league, think […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Happy Monday, Razzball faithful! I’m BACK for another session of Preseason Starting Pitchers that will eventually turn into the Top 100 Starting Pitchers List (I promise!). For this week, I was unsure as to whether or not I’d be able to roll out my Top 10 for 2026. As I said before, I don’t want […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Giving you a big picture, generalization here: The top 80 outfielders are the end of the outfielders you’re looking at in your 12-team mixed leagues, and tomorrow will be for deeper leagues, so we’re at the beginning of the end of the hitter rankings in the 2026 fantasy baseball rankings. But as you know, a generalization […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?“Sleepers” is one of fantasy sports’ oldest and best terms, with roots in early-20th-century boxing and horse racing. It’s always been used to describe competitors with hidden upside who surface when it matters most. Last week, our hitter profiles focused on a group of deep sleepers going after pick 325 in early drafts representing the types of players you can stash late while filling out the back end of your roster. This week, we move up the food chain. These hitters will be discussed in draft rooms as we head toward Opening Day, but their prices still lag behind their potential outcomes. The goal here is simple: identify the best mid-round values among players who may be on the verge of a meaningful jump. We’re digging into early ADP data to find hitters whose underlying profiles suggest there’s more coming in 2026 than the market is currently pricing in.
Please, blog, may I have some more?51. Astros RHP Tatsuya Imai | 27 | NPB | 2026
Imai has been dominant in Japan since 2022 when he was 24 years old with a 2.04 ERA and 1.11 WHIP. 2025 was his best season yet. He recorded a 1.92 ERA and 0.89 WHIP, representing a big leap forward in command. His walk rate of 2.5 per nine innings was a full walk better than his previous career-best mark of 3.6. Imai generates these results on the back of a fastball-slider combination against righties with a splitter against lefties. Houston’s still having a lot of success with pitchers, and I’m betting that continues with Imai. You can move him up this list in deeper leagues or win-now windows.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Failure is a part of fantasy, and no matter how much analysis or knowledge we put into our draft, players are going to underperform what we thought they would. When this happens, we then must decide if the player is worth continuing to play or even roster; maybe we need to cut our losses while we can and find replacements. But underperformance can, and often is, a temporary blip, not something that must be immediately reacted to.
Please, blog, may I have some more?ERA has gone the way of batting average in the modern age of baseball. While it is still somewhat a barometer of true performance, it is really not valuable on the surface. These numbers are easily digestible to the average fan and marketable to show who is good and who is bad. Unfortunately, that is […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Hello friends, and welcome to another week of preseason fantasy baseball talk! As I continue to meander through a couple of NFBC slow drafts, there are a few trends emerging that, while not necessarily surprising, are worth noting and thinking about as more and more folks head into draft season. This week, which is my […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?As they say in conductor school, “Hey, let’s keep this train going!” Or, “Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’, is what we doing,” as they say in Snoop Dogg’s hooptie. Here’s the top 60 outfielders, which I bet you could’ve guessed from the title, unless you’re in that hooptie. The 2026 fantasy baseball rankings are there. Subscriptions are up and running […]
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