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Happy New Year, everyone, and welcome to the first installment of the Top 400 Dynasty Players for 2026. Over the next two weeks I will take two giant bites out of the countdown as I rank the players from 400-301 this week and then 300-201. After that will come bite sized looks of the final 200 players.

When it comes to these rankings, I know some of you will shake your head when it comes to certain players.

I have my biases and a system in how I evaluate fantasy players – and have done so for decades – and you have your biases. That is what makes rankings so interesting and why you will likely look at a host of rankings as a way to gauge how you view a certain player and how others view a certain player.

So here is a quick rundown about these rankings.

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Another week is in the books, leading to this weeks Top 100 Dynasty Starting Pitchers for 2026.

Last week we examined the top 50 relievers, and if you missed that post, the link can be found at the bottom of this post. But let’s not look backward. Instead, let’s look toward next year and who I think the top starters are. 

Here is a quick snapshot of the age breakdown of starting pitchers:

35+: 9
30-34: 28
25-29: 48
20-24: 15

As you can see, I have a wide range of ages when it comes to the rankings, but I skew heavily to pitchers young than 30 as those who are between the ages of 20-29 make up 63% of the players ranked.

While I am often conservative when it comes to the really young starters, that is reserved mostly for those under the age of 25. Yet I firmly believe in a few of those really young hurlers and they are ranked accordingly high. 

So let’s get on with the Top 100 Dynasty Starting Pitchers for 2026.

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People celebrating their fantasy baseball championships today pic.twitter.com/4bavGwku88 — Razzball (@Razzball) October 5, 2022 That is the best encapsulation of the joy of winning a fantasy baseball league. I’m sick it’s so on point. I hope everyone got to feel that “very dorky dancing while very white music plays surrounded by middle-aged men” joy yesterday. […]

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Happy Monday, Razzball faithful! Last week, I wrote about how this time of the year is a tough one to navigate when you’re deciding on which starting pitchers to activate from week to week. Many teams are managing their pitchers’ workloads, skipping rotation pieces, and calling up young arms for spot starts. Other teams that […]

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Happy Monday, Razzball faithful! We’re almost done! And if you’re anything like me at this point, you’re wondering, “What are the two most important things that warrant attention as we round out the fantasy season?” Well, I’ve got some good news for you in the form of a couple of fancy bulleted sentences. Your early […]

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Listen, I’m as open-minded as the next guy, but: Kevin Gausman pitched a great game, and I don’t want to be that guy, but I think he could’ve pitched great without doing this after every strike [image or embed] — Razzball (@razzball.bsky.social) September 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM What’s this all about? C’mon! They can’t […]

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Happy Monday, Razzball faithful! The Fantasy Gods have blessed us with some pretty sweet and savory starts from the rookie class of 2025.  Jacob Misiorowski? All he did was cause a country-wide uproar when he was named to the All-Star team. Chase Burns? Oh, he didn’t do much. Other than fire 101 MPH heaters by […]

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Colorado Rockies starting pitcher—wait, what? Seriously? Well, alright then, let’s do this! Colorado Rockies starting pitcher slash heartthrob Kyle Freeland shut down the San Diego Padres for eight dominant innings, allowing just two hits and striking out ten for his fourth win of the year. Coors is a Freeland now! Denverites rejoice! The southpaw, who […]

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