It can be helpful to get an early sense of where the experts stand in terms of initial fantasy baseball projections. Our consensus fantasy baseball projections include some of the most accurate experts in the fantasy baseball community. Let’s take a look at some of their fantasy baseball projections below. And you can create customized consensus fantasy baseball projections using the most accurate experts here.
2026 Fantasy Baseball Draft Projections
Check out our 2026 fantasy baseball projections to use as you prepare for your drafts. Zeile Projections are baseball statistical projections created from a consensus of sources, similar to our Expert Consensus Rankings.
2026 Fantasy Baseball Draft Projections: Hitters
| Player | Team | Positions | AB | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Shohei Ohtani | LAD | SP,DH | 572 | 123 | 46.0 | 112.0 | 25.0 | 0.3 | 0.381 | 0.597 | 0.978 |
| Aaron Judge | NYY | LF,CF,RF,DH | 530 | 110 | 47.0 | 114.0 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 0.415 | 0.607 | 1.022 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | KC | SS | 604 | 101 | 28.0 | 92.0 | 34.0 | 0.3 | 0.344 | 0.513 | 0.857 |
| Juan Soto | NYM | LF,RF | 540 | 108 | 37.0 | 97.0 | 21.0 | 0.3 | 0.407 | 0.53 | 0.937 |
| Jose Ramirez | CLE | 3B,DH | 583 | 90 | 27.0 | 89.0 | 32.0 | 0.3 | 0.343 | 0.48 | 0.822 |
| Corbin Carroll | ARI | CF,RF | 561 | 102 | 27.0 | 86.0 | 35.0 | 0.3 | 0.339 | 0.49 | 0.828 |
| Ronald Acuna Jr. | ATL | RF | 543 | 105 | 29.0 | 82.0 | 25.0 | 0.3 | 0.381 | 0.502 | 0.883 |
| Julio Rodriguez | SEA | CF | 602 | 91 | 29.0 | 92.0 | 26.0 | 0.3 | 0.324 | 0.479 | 0.803 |
| Elly De La Cruz | CIN | SS | 577 | 92 | 23.0 | 82.0 | 40.0 | 0.3 | 0.334 | 0.458 | 0.791 |
| Fernando Tatis Jr. | SD | RF | 566 | 97 | 28.0 | 81.0 | 24.0 | 0.3 | 0.349 | 0.482 | 0.832 |
| Gunnar Henderson | BAL | SS | 579 | 96 | 27.0 | 88.0 | 22.0 | 0.3 | 0.347 | 0.484 | 0.831 |
| Kyle Tucker | LAD | RF,DH | 533 | 93 | 29.0 | 92.0 | 21.0 | 0.3 | 0.367 | 0.496 | 0.863 |
| Francisco Lindor | NYM | SS | 595 | 96 | 27.0 | 82.0 | 24.0 | 0.3 | 0.326 | 0.451 | 0.776 |
| Junior Caminero | TB | 3B | 571 | 83 | 36.0 | 103.0 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.321 | 0.513 | 0.835 |
| Cal Raleigh | SEA | C,DH | 545 | 85 | 39.0 | 98.0 | 8.0 | 0.2 | 0.324 | 0.494 | 0.818 |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | TOR | 1B,DH | 580 | 95 | 31.0 | 98.0 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.375 | 0.517 | 0.892 |
| Nick Kurtz | ATH | 1B | 509 | 90 | 35.0 | 91.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.346 | 0.523 | 0.869 |
| Jackson Chourio | MIL | LF,CF,RF | 584 | 86 | 23.0 | 83.0 | 24.0 | 0.3 | 0.316 | 0.461 | 0.777 |
| Kyle Schwarber | PHI | LF,DH | 557 | 98 | 41.0 | 101.0 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.345 | 0.496 | 0.841 |
| Jazz Chisholm Jr. | NYY | 2B,3B | 523 | 79 | 28.0 | 79.0 | 31.0 | 0.2 | 0.313 | 0.445 | 0.759 |
| Pete Alonso | BAL | 1B | 581 | 86 | 36.0 | 102.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.325 | 0.496 | 0.821 |
| Ketel Marte | ARI | 2B,DH | 545 | 89 | 27.0 | 85.0 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.353 | 0.486 | 0.839 |
| Yordan Alvarez | HOU | LF,DH | 481 | 83 | 30.0 | 86.0 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.383 | 0.548 | 0.93 |
| Matt Olson | ATL | 1B | 583 | 89 | 30.0 | 92.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.34 | 0.461 | 0.801 |
| Bryce Harper | PHI | 1B | 543 | 85 | 27.0 | 89.0 | 10.0 | 0.3 | 0.362 | 0.487 | 0.849 |
| Trea Turner | PHI | SS | 576 | 87 | 18.0 | 71.0 | 26.0 | 0.3 | 0.328 | 0.438 | 0.766 |
| Manny Machado | SD | 3B | 571 | 77 | 26.0 | 86.0 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 0.322 | 0.45 | 0.772 |
| Rafael Devers | SF | 1B,DH | 566 | 87 | 30.0 | 89.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.347 | 0.466 | 0.813 |
| Zach Neto | LAA | SS | 570 | 87 | 27.0 | 78.0 | 27.0 | 0.3 | 0.307 | 0.452 | 0.759 |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | CHC | CF | 557 | 82 | 23.0 | 79.0 | 33.0 | 0.3 | 0.293 | 0.444 | 0.737 |
| Mookie Betts | LAD | SS | 554 | 90 | 22.0 | 81.0 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 0.347 | 0.455 | 0.802 |
| Brent Rooker | ATH | LF,RF,DH | 571 | 87 | 32.0 | 97.0 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.334 | 0.496 | 0.831 |
| James Wood | WSH | LF,DH | 547 | 85 | 25.0 | 80.0 | 16.0 | 0.3 | 0.347 | 0.461 | 0.808 |
| Roman Anthony | BOS | LF,CF,RF | 516 | 83 | 18.0 | 68.0 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 0.356 | 0.437 | 0.793 |
| Wyatt Langford | TEX | LF,CF | 529 | 82 | 23.0 | 73.0 | 21.0 | 0.3 | 0.34 | 0.448 | 0.789 |
| Josh Naylor | SEA | 1B,DH | 542 | 71 | 21.0 | 83.0 | 16.0 | 0.3 | 0.324 | 0.436 | 0.759 |
| Freddie Freeman | LAD | 1B | 560 | 86 | 23.0 | 88.0 | 8.0 | 0.3 | 0.353 | 0.467 | 0.821 |
| Riley Greene | DET | LF,CF,RF,DH | 561 | 81 | 28.0 | 89.0 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.328 | 0.466 | 0.794 |
| Austin Riley | ATL | 3B | 574 | 82 | 28.0 | 88.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.317 | 0.468 | 0.785 |
| Jarren Duran | BOS | LF,CF | 535 | 79 | 16.0 | 67.0 | 23.0 | 0.3 | 0.32 | 0.438 | 0.759 |
| Cody Bellinger | NYY | LF,CF,RF | 557 | 79 | 23.0 | 82.0 | 11.0 | 0.3 | 0.32 | 0.441 | 0.762 |
| Jackson Merrill | SD | CF | 556 | 78 | 22.0 | 79.0 | 8.0 | 0.3 | 0.317 | 0.46 | 0.778 |
| William Contreras | MIL | C,DH | 529 | 76 | 19.0 | 77.0 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.351 | 0.435 | 0.787 |
| Brice Turang | MIL | 2B | 567 | 79 | 14.0 | 64.0 | 29.0 | 0.3 | 0.326 | 0.384 | 0.71 |
| Corey Seager | TEX | SS | 476 | 73 | 27.0 | 78.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.353 | 0.494 | 0.847 |
| CJ Abrams | WSH | SS | 551 | 79 | 18.0 | 66.0 | 30.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.417 | 0.717 |
| Bo Bichette | NYM | SS | 579 | 77 | 18.0 | 79.0 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.333 | 0.441 | 0.774 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | KC | 1B,DH | 558 | 74 | 25.0 | 88.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.324 | 0.457 | 0.781 |
| Geraldo Perdomo | ARI | SS | 549 | 87 | 13.0 | 64.0 | 20.0 | 0.3 | 0.353 | 0.397 | 0.75 |
| George Springer | TOR | LF,CF,RF,DH | 515 | 82 | 24.0 | 72.0 | 13.0 | 0.3 | 0.334 | 0.451 | 0.785 |
2026 Fantasy Baseball Draft Projections: Pitchers
| Player | Team | Positions | IP | K | W | SV | ERA | WHIP | G | GS |
| Shohei Ohtani | LAD | SP,DH | 111 | 133 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 22 | 22 |
| Tarik Skubal | DET | SP | 194.2 | 235 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 31 | 31 |
| Paul Skenes | PIT | SP | 186.5 | 223 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 31 | 31 |
| Garrett Crochet | BOS | SP | 184.3 | 226 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 31 | 31 |
| Cristopher Sanchez | PHI | SP | 193.1 | 187 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 31 | 31 |
| Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | SP | 156 | 170 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 27 | 27 |
| Hunter Brown | HOU | SP | 180.3 | 195 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 31 | 31 |
| Chris Sale | ATL | SP | 159.9 | 193 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 27 | 27 |
| Logan Webb | SF | SP | 197.8 | 187 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 31 | 31 |
| Jacob deGrom | TEX | SP | 161.1 | 178 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 28 | 28 |
| Logan Gilbert | SEA | SP | 164.5 | 181 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 29 | 29 |
| Bryan Woo | SEA | SP | 187.7 | 189 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 31 | 31 |
| Cole Ragans | KC | SP | 158.1 | 193 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 28 | 28 |
| Hunter Greene | CIN | SP | 172.4 | 206 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 30 | 30 |
| Max Fried | NYY | SP | 183.1 | 172 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 30 | 30 |
| Joe Ryan | MIN | SP | 170.2 | 185 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 29 | 29 |
| Freddy Peralta | NYM | SP | 165 | 183 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 29 | 29 |
| George Kirby | SEA | SP | 172 | 167 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 30 | 30 |
| Blake Snell | LAD | SP | 141.4 | 172 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 26 | 26 |
| Dylan Cease | TOR | SP | 177 | 207 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 31 | 31 |
| Spencer Schwellenbach | ATL | SP | 160.8 | 157 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 27 | 27 |
| Jesus Luzardo | PHI | SP | 173.9 | 192 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 30 | 30 |
| Framber Valdez | SP | 182.7 | 172 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 30 | 30 | |
| Kyle Bradish | BAL | SP | 145.4 | 154 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 27 | 27 |
| Nick Pivetta | SD | SP | 178 | 192 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 31 | 31 |
| Mason Miller | SD | RP | 67.3 | 105 | 4.0 | 32.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 63 | 0 |
| Pablo Lopez | MIN | SP | 165 | 163 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 28 | 28 |
| Sonny Gray | BOS | SP | 173.4 | 180 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 30 | 30 |
| Nolan McLean | NYM | SP | 148.7 | 145 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 26 | 26 |
| Spencer Strider | ATL | SP | 155 | 180 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 28 | 28 |
| Tyler Glasnow | LAD | SP | 133.3 | 154 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 24 | 24 |
| Kevin Gausman | TOR | SP | 181.5 | 176 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 31 | 31 |
| Andres Munoz | SEA | RP | 64.3 | 81 | 4.0 | 31.0 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 63 | 0 |
| Edwin Diaz | LAD | RP | 67.7 | 94 | 5.0 | 37.0 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 67 | 0 |
| Eury Perez | MIA | SP | 142.8 | 156 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 28 | 28 |
| Jhoan Duran | PHI | RP | 68.7 | 80 | 5.0 | 31.0 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 68 | 0 |
| Luis Castillo | SEA | SP | 177.7 | 165 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 31 | 31 |
| Brandon Woodruff | MIL | SP | 147.2 | 155 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 27 | 27 |
| Sandy Alcantara | MIA | SP | 178.5 | 147 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 30 | 30 |
| Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | SP | 166.8 | 159 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 28 | 28 |
| Trey Yesavage | TOR | SP | 134.1 | 149 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 31 | 24 |
| Cade Smith | CLE | RP | 70.9 | 91 | 5.0 | 30.0 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 69 | 0 |
| Shane Bieber | TOR | SP | 134.6 | 122 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 24 | 24 |
| Cam Schlittler | NYY | SP | 127.3 | 127 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 24 | 24 |
| Zack Wheeler | PHI | SP | 126.3 | 143 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 21 | 21 |
| Michael King | SD | SP | 165.7 | 171 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 30 | 30 |
| Robbie Ray | SF | SP | 170.7 | 175 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 30 | 30 |
| Jacob Misiorowski | MIL | SP | 140.7 | 163 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 35 | 25 |
| Nick Lodolo | CIN | SP | 149.3 | 149 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 28 | 28 |
| Gavin Williams | CLE | SP | 165.1 | 167 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 30 | 30 |
What is Fantasy Baseball?
Fantasy baseball is an online game where participants act as managers of virtual baseball teams based on real-life Major League Baseball (MLB) players. The performance of these players in actual games determines the results in the fantasy league. It’s a blend of skill, strategy, and a little bit of luck, akin to the real-world decisions team managers must make.
Basic Strategy for Fantasy Baseball Success
1. Understand Your League’s Format and Scoring
Before drafting your team, it’s essential to understand the scoring system and rules of your specific league, as this will influence your drafting and management strategy. Knowing whether you’re in a points-based, category-based, or head-to-head league will guide you in selecting players whose strengths align with the scoring system.
2. Drafting Your Team Wisely
A solid draft is the foundation of a successful season. Here are a few tips for the drafting phase:
- Balanced Team: Ensure you have a balanced team with a mix of power hitters, average hitters, speedsters, starting pitchers, and relievers.
- Position Scarcity: Be aware of the depth of talent at each position. Some positions, like shortstop, may have fewer high-quality players, making it beneficial to draft a top player at that position early.
- High-Floor Players: Early in the draft, focus on players with a proven track record of consistency.
- Upside Picks: In the later rounds, look for “upside” players. These are athletes who have the potential to outperform their draft position.
3. In-Season Management
- Stay Active: Constantly look for ways to improve your team through waivers, trades, and free-agent pickups.
- Mind the Matchups: Pay attention to player matchups, platoon splits, and ballparks. Starting a pitcher in a hitter-friendly park, for example, can be risky.
- Injury Management: Stay on top of player injuries and have backups ready for your key players.
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