Many of the earliest-selected hitters in fantasy baseball drafts will be significant contributors to RBIs. Gamers don’t need to be instructed that Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, etc., are excellent targets for RBIs. Instead, the following hitters have an average draft position (ADP) of 200 or higher.
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Sal Stewart (1B – CIN) | 223.4 ADP
The Reds recently signed Eugenio Suarez, adding firepower to the lineup, but potentially shortening Sal Stewart’s leash. Nevertheless, Stewart ripped through the minors and excelled in 58 plate appearances for the Reds.
The 22-year-old rookie has a path to starting at first base. Stewart will also get reps at second base in spring training.
Stewart could be one of Spring Training’s biggest risers with a strong showing. He had a massive 152 wRC+, 78 runs, 20 homers, 80 RBIs, 17 stolen bases, a .309 batting average, .383 OBP, .524 SLG, 9.3 BB% and 15.6 K% in 494 plate appearances in the upper minors (329 in Double-A and 165 in Triple-A) last year.
Stewart wasn’t overwhelmed at the plate by the bright lights of The Show. Instead, he had the following stats in 58 plate appearances.
- 11 runs
- 5 homers
- 8 RBIs
- 5.2 BB%
- 25.9 K%
- .255 batting average
- .289 xBA
- .545 SLG
- .626 xSLG
- 124 wRC+
Stewart’s bat is exciting, and his home field is dreamy for his offensive outlook. Great American Ball Park has a park factor of 1.039 for runs, and its 1.285 park factor for homers is MLB’s highest. Stewart has a Zeile projection of a ho-hum 61 RBIs, but they’re on only 418 plate appearances. He can blow that number out of the water if his bat is too good to remove from the lineup.
Marcell Ozuna (DH – PIT) | 284.8 ADP
Among qualified hitters from 2023 through 2024, Marcell Ozuna was sixth in homers (79), ninth in RBIs (204), tied for sixth in ISO (.263), tied for 13th in batting average (.289), and 17th in expected batting average (.280). The veteran slugger had a forgettable 2025 season, but he still had a 114 wRC+, and his .354 expected wOBA (xwOBA) was markedly higher than his .334 wOBA.
The Pirates signed Ozuna, hoping to get a bounce-back from the 35-year-old hitter. He’d fit perfectly in the middle of Pittsburgh’s order if he hit closer to his 2025 xwOBA than his wOBA. Furthermore, Ozuna could be one of fantasy baseball’s biggest steals this year if he can recapture his 2023-2024 mojo. Ozuna should be a cheap source of RBIs as long as last year wasn’t the start of him going over the cliff.
Andrew Vaughn (1B – MIL) | 292.0 ADP
Andrew Vaughn might be the latest poster child for a change of scenery doing a player good. He was the third pick in the 2019 MLB Amateur Draft, but Vaughn’s bat never fully flourished with the White Sox.
The righty’s bat exploded with the Brewers, with blistering underlying data to support the explosion. Vaughn had the following stats in 64 games and 254 plate appearances for the Brewers.
- 26 runs
- 9 homers
- 46 RBI
- 9.4 BB%
- 14.6 K%
- .308 batting average
- .293 xBA
- .493 SLG
- .502 xSLG
- .373 wOBA
- .377 xwOBA
- 142 wRC+
Notably, Vaughn was more selective with the Brewers. He had a 36.1 O-Swing% in 193 plate appearances for the White Sox in 2025 before whittling that down to a 24.6 O-Swing% for the Brewers. His patience on pitches outside the zone wasn’t a product of a more timid approach, either. Instead, Vaughn had a 63.1 Z-Swing% with the White Sox and a 63.2 Z-Swing% for the Brewers last season.
The lack of love for Vaughn is perplexing. Roster Resource projects him to bat fifth for the Brewers, and the Zeile consensus projections project him to have 72 RBIs in just 490 plate appearances. Vaughn’s projection of 490 plate appearances feels light for a player coming off a massive breakout after joining the Brewers, who had 555, 615, and 619 plate appearances in his final three full seasons with the White Sox. He’s an outstanding target for RBI-needy gamers, and it’s not outrageous to reach more than a round ahead of his ADP to ensure snagging him.
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