Here’s a look at my fantasy baseball draft day cheat sheet for 2026 drafts. You can see which players I’m targeting in every draft, as well as a round-by-round target breakdown to help gauge average draft position (ADP) values. Be sure to use this to build your own fantasy baseball cheat sheet using our cheat sheet creator tool!
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Kelly Kirby’s Fantasy Baseball Draft Day Cheat Sheet 2026
My Favorite Targets By Position
Catcher: Shea Langeliers, Salvador Perez, Drake Baldwin, Samuel Basallo, Ryan Jeffers
First Base: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Rafael Devers, Vinnie Pasquantino, Michael Busch, Alec Bohm, Alec Burleson
Second Base: Nico Hoerner, Ceddanne Rafaela, Gleyber Torres, Jorge Polanco, Brooks Lee, Nolan Gorman
Third Base: Jose Ramirez, Austin Riley, Noelvi Marte, Max Muncy, Nolan Arenado, Chase Meidroth
Shortstop: Bobby Witt Jr., Mookie Betts, Corey Seager, Ezequiel Tovar, Ernie Clement, Joey Ortiz
Outfield: Julio Rodriguez, Wyatt Langford, Riley Greene, Jackson Merrill, Andy Pages, Lawrence Butler, Steven Kwan, Jordan Beck, Lars Nootbaar, Wilyer Abreu
Starting Pitcher: Chris Sale, Bryan Woo, Logan Webb, George Kirby, Kyle Bradish, Emmet Sheehan, Trevor Rogers, Nathan Eovaldi, Drew Rasmussen, Shane McClanahan, Jose Soriano, Slade Cecconi
Relief Pitcher: Edwin Diaz, Jhoan Duran, Ryan Helsley, Daniel Palencia, Garrett Cleavinger, Phil Maton, Gabe Speier
Targets By Round (12-Team League)
1st: Bobby Witt Jr., Jose Ramirez, Julio Rodriguez
2nd: Garrett Crochet, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Kyle Schwarber
3rd: Yordan Alvarez, Matt Olson, Hunter Brown
4th: Chris Sale, Bryan Woo, Rafael Devers
5th: Austin Riley, Riley Greene, George Kirby
6th: Jackson Merrill, Vinnie Pasquantino, Shea Langeliers
7th: Corey Seager, Kyle Bradish, Jeremy Pena
8th: Tyler Soderstrom, Nolan McLean, Aroldis Chapman
9th: Michael Busch, Salvador Perez, Yandy Diaz
10th: Emmet Sheehan, Drake Baldwin, Nick Lodolo
11th-15th: Nathan Eovaldi, Cam Schlittler, Andy Pages, Lawrence Butler, Drew Rasmussen, Jeff Hoffman, Ceddanne Rafaela, Trevor Rogers, Ian Happ, Carlos Estevez, Noelvi Marte, Jonathan Aranda
16th-20th: Shane Baz, Alec Burleson, Shane McClanahan, Daylen Lile, Ezequiel Tovar, Gleyber Torres, Colson Montgomery, Jac Caglianone, Wilyer Abreu, Joe Musgrove, Sal Frelick, Griffin Jax, Alec Bohm, Samuel Basallo
21st-25th: Ryan Weathers, Jose Soriano, Colton Cowser, Shane Smith, Bryan Abreu, Nolan Schanuel (OBP only), Parker Messick, Zebby Matthews, Andres Gimenez, Ryan O’Hearn
Post-300 ADP: Robert Garcia, Andrew Painter, Colt Keith, Bryce Eldridge, Ian Seymour, Brooks Lee, Cade Cavalli, Chad Patrick, Chase Meidroth, Max Meyer, Kyle Harrison, Moises Ballesteros, Garrett Cleavinger
Players To Avoid Near ADP
ADP: Cal Raleigh (18)
ADP: Pete Crow-Armstrong (35)
ADP: Logan Gilbert (38)
ADP: Cole Ragans (47)
ADP: Spencer Strider (107)
ADP: Brandon Woodruff (111)
ADP: Chase Burns (115)
ADP: Zack Wheeler (127)
ADP: Trey Yesavage (123)
ADP: Bubba Chandler (145)
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