MLB Draft Advice Fantasy Articles
By FantasyPros Staff on March 12, 2026
Here are the top fantasy baseball starting pitchers our experts are targeting and avoiding in their 2026 drafts. Fantasy Baseball Draft Rankings Fantasy Baseball Research & Advice Fantasy Baseball Average Draft Position (ADP) 2026 Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit Fantasy Baseball … read more »
Continue Reading 26 Starting Pitcher Sleepers, Breakouts & Busts (Fantasy Baseball)
By Mick Ciallela on March 12, 2026
Starting pitchers are throwing fewer innings, making elite ones harder to find. Since 2021, FanGraphs’ calculator shows pitchers have produced 56 seasons of $20 or greater value, compared to 151 such seasons by hitters. In a 12-team fantasy baseball draft, … read more »
Continue Reading Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy: Pocket Aces (2026)
By Ryan Pasti on March 12, 2026
Every fantasy baseball site has its own unique draft rankings. ESPN takes the uniqueness to the extreme. ESPN’s unconventional draft rankings provide an opportunity to draft undervalued talent far past their consensus Average Draft Position (ADP). Take advantage of ESPN’s … read more »
Continue Reading 8 Undervalued Fantasy Baseball Draft Picks to Target on ESPN
By Justin Mason on March 12, 2026
More importantly than drafting the players you want on your fantasy baseball team is figuring out the ones you need to avoid. Reasons to avoid players include price, health or regression. No matter the reason, though, it’s important to cross … read more »
Continue Reading 6 Players to Avoid: Hitters (2026 Fantasy Baseball)
By Austin Lowell on March 12, 2026
While RBI aren’t the most difficult stat to come by in fantasy baseball, finding them at a discount can give you a major edge on draft day. There were 16 players last year who drove in 100 or more runs, … read more »
By Josh Shepardson on March 11, 2026
The MLB-high for saves in 2025 was 42. Only two players reached 40 saves, just eight had at least 30 and 21 exceeded 20. Relievers can help fantasy baseball squads with elite ratios and strikeouts, too. However, saves are still … read more »
Continue Reading 5 Closers to Target (2026 Fantasy Baseball)
By Ryan Pasti on March 11, 2026
If you want to be a general manager, without being paid like one, a salary cap fantasy baseball league is for you. A salary cap league is one where fantasy managers each get an equal amount of salary cap to … read more »
Continue Reading Fantasy Baseball Salary Cap Draft Strategy Advice & Tips (2026)
By Ryan Pasti on March 11, 2026
ESPN is weird. For whatever reason, ESPN’s fantasy baseball player rankings wildly stray from the consensus of other platforms such as Yahoo and CBS. For example, ESPN gives Bryan Abreu an average draft position (ADP) of 152, while his consensus … read more »
Continue Reading 9 Overvalued Fantasy Baseball Draft Picks to Avoid on ESPN
By Ryan Kirksey on March 10, 2026
We are a little more than halfway through spring training. Every Major League Baseball (MLB) team has played at least 12 games, and none of them have counted for anything, but this is all we have to determine who is … read more »
Continue Reading 8 MLB Spring Training Risers & Fallers (2026 Fantasy Baseball)
By Justin Mason on March 10, 2026
There are different approaches to drafting pitchers in fantasy baseball. I tend to lean towards safer, less volatile profiles, but they often do not have the upside many crave. Especially if you are in a shallower format, you may want … read more »
Continue Reading 13 High-Risk/High-Reward Draft Picks: Pitchers (Fantasy Baseball)
