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5 Closers to Target (2026 Fantasy Baseball) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/dennis_santana_pirates_1-1/213x119.jpg
5 Closers to Target (2026 Fantasy Baseball)
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 »

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Fantasy Baseball Salary Cap Draft Strategy Advice & Tips (2026) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/cal_raleigh_mariners/213x119.jpg
Fantasy Baseball Salary Cap Draft Strategy Advice & Tips (2026)
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 »

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9 Overvalued Fantasy Baseball Draft Picks to Avoid on ESPN https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/steven_kwan_guardians_5-1/213x119.jpg
9 Overvalued Fantasy Baseball Draft Picks to Avoid on ESPN
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 »

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10 Pitchers Experts Love to Draft (2026 Fantasy Baseball) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/eury_perez_marlins/213x119.jpg
10 Pitchers Experts Love to Draft (2026 Fantasy Baseball)
By FantasyPros Staff on March 11, 2026

When preparing for your fantasy baseball drafts, knowing which players to target and others to avoid is important. The amount of information available can be overwhelming, so a great way to condense the data and determine players to draft and … read more »

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8 MLB Spring Training Risers & Fallers (2026 Fantasy Baseball) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/austin_riley_braves/213x119.jpg
8 MLB Spring Training Risers & Fallers (2026 Fantasy Baseball)
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 »

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13 High-Risk/High-Reward Draft Picks: Pitchers (Fantasy Baseball) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/Connelly_early_red_sox/213x119.jpg
13 High-Risk/High-Reward Draft Picks: Pitchers (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 »

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Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: 12-Team, Early Pick (2026) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/willson_contreras_red_sox/213x119.jpg
Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: 12-Team, Early Pick (2026)
By Chase Davis on March 10, 2026

Let’s run a 12-team, head-to-head, 5×5 category fantasy baseball mock draft using FantasyPros’ Draft Wizard tool. For this fantasy baseball mock draft, we’ll use the following positions: 1-C, 1-1B, 1-2B, 1-3B, 1-SS, 3-OF, 1-UTIL and 7-Pitchers. I will be drafting … read more »

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5 Early-Round Draft Picks Experts Love (2026 Fantasy Baseball) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/Vladimir_Guerrero_Blue_Jays_1470x650-1/213x119.jpg
5 Early-Round Draft Picks Experts Love (2026 Fantasy Baseball)
By FantasyPros Staff on March 10, 2026

When preparing for your fantasy baseball drafts, knowing which players to target and others to avoid is important. The amount of information available can be overwhelming, so a great way to condense the data and determine players to draft and … read more »

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15 Players Experts Avoid (2026 Fantasy Baseball) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/hunter_Greene_reds_4-1/213x119.jpg
15 Players Experts Avoid (2026 Fantasy Baseball)
By FantasyPros Staff on March 10, 2026

When preparing for your fantasy baseball drafts, knowing which players to target and others to avoid is important. The amount of information available can be overwhelming, so a great way to condense the data and determine players to draft and … read more »

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Most Accurate Fantasy Baseball Draft Projections (2026) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/Chris_Sale_Braves_1470x650/213x119.jpg
Most Accurate Fantasy Baseball Draft Projections (2026)
By FantasyPros Staff on March 10, 2026

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 … read more »

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