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Nico Hoerner

2B - Chicago Cubs

  • Age 28
  • Stanford
  • Bats: R
  • Throws: R
Country: USA
Rostered In ~98% of leagues

2026 Outlook

Draft Rank (ECR)
H #63
Best / Worst
#46 / #77
ADP
#94

Eligibility

Yahoo
2B
ESPN
2B
CBS
2B

Availability



Recent Articles
Fantasy Baseball Cheat Sheet: Power & Speed Categories (2026) photo

Prioritizing power is a smart strategy in fantasy baseball drafts because home runs can touch multiple categories, including batting average/on-base percentage (OBP), runs and RBI. But you also have to be mindful about stolen bases, as you want to build … read more »

Image of Frank Ammirante by Frank Ammirante in FantasyMar 22, 2026
15 Players Trending Up (2026 Fantasy Baseball) photo

In this installment of my fantasy baseball player breakdown series, we spotlight a range of fantasy assets worth targeting or fading across all positions and price points in the American League. Make sure to also check out my top 15 … read more »

Image of Kev Mahserejian by Kev Mahserejian in FantasyMar 22, 2026
The Perfect Fantasy Baseball Draft (2026) photo

Apart from Opening Day, your draft day remains the most important moment of the fantasy baseball season. The draft is just one component of building a winning fantasy baseball team, but it might just be the most important component. That … read more »

The Perfect Fantasy Baseball Draft (2026) by in Fantasy4 days ago
Fantasy Baseball Primer: Second Basemen Rankings & Tiers (2026) photo

The second base position has vacillated between being shallow and deep over the last few fantasy baseball seasons. This season, the position is fairly deep, with some fun, interesting players spread throughout average draft position (ADP), but it lacks top-end … read more »

Image of Justin Mason by Justin Mason in Fantasy4 days ago
Fantasy Baseball Shortstop Primer: Rankings & Tiers (2026) photo

The shortstop position is about as stacked as it’s ever been in MLB and fantasy baseball. There are big drop offs in talent with certain tiers. The strategy with drafting is to attack quickly. There is a massive drop off … read more »

Image of Justin Mason by Justin Mason in Fantasy4 days ago
Fantasy Baseball Draft Day Cheat Sheet (2026) photo

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 … read more »

Image of Kelly Kirby by Kelly Kirby in Fantasy7 days ago
9 Overvalued Fantasy Baseball Draft Picks to Avoid on ESPN photo

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 »

9 Overvalued Fantasy Baseball Draft Picks to Avoid on ESPN by Ryan Pasti in Fantasy2 wks ago
10 Contract Year Players to Know (2026 Fantasy Baseball) photo

Free agency shifts the landscape of Major League Baseball every offseason. We’ve seen multiple All-Stars change teams already in the current offseason. This certainly has fantasy baseball impact as well. The spectre of a lockout will hang over Major League … read more »

10 Contract Year Players to Know (2026 Fantasy Baseball) by Corey Pieper in FantasyFri, Feb 20
Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: 10-Team, Early Pick (2026) photo

We will be running a fantasy baseball mock draft using FantasyPros’ Draft Wizard tool. We’ll draft for a 10-team, head-to-head, traditional 5×5 categories league with the following positions: 1-C, 1-1B, 1-2B, 1-3B, 1-SS, 3-OF, 1-UTIL, 6-Pitchers and three bench spots. … read more »

Image of Ari Koslow by Ari Koslow in FantasyFri, Feb 6
6 Players to Target for Average & OBP (2026 Fantasy Baseball) photo

Every hitter in fantasy baseball drafts can’t stuff the stat sheet. As a result, sometimes gamers must target specific statistics. The following hitters are targets for gamers in need of batting average or on-base percentage (OBP) help. Fantasy Baseball Draft … read more »

Image of Josh Shepardson by Josh Shepardson in FantasyMon, Feb 2