Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2026 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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86.
Eury Perez
SP
Eury Perez's 2025 surface stats (4.25 ERA) mask how dominant his underlying skills remained, as he held hitters to a .195 average with a 27.3% strikeout rate and elite bat-missing ability despite limited innings. The fastball velocity and swing-and-miss profile were fully intact, while improved contact suppression (lower BABIP and HR%) highlights just how difficult he is to square up when healthy. Entering 2026, projections point to a return toward his frontline-starter upside if his workload can safely ramp up, making him a high-impact fantasy arm on a per-inning basis. Durability and innings volume remain the only things separating Perez from ace-level production, but the skills clearly support a breakout if he's allowed to go deeper into games.
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104.
Kyle Stowers
LF,CF,RF
Kyle Stowers finally translated his loud tools into production in 2025, slashing .288/.368/.544 with 25 home runs across 457 plate appearances for Miami. His underlying metrics support the breakout: a .391 rOBA and 148 Rbat+ were fueled by a career-best 10.5% walk rate, reduced 27.4% strikeout rate, and a .256 ISO with a 5.5% HR rate. The quality of contact remained strong (52.2% hard-hit rate), but the key shift was a more balanced batted-ball profile and improved swing decisions that allowed his power to play in games. Heading into 2026, projections expect some regression from the near-.900 OPS peak, but still forecast Stowers as a middle-of-the-order bat with 25-homer upside and above-average on-base skills. The elevated BABIP (.356) suggests the batting average could settle closer to the .260-.270 range, yet the gains in plate discipline and contact authority appear legitimate. He's best viewed as a solid OF3 with upside in five-outfielder formats, offering bankable power and run production as long as the improved approach holds.
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112.
Agustin Ramirez
C
Agustín Ramírez took his lumps as a 23-year-old rookie in 2025, slashing .231/.287/.413 with 21 home runs and 16 steals across 136 games, good for a below-average 92 OPS+ and 89 Rbat+. The underlying data paints a more intriguing picture: a 90.8 mph average exit velocity and 47.2% hard-hit rate both comfortably exceeded league norms, while his .182 ISO suggests legitimate 25-homer upside if the batted-ball luck (.253 BABIP in 2025) normalizes. His aggressive approach (6.2% walk rate) caps his OBP floor, but a manageable 19.3% strikeout rate and strong 84.2% stolen-base success rate support continued category juice. With modest plate-discipline growth, the 2026 projections point toward improved run production and a step forward in overall efficiency, making Ramírez a clear fantasy sleeper entering his age-24 season. The power-speed blend is already bankable in standard formats, and any OBP rebound would push him into the top tier at his position.
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124.
Sandy Alcantara
SP
Sandy Alcantara's 2025 season was a clear step back from his Cy Young peak, as his ERA ballooned to 5.36 with a diminished 19.1% strikeout rate and a career-worst 45.1% hard-hit rate allowed. His average exit velocity spiked to 90.6 mph, and his ground-ball rate dipped under 47%, a troubling shift for a pitcher who has historically relied on weak contact and heavy sink. While his walk rate (7.7%) remained manageable, the combination of louder contact and fewer whiffs led to a 4.28 FIP and negative run value metrics across the board. The 2026 projections expect some normalization — particularly in ERA and WHIP — but not a full return to his 2022 dominance. Without a rebound in strikeout rate or ground-ball lean, Alcantara profiles more as a volume-based SP3/SP4 than a frontline fantasy anchor. The innings floor still carries value in deeper formats, but managers drafting him as a bounce-back ace are assuming skills growth that hasn't yet reappeared in the underlying data.
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140.
Jakob Marsee
LF,CF
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163.
Xavier Edwards
2B,SS
Xavier Edwards followed up a breakout 2024 (.328/.397/.423, 129 OPS+) with a heavier workload in 2025, logging 619 PA but seeing his efficiency normalize (.283/.343/.353, 94 OPS+). The batted-ball profile supports the pullback: his .330 BABIP was far less inflated than 2024's .398 mark, while his 84.5 mph average exit velocity and 7.0% ISO continue to cap his power ceiling. Encouragingly, he trimmed his strikeout rate to 14.2% and maintained strong contact skills, giving him a stable batting-average floor even if the run production remains modest. The 2026 projections lean into that profile — high-contact table-setter with limited pop but double-digit steal potential thanks to his above-average success rate and baserunning value. Edwards' fantasy value hinges on lineup spot and volume; if he sticks near the top of Miami's order, he's a useful MI target for managers chasing average and speed without sacrificing plate discipline. Just don't draft him expecting meaningful power growth — he's a category specialist, not a five-category contributor.
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169.
Pete Fairbanks
RP
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226.
Otto Lopez
2B,SS
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334.
Robby Snelling
SP
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364.
Owen Caissie
CF,RF
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375.
Connor Norby
3B
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391.
Braxton Garrett
SP
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424.
Max Meyer
SP
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432.
Thomas White
SP
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485.
Christopher Morel
LF
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493.
Ronny Henriquez
RP
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514.
Griffin Conine
LF,RF
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528.
Calvin Faucher
RP
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545.
Joe Mack
C
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580.
Liam Hicks
C,1B
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596.
Javier Sanoja
2B,3B,SS,LF,CF
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605.
Andrew Nardi
RP
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609.
Anthony Bender
RP
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613.
Esteury Ruiz
LF,CF
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629.
Heriberto Hernandez
LF,RF
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662.
Josh White
RP
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672.
Graham Pauley
3B
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681.
Janson Junk
SP,RP
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779.
Lake Bachar
RP
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835.
Cade Gibson
RP
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883.
Chris Paddack
SP,RP
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889.
Deyvison De Los Santos
1B,3B
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893.
Maximo Acosta
SS
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922.
Tyler Phillips
RP
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931.
Kemp Alderman
OF
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1024.
Ryan Gusto
SP,RP
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1065.
John King
RP
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1208.
Bradley Blalock
SP
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1244.
Nigel Belgrave
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1254.
Michael Petersen
RP
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1259.
Adam Mazur
SP
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1261.
Garrett Acton
RP
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1318.
Dale Stanavich
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1347.
Josh Ekness
RP
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1361.
Dax Fulton
SP
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1404.
William Kempner
RP
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1441.
Zach Brzykcy
RP
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1525.
Jared Serna
2B,SS
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