Fantasy Baseball Player Notes

2026 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes

Position

Team

Yordan Alvarez Note
	26. Yordan Alvarez LF Yordan Alvarez is shaping up as one of the more polarizing draft-day decisions in 2026 fantasy leagues. After an injury-marred 2025 season burned managers who invested a first- or early second-round pick, Alvarez now projects as a rebound bat with elite per-game production when healthy. Projection systems still view him as a middle-of-the-order force capable of strong four-category output, supported by his consistently elite plate skills and long track record of hard contact. The main complication is positional flexibility: Alvarez is expected to qualify only at DH in most formats, effectively locking him into a UTIL role and increasing roster rigidity. That added risk will likely suppress his ADP, but entering his age-29 season, the underlying talent suggests a strong bounce-back is well within reach. If the discount reflects health concerns rather than skill erosion, Alvarez becomes a calculated upside play worth considering at the right price. 4 days ago

Hunter Brown Note
	36. Hunter Brown SP By the end of 2024, it seemed Hunter Brown had unlocked his potential; in 2025, the door came flying open. The 26-year-old started 31 games, throwing 185 1/3 innings with a 2.43 ERA and 206 strikeouts. He increased his strikeout rate to 28.3% and lowered his walk rate to 7.8% to provide fantasy managers with an excellent WHIP of 1.03. Brown did benefit from some luck with a .262 BABIP, leading to an 82% LOB rate and an xERA of 3.17. Even with these small corrections, fantasy managers should view Brown as a bona fide SP1 heading into the 2026 season. 4 days ago

Jeremy Pena Note
	83. Jeremy Pena SS Jeremy Pena took a major step forward in 2025, posting career highs in batting average (.304), OBP (.363), slugging (.477), and OPS (.840) while cutting his strikeout rate and showing tangible growth in plate discipline. The power rebound (17 HR) combined with a repeatable 20-SB pace pushed him from a glove-first middle infielder into a true five-category contributor. Underlying contact quality and 2026 projections support most of the gains, even if some batting average regression is expected. Pena fractured the tip of his finger in early March, but he should be ready to go for Opening Day. 4 days ago

Jose Altuve Note
	97. Jose Altuve 2B,LF Jose Altuve's 2025 profile showed clear age-related erosion, with declining rOBA, reduced hard-hit rates, and a continued drop in stolen-base efficiency despite strong durability. While his contact skills remain above average, the quality of contact has flattened out, making his mid-20s home run totals harder to bank on going forward. The 2026 projections reflect this shift, leaning toward solid but unspectacular production with diminishing speed and only modest power. Altuve still offers batting average stability and run production in a strong lineup, but at his age, he profiles more as a floor play than a difference-maker in fantasy formats. 4 days ago

Josh Hader Note
	142. Josh Hader RP

Yainer Diaz Note
	160. Yainer Diaz C

Christian Walker Note
	176. Christian Walker 1B

Tatsuya Imai Note
	178. Tatsuya Imai SP

Isaac Paredes Note
	208. Isaac Paredes 3B Isaac Paredes followed up his 2023 breakout with another strong season in 2025, slashing .254/.352/.458 with 20 home runs and a 123 OPS+ in his first year with Houston. While the raw power dipped slightly from its peak, his elite plate discipline and pull-side power remained intact, keeping his rOBA and Rbat+ well above league average. The move to a strong lineup context helped stabilize his counting stats, reinforcing his profile as a reliable corner-infield bat rather than a fluky breakout. FantasyPros 2026 projections continue to view Paredes as a high-floor option with 25-homer upside, making him a steady fantasy contributor even if he no longer carries surprise-star appeal. 2 weeks ago

Carlos Correa Note
	257. Carlos Correa 3B,SS

Bryan Abreu Note
	262. Bryan Abreu RP

Mike Burrows Note
	307. Mike Burrows SP,RP

Cam Smith Note
	327. Cam Smith RF

Cristian Javier Note
	384. Cristian Javier SP

Jake Meyers Note
	415. Jake Meyers CF

Spencer Arrighetti Note
	493. Spencer Arrighetti SP

Bryan King Note
	494. Bryan King RP

Brice Matthews Note
	508. Brice Matthews 2B

Bennett Sousa Note
	522. Bennett Sousa RP

Steven Okert Note
	541. Steven Okert RP

Lance McCullers Jr. Note
	552. Lance McCullers Jr. SP

Zach Cole Note
	616. Zach Cole LF,CF,RF

Ryan Weiss Note
	645. Ryan Weiss SP

Enyel De Los Santos Note
	704. Enyel De Los Santos RP

Joey Loperfido Note
	719. Joey Loperfido LF,CF,RF

Hayden Wesneski Note
	804. Hayden Wesneski SP

Miguel Ullola Note
	863. Miguel Ullola SP,RP

AJ Blubaugh Note
	870. AJ Blubaugh SP,RP

Colton Gordon Note
	881. Colton Gordon SP,RP

Kai-Wei Teng Note
	919. Kai-Wei Teng SP,RP

Ronel Blanco Note
	930. Ronel Blanco SP

Brandon Walter Note
	993. Brandon Walter SP

J.P. France Note
	997. J.P. France SP,RP

Nate Pearson Note
	1005. Nate Pearson RP

Jason Alexander Note
	1042. Jason Alexander SP,RP

Tom Cosgrove Note
	1112. Tom Cosgrove RP

Christian Roa Note
	1123. Christian Roa RP

Jayden Murray Note
	1124. Jayden Murray RP

Logan VanWey Note
	1186. Logan VanWey RP

Roddery Munoz Note
	1194. Roddery Munoz RP

Christian Vazquez Note
	1312. Christian Vazquez C

Cesar Salazar Note
	1323. Cesar Salazar C

Zach Dezenzo Note
	1391. Zach Dezenzo LF,RF

Nick Allen Note
	1410. Nick Allen SS

Taylor Trammell Note
	1460. Taylor Trammell LF,CF

Shay Whitcomb Note
	1480. Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B

Cavan Biggio Note
	1520. Cavan Biggio 1B,RF

Jack Winkler Note
	1561. Jack Winkler 2B,3B,SS