Fantasy Baseball Player Notes

2026 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes

Position

Team

Zach Neto Note
	30. Zach Neto SS If Zach Neto had stayed healthy in 2025, it would have been fascinating to see where his numbers would have ended up. As it was, in 128 games, he hit 26 home runs, scored 82 runs, drove in 62 from the leadoff spot, and stole 26 bases. Neto barrels the ball extremely well (14.0%) and is above average in HardHit rate at 46.6%. His batting average in the .250 range won't ruin your averages, and if the steals keep up, he could be a major player in the busy shortstop landscape of 2026 fantasy baseball. He is currently going in the third round of drafts, but a full season could provide a 30/30, which is valuable at any position. 3 weeks ago

Jo Adell Note
	118. Jo Adell CF,RF Jo Adell took a legitimate step forward in 2025, clubbing 37 home runs with a .249 ISO and 112 Rbat+, both comfortably above league average. His quality-of-contact metrics backed it up, as he posted a career-best 91.7 mph average exit velocity and 50.1% hard-hit rate, signaling that the power surge was skill-driven rather than fluky. While the strikeout rate (26.4%) remains elevated and caps his batting average ceiling, the improved damage on contact supports his projected 30-plus homer output in 2026. Fantasy Riser: Adell has transitioned from post-hype lottery ticket to viable OF3 with impact power, though managers should still build around batting average volatility. 3 days ago

Mike Trout Note
	192. Mike Trout CF,RF,DH

Grayson Rodriguez Note
	248. Grayson Rodriguez SP

Jose Soriano Note
	249. Jose Soriano SP Jose Soriano Soriano took a step back in 2025, posting a 4.26 ERA and 1.40 WHIP across 169 innings as his walk rate spiked (10.8 BB%) and his strikeout rate settled closer to league average. The skills foundation still has appeal—his ground-ball rate climbed again (64.5%), and he continued to suppress home runs—but the rising hard-hit rate (48.6%) and neutralized batted-ball luck pushed his ratios in the wrong direction. Based on the 2026 projections, he profiles as a mid-rotation innings source rather than a true breakout candidate, with modest strikeout totals limiting his ceiling in standard leagues. Soriano is best viewed as a back-end fantasy starter whose value hinges on workload and matchup management rather than category impact. 2 weeks ago

Josh Lowe Note
	253. Josh Lowe LF,CF,RF

Nolan Schanuel Note
	262. Nolan Schanuel 1B Nolan Schanuel quietly took a step forward in 2025, trimming his strikeout rate to 12.6% (down from 17.0% in 2024) while posting a career-best 108 Rbat+ and .329 rOBA. His average exit velocity jumped to 87.0 mph and his hard-hit rate climbed to 29.0%, supporting modest gains in ISO (.125) despite still well-below-average raw power. While his 2026 projections suggest more of a high-average, mid-teens home run profile than a true breakout, the improved contact quality and elite bat-to-ball skills give him a stable floor in OBP formats. Schanuel profiles as a deep-league corner infield sleeper, with value tied more to batting average and run production than impact power. 4 days ago

Yusei Kikuchi Note
	284. Yusei Kikuchi SP Yusei Kikuchi remains a reliable but volatile fantasy arm entering 2026, best viewed as a back-end starter in mixed leagues. His 2025 season showed a step back in command (9.6% BB%) and strikeout rate (22.5% K%), eroding some of the gains he made during his strong late-2024 run, even as his workload and durability held up. The underlying batted-ball profile was mostly stable, but a rising walk rate and middling WHIP capped his fantasy ceiling despite near-league-average run prevention. Based on the 2026 projections, Kikuchi profiles as a fantasy faller—still useful for innings and strikeouts, but with limited upside and increased ratio risk compared to prior seasons. He's best deployed as a matchup-dependent SP5 rather than a set-and-forget option. 2 weeks ago

Reid Detmers Note
	307. Reid Detmers RP

Logan O'Hoppe Note
	310. Logan O'Hoppe C

Kirby Yates Note
	341. Kirby Yates RP

Robert Stephenson Note
	366. Robert Stephenson RP

Jorge Soler Note
	393. Jorge Soler RF,DH

Christian Moore Note
	412. Christian Moore 2B

Ben Joyce Note
	558. Ben Joyce RP

Drew Pomeranz Note
	570. Drew Pomeranz SP,RP

Yoan Moncada Note
	587. Yoan Moncada 3B

Vaughn Grissom Note
	589. Vaughn Grissom 2B

Jordan Romano Note
	593. Jordan Romano RP

Alek Manoah Note
	742. Alek Manoah SP

Nelson Rada Note
	780. Nelson Rada CF

George Klassen Note
	814. George Klassen SP

Ryan Zeferjahn Note
	837. Ryan Zeferjahn RP

Oswald Peraza Note
	879. Oswald Peraza 1B,2B,3B,SS

Chase Silseth Note
	884. Chase Silseth RP

Travis d'Arnaud Note
	952. Travis d'Arnaud C

Caden Dana Note
	958. Caden Dana SP

Nick Sandlin Note
	990. Nick Sandlin RP

Brent Suter Note
	1002. Brent Suter SP,RP

Adam Frazier Note
	1011. Adam Frazier 2B,LF,RF

Kyren Paris Note
	1063. Kyren Paris 2B,CF

Bryce Teodosio Note
	1108. Bryce Teodosio CF

Jeimer Candelario Note
	1133. Jeimer Candelario 1B,3B

Tyler Bremner Note
	1157. Tyler Bremner SP

Jose Siri Note
	1165. Jose Siri CF

Trey Mancini Note
	1183. Trey Mancini 1B,LF,RF

Kaleb Ort Note
	1185. Kaleb Ort RP

Niko Kavadas Note
	1232. Niko Kavadas 1B,LF,RF

Denzer Guzman Note
	1289. Denzer Guzman 3B,SS

Angel Perdomo Note
	1297. Angel Perdomo RP

Nick Madrigal Note
	1314. Nick Madrigal 2B,3B

Sam Bachman Note
	1326. Sam Bachman RP

Tayler Saucedo Note
	1340. Tayler Saucedo RP

Miguel Castro Note
	1348. Miguel Castro RP

Hunter Strickland Note
	1398. Hunter Strickland RP

Mitch Farris Note
	1406. Mitch Farris SP

Jayvien Sandridge Note
	1412. Jayvien Sandridge RP

Walbert Urena Note
	1420. Walbert Urena SP

Victor Mederos Note
	1432. Victor Mederos SP,RP

Joel Hurtado Note
	1434. Joel Hurtado SP

Jack Kochanowicz Note
	1450. Jack Kochanowicz SP

Sam Aldegheri Note
	1453. Sam Aldegheri SP

Chris Taylor Note
	1463. Chris Taylor 2B,LF,CF,RF

Sebastian Rivero Note
	1483. Sebastian Rivero C

Matthew Lugo Note
	1515. Matthew Lugo LF,CF

Gustavo Campero Note
	1535. Gustavo Campero RF

Wade Meckler Note
	1550. Wade Meckler CF

Donovan Walton Note
	1556. Donovan Walton 2B