Fantasy Baseball Player Notes

2026 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes

Position

Team

Eury Perez Note
	88. 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. 4 days ago

Kyle Stowers Note
	111. Kyle Stowers LF,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. 4 days ago

Sandy Alcantara Note
	129. 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. 4 days ago

Agustin Ramirez Note
	130. Agustin Ramirez C,DH 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. 4 days ago

Jakob Marsee Note
	134. Jakob Marsee CF

Xavier Edwards Note
	168. 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. 4 days ago

Pete Fairbanks Note
	172. Pete Fairbanks RP

Otto Lopez Note
	230. Otto Lopez 2B,SS

Robby Snelling Note
	336. Robby Snelling SP

Owen Caissie Note
	356. Owen Caissie RF

Braxton Garrett Note
	371. Braxton Garrett SP

Connor Norby Note
	392. Connor Norby 3B

Thomas White Note
	474. Thomas White SP

Max Meyer Note
	479. Max Meyer SP

Griffin Conine Note
	520. Griffin Conine LF,RF

Christopher Morel Note
	522. Christopher Morel LF

Andrew Nardi Note
	554. Andrew Nardi RP

Calvin Faucher Note
	567. Calvin Faucher RP

Anthony Bender Note
	586. Anthony Bender RP

Esteury Ruiz Note
	599. Esteury Ruiz LF,RF

Ronny Henriquez Note
	602. Ronny Henriquez RP

Joe Mack Note
	608. Joe Mack C,DH

Javier Sanoja Note
	628. Javier Sanoja 2B,3B,LF,RP

Liam Hicks Note
	640. Liam Hicks C,1B,DH

Janson Junk Note
	688. Janson Junk SP

Heriberto Hernandez Note
	705. Heriberto Hernandez LF,DH

Josh White Note
	711. Josh White RP

Lake Bachar Note
	723. Lake Bachar RP

Cade Gibson Note
	794. Cade Gibson RP

Tyler Phillips Note
	818. Tyler Phillips RP

Ryan Gusto Note
	889. Ryan Gusto SP,RP

Chris Paddack Note
	911. Chris Paddack SP

John King Note
	962. John King RP

Graham Pauley Note
	978. Graham Pauley 3B

Adam Mazur Note
	987. Adam Mazur SP

Dax Fulton Note
	1009. Dax Fulton SP

Garrett Acton Note
	1030. Garrett Acton RP

Dale Stanavich Note
	1047. Dale Stanavich RP

Michael Petersen Note
	1076. Michael Petersen RP

Josh Ekness Note
	1090. Josh Ekness RP

William Kempner Note
	1156. William Kempner RP

Zach Brzykcy Note
	1197. Zach Brzykcy RP

Bradley Blalock Note
	1212. Bradley Blalock SP

Deyvison De Los Santos Note
	1371. Deyvison De Los Santos 1B,3B

Jared Serna Note
	1384. Jared Serna 2B,SS

Maximo Acosta Note
	1423. Maximo Acosta 2B,3B,SS

Kemp Alderman Note
	1528. Kemp Alderman RF,DH