Fantasy Baseball Player Notes

2026 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes

Position

Team

Logan Gilbert Note
	9. Logan Gilbert SP When in doubt, draft Mariners pitchers. Logan Gilbert continued his ace-like ways in 2025, increasing his strikeout rate to 32.3% and striking out 173 in 131 innings. He ended the year with a 3.44 ERA, but his xERA was 3.06, so there is some correction expected in 2026. However, Gilbert's WHIP was a pristine 1.03, and if he can stay healthy enough to get near 30 starts, fantasy managers can write his name in ink as an SP1. 3 weeks ago

Bryan Woo Note
	10. Bryan Woo SP Bryan Woo successfully made "the leap" in 2025, starting 30 games, throwing 186 2/3 innings with a 2.94 ERA and microscopic 0.93 WHIP. He gave up more home runs than we'd like, but his 5.5 K/BB ratio and 27.1% strikeout rate will definitely help us cope on that front. Woo ranked fifth in MLB in swinging strike rate above average with his fastball at 7.4%, only 0.1% behind Tarik Skubal. Woo is only 26 and well on his way to being the ace of any fantasy baseball staff. 3 weeks ago

George Kirby Note
	18. George Kirby SP George Kirby's 2025 surface stats regressed (4.21 ERA, 1.19 WHIP) as his pristine control wavered, highlighted by a career-high 5.5% walk rate and elevated hard-hit contact. The encouraging sign was a spike in strikeouts (26.1% K rate, 9.8 K/9), which kept his underlying indicators intact. His FIP was notably lower than his ERA, and his four-year track record of elite command and durability suggests the 2025 dip was more noise than skill erosion. Based on the 2026 projections and his underlying profile, Kirby profiles as a rebound SP2 whose draft cost should reflect last year's disappointment rather than his true talent. 3 weeks ago

Andres Munoz Note
	24. Andres Munoz RP Andres Muñoz fully cemented himself as an elite fantasy closer in 2025, pairing a 1.73 ERA with 38 saves and maintaining his trademark swing-and-miss profile (32.7% K rate) despite occasional control volatility. Muñoz is a top-tier saves anchor with strong strikeout totals and elite run prevention, even if WHIP remains merely good rather than pristine due to walks. Entering his age-27 season with stable ninth-inning command in Seattle, Muñoz profiles as one of the safest high-end relievers in fantasy drafts. 3 weeks ago

Luis Castillo Note
	45. Luis Castillo SP Luis Castillo remains a reliable innings-eater, but his 2025 profile showed continued erosion in strikeout rate (21.7% K%) and rising hard contact (46.5% HardHit), limiting his fantasy ceiling. Projections reflect more of the same: solid ratios and workload, but middling strikeout totals compared to the top fantasy arms. Castillo is still a dependable rotation anchor in deeper formats, though fantasy managers should no longer pay for peak-era upside. 3 weeks ago

Bryce Miller Note
	101. Bryce Miller SP

Matt Brash Note
	188. Matt Brash RP

Jose A. Ferrer Note
	202. Jose A. Ferrer RP

Emerson Hancock Note
	239. Emerson Hancock SP

Gabe Speier Note
	255. Gabe Speier RP

Eduard Bazardo Note
	297. Eduard Bazardo RP

Dane Dunning Note
	377. Dane Dunning RP

Kade Anderson Note
	404. Kade Anderson SP

Ryan Sloan Note
	439. Ryan Sloan SP

Cooper Criswell Note
	480. Cooper Criswell RP

Casey Legumina Note
	483. Casey Legumina RP

Carlos Vargas Note
	522. Carlos Vargas RP

Josh Simpson Note
	563. Josh Simpson RP

Yosver Zulueta Note
	571. Yosver Zulueta RP

Troy Taylor Note
	659. Troy Taylor RP

Robinson Ortiz Note
	675. Robinson Ortiz SP

Domingo Gonzalez Note
	713. Domingo Gonzalez RP

Cole Wilcox Note
	730. Cole Wilcox RP

Randy Dobnak Note
	798. Randy Dobnak RP

Ryan Loutos Note
	819. Ryan Loutos RP

Jhonathan Diaz Note
	823. Jhonathan Diaz RP

Alex Hoppe Note
	831. Alex Hoppe RP

Blas Castano Note
	869. Blas Castano RP

Casey Lawrence Note
	928. Casey Lawrence RP

Austin Kitchen Note
	992. Austin Kitchen RP