Fantasy Baseball Player Notes

2026 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes

Position

Team

Ryan Pepiot Note
	49. Ryan Pepiot SP Ryan Pepiot logged a career-high 167.2 innings in 2025, but the underlying metrics point to mild regression risk after his ERA rose to 3.86 with a 4.36 FIP. His strikeout rate dipped to 24.6% (down from 26.3% in 2024) while hard-hit rate spiked to 42.8%, contributing to a career-high 26 homers allowed and a .404 SLG against. The walk rate held steady (9.0%), and his 38.2% ground-ball rate was a modest improvement, but the contact quality trend is worth monitoring. The 2026 projections peg him for similar volume with a mid-3.00s ERA and roughly a strikeout per inning, reinforcing his profile as a stable SP3/4 in fantasy formats. Pepiot's swing-and-miss ability remains intact, and the move back to Tropicana Field should correct the issues with the long ball. However, draft him for ratio stability and workload rather than expecting another skills leap. 4 days ago

Drew Rasmussen Note
	58. Drew Rasmussen SP Everyone seems to be forgetting the Rays are moving back into their spacious, pitcher-friendly ballpark in 2026 and ranking Drew Rasmussen way too low. He gave up more than 1.0 HR/9 for the first time in his career, but allowed twice as many at home in George Steinbrenner Field, which he won't have to deal with this season. His strikeout rate is middle of the road at 21.7%, but his walk rate is an impressive 6.3%, offering a WHIP below 1.10 every year of his career. He started 31 games last season, and even though his xERA (3.43) was higher than his actual (2.76), his ERA and FIP numbers from the previous two years, when he got to pitch at Tropicana Field, were stellar. It's worth it to target all of the Rays pitchers, but Rasmussen leads the way and would make a solid SP3 or SP4 on any fantasy pitching staff. 3 weeks ago

Shane McClanahan Note
	77. Shane McClanahan SP

Griffin Jax Note
	94. Griffin Jax RP

Edwin Uceta Note
	122. Edwin Uceta RP

Ian Seymour Note
	123. Ian Seymour SP,RP

Garrett Cleavinger Note
	181. Garrett Cleavinger RP

Nick Martinez Note
	220. Nick Martinez SP,RP

Joe Boyle Note
	225. Joe Boyle SP

Steven Matz Note
	239. Steven Matz RP

Bryan Baker Note
	258. Bryan Baker RP

Brody Hopkins Note
	374. Brody Hopkins SP

Mason Englert Note
	385. Mason Englert RP

Kevin Kelly Note
	390. Kevin Kelly RP

Cole Sulser Note
	395. Cole Sulser RP

Ty Johnson Note
	396. Ty Johnson SP

Manuel Rodriguez Note
	418. Manuel Rodriguez RP

Yoendrys Gomez Note
	448. Yoendrys Gomez SP,RP

T.J. Nichols Note
	478. T.J. Nichols SP

Hunter Bigge Note
	482. Hunter Bigge RP

Jesse Scholtens Note
	556. Jesse Scholtens RP

Michael Forret Note
	568. Michael Forret SP

Joe Rock Note
	586. Joe Rock RP

Evan Reifert Note
	659. Evan Reifert RP

Cam Booser Note
	731. Cam Booser RP

Steven Wilson Note
	804. Steven Wilson RP

Andrew Wantz Note
	807. Andrew Wantz RP

Luis Guerrero Note
	848. Luis Guerrero RP