Fantasy Baseball Player Notes

2026 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes

Position

Team

Shota Imanaga Note
	62. Shota Imanaga SP Shota Imanaga followed up a brilliant 2024 debut (2.91 ERA, 25.1% K rate, 4.0% BB rate) with a more volatile 2025 campaign, as his ERA climbed to 3.73 and his strikeout rate dipped to 20.6%. While he continued to limit walks at an elite clip (4.6% BB%) and suppress batting average (.218 BAA), a spike in home run rate (5.5% HR%) and hard-hit contact (43.9%) led to a sharp jump in FIP (4.86). The batted-ball profile shift — fewer ground balls (29.1%) and more fly balls (39.7%) — suggests his margin for error narrowed considerably compared to 2024. Fantasy managers should view Imanaga as a mild faller entering 2026 drafts, though his strong command and projected workload stability keep him firmly in SP2 territory if the homer regression stabilizes. 4 days ago

Edward Cabrera Note
	67. Edward Cabrera SP Edward Cabrera put together his most complete season in 2025, logging a career-high 137.2 innings with a 3.53 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and a career-best 8.3% walk rate. The improved command was the key development, as his strikeout rate (25.8%) remained comfortably above league average while his BB% dipped closer to MLB norms (8.4%). Cabrera's 90.0 mph average exit velocity and 46.5% hard-hit rate show there's still some volatility, but his 3.83 FIP and 9.8 K/9 support the overall skills growth. If the 2026 projections hold around similar strikeout production with manageable walks, Cabrera profiles as a high-upside SP3 in fantasy with room for more if the control gains stick. The health and workload trend from 2025 is equally important after earlier durability concerns. He's best deployed as a strikeout-leaning arm in roto formats, but the narrowed walk rate gives him a higher weekly floor than in previous seasons. 3 days ago

Daniel Palencia Note
	69. Daniel Palencia RP

Cade Horton Note
	70. Cade Horton SP Cade Horton broke through in 2025 with a 2.67 ERA and 1.09 WHIP across 118 innings, finishing second in NL Rookie of the Year voting after posting a 144 ERA+. His underlying profile was strong but not overpowering, as his 3.58 FIP and 7.4 K/9 suggest more command-and-contact management than bat-missing dominance. Horton limited damage effectively (0.8 HR/9, 2.5 BB/9), and his 3.05 RA9 backed up much of the run prevention, though some regression toward his estimators is reasonable entering 2026. If the 2026 projections push him closer to the mid-3.00s in ERA with a modest bump in workload, that frames Horton as a high-floor SP3/SP4 in fantasy rather than a true ace. Without elite strikeout volume, his value will hinge on efficiency, wins and ratio stability in a competitive Cubs rotation. Draft him as a steady innings stabilizer, but avoid paying for a repeat sub-2.75 ERA unless there's tangible growth in swing-and-miss. 3 days ago

Matthew Boyd Note
	72. Matthew Boyd SP

Jameson Taillon Note
	132. Jameson Taillon SP

Justin Steele Note
	149. Justin Steele SP

Hunter Harvey Note
	198. Hunter Harvey RP

Phil Maton Note
	200. Phil Maton RP

Ben Brown Note
	213. Ben Brown SP,RP

Colin Rea Note
	241. Colin Rea SP

Javier Assad Note
	245. Javier Assad SP

Caleb Thielbar Note
	266. Caleb Thielbar RP

Jordan Wicks Note
	269. Jordan Wicks RP

Jaxon Wiggins Note
	321. Jaxon Wiggins SP

Hoby Milner Note
	340. Hoby Milner RP

Jacob Webb Note
	388. Jacob Webb RP

Porter Hodge Note
	402. Porter Hodge RP

Luke Little Note
	565. Luke Little RP

Ethan Roberts Note
	593. Ethan Roberts RP

Trent Thornton Note
	598. Trent Thornton RP

Kyle Wright Note
	627. Kyle Wright SP

Riley Martin Note
	671. Riley Martin

Gavin Hollowell Note
	735. Gavin Hollowell RP

Collin Snider Note
	766. Collin Snider RP

Ryan Rolison Note
	800. Ryan Rolison RP

Corbin Martin Note
	801. Corbin Martin RP

Jack Neely Note
	824. Jack Neely RP