Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2026 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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2.
Tarik Skubal
SP
Tarik Skubal dominated in 2025, posting ace-level ratios while maintaining elite strikeout and walk rates across a full workload (195 IP). His 2026 projections remain optimistic, forecasting another sub-3 ERA with a strong WHIP and strikeout volume. The sustainability is supported by stable velocity, plus command, and one of the league's best swinging-strike profiles. Skubal enters 2026 as a true fantasy ace and a reliable anchor for managers prioritizing pitching early.
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22.
Framber Valdez
SP
After a long offseason of speculation, Framber Valdez signed a three-year, $115 million deal with the Detroit Tigers, immediately making that team the runaway favorites in the AL Central. Valdez struggled a little in 2025, ending with a 3.66 ERA, the highest in his career as a starter. Most of this was due to the wheels coming off in the second half of the season, when he accumulated a 5.20 ERA, and opponents began hitting the ball much harder off him. However, he will reunite with AJ Hinch in Detroit, and he struck out 187 batters in 192 innings. Comerica Park should help keep him in games, and Valdez remains a quality start machine. Not a bad SP2 to have, for Detroit or a fantasy team.
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66.
Jack Flaherty
SP
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74.
Kenley Jansen
RP
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100.
Casey Mize
SP
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156.
Will Vest
RP
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162.
Kyle Finnegan
RP
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195.
Justin Verlander
SP
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208.
Troy Melton
SP,RP
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263.
Drew Anderson
RP
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276.
Tyler Holton
SP,RP
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373.
Brant Hurter
SP,RP
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433.
Sawyer Gipson-Long
SP,RP
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488.
Brenan Hanifee
RP
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507.
Jackson Jobe
SP,RP
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553.
Keider Montero
SP,RP
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597.
Konnor Pilkington
RP
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665.
Beau Brieske
RP
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689.
Bailey Horn
RP
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693.
Sean Guenther
RP
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724.
Drew Sommers
RP
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753.
Scott Effross
RP
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760.
Ty Madden
RP
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799.
Tyler Mattison
RP
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836.
Andrew Sears
SP
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850.
Tanner Rainey
RP
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857.
Bryan Sammons
RP
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897.
Dugan Darnell
RP
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900.
Jack Little
RP
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910.
Connor Seabold
RP
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941.
Enmanuel De Jesus
SP,RP
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1001.
Troy Watson
SP
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