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Fantasy Baseball Player Notes

2026 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes

Logan Gilbert Note
Logan Gilbert photo 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
Bryan Woo photo 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
George Kirby photo 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
Andres Munoz photo 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
Luis Castillo photo 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
Bryce Miller photo 101. Bryce Miller SP
Matt Brash Note
Matt Brash photo 188. Matt Brash RP
Jose A. Ferrer Note
Jose A. Ferrer photo 202. Jose A. Ferrer RP
Emerson Hancock Note
Emerson Hancock photo 239. Emerson Hancock SP,RP
Gabe Speier Note
Gabe Speier photo 255. Gabe Speier RP
Eduard Bazardo Note
Eduard Bazardo photo 297. Eduard Bazardo RP
Dane Dunning Note
Dane Dunning photo 377. Dane Dunning SP,RP
Kade Anderson Note
Kade Anderson photo 404. Kade Anderson SP
Ryan Sloan Note
Ryan Sloan photo 439. Ryan Sloan SP
Cooper Criswell Note
Cooper Criswell photo 480. Cooper Criswell RP
Casey Legumina Note
Casey Legumina photo 483. Casey Legumina RP
Carlos Vargas Note
Carlos Vargas photo 522. Carlos Vargas RP
Josh Simpson Note
Josh Simpson photo 563. Josh Simpson RP
Yosver Zulueta Note
Yosver Zulueta photo 571. Yosver Zulueta RP
Troy Taylor Note
Troy Taylor photo 659. Troy Taylor RP
Robinson Ortiz Note
Robinson Ortiz photo 675. Robinson Ortiz SP,RP
Domingo Gonzalez Note
Domingo Gonzalez photo 713. Domingo Gonzalez RP
Cole Wilcox Note
Cole Wilcox photo 730. Cole Wilcox RP
Randy Dobnak Note
Randy Dobnak photo 798. Randy Dobnak RP
Ryan Loutos Note
Ryan Loutos photo 819. Ryan Loutos RP
Jhonathan Diaz Note
Jhonathan Diaz photo 823. Jhonathan Diaz RP
Alex Hoppe Note
Alex Hoppe photo 831. Alex Hoppe RP
Blas Castano Note
Blas Castano photo 869. Blas Castano SP,RP
Casey Lawrence Note
Casey Lawrence photo 928. Casey Lawrence RP
Austin Kitchen Note
Austin Kitchen photo 992. Austin Kitchen RP