Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2026 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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17.
Emilio Pagan
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27.
Chase Burns
Chase Burns flashed frontline bat-missing ability in his 2025 debut, posting a dominant 35.6% strikeout rate and 13.9 K/9 across 43.1 innings for Cincinnati. His 2.65 FIP sat nearly two runs below his 4.57 ERA, driven by a manageable 2.7% HR rate and elite swing-and-miss stuff, but a .364 BABIP and 45.7% hard-hit rate created volatility in the small sample. Burns' 8.5% walk rate was reasonable for a 22-year-old power arm, though his 0.56 GB/FB ratio suggests he'll need to sharpen command to limit damage in homer-friendly environments. Looking ahead to 2026, the projections lean into the strikeout upside while forecasting some ERA regression toward his underlying metrics as he secures a steadier rotation role. If the workload climbs into a full-season starter's range, Burns profiles as a high-K SP with ratios that may fluctuate week to week. In fantasy, he's best deployed as an upside SP3/SP4 in mixed leagues, with legitimate breakout potential if the command tightens and the batted-ball profile stabilizes.
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66.
Tony Santillan
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121.
Graham Ashcraft
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123.
Connor Phillips
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169.
Pierce Johnson
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215.
Brock Burke
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216.
Zach Maxwell
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251.
Luis Mey
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256.
Caleb Ferguson
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366.
Sam Moll
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433.
Jose Franco
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475.
Josh Staumont
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487.
Lyon Richardson
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519.
Yunior Marte
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524.
Carson Spiers
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526.
Tejay Antone
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534.
Sam Benschoter
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536.
Anthony Misiewicz
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606.
Darren McCaughan
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