Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2026 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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34.
Nick Lodolo
Nick Lodolo finally delivered the healthy, front-line season managers have been waiting for in 2025, logging 156.2 innings with a 3.33 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, and career-best 4.8% walk rate. The improved command was the separator, as his BB% dropped sharply while maintaining a strong 24.3% strikeout rate and suppressing hard contact (87.6 mph EV). Projections forecast another step forward in workload with ratios that remain comfortably above league average, positioning Lodolo as a high-end SP2 with SP1 upside if the command gains hold.
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36.
Chase Burns
Chase Burns flashed frontline bat-missing ability in his 2025 debut. 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 SP3/SP4 in mixed leagues, with legitimate breakout potential if the command tightens and the batted-ball profile stabilizes.
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63.
Andrew Abbott
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91.
Hunter Greene
Heading into 2025, Hunter Greene was on many fantasy analysts' "must-have" lists, and when he was healthy, he showed off the skillset that makes him exciting. He struck out 31.4% of batters, dropped his walk rate to 6.2%, and ended with a swinging strike rate of 15.4%. However, a right groin strain cost him almost two months of the season, limiting his innings to only 107 2/3 in 19 starts. Greene announced he is having surgery on his pitching elbow and will be out until July, so move him down your draft boards as an IL stash.
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92.
Brady Singer
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133.
Rhett Lowder
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208.
Brandon Williamson
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340.
Chase Petty
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396.
Jose Franco
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402.
Julian Aguiar
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439.
Carson Spiers
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444.
Tejay Antone
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458.
Darren McCaughan
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460.
Jared Lyons
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462.
Davis Daniel
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