Stolen bases used to be just from the speed guys, but when those guys possess power, then they become highly valuable for fantasy baseball managers. Last season, a record seven players reached the 30-30 club (30 home runs and 30 stolen bases): Corbin Carroll, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Jose Ramirez, Juan Soto, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Francisco Lindor, and Julio Rodriguez. All seven of these are primed to repeat next season.
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In 2024, Shohei Ohtani became the first player to have a 50-50 season. He didn’t reach the mark last season, but that could have been because he returned to pitching and limited his running to save his stamina. However, he’s always a candidate to reach the 30-30 milestone.
Players who can reach the 30-30 milestone are prime targets for fantasy baseball managers because they get points across the board. Below is a list of candidates I believe can reach the 30-30 mark in 2026.
2026 Fantasy Baseball 30-30 Candidates
Elly De La Cruz – SS, Cincinnati Reds
Elly De La Cruz has stolen more than 30 bases in each of his first three MLB seasons. What has held him back from reaching the 30-30 club has been home runs. Cruz has hit 25 and 22 the last two seasons, respectively.
The issue the Reds’ shortstop faces is his flyball percentage. When he hit 25 home runs in 2024, his flyball percentage was 24.8, but he had a 20.9 flyball percentage in 2025 when he hit 22 homers. If he can increase his flyballs next season, he could easily reach 30 longballs and join the 30-30 club for the first time.
Bobby Witt Jr. – SS, Kansas City Royals
Bobby Witt Jr. has been in the majors for four seasons and has reached 30 stolen bases in each season. He reached the 30-30 milestone in both the 2023 and ’24 seasons. Last season, he hit only 23 homers, but the Royals are moving the outfield fence in by 9-10 feet before the 2026 season. Centerfield is the only part of the fence that won’t change.
This change will give Witt Jr. more chances to hit home runs and return to the 30-30 club. However, he had a 37.5 straight-away percentage last season, compared to a 32.9 pull percentage. He’ll need to focus on pulling the ball more to have his third 30-30 milestone.
Ronald Acuna Jr. – OF, Atlanta Braves
Ronald Acuna Jr. returned last season from an ACL injury he suffered in 2024. It was his second ACL injury, but they were on opposite knees. In his return, he hit 21 home runs over 412 plate appearances, but only stole nine bases. The lack of running could have been due to taking it easy on his knee.
He had reached the 30-30 club twice before, in 2019 and ’23. With the upcoming season giving him two years to strengthen his knee, he may be able to run more. If so, he’d be an easy candidate to have his third 30-30 season.
Wyatt Langford – OF, Texas Rangers
Wyatt Langford has played 134 games in each of his two MLB seasons, but he’s increased his home run and stolen base production each season. He went from 16 homers in 2024 to 22 last season and went from 19 stolen bases to 22 in the same time span. If he continues his trend of increasing these two stats each season and plays a few more games, his reaching the 30-30 mark for the first time is well within reach.
Jackson Chourio – OF, Milwaukee Brewers
Jackson Chourio has played the last two seasons in the big leagues, where he hit 21 home runs in each season and stole 22 and 21 bases, respectively. Like Cruz, Chourio would benefit from hitting more flyballs. He had a 25.1 flyball percentage in 2025, but the more concerning stat was the 40.5 straight-away percentage.
If he could pull the ball more, he would have a chance to reach 30 home runs. If he’s getting close to 30 homers, that may be enough incentive to be more aggressive on the base paths.
Oneil Cruz – OF, Pittsburgh Pirates
Oneil Cruz reached 30 stolen bases for the first time in his five-year career last season, but he has yet to top 22 home runs. He, too, fell victim to not enough flyballs (25.2 flyball percentage) and hitting the ball up the middle (41.1 straight-away percentage) last season.
Despite those metrics, he was able to hit 20 home runs over 544 plate appearances. Cruz has remained relatively healthy over the last two seasons, which means he’s getting enough opportunities, but needs to pull the ball more frequently to reach 30 homers.
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