We\u2019ll provide some targets who will likely improve their value by next offseason, plus some sleepers you should take a shot on before the rest of your league catches up. Then we\u2019ll round out the group with two fades who might be at the peak of their value right now.<\/p>\n
Targets<\/p>\n
Luke Keaschall<\/a>, 2B, Twins<\/p>\n The Twins are rebuilding, and it\u2019s very possible Keaschall is now the best hitter in their lineup. While health has eluded him the last few seasons, Keaschall on a per-game basis looks outstanding. In a 49-game MLB sample, he has hit .302\/.382\/.445 with four home runs and 14 stolen bases. Steamer projects him for 10 home runs and 20 stolen bases next year, but I\u2019ll take the over on both numbers. Possibly as soon as 2026, I believe Keaschall can produce 15-18 home runs and 25-30 stolen bases annually while hitting for average and getting on base.\u00a0[Geoff]<\/p>\n Brett Baty<\/a>, 2B\/3B, Mets<\/p>\n Although the potential departure of Pete Alonso will factor into this decision, with Mark Vientos likely sliding over to first base and opening up the hot corner, targeting Baty still holds up based on his hot finish to the season. In 190 plate appearances after July 18, Baty hit .291\/.353\/.477 with nine home runs and five stolen bases. To put that into context, over that same time frame (in 260 plate appearances), Ketel Marte hit .276\/.355\/.461 with nine home runs and two stolen bases. Circling back, I think Baty might be even more of a sneaky target if the Mets do sign a high-profile first baseman. At face value, that makes his playing time potentially murky, but it might be the thing that makes a Baty owner incentivized to move him now. [Dylan]<\/p>\n Sleepers<\/p>\n Chase Meidroth<\/a>, 2B\/SS, White Sox<\/p>\n Meidroth is the type of hitter who is broadly overlooked by the fantasy community on account of his relatively empty batting average. But with his potential for 20 stolen bases (and solid defense), Meidroth is more on the Steven Kwan side of the spectrum than the Nolan Schanuel side, and he comes with a more palatable fantasy profile. RoboScout sees him as a .280\/.360 12\/15 type of bat for the next few years, which isn\u2019t all too different from Caleb Durbin, who is being drafted five rounds earlier in redraft and ranked over 100 spots higher in dynasty<\/a>. With his shortstop-worthy defense keeping him in a lineup, the fact that Meidroth\u2019s floor is so high suggests the gap between the two shouldn\u2019t be so large. He\u2019s exactly the type of player I always find on my dynasty teams.\u00a0[Dylan]<\/p>\n Otto Lopez<\/a>, 2B\/SS, Marlins\u00a0<\/p>\n Three years ago, no one would have guessed that anyone would be promoting Lopez as a good fantasy pick. However, we remain in the strangest possible timeline, and Lopez looks like a great buy heading into 2026. Lopez produced a 15-home run, 15-stolen base season in 2025, a performance backed by a career-best barrel rate of 7.1% and a 38.3% hard-hit rate. Additionally, his expected average, slugging and xwOBA all suggest Lopez actually underperformed last year. He saw a jump in flyball rate in 2025, as well, going from 25.5% in 2024 to a career-high 34.1%. It wasn\u2019t just a matter of adding power for Lopez, either, as he saw improvements to all of his skill metrics, including o-swing and swinging-strike rates that both dropped and contact rates that rose. Lopez did get a little more passive inside the strike zone, but that\u2019s likely a good trade-off for more and better quality of contact.\u00a0[Geoff]<\/p>\n Fades<\/p>\n Kristian Campbell<\/a>, 2B\/OF, Red Sox\u00a0<\/p>\n