{"id":581415,"date":"2026-02-19T17:38:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T17:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/581415\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T17:38:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T17:38:36","slug":"2026-fantasy-baseball-draft-kit-rankings-sleepers-cheat-sheets-strategy-and-more-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/581415\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Fantasy baseball draft kit: Rankings, sleepers, cheat sheets, strategy and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ready to dominate your fantasy baseball league? Welcome to The Athletic\u2019s 2026 Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve assembled your ultimate arsenal for the draft: award-winning rankings, expert projections, customizable cheat sheets, sleepers and prospect discussion. Whether you are a veteran manager or a rookie, this toolkit will help you outsmart and outdraft your competition.<\/p>\n

Check back often; this is a living document, and we\u2019ll be dropping new analysis throughout spring training. Is there something you need but don\u2019t see? Leave a comment below \u2014 if it can help you and others win, we\u2019ll see what we can do before you\u2019re on the clock.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s time to get to work. Play ball!<\/p>\n

Rankings, projections and cheat sheets<\/p>\n

Ranking the top 2026 MLB starting fantasy pitchers with Stuff+ powered projections<\/p>\n

Eno Sarris<\/p>\n

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2026 fantasy baseball cheat sheet: Customizable rankings and projections tool<\/a>
Jake Ciely provides his customizable 2026 fantasy baseball cheat sheet and projections ahead of draft season.<\/p>\n

2026 fantasy baseball rankings: Top 600 hitters and pitchers<\/a>
Jake Ciely offers his 2026 fantasy baseball rankings, with overall rankings for hitters and pitchers, sortable by position.<\/p>\n

Downloadable 2026 fantasy baseball draft sheet: Stats, auction values and Top 600 rankings<\/a>
Jake Ciely provides his 2026 fantasy baseball draft sheet, complete with auction values.<\/p>\n

Top 300 hitters for fantasy baseball 2026: Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Bobby Witt top the order<\/a>
Juan Soto lands a lofty spot in Derek Van Riper\u2019s 2026 hitter rankings, but the best fantasy bat in New York still belongs to Aaron Judge.<\/p>\n

2026 fantasy baseball top-40 reliever rankings: From Mason Miller to Kyle Finnegan<\/a>
In the ever-evolving ecosystem of MLB bullpens, Greg Jewett offers an initial ranking of his top-40 relievers for fantasy baseball 2026.<\/p>\n

Sleepers and analysis<\/p>\n

Fantasy baseball 2026 starting pitcher sleepers: Cody Ponce, Braxton Ashcraft and more<\/p>\n

Jake Ciely, Eno Sarris and more<\/p>\n

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First things first: How to handle your top pick in 2026 fantasy baseball drafts<\/a>
Owen Poindexter takes a deep dive into the most important pick of your fantasy baseball draft \u2014 your first one.<\/p>\n

Draft \u2018The Kyles\u2019: Tucker, Schwarber are early-round fantasy baseball gold<\/a>
John Laghezza provides a blueprint for drafting in the first five rounds ahead of the 2026 fantasy baseball season.<\/p>\n

Zero SP draft strategy: Why you should avoid starting pitchers early in fantasy baseball<\/a>
Michael Salfino, a strong advocate of eschewing starting pitchers in the early rounds, explains the benefits of a Zero SP draft strategy.<\/p>\n

How much will Brice Turang and other 2025 fantasy baseball breakouts regress in 2026?<\/a>
Al Melchior looks at the 2026 staying power of some of the biggest fantasy baseball breakouts from last season.<\/p>\n

Keith Law\u2019s prospect reports<\/p>\n

2026 Top 100 MLB prospects from Keith Law: Pirates\u2019 Konnor Griffin tops the list<\/p>\n

Keith Law<\/p>\n

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Ranking all 30 MLB farm systems<\/a>
The top tier includes the Brewers, the Mariners and \u2026 yes, the Dodgers.<\/p>\n

MLB prospects who just missed Keith Law\u2019s top 100 ranking: Dax Kilby, Dylan Beavers and more<\/a>
These players are all significant prospects, but just missed Law\u2019s latest top 100 prospect list for a variety of reasons.<\/p>\n

Every MLB team\u2019s top 20 prospects for 2026 by division<\/a>
A complete index of Keith Law\u2019s MLB top prospect rankings heading into the 2026 season.<\/p>\n

Q&A recaps: Top-100 prospects<\/a> |\u00a02026 top MLB prospects<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rates & Barrels: Positional previews<\/p>\n

Eno Sarris and Derek VanRiper discuss advanced stats, strategy, prospects and more on their podcast<\/a>, also available on Apple,<\/a> Spotify<\/a> and YouTube<\/a>. From the first move of the Hot Stove season to the final pitch of the World Series, join us for year-round baseball talk.<\/p>\n

Infield previews: Shortstop<\/a> | first base<\/a> | second base<\/a> | third base<\/a> |\u00a0catcher<\/a><\/p>\n

Outfield previews: Part 1<\/a> | Part 2<\/a> | Part 3<\/a><\/p>\n

Insights from The Athletic\u2019s MLB writers<\/p>\n

2026 spring training survey: MLB insiders on the players, teams and storylines to watch<\/p>\n

Jayson Stark<\/p>\n

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MLB rookies to watch this spring: 20 players poised make an impact in 2026<\/a>
The potential MLB rookie class is extremely deep. These 20 prospects, in particular, are worth monitoring closely this spring.<\/p>\n

The biggest offseason change for every National League team<\/a>
The Mets and Braves made a flurry of moves, but is it enough to get them past the Dodgers?<\/p>\n

The biggest offseason change for every American League team<\/a>
As full-squad workouts begin, some clubs added key players, others blew it up, and for a few, the plan is a little unclear.<\/p>\n

MLB insiders predict the players most likely to get traded in 2026 spring training.\u00a0<\/a>
Will there be a good old-fashioned blockbuster deal this spring? Never say never! Our panel weighs in on the players who could get traded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ready to dominate your fantasy baseball league? Welcome to The Athletic\u2019s 2026 Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit. We\u2019ve assembled…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":577735,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3],"tags":[5,28,4],"class_list":{"0":"post-581415","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mlb","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-fantasy-baseball","10":"tag-mlb"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116098520276538379","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=581415"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581415\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/577735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=581415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=581415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=581415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}