Whether you are trying fantasy baseball for the first time or are an experienced vet, the 2026 ESPN fantasy baseball draft guide has everything you need to help you crush your drafts.
From rankings and mock drafts to sleepers, breakouts and who you should — or should not — draft, we’ve got you covered from every angle, all in one convenient place.
This draft guide will be updated frequently, so keep checking in for more insight, analysis, and projections.
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Rankings, cheat sheets
ESPN expert rankings: Points leagues | Head-to-head categories/rotisserie
Cheat sheet central: Printable PDFs to take to your draft
Dynasty rankings: Top 300 players for 2026 and beyond (Coming soon!)
Fantasy baseball 101
Everything you need to play, draft and run a league
Tristan H. Cockcroft with advice for newcomers and returning players alike
Tools of the trade: Nuances to exploit in ESPN’s fantasy baseball game
Tips for newcomers on how to best use the tools available in ESPN’s fantasy baseball game.
Advice and expert intel
Fantasy baseball’s $100 man: Why you need to break the bank for Shohei Ohtani
Tristan H. Cockcroft discusses how much should you bid on fantasy’s top player
Top players to watch this spring: Acuna, Strider lead list
Eric Karabell outlines players in interesting new situations most likely to have fantasy impact in 2026
What to expect from Murakami, Okamoto, Imai and others
Todd Zola dives into the statistics to set expectations
Fantasy impact of offseason trades and signings
Expectations for all of the players who have changed teams this winter
News or noise: What’s the fantasy baseball impact from news around MLB?
Hearing a lot of buzz, but don’t know what to make of it? Here’s where you should turn
Prospect watch
Karabell’s top-10 prospects to consider drafting for 2026 leagues
A gaggle of shortstops leads the list of alluring fantasy newcomers
Ten names to know from the Arizona Fall League
Check out Eric Karabell’s eye-witness account of AFL action
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Looking back on 2025
Which pitchers are MVPs, LVPs of 2025?
The best and the worst fantasy hurlers from last season
Which hitters are MVPs, LVPs of 2025?
Some of the top bats that surprised, for better or worse
