2026 Fantasy Baseball Cheat Sheet

Updated April 10, 2026. Expert consensus from 36+ ranking sources.

Your complete 2026 fantasy baseball cheat sheet powered by FanRanked's expert consensus rankings. This cheat sheet aggregates rankings from 36+ expert sources and combines them with community FRV ratings from thousands of votes. Use this as your draft-day companion for redraft, keeper, and dynasty leagues.

Overall Top 50

Rank	Player	Team	Pos	Age	FRV	Sources
1	Aaron Judge	NYY	OF	34	39.1	23
2	Bobby Witt Jr.	KC	SS/3B	25.8	36.0	23
3	Juan Soto	NYM	OF	27.5	36.0	23
4	Jose Ramirez	CLE	3B	33.6	35.0	23
5	Ronald Acuna Jr.	ATL	OF	28.3	35.0	23
6	Tarik Skubal	DET	SP	29.4	35.0	23
7	Shohei Ohtani DH	LAD	DH	31.8	35.0	23
8	Paul Skenes	PIT	SP	25.9	35.0	23
9	Kyle Tucker	LAD	OF	29.2	39.8	23
10	Garrett Crochet	BOS	SP	26.8	38.8	23
11	Julio Rodriguez	SEA	OF	25.3	38.5	23
12	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SD	SS/OF	27.3	39.5	23
13	Corbin Carroll	ARI	OF	25.6	38.4	23
14	Elly De La Cruz	CIN	SS/3B	24.2	38.5	23
15	Gunnar Henderson	BAL	SS/3B	24.8	38.5	23
16	Junior Caminero	TB	3B/SS	25.7	37.1	23
17	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	1B	27.1	35.0	23
18	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	OF	33.1	35.0	23
19	Francisco Lindor	NYM	SS	32.4	36.2	23
20	Cal Raleigh	SEA	C	29.4	35.0	23
21	Ketel Marte	ARI	2B/OF	32.5	35.0	23
22	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	SP	27.6	35.0	23
23	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	SP	29.3	36.0	23
24	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	NYY	2B/OF	28.2	35.0	23
25	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	DH/OF	28.8	35.0	23
26	Nick Kurtz	ATH	1B	23.1	36.2	23
27	Trea Turner	PHI	SS	32.8	36.0	23
28	Pete Alonso	BAL	1B	31.3	35.0	23
29	Bryan Woo	SEA	SP	26.2	35.0	23
30	Manny Machado	SD	3B	33.8	34.0	23
31	Logan Gilbert	SEA	SP	28.9	35.0	23
32	Jackson Chourio	MIL	OF	22.1	35.0	23
33	Chris Sale	ATL	SP	37	35.1	23
34	Brent Rooker	ATH	OF/DH	31.4	35.0	23
35	Pete Crow-Armstrong	CHC	OF	24	35.0	23
36	Max Fried	NYY	SP	32.2	35.0	23
37	James Wood	WAS	OF	23.6	35.0	23
38	Bryce Harper	PHI	1B/DH	33.5	34.0	23
39	Logan Webb	SF	SP	29.4	35.6	23
40	Matt Olson	ATL	1B	32	36.0	23
41	Mason Miller	SD	SP	27.6	35.0	24
42	Jacob deGrom	TEX	SP	37.8	35.0	23
43	Wyatt Langford	TEX	OF	24.4	35.0	23
44	Zach Neto	LAA	SS/SP	22.8	38.4	23
45	Cole Ragans	KC	SP	28.3	37.2	23
46	Brice Turang	MIL	2B	26.4	38.8	23
47	Freddie Freeman	LAD	1B	36.6	35.0	23
48	Roman Anthony	BOS	OF	21.9	35.0	23
49	Edwin Diaz	LAD	SP	32.1	35.0	23
50	Mookie Betts	LAD	OF/SS	33.5	34.0	23

Rankings by Position

Top Catchers

C Rank	Player	Team	Pos	Age	FRV
1	Cal Raleigh	SEA	C	29.4	35.0
2	Shea Langeliers	ATH	C	28.4	35.0
3	William Contreras	MIL	C/DH	28.3	36.0
4	Hunter Goodman	COL	C	26.5	35.0
5	Salvador Perez	KC	C/DH	35.9	34.0
6	Drake Baldwin	ATL	C	25	35.0
7	Agustin Ramirez	MIA	C	24.6	35.0
8	Will Smith	LAD	C	31	35.0
9	Ivan Herrera	STL	C	25.9	35.0
10	Yainer Diaz	HOU	C	27.6	35.0
11	Daulton Varsho	TOR	OF/C	29.8	35.0
12	Adley Rutschman	BAL	C	28.2	36.0

Top First Bases

1B Rank	Player	Team	Pos	Age	FRV
1	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	1B	27.1	35.0
2	Nick Kurtz	ATH	1B	23.1	36.2
3	Pete Alonso	BAL	1B	31.3	35.0
4	Bryce Harper	PHI	1B/DH	33.5	34.0
5	Matt Olson	ATL	1B	32	36.0
6	Freddie Freeman	LAD	1B	36.6	35.0
7	Cody Bellinger	NYY	OF/1B	30.7	39.8
8	Josh Naylor	SEA	1B/DH	28.8	36.8
9	Vinnie Pasquantino	KC	1B/DH	28.5	35.0
10	Ben Rice	NYY	1B	27.1	36.9
11	Michael Busch	CHC	1B	28.4	36.8
12	Yandy Diaz	TB	1B/3B	34.7	35.0
13	Alec Burleson	STL	1B	27.4	35.0
14	Willson Contreras	BOS	1B	33.9	35.0
15	Spencer Torkelson	DET	1B	26.6	35.0
16	Jonathan Aranda	TB	1B	27.9	35.0
17	Isaac Paredes	HOU	3B/1B	27.1	36.0
18	Alec Bohm	PHI	3B/1B	29.7	35.0

Top Second Bases

2B Rank	Player	Team	Pos	Age	FRV
1	Ketel Marte	ARI	2B/OF	32.5	35.0
2	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	NYY	2B/OF	28.2	35.0
3	Brice Turang	MIL	2B	26.4	38.8
4	Nico Hoerner	CHC	SS/2B	28.9	36.0
5	Luke Keaschall	MIN	2B	23.7	36.1
6	Ozzie Albies	ATL	2B	29.3	35.0
7	Brandon Lowe	PIT	2B	31.8	35.0
8	Matt McLain	CIN	SS/2B/SP	26	33.3
9	Bryson Stott	PHI	SS/2B	28.5	35.1
10	Gleyber Torres	DET	2B	29.3	35.0
11	Marcus Semien	NYM	2B	35.6	35.0
12	Jorge Polanco	NYM	2B	32.8	35.0

Top Third Bases

3B Rank	Player	Team	Pos	Age	FRV
1	Bobby Witt Jr.	KC	SS/3B	25.8	36.0
2	Jose Ramirez	CLE	3B	33.6	35.0
3	Elly De La Cruz	CIN	SS/3B	24.2	38.5
4	Gunnar Henderson	BAL	SS/3B	24.8	38.5
5	Junior Caminero	TB	3B/SS	25.7	37.1
6	Manny Machado	SD	3B	33.8	34.0
7	Maikel Garcia	KC	3B	26.1	35.0
8	Austin Riley	ATL	3B	29	35.3
9	Alex Bregman	CHC	3B	32	35.0
10	Eugenio Suarez	CIN	3B	34.7	32.8
11	Yandy Diaz	TB	1B/3B	34.7	35.0
12	Matt Chapman	SF	3B	33	35.0
13	Sal Stewart	CIN	3B	22.3	35.0
14	Noelvi Marte	CIN	3B/SS	24.1	35.0
15	Kazuma Okamoto	TOR	3B	29.8	35.0
16	Munetaka Murakami	CWS	3B	26.2	35.0
17	Isaac Paredes	HOU	3B/1B	27.1	36.0
18	Alec Bohm	PHI	3B/1B	29.7	35.0

Top Shortstops

SS Rank	Player	Team	Pos	Age	FRV
1	Bobby Witt Jr.	KC	SS/3B	25.8	36.0
2	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SD	SS/OF	27.3	39.5
3	Elly De La Cruz	CIN	SS/3B	24.2	38.5
4	Gunnar Henderson	BAL	SS/3B	24.8	38.5
5	Junior Caminero	TB	3B/SS	25.7	37.1
6	Francisco Lindor	NYM	SS	32.4	36.2
7	Trea Turner	PHI	SS	32.8	36.0
8	Zach Neto	LAA	SS/SP	22.8	38.4
9	Mookie Betts	LAD	OF/SS	33.5	34.0
10	Jackson Merrill	SD	SS/OF	24.4	37.0
11	Geraldo Perdomo	ARI	SS	26.5	36.8
12	CJ Abrams	WAS	SS	25.5	35.0
13	Corey Seager	TEX	SS	32	38.5
14	Nico Hoerner	CHC	SS/2B	28.9	36.0
15	Bo Bichette	NYM	SS	28.1	35.0
16	Jeremy Pena	HOU	SS	28.5	33.3
17	Willy Adames	SF	SS	30.6	35.0
18	Trevor Story	BOS	SS	33.4	35.0
19	Ceddanne Rafaela	BOS	SS/OF/SP	25	35.0
20	Dansby Swanson	CHC	SS	32.2	35.0

Top Outfields

OF Rank	Player	Team	Pos	Age	FRV
1	Aaron Judge	NYY	OF	34	39.1
2	Juan Soto	NYM	OF	27.5	36.0
3	Ronald Acuna Jr.	ATL	OF	28.3	35.0
4	Kyle Tucker	LAD	OF	29.2	39.8
5	Julio Rodriguez	SEA	OF	25.3	38.5
6	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SD	SS/OF	27.3	39.5
7	Corbin Carroll	ARI	OF	25.6	38.4
8	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	OF	33.1	35.0
9	Ketel Marte	ARI	2B/OF	32.5	35.0
10	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	NYY	2B/OF	28.2	35.0
11	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	DH/OF	28.8	35.0
12	Jackson Chourio	MIL	OF	22.1	35.0
13	Brent Rooker	ATH	OF/DH	31.4	35.0
14	Pete Crow-Armstrong	CHC	OF	24	35.0
15	James Wood	WAS	OF	23.6	35.0
16	Wyatt Langford	TEX	OF	24.4	35.0
17	Roman Anthony	BOS	OF	21.9	35.0
18	Mookie Betts	LAD	OF/SS	33.5	34.0
19	Jackson Merrill	SD	SS/OF	24.4	37.0
20	Jarren Duran	BOS	OF	29.6	35.0

Top Starting Pitchers

SP Rank	Player	Team	Pos	Age	FRV
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	SP	29.4	35.0
2	Paul Skenes	PIT	SP	25.9	35.0
3	Garrett Crochet	BOS	SP	26.8	38.8
4	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	SP	27.6	35.0
5	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	SP	29.3	36.0
6	Bryan Woo	SEA	SP	26.2	35.0
7	Logan Gilbert	SEA	SP	28.9	35.0
8	Chris Sale	ATL	SP	37	35.1
9	Max Fried	NYY	SP	32.2	35.0
10	Logan Webb	SF	SP	29.4	35.6
11	Mason Miller	SD	SP	27.6	35.0
12	Jacob deGrom	TEX	SP	37.8	35.0
13	Zach Neto	LAA	SS/SP	22.8	38.4
14	Cole Ragans	KC	SP	28.3	37.2
15	Edwin Diaz	LAD	SP	32.1	35.0
16	George Kirby	SEA	SP	28.2	38.5
17	Hunter Brown	HOU	SP	27.6	36.9
18	Joe Ryan	MIN	SP	29.8	35.6
19	Freddy Peralta	NYM	SP	29.8	35.0
20	Framber Valdez	DET	SP	32.4	34.0

Top Relief Pitchers

RP Rank	Player	Team	Pos	Age	FRV
1	Pete Fairbanks	TB	RP	32.3	31.5

Draft Strategy Tips

• Don't reach for closers early — Relief pitchers are volatile year-to-year. Target saves in the middle rounds.
• Prioritize elite bats — The top hitters provide category coverage across R, HR, RBI, SB, and AVG.
• Stack starting pitchers in rounds 3-8 — The SP pool is deep; target aces early but fill out your rotation mid-draft.
• Monitor FRV vs. consensus gaps — Players where FRV diverges from expert consensus are potential sleepers or busts.
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