Author: Juan Pablo Aravena
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Paul Skenes First-Round Fantasy Pick Requires High-Volume Hitter Balance
If you’re a manager ahead of the 2026 fantasy baseball season, you need to know that whoever you choose with your first-round pick will be the identity of your roster. Your first-round pick is also the player you’re going to build your roster around. If you’re lucky enough to pick in the top three, you…
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3 Baseball Stars Whose On-Base Ability May Secure 2026 Stolen Base Title
One of the toughest MLB predictions to make ahead of the 2026 season is which player might end up leading the league in steals. It’s not a stretch to say that stolen bases can be considered a lost art in today’s MLB. Nonetheless, we’ll analyze the cases of several players who could lead the majors…
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s 2026 ERA Title Pursuit Could Dethrone Paul Skenes
One of the most popular MLB predictions every year is to determine which player will lead the majors in ERA. One of the most traditional, but perhaps not the most effective, ways to assess a pitcher’s quality, it remains one of the strongest metrics for analysts. Generally, the better the pitcher is, the lower his…
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Corbin Carroll Fantasy Draft Strategy Could Force Early First Baseman Pick
Building a team around one specific player depends exclusively on where you’re landing in your fantasy baseball draft. It’s a completely different approach if you’re drafting first, fifth, or 12th overall. However, this time we won’t be focusing on the draft slot, but we’ll focus on how to build a team for a specific player.…
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Adley Rutschman’s Career-Worst Season Complicates His 2026 Fantasy Outlook
Adley Rutschman is on the verge of a make-or-break season in 2026, both in fantasy baseball and in real life. He will get the majority of the starts at catcher for the Baltimore Orioles, but it remains to be seen if that regular playing time translates to productivity in fantasy baseball. The catcher position isn’t…
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Ezequiel Tovar’s Massive Regression Makes Him a Fantasy Baseball Backup
Ezequiel Tovar was expected to have a breakout season in fantasy baseball in 2025 after hitting .269 with a .764 OPS, 26 homers, 78 RBI and 83 runs scored across 157 games in the 2024 season. However, things couldn’t have gone any worse for the Venezuelan shortstop, who took a massive step backward in 2025.…
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George Springer’s Age-36 Regression May Limit His 2026 Fantasy Baseball Ceiling
George Springer has shown he can stay healthy in recent years, and the 2025 season marked the third consecutive campaign in which he played at least 130 games in the regular season. It also proved to be one of Springer’s best seasons to date, which says a lot for a player who has been extremely…
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Spencer Torkelson’s Regression Risks Complicate His 2026 Fantasy Draft Value
Spencer Torkelson is coming off the best season of his career in 2025, and he should be a consistent option at first base for every fantasy manager who decides to draft him in fantasy baseball in 2026. However, betting on Torkelson also means believing he’ll be capable of replicating the numbers from last season and…
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Kenley Jansen’s Tigers Deal May Make Him a Valuable Mid-Round Fantasy Arm
Kenley Jansen spent the 2025 season with the Los Angeles Angels and posted good enough numbers to agree to a one-year, $11 million contract with the Detroit Tigers for the 2026 season. The veteran reliever will have the chance to pitch for a contender, and that could boost his save numbers after what can only…
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Josh Hader’s Opening Day Absence Could Make Bryan Abreu a Fantasy Steal
Josh Hader is one of the most recognizable names when it comes to fantasy baseball closers in recent years in MLB. However, his fantasy prospects ahead of the 2026 season aren’t the best. In fact, there are so many unknowns around Hader that a scenario in which he doesn’t operate as the closer any time…