Tag: Fantasy Baseball
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Cody Bellinger’s $162.5M Yankees Deal May Secure His 2026 Fantasy Floor
Cody Bellinger’s first season in New York delivered a productive, if uneven, offensive profile tailored to Yankee Stadium’s short porch. He launched 29 home runs during the 2025 regular season, his highest total since his 2019 campaign, and finished as one of the most valuable outfielders in standard formats. His splits told the story: Bellinger…
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Aaron Judge at Pick 1.02 Allows Fantasy Managers to Focus on Pitching
Holding the 1.02 in a fantasy baseball points league draft presents a straightforward objective: secure the most bankable weekly scorer available. Why Aaron Judge Is the Safest Pick at 1.02 in Fantasy Baseball After a 2025 season in which Aaron Judge played 152 games and produced a .331 average with 53 home runs, 114 RBIs,…
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3 Starting Pitchers Could Anchor Your 2026 Fantasy Baseball Rotation
Points leagues place heavy value on pitchers who combine strikeout ability with workload stability. Starters who consistently work deep into games while limiting free baserunners tend to deliver the most reliable weekly scoring. These three arms stand out as strong targets when building a points league rotation. Top Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitchers to Target in…
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Aroldis Chapman Projects as Tier 2 Closer Despite Expected Ratio Regression
Aroldis Chapman turned back the clock during his age-37 campaign, overwhelming hitters with a dominant 1.17 ERA and 0.70 WHIP across 61 1/3 innings. The veteran left-hander remained one of the most overpowering relievers in baseball, posting a 37.3% strikeout rate (K%) that ranked third among qualified relievers. Just as notable, Chapman delivered the best…
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Fantasy Baseball SS Rankings: Bobby Witt Jr. Claims No. 1 Spot for Points Formats
Shortstop remains one of the deepest positions in Points formats, but separation at the top still comes from players who combine volume, power-speed production, and stable lineup roles. In this scoring environment, availability and balanced category impact often matter more than pure flash. The rankings below reflect expected 2026 value through that lens. 1. Bobby…
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Drafting Aaron Judge Could Shift Fantasy Roster Focus to High-Contact Hitters
Aaron Judge enters 2026 as the clear centerpiece option in Fantasy Baseball Points Leagues after another dominant MVP-caliber season. Across 152 games in 2025, the Yankees star delivered a .331 average with 53 home runs, 114 RBIs, 137 runs scored, 12 steals and a 1.145 On-base Plus Slugging (OPS) while leading the league with a…
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Riley Greene’s 30.7% Strikeout Rate Introduces Volatility for Fantasy Managers
Riley Greene’s overall on-base plus slugging (OPS) dipped more than 20 points to .806 in 2025, but the surface decline does not tell the full story. The drop was driven largely by a career-low 7.0% walk rate (BB%), even as Greene produced career highs in home runs with 36, doubles with 31, RBIs with 111,…
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5 Starting Pitchers Whose Volume Risks Could Ruin Early Fantasy Baseball Picks
In early rounds, a “bust” is usually a pitcher being drafted near his ceiling while carrying a clear path to missed time, shortened outings, or workload management that cuts into Points volume. Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitchers To Avoid Cole Ragans Cole Ragans carries early-round risk because his 2025 season introduced real durability questions after he…
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Jackson Merrill’s 25-Homer Ceiling Could Offer a 2026 Fantasy Draft Discount
Jackson Merrill’s 2025 campaign was less about regression and more about navigating adversity. The young outfielder dealt with a series of physical setbacks, beginning with an early right hamstring strain that sidelined him for roughly a month. A mid-June concussion forced another injured list stint, and a left ankle sprain in mid-August led to a…
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Nick Pivetta’s .235 BABIP Suggests Likely 2026 Regression for Fantasy Managers
Nick Pivetta believers finally saw the long-anticipated breakout in 2025, as the often unpredictable right-hander delivered the type of season evaluators had projected for years. After changing coasts in free agency and landing with the San Diego Padres, Pivetta established career bests in wins, ERA, quality starts and strikeouts while also allowing the fewest home…