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

A lapsed fan’s guide to fantasy baseball in 2026
Haven’t been paying attention this offseason? Eric Karabell catches you up

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: How to use the ESPN fantasy app to your advantage
Tips for newcomers on how to best use the tools available in ESPN’s fantasy baseball game

Advice and expert intel

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

Mock draft No. 1 (ESPN points leagues)
Round-by-round picks and a roster snapshot of all 10 teams from our Feb. 10 mock

Park factors: What is the true fantasy impact of where MLB teams call home?
Todd Zola breaks down what makes MLB stadiums favor pitching versus hitting

Fantasy baseball’s $100 man: Why you need to break the bank for 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

Hot stove: fantasy impact of offseason trades and signings
Expectations for all of the players who have changed teams this winter

MLB betting info: World Series odds | AL futures | NL futures

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

Download the ESPN Fantasy Sports app, have every player at your fingertips.
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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