Welcome to the ultimate guide to drafting Starting Pitchers for 2026 Fantasy Baseball. I’ve ranked the Top 400 (actually 430…) starting pitchers for the year ahead in an attempt to determine every SP who could help your fantasy teams this season.
However, before you scroll down to the Top 1-20, it’s incredibly important that you read this introduction. It highlights how I rank pitchers and why this is not a projection of the end of season Player Rater. It’s my strategy of how I draft pitchers, embracing the burn and churn nature of the game.
Remember, these ranks are based on a 12-teamer, 5×5 roto format. Adjust accordingly to your situation. I’ve also added the Top 100 SP table at the bottom of this article.
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Tier 23 – Injury Stash 2 (Cont’d)
151. Justin Steele (CHC, LHP)
Steele is recovering from TJS and the hope is for a return by the All-Star break, if not sooner. As long as his feel to command the edges with his fastballs and breaker returns, Steele should return to form quickly, even if it comes with a slight velocity dip – he’s less reliant on velo than his contemporaries.
The name of the game has been a four-seamer with cut action that he manipulates well upstairs and inside to RHB, with a breaking ball that acts like a slider and curveball at his whim. A master of inducing soft contact, Steele plays perfectly into the elite Cubs defense and his elevated WHIP of old should not be considered a realistic outcome of his 2026 campaign.
All of that said, there’s always risk in drafting an IL arm. In all likelihood, you’ll fill up your IL slots before summer arrives, and it’s important to have the discipline to drop Steele instead of sacrificing a roster spot when Steele’s ETA is still unclear. In addition, the quality, workload, and health is an unknown, despite the probable outcomes of production in the second half. Per usual, Steele is a last-round IL stash, hoping we get clarity quickly in the season and you’re one of the rare few who can dedicate the IL spot to Steele before he returns.
Quick Take: Steele should be a solid SP #2/3 for fantasy managers when he does return from TJS (not a lock!), but when will that be? Keep checking the wire mid-season if you have an open IL spot to stash the southpaw, hoping he can bring a return akin to Bieber and Bradish of 2025.
152. Clarke Schmidt (NYY, RHP)
Don’t chase this. Schmidt underwent an internal brace procedure with a July-August timeline. By then, the Yankees will have seven rotation options healthy, plus Winquest and prospect options. The necessity won’t be there.
The cutter was becoming a legitimate weapon before the injury, and his feel for spin gives him a foundation. He’s a solid pitcher. I just wouldn’t invest a roster spot waiting for a back-half return into a crowded rotation. File him as a September waiver-wire add if circumstances align.
Quick Take: A July-August return into a crowded rotation makes Schmidt a non-factor for draft purposes. Monitor late-season, not before.
153. Jackson Jobe (DET, RHP)
I’d be surprised if we saw Jobe as a starter in 2026 after he underwent TJS in mid-June last year. Even if he’s healthy enough to return and start, the Tigers would likely leave him Triple-A to stay stretched out for 2027, or have him return in a relief role to ease him back as an extended rehab. Yes, I’d hate that, too. Jobe’s 2025 pre-IL was far from the dominance we expected with his exceptional stuff numbers, and while it doesn’t quite make all the sense why he struggled to find whiffs and allow a ton of hard contact, there are holes in his game. Jobe’s NC Rate was terrible, leading to few strikes on his fastball and worse counts that allowed batters to go fastball hunting. In addition, four-seamers and sliders that did find the zone were generally easy to swap between – if looking fastball and saw a slider, batters didn’t have to change their swing a whole lot to make contact. Jobe failed to land his changeup to LHB as well, and his sinker sometimes did what it was supposed to by getting inside to RHB, but also missed wildly inside and off the plate plenty as well. There’s more to unlock here with his cutter and curveball (that hook has legit two-plane movement and should be thrown more, in my view) to help him turn away from being mostly two-pitch, and I hope he gets the opportunity. As for now, keep your expectations for 2026 as minimal as possible, and hold back on stashing him in your IL spot unless it’s absolutely free.
154. Hurston Waldrep (ATL, RHP)
I don’t know where to start. Waldrep allowed just four runs in his first six starts after getting his call to the majors in early August…against many of the worst offenses in the league (@CIN, MIA, @CLE, CWS, @MIA, @PHI), relying on a splitter that had its best game by far against the Phils with thirteen whiffs. His splitter was hammered by LHB and highly effective to RHB, while the rest of his arsenal is roughly average at best. Cutters, sliders, sinkers, four-seamers, curves, all of them tightly gravitate around each other, making one of the densest movement plots I’ve ever seen across a 4+ pitch mix, and I’m heavily skeptical Waldrep has enough in the tank to be a reliable starter in 2026.
Yes, I don’t like splitters…ONLY when they are used as a #1 or #2 pitch. A putaway offering like Schwellenbach’s? That’s dope! 32% usage with a 57% strike rate from Waldrep? That’s chaotic! And when his fastballs and sliders fail to earn whiffs or weak contact, he becomes incredibly reliant on that pitch to save him every game. He’s sure to have those marvelous moments when it clicks, just like Matt Shoemaker aka The Cobbler did back in the day with his splitter. Wait, Shoemaker was a guy I’d stream, not draft. He sure was. Ohhhhh. Now you get it.
Quick Take: Waldrep’s arsenal is too dependent on his splitter success to draft in 12-teamers. At 30%+ usage and a low strike rate, the split is volatile and lacks proper support from Waldrep’s supporting cast, making his success and failures harder to determine than his contemporaries. Avoid HIPSTER pitchers like Waldrep as much as you can.
Tier 24 – Potential Pickups If Things Go Right
155. Kyle Leahy (STL, RHP)
As an analyst, I’ve evolved a ton over my 10+ years running Pitcher List (jeez, it started in 2014?!), and one of my most recent adaptations is learning to quickly read pitch movement plots like Cypher reading off strings of the Matrix. Good ride, worthless cutter, filthy slider, what on Earth is this dot doing here?! I’ve been going through every pitcher with my one-sheets, teaching myself what to expect and what jumps out, and I couldn’t believe what I was seeing looking at Kyle’s pitch movement plot. I just finished writing about Braxton Ashcraft and praising his 92 mph slider with fantastic movement at that velocity, allowing him to feature Empty Velocity four-seamers and considering room for growth if he could harness the feel of his hard two-plane curveballs. This is Ashcraft’s movement chart. See the purple right along the middle line? You normally see sliders there around 88 mph for stellar ones, 85 mph for the normies. A 90+ mph slider that has proper bend and not at a stupid low arm angle is incredibly rare. Welp, I guess it’s not so rare as this is Kyle’s movement chart. It’s the same picture. He even has the same curveball down there!
And here I was thinking the Cardinals didn’t have anyone all too interesting this season. Not only does Leahy have the slider and the curve, he also has a sweeper! And more interesting four-seamer movement! But before I went off shouting from the cliffs about the latest sleeper, there are two major concerns. First, Leahy’s command isn’t quite there yet. As much as I want to praise the stuff in his arm, it doesn’t work if he isn’t setting up and locating properly, and watching the 2-3 inning outings showcased an arm who still hadn’t harnessed his curve, sweeper, slider, and cut-fastball quite yet. Wait, two-to-three innings? He’s not a starter? Annnd there’s number two. This was in relief. If Leahy is stretched out to start as we expect, it’s unlikely he keeps his velocity at 95/96 mph, which means these breakers fall back from Elite to Great. That’s obviously still, uh, great, but merged with the command question, my brain has finally caught up to my heart to ensure it slows down. FINE. I’ll just be excited for Leahy to get legs in the rotation and hope the breakers become legit strike pitches and don’t lose too much velo in the process.
Quick Take: Leahy’s breakers are legit, but we haven’t seen what his stuff looks like when he has to make it work for 5+ frames. I’m incredibly curious to see if he can pull it off. If he gets the green light to start in the Cardinals’ rotation, you should monitor the progress.
156. Triston McKenzie (SDP, RHP)
NRI – No options
157. Ian Seymour (TBR, LHP)
I’m a little disappointed that Seymour is currently projected to sit outside the Rays’ rotation entering 2026. No, the stuff metrics don’t love what he does, but he was a poster child for the SWATCH movement with his 91/92 mph four-seamer with 16/17″ of vert returning a strong 12% SwStr rate and sitting over a 20% SwStr rate changeup. He even had a decent cutter to mix in-between for 64% strikes, that turned into a sweeper against LHB for a 16% SwStr rate and 21% ICR. Sure, the sinker wasn’t successful against LHB, but he still threw the changeup against them and it dominated. He’s a Toby with Holly potential once he gets another shot, rooted in that strong changeup, generally good command, and a breaker that works against LHB. Southpaws, y’all.
Quick Take: Seymour may not have the job out of camp, but he’s sure to enter the rotation early in the season and I’m down to roster him when the right matchup arrives, which hopefully turns into a back-end hold. His changeup is great, the four-seamer is located well, the sweeper takes down southpaws, and I can even see the sinker improving with another season on the bump. He’s not electric, but it works.
158. Rhett Lowder (CIN, RHP)
We had six outings of Lowder in 2024 with a laughably fortunate 1.17 ERA (lower than his 1.27 WHIP is something), and my curiosity was never satiated in 2025 after enduring forearm and oblique injuries to take him out of MLB contention and limiting him to just five games in the minors. Now healthy for 2026, he’s expected to begin in Triple-A and could be the first arm to get a shot when the Reds are in need. The package isn’t too exciting – a 93/94 mph four-seamer with a sinker, changeup, and 85 mph gyro slider – but the sinker shows promise with proper two-plane action (18″ horizontal and 4/5″ vert) that could make him a groundball darling. I’m not sure the slider and changeup are developed enough to make him a proper workhorse, but it’s possible they will in time. Sadly, the four-seamer’s shape it terrible and is used only to go upstairs and hope for the best against LHB. Not fun.
159. Joe Rock (TBR, LHP)
You can add Rock to #SWATCHWATCH2026. He has a -1″ vert changeup at 87/88 mph (whoa!) with a 17″ horizontal sinker, and a tight 86/87 mph gyro slider that has some extra sweep to it. The four-seamer is saved to surprise upstairs and it does make me a little concerned that his sinker will get hit by RHB over a proper season, but the high velocity changeup with that depth is all kinds of alluring and his has the sinker/slider to deal with LHB. This may be a sneaky mid-season pickup.
160. Tyler Wells (BAL, RHP)
Wells is the perfect arm to stream against poor offenses. His stuff is highly questionable, but he locates beautifully. RHB get four-seamers at 92/93 mph with solid vert (albeit, with a steep attack angle) located incessantly at the top of the zone and higher, mixed with a slider that befuddled batters for a 29% ICR, 15% SwStr, and 72% strikes. LHB were served cutters and changeups over the slide piece, both performing well and spotted effectively – changeups down/away, cutters going “Cannibal McSanchez” with the four-seamer. Great offenses will be able to deal with the locations, while worse teams will struggle with Wells’ tenacity to find the edges. Between Wells and Povich, Wells may have the inside track if Baltimore is searching for a fifth starter out of camp. However, we may see Wells in long relief to begin the year and Povich in the minors, possibly preventing Wells from seizing the role given a requirement to stretch out first. Treat him as a possible pick-up when he’s stretched out and starting with a decent schedule ahead.
Quick Take: Wells is the perfect example of a Toby you can grab off the wire mid-season if every lines up just right. His lack of pizazz is compensated by elite precision and effective movement, allowing him to pump the zone and travel deeper into games than many other available options. Be patient and wait for the right time.
161. Jonah Tong (NYM, RHP)
Tong needs more and I’m out until something changes. His four-seamer is an exciting offering with 95+ mph velocity, solid extension, great 19″ of vert and a flat 1.5 HAVAA, but he doesn’t command it incredibly well, nor does he have a dependable companion to keep batters from hunting the pitch.
Wait, doesn’t he have a sick Vulcan-changeup? He sure does and it is very dope…when he actually executes it. For those unaware, a Vulcan change is a splitter that is between your middle and ring fingers, not index and middle fingers of a traditional splitter. Yes, it is very hard to replicate the feel of it from pitch-to-pitch. No, I don’t expect Tong to be able to throw it for a 60%+ strike rate in 2026, especially after we just saw him feature a terrible SwStr on the pitch and fail miserably at being the shield for his four-seamer. It’s not what he needs.
A third offering, a curveball, is in the mix with 97th percentile vertical drop. That sounds great on paper for Tong’s curveball, but in actuality, it hurts him in two ways: 1) The larger the curveball, the higher the likelihood for hitters to keep the bat on their shoulders, which is a negative when 2) The larger the curveball, the harder it is to command inside the zone. Remember Lucas Giolito’s highly touted curveball when he was drafted? Wait, yeah. What happened to it? Are you not reading what I just wrote? Uhhh. HE COULDN’T GET STRIKES WITH IT. Yeesh. Anyway, I don’t expect this to be Tong’s savior.
That leaves a new pitch and hopefully it’s a cutter. Yes, I know, I’m obsessed with them, but it makes sense in the way that Glasnow added a slider (like a cutter) to bridge his four-seamer and curveball (think Tong’s heater and Vulcan). If Tong can add that to the mix to get strikes and keep batters off the four-seamer, while allowing him to continue focusing on low Vulcans in two-strike counts, that could work.
It remains to be seen and I don’t have high hopes given Tong’s questionable command inside the zone. Without a spot in the rotation out of camp, I hope we see the development of a cutter/slider in Triple-A, allowing me to get hyped and spec-add Tong whenever he gets his next chance.
Quick Take: Tong isn’t the arm you draft. He’s the arm you monitor in Triple-A and hope he can add a cutter or slider to find the strikes his curve and Vulcan changeup can’t provide for his four-seamer. If he can’t, I have little faith in his command to make this current package work.
162. Cade Povich (BAL, LHP)
If Povich gets a long look inside the rotation this year, consider me interested. We have seen moments where Povich has displayed the command of a SWATCH with whiffability on both his four-seamer upstairs and his curveball, and his wide arsenal speaks to a routine delver through the sixth frame. A return to the cutter at the end of 2025 may help him silence RHB and LHB as well, and shelving the current sweeper to LHB in favor of the curve or new cutter could help him take another step forward. However, the opportunity isn’t there currently and these thoughts are painting an ideal picture of Povich over the course of development, not from the moment he gets a proper look. Be patient and get ready to pounce if the changes and volume are there.
Quick Take: Povich has the blueprint of a Toby for a good squad, but he needs a little more time once he securely owns a spot in the rotation. Monitor the fastball and changeup command, in addition to pitch mix tweaks that could unlock another level.
163. Alan Rangel (PHI, RHP)
You know, this may actually be the #5 SP out of camp for the Phillies. Rangel is an ultra over-the-top right-hander, and I mean that. His 72 degree arm angle is eight degrees more than Tong. It means he gets 19″ of vert, but it’s also incredibly expected, which doesn’t generate the whiffs you want, especially at 92/93 mph. However, his changeup comes in over 10 mph slower and is a fantastic counterpoint + the massive low-70s curveball was able to return a 61% expected zone rate in Triple-A last year, which is the exception to the “Too big to win” rule for massive -20″ vert hooks. There’s also an 85 mph slider in the mix that works well enough, and voila, you have a decent starter that PLV loves. Huh. I love that changeup, but the heater/slider/curve make me worried there isn’t enough juice to consider for 12-teamers, but I can see him being a streamer in 15-teamers as the Phillies figure out what they do with this rotation. Or maybe he doesn’t start after all and this is all for nought. WE’LL SEE.
164. Alek Manoah (LAA, RHP)
This is it! The Manoah post-post-post-hype breakout 2.0! Please. The information we have now is far better to what we had after his sophomore year and his drop-off taught me a valuable lesson: If it seems weird to have success with a pitch, it’s likely because it is weird and unlikely to replicate. But fine, maybe Manoah has the fastball velocity back, the feel for his breaker, and maybe learns a trick or two with the Angels. Don’t they have a questionable coaching staff? It’s improved. We think. Okay, yeah, this ain’t it.
Quick Take: Sure, maybe Manoah has found some of his former magic. It’s possible! The chances are slim and I’d far rather grab him off the wire when he shows any sign of life over granting him a roster spot on the off-chance he lands.
165. Braxton Garrett (MIA, LHP)
Garrett didn’t pitch in 2025, returning from either Tommy John or an internal brace procedure. But when healthy and commanding his arsenal, there’s a genuinely useful pitcher here.
The slider is the primary weapon, a high-depth offering that works against both LHB and RHB. The cutter complements it beautifully, running up-and-in on RHB at roughly 70% strikes when he’s right. The changeup rounds things out, spotted down-and-away in the moments when everything clicks. That’s peak Garrett: slider, cutter, changeup all in harmony.
The notable absence? A quality fastball. It’s simply not there. When we saw him briefly in 2024, he threw it 44% of the time. During more effective stretches, closer to 35%. I believe it should sit around 30%. Against RHB, the approach may need to resemble what Pablo Lopez does: avoid the fastball in the zone, use it as a show-me pitch, lean on the cutter to backdoor. If healthy out of camp, he’ll be in the rotation with streaming upside.
Quick Take: Garrett’s slider, cutter, and changeup are quality weapons, the fastball is not. His path runs through sub-30% heater usage and a slow approach to RHB. Streaming upside if healthy.
166. Max Meyer (MIA, RHP)
Meyer entered 2025 as a compelling breakout candidate after the fastball appeared to take a step forward above 95 mph. The velocity was real, but it came at a physical cost: hip pain driven by the lower-half effort to generate that extra juice. Whether we see it again in 2026 is a genuine unknown.
Where Meyer earns his value is the slider to RHB. It sits 89-90 mph but moves like an 86 mph pitch, proper two-plane movement with depth and horizontal break. Sliders at that velocity typically trend toward gyro spin, which flattens the movement. Meyer’s defies that entirely. It’s a special pitch.
He showed real production for a stretch (14 strikeouts against the Reds stands out, though Cincinnati was notably poor on the road) before the results collapsed: five runs, four, four, five in consecutive starts. Hip? Pitch mix? Either way, same result.
If the velocity spike was only possible through physical strain, the 2026 version may be diminished. Monitor spring training closely and avoid in 12-teamers until we have clarity.
Quick Take: Meyer’s slider is genuinely elite, an 89-90 mph pitch with 86 mph movement in two planes. Everything depends on the hip. Temper expectations in standard leagues until spring training tells us more.
167. Richard Fitts (STL, RHP)
I have to imagine the Cardinals will want Fitts (and Dobbins) in the rotation when they showcase full health, and they both may have the best stuff on the squad when all is said and done. If Fitts gets a rotation spot, I’m interested in 15-teamers with his 96 mph cut-action four-seamer and trio of lively breakers, with the potential for a 12-teamer pickup if he’s looking solid out of the gate. I hope he turns to the sinker over the four-seamer to RHB – the cut action on the four-seamer with poor vert is exactly what RHB want up in the zone – and adjusts the four-seamer to go inside to LHB instead of trying to backdoor them. Those simple tweaks to fastball approach may be all he needs. It’s not like he has poor pitches in his mix. They just need to be utilized a bit better.
Quick Take: Fitts is kinda cool. 96 mph cut-fastballs should eat up LHB if they land inside, while his sinker should be fine inside to RHB + sliders, sweepers, and curveballs show potential for strikeouts against both LHB and RHB. There’s fine-tuning to be done to get the most out of his stuff, and I’m curious to see how he looks once he gets a firm rotation spot.
168. Hunter Dobbins (STL, RHP)
Dobbins’ 2025 season came to an end with a torn ACL and it’s unclear when he’ll be fully ramped up for the season. I imagine he’ll be held back a bit before getting a rotation spot, and when he does get an opportunity, I’m not sure I like him over Fitts. Think of the same velocity but worse fastball command, made up by registering more horizontal movement on everything due to a slightly lower arm slot and a better feel for spin. I’m not gonna lie, you had me in the first half. I’m often worried about younger arms without the ability to locate fastballs well without absurd velocity and Dobbins’ heater gets pummeled without a sinker to save it against RHB. The slider, curve, and sweeper are more effective, though I worry too much about getting to those pitches deeper in counts. He needs help in the arsenal, and I’ll pay attention when he finds it.
Quick Take: Dobbins will likely be out of the rotation to begin the season after recovering from a torn ACL, though the Cardinals are sure to grant him a spot once he fully recovers. The arsenal comes with solid breaking pitches destined for whiffs, but his poor four-seamer command will anchor him from leaving port and sailing toward 12-team rotations.
169. AJ Blubaugh (HOU, LHP)
Blubaugh is an odd one. His 94/95 mph four-seamer has legit two-plane movement from the right-side, which made it a legit weapon against LHB up-and-away and I’m impressed with AJ’s ability to do so frequently (20% SwStr to LHB?!). He still needs to figure out his kick-change feel to LHB to provide another weapon and prevent fastball hunting as his legit sweeper doesn’t work nearly as well against his opposite-handed foes. Against RHB? That sweeper destroys. The changeup is reserved as a putaway offering and does so decently well, and his four-seamer is situated up-and-away, which I’m not a huge fan of (keep it up-middle/in, right?), and shocked to report that blubaugh has no sinker in sight. Given the 18″ of horizontal on the changeup and his four-seamer’s two-plane movement, merged with an ability to land glove-side four-seamers against LHB, it’s an obvious addition that I’d expect to see in 2026. I’m far more interested than I expected, though it comes down to his four-seamer’s effectiveness against LHB. Is that a proper whiff pitch and can it get enough help from his changeup or return of his cutter? There’s a path toward a solid SP here if he can give us the receipts.
Tier 25 – Spec Add 2026 Prospect
170. Quinn Mathews (STL, LHP, AAA) – Watch Video
I absolutely loved Mathews in spring last season, looking like a workhorse SWATCH who could induce weak contact, work at-bats, and then he went to the minors, went on the IL for shoulder soreness, and never found a lengthy groove. He had a moment in August before ending the season with four straight games of 4+ walks, and I cannot tell you he’ll be fine in 2026. The changeup, slider, and curve look to be the proper package to go with a 94 mph heater, but time will tell if he can be the reliable volume arm in the majors.
171. Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz (NYY, RHP, AAA) – Watch Video
This is good, but not quite as stellar as I was hoping for once I saw his #97 ranking in MLB’s top 100 prospects. Lagrange’s stuff is lightyears better, but ERC has better control, even if he’s not spotting his sinker inside to RHB and floating the sweeper a bit too much. He’s hurling 96 mph sinkers at average extension and 16″ of ride (meh), but the 89/90 mph gyro slider/cutter is solid and could become a bigger whiff pitch in time. I’m intrigued and his feel for spin is solid, though I’m not banging the table for more. If the sinker gets inside and starts really jamming batters to set up the secondaries, and he flexes an alternate fastball to deal with LHB, then we’re talking.
172. Tanner McDougal (CHW, RHP, AA, Age 22) – Watch Video
Tanner sports a big fastball in the upper 90s that he hurls from a high release point, limiting its effectiveness as it matches bat planes more than his low-slotted peers, but it still carves up many batters because 99 mph is 99 mph. His high-80s slider has done well inside the zone as a strike-stabilizing offering, though the curve and changeup aren’t in the ideal place for a proper starter’s mix. His command inside the zone is also suspect, making his sub 8% walk rate a bit misleading – McDougal could have control problems once batters are able to handle his velocity inside the zone. If McDougal can improve his precision and discover a true #3 offering for LHB, he’ll make a splash as a starter in the majors as soon as this summer. However, the two-pitch approach with high octane velocity has routinely outlined a reliever profile and Tanner may be destined to the pen if the control isn’t kept in check.
173. Khal Stephen (CLE, RHP, AA, Age 23) – Watch Video
The prize of the Shane Bieber deal, Stephen has a smooth delivery and works in the mid-90s with a tight breaker and changeup. His stellar 110-to-20 strikeout to walk rate across 103 minor league innings (mostly Single A) is a fantastic display of his control and ability to execute his arsenal. His 93 mph four-seamer comes with nearly seven feet of extension and 19″ of vert without a low HAVAA, which has me all kinds of interested, especially if he can keep it upstairs and potentially add a little extra velocity. His slider is 83/84 mph with major separation from the four-seamer, though I slightly prefer the 86/87 mph cutter he rarely threw in the first month of the 2025 season. Those breakers are reserved for RHB, while the changeup with nearly 20″ of extra depth vs. the heater is controlled better than most. Expect him to move past Double-A shortly into 2026 and I’m excited to see him come together. I wonder if the breakers are deadly enough to be the proper one-two with his heater, but his above-average command gets me excited.
174. Jake Bennett (BOS, LHP, AA, Age 25) – Watch Video
Bennett is one to pay attention to. He’s a slinging southpaw with a 94 mph heater and about seven feet of extension, who spots his fastball upstairs and carries a legit mid-80s changeup, turning him into a potential SWATCH in tandem with his low walk rates. As long as his slider is good enough to deal with LHB (with the sinker diving inside), he’s set up to be a steady innings eater for the Red Sox. There are a fair number of viable options for the Red Sox before Bennett, but I wouldn’t be shocked if he got a chance this season, as he’ll likely head to Triple-A shortly into the year, if not following spring camp.
175. Didier Fuentes (ATL, RHP, AAA, Age 20) – Watch Video
Oh Didier. I was so dang intrigued when you appeared out of nowhere and I can’t help but still be fascinated. The four-seamer is a truly unique pitch that features above-average vert (15″ is average for all pitchers, but not with his low 29 degree arm angle!) and a 100th percentile 1.8 HAVAA. It makes for a fastball that should thrive at 95/96 mph upstairs and earn all the whiffs…except it didn’t. Batters torched the pitch for nearly 70% ICR and a sub 10% SwStr rate during his taste of the bigs and I refuse to believe that is his fate. The sweeper isn’t as obvious as someone like Pivetta given the lower angle, which makes me believe it’s more of a command issue (or maybe young tipping?), and will be ironed out in time. He does need more help against LHB, though, and hopefully the curveball’s 20% usage can do better than a 48% strike rate in the future (yikes). It has great two-plane break at 81 mph, and once it can find strikes 60% of the time paired with 55%+ hiLoc on his four-seamer, Fuentes will carve major league hitters. That’s a big IF, sadly, and it remains to be seen if Fuentes can command his arsenal properly. At least he has plenty of time at the ripe age of twenty.
176. Bryce Mayer (HOU, RHP, AA, Age 23) – Watch Video
He’s sitting mid-90s with fastballs and a great feel for spin from the right side, and obliterated the competition in 2025 with 112 strikes and just 27 walks in only 87.2 IP. The low release of his fastball helps it perform upstairs, and his sweeper + curveball have generated plenty of whiffs in his first full year in professional ball. After getting a taste of Double-A last year across 29 frames, expect Mayer to rise to Triple-A this season if he showcases the same strikeout ability while limiting the free passes.
177. Ty Johnson (TBR, RHP, AAA) – Watch Video
He sits 93-95 mph with great extension and a flat attack angle, leading to success upstairs, especially when he gasses it up to 97+ mph. There’s a mid-80s slider that returns plenty of whiffs due to his deception, though I’d feel more comfortable if it came in a touch harder. And, as you’d expect, there is a changeup to help deal with LHB. After accuring 149 strikeouts with just 38 walks in 110.1 Double-A frames, Ty deserves your attention. He may not get the earliest opportunity at a promotion, but as long as everything holds in Triple-A, he should be a spec-add.
178. Jurrangelo Cijntje (STL, RHP, AA) – Watch Video
Oh hey! It’s the switch-pitcher! The Mariners had announced they would have Cijntje focus as a RHP, where he can sit mid-to-upper 90s with a strong slider and changeup. Looking above at all the other options in the Cardinals’ system, we may see Cijntje appear this year and he may be of interest. I’m excited to see what the data gives us in the spring and if Quinn and Hence are lacking, Cijntje may be the first legit call-up to start and hopefully stick.
179. David Davalillo (TEX, RHP, AA) – Watch Video
Davalillo had himself a fantastic 2025, returning 126 strikeouts in 107 frames among A+ and Double-A while featuring a sparkling sub-7% walk rate, and he could force him way to the rotation over the season. His mid-90s fastball comes with sinker and three secondaries: A low-to-mid 80s splitter, low 80s sweeper, and mid 70s curveball, all that can miss bats. It’s not quite the overpowering arsenal of the top-of-the-line prospects, but I can envision Davalillo forming into a decent arm in deeper formats and a possible streamer in 12-teamers, and that’s ignoring any potential gains before his premiere.
180. Miguel Mendez (SDP, RHP, AA) – Watch Video
There are moments when Mendez dominates. He throws mid-to-upper 90s and can touch 100 mph, while his slider earns whiff with ease against both LHB and RHB when he’s on point. His control can fluctuate and a middling changeup denies Mendez of a strong third offering, which presents some reliever risk (and major HIPSTER risk as a starter), though a fantastic April and May could have him banging on the major league door by summer. Hopefully there’s a third pitch for strikes he finds along the way.
181. Jack Wenninger (NYM, RHP, AA, Age 23) – Watch Video
We have another four-seamer/splitter arm in Wenninger, who has a phenomenal feel for the pitch. There is a sweeper, cutter, and curve now in the mix and likely will expand their usage in time, but the splitter is likely the pitch Wenninger will lean on for his push to the majors. Unfortunately, it doesn’t come with an overwhelming four-seamer in the low 90s and questionable movement, but that could change by the time he arrives in Triple-A. I generally avoid splitter-focused arms given the pitch’s volatility, but if there’s more to Wenninger and that splitter is one piece of a deep and solid toolset, then I’m thrilled.
182. Marco Raya (MIN, RHP, AAA) – Watch Video
He’s a Stuff McNasty – the secondaries miss bats and the fastballs are intertwined to help keep batters honest. The leaders of the pack are a sweeper and curve in the 84-86 mph range that Raya controls well and will throw them 50% of the time combined, while the 93/94 mph four-seamer and sinker hope to find the edges without much going for them. There’s also a 92 mph changeup without a ton of fade that can work in two strikes at times, and he’s all kinds of intriguing. there was a rough patch in the middle of the season before moving to the pen at the end of the year (likely due to a logjam of arms), and I wonder if he can pick up where he left off in April. There’s strikeout potential here, even if the fastballs hold him back from being a legit fantasy arm.
183. Tink Hence (STL, RHP, AA) – Watch Video
We had a lost 2025 season for Hence, enduring a rib strain and shoulder issues that limited him to just 21.1 frames. The hope is for Hence to feature 95 mph at a low arm angle with solid breakers and a disgusting changeup, and we hope he can get it back to become a starter for the Cardinals later this year. Don’t hold your breath. It’s uncommon for prospects after lost seasons who haven’t seen Triple-A to suddenly be fantasy targets the following year unless they have peak stuff (Grant Taylor).
184. Santiago Suarez (TBR, RHP) – Watch Video
He’s a legit talent, stomping Single-A in 2024 and looking legit in his brief 2025 showcase in A+ before a shoulder injury took him out for over three months. He returned for a brief time in A+ before a major promotion to Triple-A in September, where he wasn’t quite as stellar, likely due to an arsenal this is missing a slider – Suarez’s curve is legit and a decent changeup gets the job done, but a proper slider would turn him into a true weapon matched with his command and good velocity. If he adds one, you better pay attention.
185. Anderson Brito (TBR, RHP) – Watch Video
Dude throws ched (98 mph in the AFL!) but average extension and HAVAA + horrific vert…and who cares, it’s 98 mph. His control needs a bit of work, but a mid 80s curve and a low 80s sweeper miss a ton of bats, while there’s room for an upper 80s/low 90s cutter I’m sure he’ll learn in time (look at Baz and Pepiot adding the pitch in 2025). He missed some time with an undisclosed injury in 2025 and will likely need to prove his stability in 2026 before getting a hint of the majors.
186. Miguel Ullola (HOU, RHP)
I absolutely adore Ullola’s four-seamer with nearly seven feet of extension, 17-18″ of vert and a super flat 1.5 HAVAA. I’d be totally fine with its 93 mph velocity if I believed he could go Bailey Ober-izzi with it, but it struggles to find strikes and doesn’t sit in hiLoc the way we want. His “slider” is really a cutter at 88 mph that has too much vert to be truly dominant, his 80 mph curve is fine and can find the zone, though it doesn’t have great feel, and all my excitement for that fastball dissipates with my lack of faith in his command. Maybe there’s a tweak to be made for the young 23-year-old that can unlock his potential.
187. George Klassen (LAA, RHP, AAA) – Watch Video
The dude throws 97/98 mph with a disgusting slider at 89+ mph with legit drop, but is it wrong for me to worry that the four-seamer has horrific movement and poor extension? It could explain the poor hit rate in the minors and his high WHIP marks, and I’d be a little hesitant to jump for him when he does get the inevitable call to the majors this season. It’s really hard to turn down upper 90s velocity with a wipeout slider, though. Think of him as a worse Chase Burns but good enough to defy the Huascar Rule.
188. Nick Frasso (LAD, RHP, AAA) – Watch Video
Frasso returned from TJS at the start of 2025 and was moved to a relief role after a pair of rough outings in the middle of May. It may be the future for Frasso with so many other elite arms in the Dodgers’ farm system, especially at twenty-seven years old. His four-seamer’s best attributes are its 95/96 mph velocity and his 7+ feet of extension (poor shape), armed with a kick-change and slider that acts like a cutter at 90 mph with 0 horizontal and high vert. Looks like a reliever to me.
Tier 26 – Toby 15-Team Again
189. Davis Martin (CHW, RHP)
The fastballs are nothing to write home about (at least he’s trying to go inside with the sinker to RHB?) and Martin is still working on the feel of his cutter and changeup. There’s potential in both secondaries – the cutter is doing a great job staying away from RHB, but is often too far and doesn’t do enough to LHB, while the kick-change has solid movement but LHB rarely provide whiffs – and the focus on 2026 should be Martin’s development of those two pitches. Hopefully he can become a Stuff McNasty akin to Kluber, Clev, Bieber, Carrasco, where the fastballs were attempted called strikes to open the door for more secondaries. I’m not holding my breath and see him in the meantime as a rare streamer, at best.
Quick Take: Martin’s four-seamer and sinker are too hittable, while the cutter and changeup are not missing bats enough to pick up the slack. There is some potential on the nights he’s in command with both offerings, though there is still a wide chasm between his current state and a consistent producer.
190. Chris Bassitt (BAL, RHP)
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191. Jeffrey Springs (ATH, LHP)
Springs was a SWATCH before it was cool. Thing is, to be an effective one in the league, you can’t just have a great changeup. There needs to be a supporting cast to handle LHB, and a respected, well located fastball against RHB. Typically, you’ll see southpaws feature a sinker/slider for their counterparts, while reserving a cutter or four-seamer to pair with the changeup to RHB. Springs doesn’t have this depth. The slider exists against LHB, but it has a horrific 14% putaway rate, has an average ability to earn strikes, and features a poor 41% ICR. This slide piece doesn’t instill terror upon LHB as it should.
Meanwhile, there isn’t a sinker to be found. Springs’ reluctance to feature his best pitch against LHB has the changeup removed from the equation, putting the honus on his four-seamer to get the job done. And no, it is not sunshine and rainbows.
The weakness puts more pressure on success against RHB, which can come and go. The heater’s PLV ranks sub 20th percentile and gets clobbered, and the slider tries to be of assistance, but is often appreciated by batters when attempting to sneak over the plate. But that changeup. Yeah, it’s a fantastic pitch and it is sure to create a handful of blissful days at the park, which unfortunately will often be Sacré Verde once again. It adds up to a pitcher you don’t want to start at home and only desperately on the road. Nooooope.
Quick Take: Springs’ changeup is fantastic, but the lack of supporting cast merged with a terrible home park creates too much volatility to roster throughout a season. A major tweak is needed before gaining trust in fantasy leagues.
192. Adrian Houser (SFG, RHP)
Houser increased his extension to seven feet with an extra tick or two in velocity and still found himself let go by the Rangers before the season started. The White Sox caught wind of his changes, and cashed in with a pick-up + trade to the Rays, where Houser was consistently decent as a streamer. Now on the Giants, I still see the same guy with a great home park and defense around him (Arraez, please don’t mess this up). The Giants will likely ask him to get as much volume as possible if he’s not absolutely terrible, making him a decent arm to slot in 15-teamers early in the year. He commands those fastballs well and plays them off each other for more weak contact than you’d expect. He’s an old-school He just gets outs kind of arm and y’all should take advantage of that where you can.
Quick Take: Houser isn’t terrible, y’all. He’s a great streamer after increasing his extension and velocity last year, and he works with fastballs off each other effectively. His breaker has legit movement that opens the door for punchouts, and don’t overlook him in your deeper formats or as an early stream.
193. Chris Paddack (MIA, RHP)
After all this time, Paddack is back with the Marlins after they selected him in the 8th round of the 2015 draft and he’s exactly the kind of arm I expected the Marlins to add. Paddack is equipped to be an innings eater, using his seven feet of extension and 17″ of vert at relatively high arm angle to chuck high 93/94 mph heaters and hope for the best. Oh come on, Nick. He has more than that! You’re right, my apologies. He backs it up with a Vulcan changeup that is – get this – inconsistent, while we all hope this is finally the year he can get a decent feel for spin. Watching Paddack incessantly fail to get depth or sweep on his cutter/slider for the past two years has been a test of our endurance and I wish I could provide optimism now.
The best part of 2025? He added a sinker that he throws inside to RHB very well. It’s not the greatest thing ever, but its 61% O-Swing is laughably incredible and makes sense given his heavy four-seamer usage, even with its mediocre movement. Keep doing that, it’ll help.
There will be games where Paddack comes through in his low-pressure environment and you’ll be able to find some value if you’re able to confidently spot it. I’m also willing to wager he’ll have a start that his faithful with circle, only to implode, commencing a shrill wail across fantasy leagues. I think you’re better off just stepping aside.
Quick Take: It’s always nice to see a journeyman get another shot to turn it around and for Paddack, all he really needs is a reliable slider that actually has depth and sweep to it. Don’t bank on it appearing this year, but at least he’ll get the chance to have success across six frames when his command is on point.
194. Foster Griffin (WAS, LHP)
I really appreciate the work Lance Brozdowski does. Here’s a tweet of his outlining Griffin’s arsenal now that he has signed with the Nationals after spending three seasons in Japan, and I’ll just tell you right now, he’s trying to be a craft southpaw, like a discount SWATCH. The changeup isn’t as much of the focus as the sweeper and cutter is to RHB, while the four-seamer’s impressive 17-18″ of vert may come down with the different ball in the states, though he may have a below-average arm angle, which could make it more of a strikeout pitch upstairs. He’ll certainly get volume for the Nationals as they’ve found their innings eater to pack wipe their hands clean and say they’ve done their job fielding a team, and he could become a Toby in time. It really comes down to how crafty he can be with his command and I’m not too sold.
Quick Take: There’s a Toby lurking here as a low-90s southpaw with a sweeper and cutter as his favorite two offerings + a changeup that can get whiffs, but not as reliable to become a true SWATCH. He may surprise with some decent starts early, but don’t expect the world here.
195. Michael McGreevy (STL, RHP)
I’ll always have a soft spot for sinker-first command arms. McGreevy features the pitch 40% of the time to RHB with sub 3″ of vert (a legit sinker!) and a 24% ICR at nearly 80% strikes creates 98th percentile STR-ICR. That’s hot. There’s more strikeout upside than it may seem with McGreevy failing to get a great feel for his breaking pitches last year, and if he can nail down the sweeper’s spots just a bit better, he could turn the 14% putaway rate to 20-25%, which would let his strikeout rate push toward 20%. That’s all he needs with his low walk rate and ability to suppress hard contact…against RHB. It’s a different story for LHB, where the sinker can’t live and the four-seamer comes into play. I question if he really needs to. Legit sinkers can live down-and-away effectively to opposite-handed batters, especially with a changeup underneath it. At least he’s leaning into an 88/89 mph cutter to help deal with the issue. Given his ability to spot his fastballs with ease, I want to believe McGreevy can continue to grow in the Cardinals’ rotation, and I’d be surprised if he isn’t given the shot out of the gate. He’s a streamer in 12-teamers against poor lineups and a possible ratio streamer in 15-teamers, though the strikeouts may take some time to develop, inflating his ERA and WHIP until he crosses the 18%+ strikeout threshold.
Quick Take: There’s a Toby in McGreevy, whose fastball command paired with legit sink can generate outs in a flash. He needs to do more with his breakers to find strikeouts and avoid getting Singled Out on a given night. He could take that step forward across the long season if he’s given the long runway he deserves.
196. José Berrios (TOR, RHP)
You know, I’ve come to embrace moving on from Berríos’ famous nickname, The Great Undulator. Why? Because this flag lacks the wind it needs to straighten out. The strikeout rates have crumbled, the sinker and four-seamer are hittable, and his curveball just doesn’t get the job done to LHB anymore. And yet, why is it that I can’t get the idea out of my head that Berríos could provide sneaky value? His curveball is still a PLV darling with its elite two-plane movement at 82/83 mph and it mows down RHB with ease, while the sinker can get inside and churn outs. It’s really all about dealing with LHB and given that he’s in the rotation out of the camp (thanks Bieber!), he’ll at least have the chance to showcase a new approach or tweak that will fix the problem. No idea what that would be – the four-seamer is absolutely rough and he needs a new cutter or a better changeup, for starters – but my job is to highlight the possibilities. And yes, there is one here.
Quick Take: I’m not interested in Berríos in 12-teamers due to a poor four-seamer and his curveball’s decline againsst LHB. That said, he’ll have an opportunity out of camp and it’s possible he could produce with a long leash, especially if he figures out a way to circumvent damage against his LHB foes.
Tier 27 – Toby 15-Team If Job
197. JP Sears (SDP, LHP)
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198. Jason Alexander (HOU, RHP)
Alexander is trying to be a right-handed version of Dallas Keuchel, without the breaker. That is, he gets elite drop on his sinker (close to -1″) and pairs it to RHB with an identical changeup away with 10 mph less velocity. It demolishes for the most part, with hiccups coming in the form of standard 60% groundball BABIP. There’s also a big sweeper that he’s failed to wrangle and he doesn’t need it. The sinker and slowball get the job done.
LHB are a bit tricky. You’d think the changeup would be better, but Alexander struggles to get the ball down-and-away, keeping it gloveside often, as he does against RHB. It would be good enough if it had some friends to help, but it’s a sinker to a LHB – y’all know that’s going to end poorly. The pitch doesn’t miss lefty bats and gets hit plenty harder than its RHB counterpart, and with questionable sweepers and a surprise four-seamer upstairs doesn’t work as expected with his low 91/92 mph velocity and ultra steep attack angle (he raises his arm angle for the four-seamer. Kinda wild). Womp womp.
The Astros didn’t trust him the third time through the lineup often and I see him as a temp arm for the club when needed, and hopefully he gets a few matchups against RHB-heavy lineups where we can stream him. The only hope for more is a cutter to dive into LHB with the low 23-degree arm slot, but that remains to be seen.
199. Chad Patrick (MIL, RHP)
I wonder if Chaddy P is going to run it back or tweak his approach/mix for the year ahead, because I don’t think he can replicate with the same crew. His cutter and four-seamer had unsustainable putaway rates to create the 25% strikeout clip of last year, while the approach to LHB is sorely lacking. It’s not a major surprise when Patrick’s approach is cutter, sinker, four-seamer, with a changeup that can’t eclipse the 50% strike mark. Against RHB, those three are enough with cutters dancing out of the zone, four-seamers with good vert landing at the top of the zone and above, and sinkers taking advantage of batters guessing cutter more than not, leading to weak contact over the plate. LHB have an easier time with cutters all over the place, sinkers that found the edges last year and likely won’t again this year, and four-seamers that don’t surprise upstairs nearly as well. It makes me wonder if he’ll return as a starter or if the Brewers will push him into long relief and favor Henderson or Sproat for the fifth spot instead. If he’s locked in the rotation, I’m not fully against taking a shot and seeing if there’s something new. However, I don’t expect gains on 2025, while the strikeout rate should fall to roughly 20%.
Quick Take: Patrick had a fun time mixing cutters, sinkers, and four-seamers to RHB last year, creating an unsustainable 25% strikeout based on two-strike high four-seamers at a 19% SwStr rate. It masked his struggles against LHB and lack of proper breaker or changeup, and I’m skeptical he can have the same success without a significant addition or tweak. If he gets runaway as a starter, I’d be cautious trusting Patrick unless there’s a clear shift in his approach that irons out the kinks.
200. Janson Junk (MIA, RHP)
Junk profiles as a strike-thrower with a four-seamer, slider, sweeper, and curveball, and he’s part of a four-pitcher group the Marlins have assembled with a common thread: high-vert four-seamers paired with high arm angles. The fundamental concern is the relationship between arm angle and perceived movement. The higher the release point, the more hitters are calibrated to expect vertical ride, so when you see 17-18 inches of induced vert from over-the-top, the raw numbers overstate how much the pitch is actually playing up.
He’ll get rotation opportunities. I don’t see fantasy value in any format.
Quick Take: A strike-throwing righty with a high-vert fastball that doesn’t play up due to his high arm angle. Avoid in all formats.
| Rank | Pitcher | Team | Badges | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garrett CrochetT1 | BOS | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside | - |
| 2 | Paul Skenes | PIT | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside | - |
| 3 | Tarik Skubal | DET | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside | - |
| 4 | Bryan WooT2 | SEA | Aces Gonna Ace Ratio Focused | - |
| 5 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | Aces Gonna Ace Wins Bonus | - |
| 6 | Max Fried | NYY | Aces Gonna Ace Wins Bonus | - |
| 7 | Cristopher Sánchez | PHI | Aces Gonna Ace Wins Bonus | - |
| 8 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | - |
| 9 | Hunter Greene | CIN | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | - |
| 10 | Hunter Brown | HOU | Aces Gonna Ace Quality Starts | - |
| 11 | Shohei Ohtani | LAD | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside | - |
| 12 | Logan WebbT3 | SF | Holly Quality Starts | - |
| 13 | Joe Ryan | MIN | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside | - |
| 14 | Freddy Peralta | NYM | Ace Potential Wins Bonus | +2 |
| 15 | Jacob deGromT4 | TEX | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | +3 |
| 16 | Cole Ragans | KC | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | -2 |
| 17 | George Kirby | SEA | Aces Gonna Ace Quality Starts Injury Risk | -2 |
| 18 | Tyler Glasnow | LAD | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | +1 |
| 19 | Chris Sale | ATL | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | +1 |
| 20 | Kyle BradishT5 | BAL | Ace Potential Quality Starts | -3 |
| 21 | Eury Pérez | MIA | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside | +UR |
| 22 | Nick Pivetta | SD | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside | +8 |
| 23 | Ryan Pepiot | TB | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside | -1 |
| 24 | Drew Rasmussen | TB | Ace Potential Ratio Focused | -1 |
| 25 | Cam Schlittler | NYY | Ace Potential Wins Bonus | - |
| 26 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | Ace Potential Quality Starts | - |
| 27 | Framber Valdez | DET | Ace Potential Quality Starts | - |
| 28 | Michael KingT6 | SD | Cherry Bomb Strikeout Upside | -4 |
| 29 | Dylan Cease | TOR | Cherry Bomb Strikeout Upside | - |
| 30 | Jesús Luzardo | PHI | Cherry Bomb Strikeout Upside | +12 |
| 31 | Kevin GausmanT7 | TOR | Holly Quality Starts | +5 |
| 32 | Trevor Rogers | BAL | Holly Quality Starts | +16 |
| 33 | Tatsuya Imai | HOU | Holly Quality Starts | +1 |
| 34 | Nolan McLean | NYM | Holly Wins Bonus | +1 |
| 35 | Bubba Chandler | PIT | Cherry Bomb Strikeout Upside | +5 |
| 36 | Trey Yesavage | TOR | Cherry Bomb Strikeout Upside | +5 |
| 37 | Cade Horton | CHC | Holly Wins Bonus | +10 |
| 38 | Robbie RayT8 | SF | Cherry Bomb Quality Starts | +6 |
| 39 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | Ace Potential Quality Starts Injury Risk | +4 |
| 40 | Jacob Misiorowski | MIL | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | -8 |
| 41 | Chase Burns | CIN | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | -10 |
| 42 | Shane McClanahanT9 | TB | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | -5 |
| 43 | Kris Bubic | KC | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | +21 |
| 44 | Blake Snell | LAD | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | -11 |
| 45 | Bryce MillerT10 | SEA | Holly Ratio Focused | +7 |
| 46 | Edward Cabrera | CHC | Holly Wins Bonus | -8 |
| 47 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | Holly Quality Starts | -8 |
| 48 | Shota Imanaga | CHC | Ace Potential Ratio Focused | -3 |
| 49 | Aaron Nola | PHI | Holly Quality Starts | +11 |
| 50 | MacKenzie GoreT11 | TEX | Frizzle Strikeout Upside | - |
| 51 | Emmet Sheehan | LAD | Frizzle Strikeout Upside | - |
| 52 | Ryan Weathers | NYY | Frizzle Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | +2 |
| 53 | Nick LodoloT12 | CIN | Holly Strikeout Upside | -7 |
| 54 | Sonny Gray | BOS | Holly Wins Bonus | -5 |
| 55 | Ranger Suarez | BOS | Holly Quality Starts | - |
| 56 | Noah Cameron | KC | Holly Ratio Focused | - |
| 57 | Gavin Williams | CLE | Holly Strikeout Upside | - |
| 58 | Shane Baz | BAL | Holly Strikeout Upside Team Context Effect | -5 |
| 59 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | Holly Ratio Focused | -1 |
| 60 | Joe Musgrove | SD | Holly Wins Bonus Injury Risk | +2 |
| 61 | Zac Gallen | ARI | Holly Quality Starts | +9 |
| 62 | Brandon WoodruffT13 | MIL | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | -34 |
| 63 | Gerrit Cole | NYY | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | -2 |
| 64 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | Ace Potential Quality Starts Injury Risk | -1 |
| 65 | Carlos Rodón | NYY | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | - |
| 66 | Jared Jones | PIT | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | +UR |
| 67 | Spencer Schwellenbach | ATL | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | -1 |
| 68 | Shane Bieber | TOR | Ace Potential Quality Starts Injury Risk | -9 |
| 69 | Matthew BoydT14 | CHC | Toby Quality Starts | -2 |
| 70 | Luis Castillo | SEA | Toby Quality Starts | -2 |
| 71 | Merrill Kelly | ARI | Toby Quality Starts | -2 |
| 72 | Zach Eflin | BAL | Toby Quality Starts | - |
| 73 | Andrew PainterT15 | PHI | Hipster Strikeout Upside | +UR |
| 74 | Spencer Strider | ATL | Hipster Strikeout Upside | +2 |
| 75 | Logan Henderson | MIL | Hipster Strikeout Upside | +UR |
| 76 | Robby Snelling | MIA | Hipster Strikeout Upside | +UR |
| 77 | Braxton Ashcraft | PIT | Hipster Strikeout Upside | -4 |
| 78 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | Toby Hipster Wins Bonus | -3 |
| 79 | Jack Flaherty | DET | Hipster Frizzle Strikeout Upside | -5 |
| 80 | Kodai SengaT16 | NYM | Toby Quality Starts Injury Risk | +UR |
| 81 | Joey Cantillo | CLE | Toby Quality Starts | -10 |
| 82 | Bailey Ober | MIN | Toby Quality Starts | -4 |
| 83 | Cody Ponce | TOR | Toby Quality Starts | +UR |
| 84 | Brayan Bello | BOS | Toby Quality Starts | -5 |
| 85 | Seth Lugo | KC | Toby Quality Starts | +UR |
| 86 | Landen Roupp | SF | Toby Strikeout Upside | +UR |
| 87 | Tyler Mahle | SF | Toby Ratio Focused | -2 |
| 88 | Max Scherzer | TOR | Toby Wins Bonus | -2 |
| 89 | Quinn Priester | MIL | Toby Ratio Focused | -7 |
| 90 | Ryan Weiss | HOU | Toby Team Context Effect | +UR |
| 91 | Shane Smith | CWS | Toby Strikeout Upside | -7 |
| 92 | Jack LeiterT17 | TEX | Frizzle Strikeout Upside | -4 |
| 93 | Cristian Javier | HOU | Frizzle Strikeout Upside | -4 |
| 94 | Zebby Matthews | MIN | Frizzle Strikeout Upside | -4 |
| 95 | Mike Burrows | HOU | Frizzle Ratio Focused | +UR |
| 96 | Grant Holmes | ATL | Frizzle Strikeout Upside | -2 |
| 97 | Grayson Rodriguez | LAA | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | +UR |
| 98 | Spencer Arrighetti | HOU | Frizzle Strikeout Upside | +UR |
| 99 | Jacob Lopez | Frizzle Strikeout Upside | -7 | |
| 100 | Will Warren | NYY | Toby Wins Bonus | -5 |
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