2026 Fantasy Baseball Top 300: James Wood rejoins top 10; Jonah Tong, Emmet Sheehan make big jumps

Here’s our rest-of-season Top 300. Expect this space to be updated every Monday. Players are ranked for 5x5 mixed leagues using a one-catcher format. I include the mixed-league disclaimer because I do reward upside, particularly past the top 200 or so.

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2026 Fantasy Baseball Top 300 overall ranks

**Updated Sept. 7**

Sept. 7	Top 300	Team	Pos	Pos Rk	Aug. 31
1	Yordan Alvarez	Astros	OF	1	1
2	Pete Crow-Armstrong	Cubs	OF	2	3
3	Bobby Witt Jr.	Royals	SS	1	4
4	Ronald Acuna Jr.	Braves	OF	3	5
5	Junior Caminero	Rays	3B	1	7
6	James Wood	Nationals	OF	4	20
7	Fernando Tatis Jr.	Padres	2B	1	9
8	Shohei Ohtani	Dodgers	DH	1	2
9	Tarik Skubal	Dodgers	SP	1	8
10	Juan Soto	Mets	OF	5	10
11	Pete Alonso	Orioles	1B	1	11
12	Elly De La Cruz	Reds	SS	2	6
13	Kyle Schwarber	Phillies	1B	2	12
14	Aaron Judge	Yankees	OF	6	28
15	Jackson Chourio	Brewers	OF	7	15
16	Julio Rodriguez	Mariners	OF	8	16
17	Bryce Harper	Phillies	1B	3	18
18	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	Dodgers	SP	2	14
19	Corbin Carroll	Diamondbacks	OF	9	13
20	CJ Abrams	Nationals	SS	3	19
21	Jacob Misiorowski	Brewers	SP	3	17
22	Cristopher Sanchez	Phillies	SP	4	21
23	Matt Olson	Braves	1B	4	22
24	Mason Miller	Padres	RP	1	25
25	Chris Sale	Braves	SP	5	26
26	Sal Stewart	Reds	2B	2	24
27	Cam Schlittler	Yankees	SP	6	36
28	Blake Snell	Dodgers	SP	7	42
29	Michael Harris II	Braves	OF	10	31
30	Kyle Tucker	Dodgers	OF	11	29
31	Jose Ramirez	Guardians	3B	2	27
32	Jordan Walker	Cardinals	OF	12	32
33	Logan Gilbert	Mariners	SP	8	30
34	Freddie Freeman	Dodgers	1B	5	33
35	Josh Hader	Astros	RP	2	35
36	Gunnar Henderson	Orioles	SS	4	40
37	Dylan Cease	Blue Jays	SP	9	53
38	Ketel Marte	Diamondbacks	2B	3	37
39	Oneil Cruz	Pirates	OF	13	46
40	Ben Rice	Yankees	C	1	39
41	Rafael Devers	Giants	1B	6	71
42	Zack Wheeler	Phillies	SP	10	41
43	Francisco Lindor	Mets	SS	5	38
44	Jhoan Duran	Phillies	RP	3	44
45	Jeremy Pena	Astros	SS	6	45
46	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	Blue Jays	1B	7	66
47	Cade Smith	Guardians	RP	4	51
48	Zach Neto	Angels	SS	7	43
49	Miguel Vargas	White Sox	3B	3	54
50	Brice Turang	Brewers	2B	4	23
51	Jesus Luzardo	Phillies	SP	11	50
52	Max Fried	Yankees	SP	12	90
53	Seiya Suzuki	Cubs	OF	14	49
54	Manny Machado	Padres	3B	4	55
55	Trea Turner	Phillies	SS	8	34
56	Gerrit Cole	Yankees	SP	13	47
57	Alex Bregman	Cubs	3B	5	86
58	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	Yankees	2B	5	57
59	Alec Burleson	Cardinals	1B	8	52
60	Cody Bellinger	Yankees	OF	15	58
61	Aroldis Chapman	Red Sox	RP	5	56
62	Roman Anthony	Red Sox	OF	16	85
63	Andres Munoz	Mariners	RP	6	60
64	Riley Greene	Tigers	OF	17	64
65	Nolan McLean	Mets	SP	14	59
66	Louis Varland	Blue Jays	RP	7	65
67	Bryan Woo	Mariners	SP	15	67
68	Jackson Merrill	Padres	OF	18	62
69	David Bednar	Yankees	RP	8	63
70	Mike Trout	Angels	OF	19	61
71	Paul Skenes	Pirates	SP	16	48
72	Yandy Diaz	Rays	1B	9	75
73	Parker Messick	Guardians	SP	17	68
74	Logan Henderson	Brewers	SP	18	83
75	Jacob deGrom	Rangers	SP	19	70
76	Drake Baldwin	Braves	C	2	69
77	Bo Bichette	Mets	SS	9	74
78	Gavin Williams	Guardians	SP	20	79
79	Corey Seager	Rangers	SS	10	80
80	Wyatt Langford	Rangers	OF	20	73
81	Drew Rasmussen	Rays	SP	21	76
82	Hunter Brown	Astros	SP	22	81
83	Trevor Megill	Brewers	RP	9	88
84	Eury Perez	Marlins	SP	23	84
85	Kevin McGonigle	Tigers	SS	11	77
86	Mookie Betts	Dodgers	SS	12	94
87	Randy Arozarena	Mariners	OF	21	96
88	Ivan Herrera	Cardinals	C	3	89
89	Joe Ryan	Twins	SP	24	103
90	Raisel Iglesias	Braves	RP	10	93
91	Jarren Duran	Red Sox	OF	22	92
92	Bryan Reynolds	Pirates	OF	23	87
93	Brandon Nimmo	Rangers	OF	24	99
94	Josh Naylor	Mariners	1B	10	95
95	Teoscar Hernandez	Dodgers	OF	25	122
96	Daylen Lile	Nationals	OF	26	102
97	Freddy Peralta	Rays	SP	25	100
98	Luke Keaschall	Twins	2B	6	118
99	Sonny Gray	Red Sox	SP	26	110
100	Henry Bolte	Athletics	OF	27	172
101	Nico Hoerner	Cubs	SS	13	98
102	William Contreras	Brewers	C	4	106
103	Wilyer Abreu	Red Sox	OF	28	105
104	George Springer	Blue Jays	OF	29	104
105	Kevin Gausman	Cubs	SP	27	108
106	Hunter Goodman	Rockies	C	5	78
107	Tyler Glasnow	Dodgers	SP	28	111
108	Cal Raleigh	Mariners	C	6	140
109	Framber Valdez	Tigers	SP	29	141
110	Sandy Alcantara	Marlins	SP	30	112
111	Kyle Stowers	Marlins	1B	11	109
112	Austin Riley	Braves	3B	6	82
113	Geraldo Perdomo	Diamondbacks	SS	14	91
114	Jacob Latz	Rangers	RP	11	119
115	Isaac Paredes	Astros	3B	7	117
116	Logan Webb	Giants	SP	31	72
117	Otto Lopez	Marlins	SS	15	114
118	Vinnie Pasquantino	Royals	1B	12	113
119	Tommy Edman	Dodgers	2B	7	121
120	Michael Busch	Cubs	1B	13	116
121	Konnor Griffin	Pirates	SS	16	185
122	Jose Altuve	Astros	2B	8	128
123	Ranger Suarez	Red Sox	SP	32	132
124	Max Muncy	Dodgers	3B	8	123
125	Bryan Baker	Rays	RP	12	130
126	Jake Bauers	Brewers	1B	14	126
127	Munetaka Murakami	White Sox	3B	9	107
128	Luis Garcia Jr.	Yankees	2B	9	138
129	Christian Yelich	Brewers	OF	30	127
130	Jo Adell	Guardians	OF	31	131
131	Carson Benge	Mets	OF	32	129
132	Troy Melton	Tigers	SP	33	162
133	Kade Anderson	Mariners	SP	34	134
134	Luis Arraez	Phillies	2B	10	135
135	Carlos Rodon	Yankees	SP	35	136
136	Jonathan Aranda	Rays	1B	15	139
137	Alec Bohm	Phillies	3B	10	137
138	Dylan Crews	Nationals	OF	33	120
139	Chandler Simpson	Rays	OF	34	143
140	Gabriel Moreno	Diamondbacks	C	7	147
141	Matthew Boyd	Cubs	SP	36	158
142	Trevor Story	Red Sox	SS	17	151
143	Chase DeLauter	Guardians	OF	35	155
144	Bryce Eldridge	Giants	1B	16	167
145	Michael King	Padres	SP	37	149
146	Kazuma Okamoto	Blue Jays	3B	11	146
147	Bryson Stott	Phillies	2B	11	145
148	Kenley Jansen	Tigers	RP	13	148
149	Shota Imanaga	Cubs	SP	38	150
150	Lawrence Butler	Athletics	OF	36	181
151	Garrett Mitchell	Brewers	OF	37	153
152	Noah Cameron	Royals	SP	39	154
153	Christian Walker	Astros	1B	17	142
154	Andrew Painter	Phillies	SP	40	200
155	Jose Soriano	Blue Jays	SP	41	156
156	Tanner Bibee	Guardians	SP	42	160
157	Payton Tolle	Red Sox	SP	43	157
158	Spencer Jones	Yankees	OF	38	224
159	Jeff McNeil	Athletics	2B	12	196
160	Ozzie Albies	Braves	2B	13	161
161	Sam Antonacci	White Sox	2B	14	159
162	Trevor Rogers	Orioles	SP	44	228
163	Brandon Lowe	Pirates	2B	15	176
164	Steven Kwan	Guardians	OF	39	170
165	Colson Montgomery	White Sox	SS	18	177
166	Foster Griffin	Guardians	SP	45	171
167	Ian Happ	Cubs	OF	40	133
168	Caleb Durbin	Red Sox	3B	12	164
169	Daulton Varsho	Astros	OF	41	166
170	George Kirby	Mariners	SP	46	97
171	Joshua Baez	Cardinals	OF	42	175
172	Brandon Marsh	Phillies	OF	43	169
173	Riley O’Brien	Cardinals	RP	14	183
174	Brett Bateman	Blue Jays	OF	44	226
175	Mason Montgomery	Pirates	RP	15	213
176	Kaelen Culpepper	Twins	SS	19	198
177	Bryce Miller	Mariners	SP	47	189
178	Dominic Canzone	Mariners	OF	45	191
179	Cade Cavalli	Nationals	SP	48	168
180	Walker Jenkins	Twins	OF	46	182
181	Ezequiel Duran	Rangers	SS	20	241
182	Hector Rodriguez	Reds	OF	47	184
183	Gleyber Torres	Tigers	2B	16	190
184	Max Clark	Tigers	OF	48	231
185	Zack Gelof	Athletics	2B	17	242
186	Reid Detmers	Angels	SP	49	206
187	Willson Contreras	Red Sox	1B	18	173
188	A.J. Ewing	Mets	OF	49	199
189	Christian Encarnacion-Strand	Orioles	3B	13	250
190	Ty France	Padres	1B	19	234
191	Tanner Scott	Dodgers	RP	16	197
192	Clay Holmes	Cubs	SP	50	195
193	Jac Caglianone	Royals	OF	50	152
194	Emilio Pagan	Reds	RP	17	178
195	Taj Bradley	Twins	SP	51	210
196	Jackson Jobe	Tigers	SP	52	223
197	Lars Nootbaar	Diamondbacks	OF	51	205
198	Tyler Mahle	Braves	SP	53	209
199	Eugenio Suarez	Reds	3B	14	188
200	Jake McCarthy	Rockies	OF	52	186
201	Shane Baz	Orioles	SP	54	252
202	Bubba Chandler	Pirates	SP	55	194
203	JJ Bleday	Reds	OF	53	203
204	Cal Quantrill	Rangers	SP	56	NR
205	Heriberto Hernandez	Marlins	OF	54	212
206	Hayden Wesneski	Astros	SP	57	NR
207	Xander Bogaerts	Padres	SS	21	221
208	Josh Bell	Twins	1B	20	211
209	Jung Hoo Lee	Giants	OF	55	174
210	Jared Jones	Pirates	SP	58	204
211	Casey Mize	Padres	SP	59	214
212	Jake Burger	Rangers	1B	21	232
213	Sean Burke	White Sox	SP	60	283
214	Royce Lewis	Twins	3B	15	215
215	Michael Wacha	Royals	SP	61	249
216	Will Warren	Yankees	SP	62	284
217	Jonah Tong	Mets	SP	63	NR
218	Kodai Senga	Mets	RP	18	225
219	Adley Rutschman	Red Sox	C	8	229
220	Cole Carrigg	Rockies	SS	22	201
221	Ryan Jeffers	Twins	C	9	244
222	Kyle Bradish	Orioles	SP	64	144
223	Jackson Holliday	Orioles	2B	18	193
224	Will Smith	Dodgers	C	10	239
225	Travis Bazzana	Guardians	2B	19	208
226	Christian Scott	Mets	SP	65	165
227	Matt McLain	Reds	SS	23	207
228	Grant Taylor	White Sox	RP	19	217
229	Ernie Clement	Blue Jays	SS	24	233
230	Pedro Ramirez	Cubs	2B	20	220
231	Jakob Marsee	Marlins	OF	56	237
232	Joey Cantillo	Guardians	SP	66	235
233	Andrew Vaughn	Brewers	3B	16	246
234	Chris Bassitt	Orioles	SP	67	240
235	Peter Lambert	Astros	SP	68	187
236	Nick Martinez	Rays	SP	69	222
237	Spencer Torkelson	Tigers	1B	22	251
238	Salvador Perez	Royals	C	11	245
239	Andres Gimenez	Blue Jays	SS	25	256
240	Emmet Sheehan	Dodgers	SP	70	NR
241	TJ Rumfield	Rockies	1B	23	230
242	Griffin Conine	Marlins	OF	57	281
243	Michael McGreevy	Cardinals	SP	71	NR
244	Colt Keith	Tigers	2B	21	248
245	Cooper Pratt	Brewers	SS	26	NR
246	Brandon Pfaadt	Diamondbacks	SP	72	253
247	Robbie Ray	Padres	SP	73	270
248	Jacob Lopez	Athletics	SP	74	NR
249	Tristan Peters	White Sox	OF	58	263
250	Braxton Ashcraft	Pirates	SP	75	218
251	Jacob Webb	Cubs	RP	20	238
252	Aaron Nola	Phillies	SP	76	257
253	Robert Gasser	Brewers	SP	77	288
254	Dylan Smith	Giants	RP	21	267
255	Christian Moore	Angels	2B	22	259
256	Jake Bennett	Red Sox	SP	78	NR
257	Carlos Cortes	Athletics	OF	59	NR
258	Max Scherzer	Blue Jays	SP	79	296
259	Kody Clemens	Twins	2B	23	271
260	Dillon Dingler	Tigers	C	12	179
261	Nolan Arenado	Diamondbacks	3B	17	260
262	Ian Seymour	Rays	SP	80	278
263	Zebby Matthews	Twins	SP	81	269
264	Cody Bradford	Rangers	SP	82	279
265	Hao-Yu Lee	Tigers	2B	24	NR
266	Nick Gonzales	Pirates	2B	25	266
267	Ben Joyce	Angels	RP	22	264
268	Dustin May	Brewers	SP	83	272
269	Liam Hicks	Rays	C	13	258
270	Landen Roupp	Giants	SP	84	NR
271	Yoendrys Gomez	Twins	RP	23	255
272	Coby Mayo	Orioles	3B	18	276
273	Braden Montgomery	White Sox	OF	60	274
274	Quinn Mathews	Cardinals	SP	85	NR
275	Wade Meckler	Angels	OF	61	287
276	Mickey Gasper	Red Sox	C	14	NR
277	George Lombard Jr.	Yankees	SS	27	298
278	Brandon Young	Orioles	SP	86	NR
279	Mickey Moniak	Rockies	OF	62	216
281	Nathaniel Lowe	Guardians	1B	24	277
281	Turner Hill	Giants	OF	63	NR
282	Ceddanne Rafaela	Red Sox	2B	26	124
283	Calvin Faucher	Marlins	RP	24	275
284	Angel Genao	Guardians	SS	28	NR
285	MacKenzie Gore	Rangers	SP	87	115
286	Vaughn Grissom	Angels	2B	27	NR
287	Michael Conforto	Cubs	OF	64	NR
288	Nick Pivetta	Padres	SP	88	NR
289	Carter Jensen	Royals	C	15	NR
290	Davis Martin	White Sox	SP	89	NR
291	Mauricio Dubon	Braves	SS	29	297
292	Tim Tawa	Diamondbacks	2B	28	291
293	Hogan Harris	Athletics	RP	25	NR
294	Alejandro Kirk	Blue Jays	C	16	NR
295	Spencer Horwitz	Pirates	1B	25	293
296	Nathan Lukes	Blue Jays	OF	65	NR
297	Leo Bernal	Cardinals	C	17	NR
298	Thomas Saggese	Cardinals	SS	30	NR
299	Moises Ballesteros	Angels	C	18	NR
300	Blaze Alexander	Orioles	SS	31	300

September 7 Notes

Falling off: Kyle Harrison (101st), Shane McClanahan (125th), Luis Robert Jr. (163rd), Trent Graham (180th), Joe Musgrove (192nd), Byron Buxton (202nd), Cam Smith (219th), Brendan Donovan (227th), JJ Wetherholt (236th), Eric Lauer (243rd), Jesús Sánchez (247th), Xavier Edwards (254th), Sean Manaea (261st), Samuel Basallo (262nd), Nathan Eovaldi (265th), Connor Norby (268th), Chase Burns (273rd), Shohei Ohtani SP (280th), Tommy White (282nd), Daniel Palencia (285th), Colton Cowser (286th), Taylor Ward (289th), Ezequiel Tovar (290th), Alek Thomas (292nd), Willi Castro (294th), Elvis Alvarado (295th), Brandyn Garcia (299th)

- With three weeks to go, nearly every injured player is off the rankings at this point, with the exception of a few guys hopefully returning before the end of this week. Also, I’m paying a lot more attention to matchups, particularly this week’s. So, some starters with multiple starts this week who wouldn’t normally be in the top 300 make the cut. Also, Athletics hitters have moved up, since they’ll be at home for six games this week. Rockies hitters have dropped off as that team goes back on the road after a week of home games.

- Rafael Devers gets an overdue late bump. There really was good reason for concern early on with his strikeout rate up and his bat speed down, but he bounced back nicely in both categories. Amazing is the consistency in his wOBAs since 2021: .373, .373, .359, .364, .365 and .365. His xwOBAs, on the other hand, still show a little decline: .391, .365, .380, .366, .367, .340. Still, it’s been a really impressive season, and getting to 100 runs scored (maybe) and 100 RBI (almost certainly) on the moribund Giants offense is one heck of an accomplishment.

- The Orioles getting swept by Red Sox over the weekend, dropping their postseason odds at Fangraphs to just three percent, would seem to greatly increase the chances that Kyle Bradish gets shut down with a week or two to go. He’s up to 152 innings in his first full year back from Tommy John, and he’s not exactly doing his best work at the moment.

- Kyle Harrison might have lost his rotation spot with his performance Sunday against the Reds, though I thought about keeping him on the list anyway, since he could be well set up for wins in middle relief if moved to the pen. In the end, he didn’t quite make the cut. It will be really interesting to see how the Brewers play things the rest of the way. I imagine both Jacob Misiorowski and Logan Henderson will make a couple of shorter starts in an attempt to save bullets for October.

- It’ll be nice to see Corbin Burnes back on a major league mound Tuesday, but given that he threw just two innings in his lone rehab start after Tommy John, so I couldn’t see including him here just yet. San Diego’s Nick Pivetta, on the other hand, at least made it up to 4 1/3 innings in his last rehab start as he returns from an elbow injury. That gets him a spot on the bottom of the list, even if he’s a long shot to get a win Monday in his return.

August 31 Notes

Falling off: Pete Fairbanks (158th), Emerson Hancock (179th), Shane Bieber (220th), Roki Sasaki (228th), Masyn Winn (257th), Tyler O’Neill (269th), Willy Adames (273rd), Evan Carter (274th), Shane Drohan (282nd), Hogan Harris (291st), Jordan Lawlar (293rd), Alejandro Kirk (294th), Edwin Díaz (295th), Landen Roupp (296th), Hao-Yu Lee (297th), Abimelec Ortiz (298th), Jeff Hoffman (299th)

- The healthy rankings plummeter of the week is Chase Burns, who apparently was making his last traditional start of 2026 while picking up his 15th win Sunday night against the Cubs. Instead of shutting Burns down early, the Reds have instead decided to have him make a series of short starts the rest of the way. If they committed to using an opener in front of him in those outings, he still might be worth playing in shallow leagues. However, that’s not part of the plan, which is fair; given that the change is about keeping him healthy, disrupting his routine by using him in relief probably wouldn’t be a good idea. But since he won’t be going five innings as a starter, wins are off the table, making him pretty useless in mixed leagues even if he excels.

- That Baltimore claimed Luis Robert Jr. was rather surprising and probably not great for Robert’s fantasy value, since he could do a fair amount of sitting against righties. I had him No. 142 this week as a Met, but he’s down to No. 163 now. A.J. Ewing got a little boost with Robert gone from the Mets’ outfield, but it’s still not great for him that he’s been dropping in the lineup with Juan Soto back.

- Things with the Mariners got pretty interesting in the last couple of days. Bryce Miller was sent to the pen, only to apparently immediately regain his rotation spot because of Emerson Hancock‘s adductor strain. And the news came down Sunday night that left-handed slugger Lazaro Montes was going to be the team’s Sept. 1 position player callup. The addition of the 21-year-old Montes, who has 38 homers but also a 31 percent strikeout rate between Double- and Triple-A this year, only really makes sense if he’s going to start against righties, and if that’s going to happen, it only really makes sense that he does so in place of trade deadline pickup Taylor Ward. Since he’ll be a platoon guy in a tough ballpark for hitters, I decided against putting Montes in the top 300. Ward dropped from No. 206 to No. 289, and he’ll be off the list next week if he does start sitting against righties.

As for Miller, I was planning to drop him off the list this week, but the Hancock injury gets him back up to No. 189. Hancock is, unfortunately, gone from the list after landing on the 15-day IL.

- Playing six home games gets most of the Rockies hitters little boosts this week and puts Ezequiel Tovar and Willi Castro back on the list, probably for one week only.

- With injuries to JJ Wetherholt and Xavier Edwards taking a toll on middle infield depth, it still seems like a good time to give Kaelen Culpepper a look.