Way-Too-Early 2026 Fantasy Baseball Top 300 Rankings

Here’s a rather quick post winter meetings update for the 2026 fantasy baseball top 300. I have yet to finish my position player projections, so they’re only lightly reflected here. I did want to make some tweaks based on signings and trades, however.

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Early 2026 Fantasy Baseball Top 300 overall ranks

**Updated Dec. 15**

Dec. 15	Top 300	Team	Pos	Rank	Nov. 19
1	Aaron Judge	Yankees	OF	1	1
2	Shohei Ohtani	Dodgers	DH	1	2
3	Bobby Witt Jr.	Royals	SS	1	3
4	Ronald Acuna Jr.	Braves	OF	2	4
5	Juan Soto	Mets	OF	3	5
6	Elly De La Cruz	Reds	SS	2	6
7	Tarik Skubal	Tigers	SP	1	7
8	Jose Ramirez	Guardians	3B	1	12
9	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	Blue Jays	1B	1	15
10	Corbin Carroll	Diamondbacks	OF	4	8
11	Paul Skenes	Pirates	SP	2	10
12	Julio Rodriguez	Mariners	OF	5	11
13	Kyle Tucker		OF	6	9
14	Fernando Tatis Jr.	Padres	OF	7	13
15	Gunnar Henderson	Orioles	SS	3	14
16	Nick Kurtz	Athletics	1B	2	21
17	Yordan Alvarez	Astros	OF	8	16
18	Zach Neto	Angels	SS	4	25
19	Jackson Chourio	Brewers	OF	9	17
20	Garrett Crochet	Red Sox	SP	3	18
21	Francisco Lindor	Mets	SS	5	19
22	James Wood	Nationals	OF	10	20
23	Logan Gilbert	Mariners	SP	4	22
24	Junior Caminero	Rays	3B	2	23
25	Cristopher Sanchez	Phillies	SP	5	24
26	Wyatt Langford	Rangers	OF	11	26
27	Trea Turner	Phillies	SS	6	27
28	Ketel Marte	Diamondbacks	2B	1	38
29	Kyle Schwarber	Phillies	DH	2	33
30	Pete Alonso	Orioles	1B	3	30
31	Cal Raleigh	Mariners	C	1	29
32	Pete Crow-Armstrong	Cubs	OF	12	28
33	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	Yankees	2B	2	31
34	Jackson Merrill	Padres	OF	13	34
35	Freddie Freeman	Dodgers	1B	4	35
36	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	Dodgers	SP	6	36
37	Jarren Duran	Red Sox	OF	14	37
38	Austin Riley	Braves	3B	3	39
39	Bryan Woo	Mariners	SP	7	40
40	Michael Harris II	Braves	OF	15	60
41	Manny Machado	Padres	3B	4	41
42	Max Fried	Yankees	SP	8	42
43	George Kirby	Mariners	SP	9	45
44	Brent Rooker	Athletics	OF	16	59
45	Jacob deGrom	Rangers	SP	10	53
46	Bryce Harper	Phillies	1B	5	43
47	Brice Turang	Brewers	2B	3	61
48	Bo Bichette		SS	7	47
49	Blake Snell	Dodgers	SP	11	49
50	CJ Abrams	Nationals	SS	8	48
51	Hunter Greene	Reds	SP	12	50
52	Matt Olson	Braves	1B	6	32
53	Roman Anthony	Red Sox	OF	17	51
54	Corey Seager	Rangers	SS	9	52
55	Seiya Suzuki	Cubs	OF	18	54
56	Chris Sale	Braves	SP	13	56
57	Jeremy Pena	Astros	SS	10	57
58	Rafael Devers	Giants	1B	7	44
59	Hunter Brown	Astros	SP	14	58
60	Oneil Cruz	Pirates	OF	19	55
61	Cole Ragans	Royals	SP	15	62
62	Geraldo Perdomo	Diamondbacks	SS	11	124
63	Riley Greene	Tigers	OF	20	63
64	Cody Bellinger		OF	21	64
65	Joe Ryan	Twins	SP	16	65
66	Mason Miller	Padres	RP	1	96
67	Logan Webb	Giants	SP	17	67
68	Mookie Betts	Dodgers	SS	12	46
69	Framber Valdez	Astros	SP	18	69
70	Josh Hader	Astros	RP	2	66
71	Tyler Soderstrom	Athletics	1B	8	98
72	Teoscar Hernandez	Dodgers	OF	22	72
73	Edwin Diaz	Dodgers	RP	3	73
74	Josh Naylor	Mariners	1B	9	74
75	Jose Altuve	Astros	2B	4	77
76	Shohei Ohtani	Dodgers	SP	19	76
77	George Springer	Blue Jays	OF	23	157
78	Dylan Crews	Nationals	OF	24	75
79	Aroldis Chapman	Red Sox	RP	4	70
80	Trevor Story	Red Sox	SS	13	78
81	Jacob Wilson	Athletics	SS	14	92
82	William Contreras	Brewers	C	2	84
83	Luis Robert Jr.	White Sox	OF	25	83
84	Cade Smith	Guardians	RP	5	79
85	Spencer Schwellenbach	Braves	SP	20	81
86	Jhoan Duran	Phillies	RP	6	82
87	Nico Hoerner	Cubs	2B	5	118
88	Dylan Cease	Blue Jays	SP	21	91
89	Christian Yelich	Brewers	OF	26	94
90	Byron Buxton	Twins	OF	27	87
91	Andres Munoz	Mariners	RP	7	85
92	Zack Wheeler	Phillies	SP	22	86
93	Maikel Garcia	Royals	3B	5	89
94	Mike Trout	Angels	OF	28	68
95	Ian Happ	Cubs	OF	29	80
96	Devin Williams	Mets	RP	8	93
97	Michael Busch	Cubs	1B	10	71
98	Jacob Misiorowski	Brewers	SP	23	88
99	Jordan Westburg	Orioles	3B	6	97
100	Ben Rice	Yankees	C	3	99
101	Kyle Bradish	Orioles	SP	24	95
102	Willson Contreras	Cardinals	1B	11	100
103	Drew Rasmussen	Rays	SP	25	101
104	Vinnie Pasquantino	Royals	1B	12	90
105	Alex Bregman		3B	7	102
106	Alec Bohm	Phillies	3B	8	104
107	Jonathan Aranda	Rays	1B	13	105
108	Freddy Peralta	Brewers	SP	26	106
109	David Bednar	Yankees	RP	9	107
110	Isaac Paredes	Astros	3B	9	108
111	Eury Perez	Marlins	SP	27	109
112	Bryan Reynolds	Pirates	OF	30	110
113	Willy Adames	Giants	SS	15	112
114	Jesus Luzardo	Phillies	SP	28	113
115	Jo Adell	Angels	OF	31	134
116	Brenton Doyle	Rockies	OF	32	114
117	Jac Caglianone	Royals	OF	33	115
118	Jung Hoo Lee	Giants	OF	34	216
119	Joe Musgrove	Padres	SP	29	116
120	Jeff Hoffman	Blue Jays	RP	10	120
121	Nolan McLean	Mets	SP	30	119
122	Alec Burleson	Cardinals	OF	35	197
123	Randy Arozarena	Mariners	OF	36	121
124	Gavin Williams	Guardians	SP	31	217
125	Griffin Jax	Rays	RP	11	103
126	Agustin Ramirez	Marlins	C	4	244
127	Ezequiel Tovar	Rockies	SS	16	122
128	Tanner Bibee	Guardians	SP	32	126
129	Xavier Edwards	Marlins	SS	17	223
130	Ryan Helsley	Orioles	RP	12	133
131	Andy Pages	Dodgers	OF	37	138
132	Nick Pivetta	Padres	SP	33	128
133	Kevin Gausman	Blue Jays	SP	34	131
134	Yandy Diaz	Rays	1B	14	135
135	Shea Langeliers	Athletics	C	5	184
136	Luke Keaschall	Twins	2B	6	130
137	Brandon Lowe	Rays	2B	7	141
138	Ceddanne Rafaela	Red Sox	2B	8	142
139	Matt Chapman	Giants	3B	10	137
140	Sonny Gray	Red Sox	SP	35	136
141	Marcell Ozuna		DH	3	127
142	Josh Lowe	Rays	OF	38	129
143	Raisel Iglesias	Braves	RP	13	125
144	Steven Kwan	Guardians	OF	39	144
145	Jackson Holliday	Orioles	2B	9	145
146	Trevor Megill	Brewers	RP	14	151
147	Kyle Stowers	Marlins	OF	40	154
148	Brandon Nimmo	Rangers	OF	41	132
149	Tyler Glasnow	Dodgers	SP	36	140
150	Max Muncy	Dodgers	3B	11	264
151	Gerrit Cole	Yankees	SP	37	123
152	Eugenio Suarez		3B	12	148
153	Salvador Perez	Royals	C	6	149
154	Ivan Herrera	Cardinals	DH	4	173
155	Lawrence Butler	Athletics	OF	42	117
156	Kenley Jansen	Tigers	RP	15	143
157	Jasson Dominguez	Yankees	OF	43	147
158	Munetaka Murakami		3B	13	156
159	Shane McClanahan	Rays	SP	38	146
160	Matt McLain	Reds	2B	10	152
161	Ranger Suarez		SP	39	153
162	Noelvi Marte	Reds	3B	14	155
163	Brandon Woodruff	Brewers	SP	40	158
164	Sal Stewart	Reds	1B	15	159
165	Jakob Marsee	Marlins	OF	44	251
166	Shane Baz	Rays	SP	41	162
167	Tommy Edman	Dodgers	2B	11	169
168	Christian Walker	Astros	1B	16	139
169	Shane Bieber	Blue Jays	SP	42	150
170	Anthony Volpe	Yankees	SS	18	161
171	Gleyber Torres	Tigers	2B	12	163
172	Matthew Boyd	Cubs	SP	43	164
173	Spencer Torkelson	Tigers	1B	17	166
174	Cade Horton	Cubs	SP	44	167
175	Pete Fairbanks		RP	16	168
176	Daulton Varsho	Blue Jays	OF	45	174
177	Andrew Vaughn	Brewers	1B	18	176
178	Chase Burns	Reds	SP	45	170
179	Dansby Swanson	Cubs	SS	19	192
180	Jorge Polanco	Mets	2B	13	245
181	Emmet Sheehan	Dodgers	SP	46	172
182	Addison Barger	Blue Jays	3B	15	179
183	Daniel Palencia	Cubs	RP	17	210
184	Wilyer Abreu	Red Sox	OF	46	177
185	Nathan Eovaldi	Rangers	SP	47	175
186	Bryce Miller	Mariners	SP	48	178
187	Dylan Beavers	Orioles	OF	47	182
188	Adolis Garcia	Rangers	OF	48	171
189	Trey Yesavage	Blue Jays	SP	49	181
190	Nick Lodolo	Reds	SP	50	183
191	Abner Uribe	Brewers	RP	18	185
192	Sandy Alcantara	Marlins	SP	51	186
193	Colson Montgomery	White Sox	SS	20	187
194	Giancarlo Stanton	Yankees	OF	49	188
195	Ryan Pepiot	Rays	SP	52	189
196	Taylor Ward	Orioles	OF	50	190
197	Carlos Estevez	Royals	RP	19	191
198	Will Smith	Dodgers	C	7	193
199	Shota Imanaga	Cubs	SP	53	194
200	Carlos Rodon	Yankees	SP	54	195
201	Heliot Ramos	Giants	OF	51	237
202	Michael King		SP	55	198
203	Bubba Chandler	Pirates	SP	56	206
204	TJ Friedl	Reds	OF	52	204
205	Kris Bubic	Royals	SP	57	205
206	Drake Baldwin	Braves	C	8	209
207	Brendan Donovan	Cardinals	2B	14	238
208	Brett Baty	Mets	3B	16	252
209	Nick Castellanos	Phillies	OF	53	200
210	Konnor Griffin	Pirates	SS	21	199
211	Hunter Goodman	Rockies	C	9	202
212	Ha-Seong Kim		SS	22	203
213	Royce Lewis	Twins	3B	17	208
214	Trent Grisham	Yankees	OF	54	212
215	Masyn Winn	Cardinals	SS	23	214
216	Pablo Lopez	Twins	SP	58	215
217	Ramon Laureano	Padres	OF	55	213
218	Spencer Strider	Braves	SP	59	211
219	Adley Rutschman	Orioles	C	10	180
220	Evan Carter	Rangers	OF	56	220
221	Emilio Pagan	Reds	RP	20	221
222	Sal Frelick	Brewers	OF	57	225
223	Justin Steele	Cubs	SP	60	224
224	Reese Olson	Tigers	SP	61	227
225	Luis Garcia Jr.	Nationals	2B	15	228
226	Kerry Carpenter	Tigers	OF	58	230
227	Jameson Taillon	Cubs	SP	62	231
228	Anthony Santander	Blue Jays	OF	59	165
229	Andres Gimenez	Blue Jays	2B	16	NR
230	Spencer Steer	Reds	1B	19	232
231	Mark Vientos	Mets	3B	18	160
232	Daylen Lile	Nationals	OF	60	235
233	Reid Detmers	Angels	SP	63	236
234	Sean Manaea	Mets	SP	64	239
235	Bryson Stott	Phillies	2B	17	242
236	Cody Ponce	Blue Jays	SP	65	NR
237	Luis Arraez		1B	20	222
238	Marcus Semien	Mets	2B	18	248
239	Colt Keith	Tigers	2B	19	233
240	Jordan Lawlar	Diamondbacks	3B	19	207
241	Samuel Basallo	Orioles	C	11	219
242	Zac Gallen		SP	66	253
243	Caleb Durbin	Brewers	3B	20	290
244	Jesus Sanchez	Astros	OF	61	226
245	Ryan Mountcastle	Orioles	1B	21	218
246	Reynaldo Lopez	Braves	SP	67	243
247	Kevin McGonigle	Tigers	SS	24	246
248	Parker Messick	Guardians	SP	68	247
249	Marcelo Meyer	Red Sox	3B	21	254
250	Riley O’Brien	Cardinals	RP	21	250
251	Xander Bogaerts	Padres	SS	25	255
252	Josh Bell	Twins	1B	22	284
253	Dennis Santana	Pirates	RP	22	256
254	Clay Holmes	Mets	SP	69	258
255	Josh Jung	Rangers	3B	22	259
256	Ryan O’Hearn		1B	23	262
257	Jordan Beck	Rockies	OF	62	265
258	Jurickson Profar	Braves	OF	63	271
259	Zebby Matthews	Twins	SP	70	234
260	Matt Shaw	Cubs	3B	23	273
261	Yainer Diaz	Astros	C	12	274
262	Logan Henderson	Brewers	SP	71	249
263	Cam Schlitter	Yankees	SP	72	282
264	Lars Nootbaar	Cardinals	OF	64	267
265	Noah Cameron	Royals	SP	73	268
266	Ozzie Albies	Braves	2B	20	269
267	Parker Meadows	Tigers	OF	65	270
268	Luis Castillo	Mariners	SP	74	272
269	Ryan Walker	Giants	RP	23	287
270	Carlos Correa	Astros	SS	26	281
271	Kyle Manzardo	Guardians	1B	24	196
272	Bryce Eldridge	Giants	DH	5	261
273	Braxton Ashcraft	Pirates	SP	75	275
274	Merrill Kelly	Diamondbacks	SP	76	263
275	Gabriel Moreno	Diamondbacks	C	13	289
276	Kazuma Okamoto		3B	24	293
277	Tyler O’Neill	Orioles	OF	66	240
278	Rhys Hoskins		1B	25	280
279	Kodai Senga	Mets	SP	77	279
280	Nolan Arenado	Cardinals	3B	25	283
281	Cristian Javier	Astros	SP	78	285
282	Ernie Clement	Blue Jays	SS	27	NR
283	MacKenzie Gore	Nationals	SP	79	297
284	Triston Casas	Red Sox	1B	26	276
285	Roki Sasaki	Dodgers	SP	80	291
286	Nathaniel Lowe		1B	27	292
287	Nolan Schanuel	Angels	1B	28	NR
288	JJ Wetherholt	Cardinals	SS	28	257
289	Mike Yastrzemski	Braves	OF	67	NR
290	Harrison Bader		OF	68	NR
291	Cam Smith	Astros	OF	69	260
292	Chandler Simpson	Rays	OF	70	277
293	Brad Keller		RP	24	NR
294	Jorge Soler	Angels	OF	71	296
295	Max Scherzer		SP	81	294
296	Walker Jenkins	Twins	OF	72	286
297	Robert Suarez	Braves	RP	25	111
298	Lenyn Sosa	White Sox	2B	21	298
299	Otto Lopez	Marlins	SS	29	NR
300	Jake Burger	Rangers	1B	29	299

Dec. 15 Notes

Falling off: Kyle Finnegan (201st), Tanner Scott (229th), Will Vest (241st), Andrew Kittredge (266th), Coby Mayo (278th), Payton Tolle (288th), C.J. Kayfus (295th), Bryan Abreu (300th)

- Many of the big changes this month are closer related, including a new No. 1. I had projected Mason Miller as a starter last month and placed him 96th on the list. Since the Padres have decided to leave well enough alone, I’ve moved him up 30 spots and pit him ahead of Josh Hader for the top spot.

- I was a kind of worried about having Devin Williams in the top 100 when he initially signed with the Mets – I would have moved him down some had I updated the list a week ago – but now that Edwin Díaz and Robert Suarez have signed, I’m less concerned.

- As is, there are still only 25 relievers representing 21 teams in the current rankings (Pete Fairbanks and Brad Keller are free agents, and the Braves and Brewers both have two relievers on the list). That number will surely increase, but I just don’t think anyone from the Angels, Athletics, Diamondbacks, Nationals, Marlins, Rangers, Rockies, Twins or White Sox belongs at the moment. The Marlins’ Ronny Henríquez and the White Sox’s Jordan Leasure are probably closest, but both of their teams are still looking to add veterans. Then there are also free agents Luke Weaver, Kirby Yates and Shawn Armstrong who still might wind up closing.

- Aside from the relievers, free agent signings haven’t had a huge impact on the rankings just yet. Pete Alonso gets a little ballpark boost in Baltimore, and Dylan Cease moved up a couple of spots after joining the Jays. Cody Ponce debuted at No. 236, though I will be revisiting that upon revising my pitching projections. Jorge Polanco also makes a significant jump with the Mets, though I really should have just had him higher in the first place.

Nov. 19 Notes

- The biggest moves at the top of my pitching rankings were Blake Snell dropping from fifth to 10th and Max Fried jumping from 15th to eighth. I just couldn’t justify projecting Snell with enough innings to place him that highly, and even on a per-inning basis, Cristopher Sánchez and Yoshinobu Yamamoto ended up edging him out. As it turned out, Sánchez was the very clear No. 5 for me; he’s a bit closer to Garrett Crochet in the third spot than he is to anyone below him.

- There isn’t much separating my No. 7 through No. 18 starters, so there will surely be some movement up and down there in the coming weeks. The drop off after No. 18 Framber Valdez is somewhat significant now, but Spencer Schwellenbach and Zack Wheeler could move up a tier if things are looking good at the start of spring training and Dylan Cease will probably rise or tumble based on where he signs.

- I have Mason Miller as my No. 25 SP, putting him at 96th overall. That’s probably about 30 spots lower than he’d be as the possible No. 1 reliever. On a per-inning basis, he’d be right around 15th among starters. Of course, his role is still to be determined as of this writing.

- Not currently making the cut is Tatsuya Imai, even though it sounds like he’s going to get at least No. 2-starter money after being posted by the Seibu Lions. I’m not really sure his command is going to hold up, and year one in the U.S. has been difficult for many Japanese hurlers. If he lands in a nice situation, he’ll jump into the 250-300 range, but I’ll probably be more interested in him in 2027.

- The biggest change on the hitting side of things is the addition of Pirates prospect Konnor Griffin at No. 199. I’m not especially confident he’ll get the chance to open up in the majors, but it’s fun that the Pirates are considering it. They definitely don’t want a repeat of 2023, when they waited to promote Paul Skenes and then had him get a full year of service time anyway because of his Rookie of the Year placement.

- Much of the rest of the movement there was injury related. Anthony Volpe will miss the start of the season after shoulder surgery, dropping him 75 spots. Isaac Paredes, Tommy Edman and Lars Nootbaar also fell some because their status for Opening Day is in question.

- One exception: Trent Grisham jumped about 70 spots with the news that he’d stay with the Yankees. I also decided to drop Jasson Domínguez some, since even though I still believe in his fantasy potential, I doubt the Yankees will be content to pencil in both he and Grisham as regulars. They’re still going to want to add Kyle Tucker or bring back Cody Bellinger.

- The Taylor Ward-for-Grayson Rodriguez trade was pretty stunning, but it didn’t have a huge effect here. Before the deal, I had moved up Ward some from the October list initially, but now I’ve slid him back down a bit since he’s off to a tougher ballpark and will probably hit lower in the lineup. Rodriguez was my No. 93 SP prior to the deal, so he didn’t make the cut here. He surely would have moved up some if healthy in the spring, but he’d seem to have considerably less upside now.

I did drop Tyler O’Neill a fair amount as a result of the deal, and Colton Cowser, who was No. 299, fell off the list. I’m still hopeful Dylan Beavers is a regular for the Orioles, but that’s become a crowded outfield all of a sudden.