2026 Fantasy Baseball Top 300: Fernando Tatis Jr. joins top 10 as injuries wreak havoc

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 July 27**

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

July 27 Notes

Falling off: Shea Langeliers (70th), Max Meyer (134th), Spencer Steer (194th), Adley Rutschman (235th), Kerry Carpenter (239th), Samuel Basallo (243rd), Ryan Waldschmidt (264th), Will Warren (267th), Joshua Kuroda-Grauer (272nd), Jack Flaherty (274th), Gage Jump (277th), Andrew Kittredge (279th), Ezequiel Tovar (280th), Jorge Polanco (287th), Masataka Yoshida (292nd), Charlie Condon (297th), Kirby Yates (298th)

- More upheaval in the top 10 with Juan Soto (calf) and Bobby Witt Jr. (back) landing on the IL. Witt’s stay looks like it’ll be a short one, so he’s still close to the top at No. 13. Soto’s absence could last a month or longer, with the Mets unlikely to be aggressive in bringing him back. He checks in at No. 148 for now. With two spots open, Fernando Tatis Jr., who has five homers and six steals in his last 23 games, jumps into the top 10 for the first time this year.

- With their Fangraphs postseason odds down to seven percent, the Blue Jays now seem very likely to sell, with free agents to be Kevin Gausman, Shane Bieber and Daulton Varsho most likely to go. George Springer is also looking more attractive now after turning it on some lately. One wonders if they could go even beyond that, though. Ernie Clement‘s defensive numbers have taken a real hit this year, yet he’d probably still net a couple of quality prospects with his versatility and his outstanding postseason last year still very much in everyone’s memory. And while Jeff Hoffman is surely the reliever they’d prefer to move, imagine what kind of return Louis Varland would bring. Selling high there might not be the worst idea, in part because his heavy workload the last two years could cause issues later. I was tempted to put Hoffman back into the top 300 just because of the slight possibility that a Varland trade returns him to the closer’s role, but I’m holding off for now. If Hoffman is the one traded (or if both are moved), it probably wouldn’t be to a team that would go to him in the ninth right away.

- Curtis Mead is holding pretty steady in the 230s after being sent from D.C. to Boston over the weekend. There’s certainly an argument that he should have been higher before the trade, but I didn’t love the exit velocity numbers and the Nationals were pretty much always sitting him once or twice per week. Mead figures to be a fixture in Boston’s lineup for now, but that could change if Roman Anthony and Trevor Story come back healthy and things get crowded again. I’d feel better about him if he had any defensive value at all. I’d probably have him 50 spots higher if I was certain he’d be an everyday guy the rest of the year, but there are a number of players in the 200s that I feel that way about.

- I dropped Rockies prospect Charlie Condon from the bottom of the list and decided against adding the Reds’ Héctor Rodriguez since even though trades figure to open spots for them at the deadline, it seems unlikely either will be called up before Aug. 14, when they’d be prevented from getting enough service time to lose rookie eligibility next year. They also might not quite be everyday players when they are recalled since they’ll need to stay under the 130-at-bat threshold.

July 17 Notes

Falling off: Konnor Griffin (114th), Garrett Crochet (180th), Matt McLain (205th), Nick Lodolo (248th), Will Smith (255th), Zack Gelof (268th), Sal Frelick (272n), Ryan Helsley (278th), Paul Goldschmidt (281st), Romy Gonzalez (285th), Brandon Woodruff (289th), Davis Martin (292nd), Roki Sasaki (293rd), Kyle Manzardo (295th), Tyler Wells (297th), Sean Keys (298th)

- In case you missed it, I posted my way-too-early top 450 for 2027 on Monday. Today’s top 300 update is intended to take us through July 27, though if something big happens, I’ll make some emergency updates earlier than that.

- I was lower than most on Corbin Carroll initially this spring in part because I was concerned about how he’d cut back on his basestealing, a trend I expected to continue. Then I rather softened on that stance after noticing how much his basestealing picked up in 2025 after Josh Naylor and Eugenio Suárez were traded — 19 of his 32 steals came in August and September — and figuring he’d continue to do more running since the team had done so little to replace them (that was the other reason I was down some on Carroll and the rest of Arizona’s hitters). Carroll, though, is just 10-for-12 stealing bases through 93 games. He’s 1-for-2 in his last 24 games. He also hasn’t been hitting, but I’m less concerned about that being a long-term issue. It just seems like steals aren’t a priority, and while that’s not a big deal for his real-world value, it sure does hurt for fantasy.

- Shane Bieber was one more discouraging start away from getting bumped from the list entirely, but he was up to 93.0 mph on average with his fastball last time out, which was up one mph from his first three starts. It was his third highest average since 2021; he got up to 93.2 mph in one of his seven starts last year after returning from Tommy John surgery, and he hit 93.1 mph in one of his 31 starts in 2022 (he never got that high in 21 starts in 2023).

- Pirates outfielders Esmerlyn Valdez and Jake Mangum both debut this week, though things will get crowded that after Oneil Cruz returns from his fractured fingers within the next couple of weeks. I probably should have added Valdez a week or two ago, but his 36 percent strikeout rate remains scary. He’s also a complete zero in the stolen base department. But there’s no denying 10 homers in 105 plate appearances. I doubt he’ll hit much better than .230-.240 the rest of the way, but since the power is legitimate, he wouldn’t necessarily need to in order to remain a quality regular.

- I wonder if the Brewers actually wanted Lance McCullers Jr. in taking on two-thirds of his 2026 salary in a deal with the Astros last week or if that was just the price to pay for acquiring Colton Gordon, much like how the Brewers took on an injured Jordan Montgomery last year to get Shelby Miller from the Diamondbacks. The Brewers seem capable of magic when they get their hands on new pitchers, but then, the Astros are also plenty good at getting quality results from middling arms. It seems the Brewers will at least give McCullers a shot before Gordon. Neither player made the rankings cut this week, but it wouldn’t be surprising if one of the two proves useful in mixed leagues for a spell.

- The Cardinals’ Kyle Leahy is certainly throwing well enough to be worthy of a spot on the list, but he also just overtook his 2025 innings total in his final start before the break. He’s at 89 1/3 innings right now, his high total since he was last a regular starter in Double-A in 2022. His recent progress has been encouraging, but at some point, the Cardinals are probably going to want to stick him back in the pen to curb his workload.

- For what it’s worth, Chase Burns, Braxton Ashcraft and Payton Tolle are some other pitchers here who would be higher if not for workload concerns.