RotoProspects expands to a Top 700 Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Rankings for 2026. Here’s a quick look at the some interesting names in the news lately.
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Nationals superstar James Wood is now a Top 10 Fantasy Baseball asset
Wood (pictured above) jumping all the way to No. 9 overall isn’t just a proud “we told you so” for anyone who held him through the minors; it’s an official acknowledgement that he has achieved true first-round cornerstone status in dynasty. When you look past the standard box scores, Wood’s underlying metrics are flashing pure, unadulterated superstar colors. The underlying numbers prove his current production is entirely sustainable.
1. Generational Raw Power: At 6-foot-6 and 234 pounds, Wood’s contact quality is unmatched. He currently ranks in the 100th percentile in both Average Exit Velocity (96.3 MPH) and Hard-Hit Percentage (62.0%). Furthermore, his Barrel Percentage sits at an elite 27.0%, meaning more than one out of every four balls he hits finds the absolute sweet spot of the bat.
2. Elite-Level OBP Floor: The biggest catalyst for his rise into the top 10 is the walk rate. Increasing his walk percentage to a massive 17.5% means he is processing pitches at a level usually reserved for veteran discipline artists like Juan Soto. Even on nights when he isn’t hitting homers, his .395 OBP keeps him highly productive, especially in custom scoring setups that value on-base efficiency.
3. Sneaky Speed for His Size: Don’t let the giant frame fool you. Wood is highly athletic and efficient on the basepaths. He already has 7 steals on the year, pacing easily toward a 20-20 (or even 30-20) campaign. Just days ago against the Mets, Statcast clocked him rounding the bases in a mere 15.15 seconds for a spectacular inside-the-park grand slam, reminding everyone of his 80th-percentile sprint speed.
In dynasty formats, players with a 40-home-run ceiling who can simultaneously walk at a 15%+ clip and steal 20 bases do not exist outside the first round of drafts. By dropping his strikeout-to-walk ratio into elite territory while maintaining his 100th-percentile exit velocities, Wood has officially graduated from a “high-upside prospect” to an “untouchable dynasty juggernaut.” If you want to trade for him now, it will cost you a legitimate king’s ransom.
Yankees ace Cam Schlittler soars up inside the Top 30
Schlittler isn’t just a fast riser; he has been one of the most dominant starting pitchers in all of baseball. Through his first 10 starts, the 25-year-old righty has carried an elite 1.35 ERA, an absurd 0.78 WHIP, and a 6-1 record for the Yankees. Armed with high-90s velocity and lethal movement, his strikeout-to-walk ratio is hovering at an elite level. If you owned him as a back-end flyer, you just inherited a frontline dynasty ace. His leap into the top 30 is fully justified.
Chase Burns looks like an ace for the Reds, jumps into the Top 75
The Reds look like they have found their next pitching development masterpiece. Burns has rocketed up nearly 100 spots on the back of overwhelming raw stuff that is missing bats at a spectacular clip. Cincinnati’s pitching infrastructure is getting the absolute best out of him, and he has rapidly established himself as one of the premier high-upside arms to hold in all of dynasty.
Future Red Sox slugger Franklin Arias jumps inside the Top 150
Talk about a meteoric rise. Arias has been absolutely “gangbusters” to start the year, showing off a vastly improved power profile to pair with his elite natural contact skills. The Red Sox recently rewarded his dominance with a promotion to Double-A Portland. Dynasty managers are scrambling to buy in before he becomes an consensus top-50 overall prospect by the end of the summer.
The top newcomers to the list
Anthony Eyanson, SP, Boston Red Sox (No. 158): Eyanson is the absolute poster child for the “pop-up arm” of the year. After being drafted by Boston last summer, he started the year completely off most mainstream radars. He forced his way onto the map by utterly dismantling High-A hitters, allowing just one earned run in 20.1 innings while striking out 31 and allowing only 7 hits. He sits as a premier target for any dynasty manager looking to stockpile elite pitching depth.
James Tibbs III, OF, Los Angeles Dodgers (No. 308): Any time a polished college hitter lands inside the Dodgers’ development machine, fantasy managers need to pay attention. Tibbs brings a highly mature approach to the plate with plus raw power, and early returns suggest he is going to move exceptionally fast through the minor league ranks.
Top 25 players in the Fantasy Baseball Dynasty Rankings for 2026
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| No. | Name | Pos | Team | Age | Last |
| 1 | Shohei Ohtani | UT/SP | LAD | 31 | 1 |
| 2 | Elly De La Cruz | SS | CIN | 24 | 4 |
| 3 | Bobby Witt Jr. | SS | KC | 26 | 2 |
| 4 | Juan Soto | OF | NYM | 27 | 3 |
| 5 | Corbin Carroll | OF | ARI | 25 | 5 |
| 6 | Aaron Judge | OF | NYY | 34 | 6 |
| 7 | Paul Skenes | SP | PIT | 24 | 7 |
| 8 | Gunnar Henderson | SS | BAL | 25 | 8 |
| 9 | James Wood | OF | WAS | 23 | 20 |
| 10 | Julio Rodriguez | OF | SEA | 25 | 11 |
| 11 | Junior Caminero | 3B | TB | 22 | 12 |
| 12 | Nick Kurtz | 1B | ATH | 23 | 13 |
| 13 | Ronald Acuna Jr. | OF | ATL | 28 | 9 |
| 14 | Tarik Skubal | SP | DET | 29 | 10 |
| 15 | Jose Ramirez | 3B | CLE | 33 | 16 |
| 16 | Konnor Griffin | SS | PIT | 20 | 19 |
| 17 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | 1B | TOR | 27 | 18 |
| 18 | Yordan Alvarez | UT | HOU | 29 | 27 |
| 19 | CJ Abrams | SS | WAS | 25 | 41 |
| 20 | Zach Neto | SS | LAA | 25 | 23 |
| 21 | Fernando Tatis Jr. | OF | SD | 27 | 15 |
| 22 | Roman Anthony | OF | BOS | 22 | 21 |
| 23 | Jazz Chisholm Jr. | 2B/3B | NYY | 28 | 22 |
| 24 | Kyle Tucker | OF | LAD | 29 | 24 |
| 25 | Kevin McGonigle | SS | DET | 21 | 33 |