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Fantasy Draft Prep: Everything You Need
Featuring: Dynasty top 500, FYPD rankings, sleepers, breakouts & more
Get Ready For Your Fantasy Draft With BA
With spring training right around the corner, it can mean only one thing—fantasy draft season is here.
Whether you’re in a long-time dynasty league, a high-stakes redraft league or just like to play with your friends, there’s no better resource to prep for your draft(s) this year than Baseball America’s fantasy coverage. Led by fantasy experts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White, BA’s data-driven, industry-sourced analysis is here to give you leg up on the competition and help make 2026 a championship season.
A great place to start is BA’s 2026 fantasy home page, featuring an updated rundown of our year-long fantasy coverage, from rankings and analysis to weekly podcasts.
Read on below for lots more fantasy coverage designed to help Baseball America subscribers dominate their draft, including:
Exclusive RoboScout & Statcast analysis
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DYNASTY 500
Top 500 Dynasty Rankings For 2026
At the core of BA’s fantasy coverage are our annual Top 500 dynasty rankings, which are curated for a three-year performance window and take into account a wide range of scoring systems, prospect rankings and data-centric research.
From our No. 1 overall player in Shohei Ohtani all the way down to No. 500, this is the comprehensive dynasty list you need to construct a championship roster.
Also be sure to read about top risers in our dynasty rankings for 2026.
FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFTS
Top 100 FYPD Rankings & Mock Draft
Our updated FYPD rankings feature the top 100 players dynasty managers need to know when looking to acquire the best 2025 draftees and 2026 international free agent signings.
We also recently conducted a 10-team, five-round FYPD mock draft with BA staff members to provide even more insight into how this year’s class stacks up in the eyes of experienced industry experts.
Listen to our recent BA Fantasy Podcast episode breaking down the FYPD list to go even deeper into our 2026 rankings.
2026 PLAYERS TO KNOW
Positional Rankings, Sleepers & Targets
While our dynasty top 500 is an essential tool, we also provide focused, position-specific analysis for fantasy managers looking to re-tool (or rebuild) their rosters:
TOP PROSPECTS
Top Fantasy Prospects For 2026
If you’re reading this, you already know prospects are what Baseball America does best. And when it comes to fantasy, our prospect coverage helps shape our analysis in a big way.
Here’s a rundown of subscriber-exclusive prospect content that will help you identify tomorrow’s stars before anyone else in your league:
MORE FANTASY CONTENT
🏆️ Play in a redraft league? Check out our top 500 rankings for 2026.
📖 BA’s Prospect Handbook is the ultimate resource for all things baseball—order yours today.
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