Williamson 300 – Top 200 Hitters for Fantasy Baseball

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  • By Paul Williamson

    Last Updated on February 16, 2026 11:27 am by Paul Williamson | Published: February 16, 2026

    My rankings that have been released so far are ranking the players in their position group (CI, MI, C, and OF).

    So, these rankings group them all together with added names that didn’t make the original lists (and some names that were on those lists, did not make the top 200).

    It also very important to note these rankings are for standard 5×5 leagues. That means

    • One-catcher leagues – This means if you are drafting in a two-catcher setup, you will need to push the catchers up the list as they will be valued more in those setups.
    • 12-teams – This means I am generally pushing upside higher than players with ‘safe’ floors. If you are drafting in a deeper format, consider pushing up some of these safter floor players at the bottom of the list.

     

    This list does include injury updates that have dropped as of 2/13 at 5 PM Central.

    I will be updating this list throughout spring training to account for:

    • Spring training performance – Do we see a regression in things like bat speed or do they chase more than usual?
    • Injuries – self explanatory.
    • Announcements – some players we are waiting to find out where they are in the lineup or if they will be stuck in a platoon. Some have injury updates that may impact their ranking as well.
    • I just have a change of heart – this will mostly happen in the middle-to-bottom of the list and won’t impact the ranks as much as some of the previously mentioned reasons, but it may happen.

    My top-30 are free to all but to get access to the full list, you will need to have an MLB FantasyPass membership.

    TOP-30 HITTERS (ON THE HOUSE)
    Rank Name Position Team Analysis
    1 Shohei Ohtani UT LAD Yes, Ohtani will get more steals and has the same power potential as Judge. That puts him at 1.
    2 Aaron Judge OF1 NYY He is one of the greatest of all time and is the no brainer for the top (outfield) spot here.
    3 Juan Soto OF2 NYM He has finally improved his lift to maximize his incredible power and now steals are something for him. May not get to 30+ again but he should be line for enough to put him in this spot.
    4 Bobby Witt Jr SS/MI1 KCR Home run total drop looks flukey as he has the same BRL/HH/EV/Lift from previous 30+ HR seasons. Should be an elite five-cat stud.
    5 Jose Ramirez 3B/CI1 CLE Consistent and steady first round production year in and year out and at a shallow third base position.
    6 Ronald Acuna OF3 ATL Performance in Winter Ball, especially in steals, gives confidence in his health as that is only thing standing in his way from being back to an elite fantasy asset.
    7 Gunnar Henderson SS/MI2 BAL All power metrics the same except for his barrel rate that was impacted by shoulder injury. Believe he will be back to 30+ homers in a great Oriole lineup.
    8 Kyle Tucker OF4 LAD He is going as a late first round, early second round pick and that makes him an abslute steal. New Dodger home means he can easily set career marks for Runs and RBI.
    9 Julio Rodrguez OF5 SEA Entering his age 25 season means he actually has room to grow and get better.
    10 Elly De La Cruz SS/MI3 CIN Major power outage in the second half of last year but dude still has loads of talent and is a threat to be the top bat in fantasy.
    11 Fernando Tatis OF6 SDP An improved hit tool entering age 27 season makes Tatis a pretty attractive fantasy asset.
    12 Junior Caminero 3B/CI2 TBR Some fear of him going to the Trop but has slowly improved his lift and pull to go with elite quality of contact metrics to allow his power to play most any where.
    13 Vladimir Gurerro 1B/CI3 TOR Still can't lift the ball enough to put him over Caminero but has proven to be an elite producer worthy of this spot in the ranks
    14 Kyle Schwarber UT PHI The elite power and run production is so good we don't care bout the possible average hit.
    15 Pete Alonso 1B/CI4 NYM This Baltimore lineup will afford him ample RBI opportunities as he has been a consistent source of pwoer through the years.
    16 Pete Crow-Armstrong OF7 CHC He showed improved contact inside the zone as he showed me enough in the plate discipline department for me to rank him aggressively.
    17 Jazz Chisholm 2B/3B, MI4/CI5 NYY The potential for 40/40 can let managers overlook a low average.
    18 Jackson Chourio OF8 MIL Can he finally get to 650+ plate appearances to rack up the counting stats to blow this ranking out of the water?
    19 Zach Neto SS/MI5 LAA Elite in-zone contact with great quality of contact numbers makes me overlook some hit tool issues.
    20 Yordan Alvarez UT HOU Yeah, injuries are a concern but his metrics all point to him being the same hitter he always was, even after returning from the injuries last year.
    21 Brent Rooker OF9 ATH Elite power metrics as he improved his contact rate to over 70% in a good lineup with a good average to boot.
    22 Cal Raleigh C1 SEA He might be a fade in the overall ranks but he is the top catcher in fantsay, hands down.
    23 Nick Kurtz 1B/CI6 ATH If he does it again with such a poor K% I will be the first to rank him as the top first baseman. But I need to see it again before I can do that.
    24 Matt Olson 1B/CI7 ATL Good average, elite power, plays every day.
    25 Rafael Devers 1B/CI8 SFG His power metrics are more than elite enough to let his power play in San Fran
    26 Trea Turner SS/MI6 PHI Won't take a major leap of logic to think his BRL will go back to league average to allow him to get to 20+ homers to go with elite steals, counting stats and batting average.
    27 Roman Anthony OF10 BOS Showed excellent plate discipine and elite power metrics as he is primed to breakout.
    28 Francisco Lindor SS/MI7 NYM Elite first round production, year in and year out, but injury to start camp warrants a fade down the ranks
    29 Corbin Carroll OF11 ARI A more aggressive approach at the plate unlocked full power potential in 2025. Now surgery on hand to open camp should give managers pause and fades him down the ranks.
    30 Byron Buxton OF12 MIN He showed us he can stay healthy and his tools did not diminish. Poor team context keeps him ranked a bit lower than I'd like.
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    February 16, 2026, 8:00 am