The 2026 MLB season is nearing its beginning, so you know what that means — it’s time to start (or kick into overdrive!) your fantasy baseball draft prep! And just in time for your preparation, the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball draft kit is here to help you build the best squad possible! Whether mock drafting or getting in on the real thing, we’ve got you covered.
[Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Baseball league for the 2026 MLB season]
This page will serve as a one-stop shop for all our great draft content from our loaded team of analysts — Scott Pianowski, Fred Zinkie and Corbin Young. You’ll find rankings, position previews, cheat sheets, sleepers and much more below, updating daily with more content as we make our way through draft season.
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There’s a lot to be excited about with fantasy baseball this season, but at the end of the day, this hub comes down to this simple fact — consider this your cheat sheet to a championship-winning team.
The Yahoo Fantasy Baseball draft kit for 2026 has arrived. (Photo by Henry Russell/Yahoo Sports)
📊 Fantasy Baseball Draft Rankings
The basis of all fantasy draft prep: rankings. Check out our overall list of players, or you can examine one position at a time.
–Fantasy Baseball MLB Team Power Rankings
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Scott Pianowski’s Shuffle Up Tiered Rankings
Pianowski groups each position into tiers with dollar values for salary cap leagues, helping you get a better sense of who to target in each phase of your draft.
… And more rankings advice to come!
🤩 Mock Drafts
Practice makes perfect (or, close to it!) and we’re practicing right along with you.
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We’ll have new mocks here soon!
📝 Positional Previews
What to expect from every position in 2026 and some key draft targets — check out our rundown for each of your roster spots!
… More positional advice still to come!
👨🏫 More Expert Analysis
… There is still so much more to come here in the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit. We will be updating this hub every day with new analysis, predictions, tips and more all up until Opening Day. So keep it locked here as we get you ready to crush your fantasy baseball drafts!
