Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Scott Pianowski's rest-of-season risers and fallers as of March 30
Fantasy baseball analyst Scott Pianowski takes a look at his rest-of-season rankings after the first week of the 2026 MLB season.
Every Monday, I will work on my rest-of-season fantasy baseball rankings to give Yahoo drafters ( yes, you can still draft a new team! ) a fresh sheet to work off, as well as help current managers with their player analysis. Here is a stock watch of movers and shakers from the opening week.
Draft your Yahoo Fantasy Baseball team for the 2026 MLB Season You’ll find my full rest-of-season rankings at the end of this story. Risers UT Brendan Donovan, Mariners He was one of my regular targets all draft season, so perhaps moving him up my board is a little confirmation bias — we’re all human. And Donovan came out smoking, with a 6-for-14 opening stretch with a couple of homers mixed in.
But what especially makes me happy is seeing Donovan attempt two stolen bases (one success, one thrown out) after hardly running in his St. Louis days. The Mariners are a running team and Donovan has the potential to steal double-digit bases.
He also led off in three of four games, and we love chasing volume. SS Kevin McGonigle, Tigers The four-hit opener got everyone’s attention, but the second game was impressive, too. McGonigle hit a drive to center that looked like a sure homer; Jackson Merrill brought it back with an outstanding catch .
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