The Hunter Greene conundrum: My 2026 fantasy baseball draft lessons
As MLB games begin, no one knows how successful their fantasy teams will be. But a little self-reflection from draft season can be hugely beneficial.
I’ve always wished I’d done a comprehensive review of my drafts before the season started. I could see what I thought might work and then compare it to what actually happened once the season ended. Maybe I’d learn a few things along the way.
But somehow, I never got around to doing it. Those successes (and many more failures) went mostly undocumented. But it’s never too late to stop procrastinating!
So at the risk of public humiliation down the road … here are my self-reviews for my 2026 fantasy baseball teams (in chronological order of drafting). Arizona Fall League draft-and-hold (15-team Roto, 50 round slow draft) Ronald Acuña Jr. fell to me with the eighth overall pick in Round 1, a great value for mid-February − before he put on a show in the World Baseball Classic .
If it weren’t for Shohei Ohtani existing, Acuña might be my pick for NL MVP this year. From there, the offense looks pretty good with Cal Raleigh in the second round, CJ Abrams in the fourth and Freddie Freeman in the fifth. The problem here is going to be pitching.
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