Fantasy Baseball: Surprising stats through the first month of the 2026 MLB season
With the first month of the fantasy baseball season upon us, it's time to look at some eye-opening performances.
No matter what fantasy sport you play, there are always players who overperform to start the season. In fantasy baseball, we have to approach these surprising starts a bit differently given how long the season is compared to other sports like football and basketball. And it isn’t just individual performers; we also must account for teams that are either struggling or playing well through the early going.
In this piece, we’ll look at some surprising stats from the first month of baseball, and share some takeaways to help you moving forward. Andy Pages, OF, Dodgers: . 353 batting average There’s usually a surprising name atop the leaderboard for batting average early each season.
But if you asked anyone if it would be Pages, they’d probably call you crazy after last postseason. The Dodgers won the World Series, and it wasn’t thanks to Pages, who hit a cool . 078 in 55 plate appearances in 16 postseason games.
He did post 27 HRs with 86 RBI and a . 774 OPS last regular season and is in his age-25 season, but still, this is a pretty big jump year-over-year. So far in 2026, Pages has been a bit lucky; his BABIP is .
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