Four score and seventeen-hundred rankings posts ago, my Fordfathers said, “Stop calling us Fordfathers, you idiot, it’s forefathers.” In order to form a more perfect fantasy baseball ranking system, we stopped ranking for fantasy baseball and simply said, “Eff it, let’s just let Grey rank 500 or so Mr. So-and-So’s.” Or, more succinctly, the top 500 for 2026 fantasy baseball. A few years ago, the top 500 was only a top 300 for fantasy baseball. Before that, it was 16 AD and I was drafting in one-person leagues because no one knew fantasy baseball or baseball. In a few years from now, this is going to be a top 10,000 and I’m going to be ranking Ronald Acuña Jr. Jr. Jr. Today, in this year, Twenty-Five after Twenty, comes the top 500 for 2026 fantasy baseball. Or as I like to call it, “Did he really rank Mr. So-and-So before Mr. So-and-So Jr.?” If Mr. So-and-So Jr. would stop chasing pitches in the dirt, I might’ve ranked him in front of Mr. So-and-So. This post isn’t meant to send shockwaves through your system. The pipe cleaner that the doctor uses to get the clogged wax from your ears is meant for that. This is simply to give you an idea of where guys are ranked in relation to other positions, i.e., you know I like Ceddanne Rafaela better than Teoscar Hernandez, according to the top 40 outfielders, but do I like Ceddanne better than Matt Chapman? Okay, it’s not that simple. You should read the blurbs for all players, but this top 500 should give you an idea. You’ll notice after the top 200, positions start to get clumped together. I might be the only fantasy baseball ‘pert to tell you this, but it doesn’t matter where, say, David Peterson is ranked vs. Wilyer Abreu. If you need a starter, Abreu isn’t going to help you. He can be ranked 50 spots in front of Peterson and it doesn’t matter. That’s why I have the 2026 fantasy baseball rankings broken down by positions. If you need a 1st baseman, then Alec Burleson vs. Yandy Diaz matters, but where Burleson is ranked vs. Robbie Ray really doesn’t matter. Also, there’s no comments about players in this top 500, which you really should know prior to drafting. In other words, Carlos Rodon might be ranked around 200th overall, but am I drafting him? Well, you’d know if you read my top 60 starters for 2026 fantasy baseball. There’s also a top 100 for 2026 fantasy baseball to help you.
There is our online War Room, which is downloadable, and it comes free with Razzball Subscriptions. Finally, we’re announcing the start of the RCLs on Monday. It’s free to signup and there’s prizes because why not it’s not my money! [finger to earbud] I’m hearing it is my money, hmm.
Also, where I had omitted the free agent projections previously, here I filled in those projections because, well, it was getting confusing for me with open spaces. All free agents’ projections are based on neutral parks or best guesstimates where they will end up. They are clearly placeholder projections. Anyway, here’s the top 500 for 2026 fantasy baseball:
