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Francisco Alvarez (C-NYM) had a tumultuous 2025 season as a fractured hamate bone suffered in March delayed his season debut before he was demoted to Triple-A and sustained a sprained UCL in his right thumb after his return to the majors. Nevertheless, Alvarez performed well while playing through that injury, compiling a .276 average, 8 HR, 21 RBI, and 22 R across 139 PA after rejoining the big club on July 21st. During that span, he walked at a 10% clip while fanning at an acceptable 25% rate. While his volume of contact wasn't great (71% overall, 81.5% in zone), Alvarez blistered the baseball when he got the bat on it, logging a 58% hard-hit rate, 16% barrel rate, and average exit velocity of 16% while his average launch angle of 9.5 generated enough flyballs (38.5%). At just 24, there is still potential here for Alvarez to establish himself as a top-8 fantasy backstop. For 2026, we have him projected to hit .248 with 23 HR in 2026. He's enjoyed a quality spring training, hitting .381 with a homer and 4 RBI across 25 PA entering Thursday's action. Click here for more Fantasy Baseball: https://conta.cc/40FKiiv

Fantistics Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - 3/20/2026 Fantasy Baseball Fantistics 2026 2026 Draft Prep Notes Day 36 Francisco Alvarez (C-NYM) had a tumultuous 2025 season as a fractured hamate bone suffered in March delayed his season debut before he w

Tyler Soderstrom (1B/OF-ATH) broke out in his age-23 campaign, compiling a .276 average, 25 HR, 93 RBI, and 75 R across 624 PA while adding 8 SB. In doing so, Soderstrom recorded a palatable 22.5% strikeout rate while drawing some walks (9%). Compared to his smaller samples of work in the majors in 2023 and 2024, he slashed his swinging-strike rate to 11% (16% and 13.5% in 2023 and 2024, respectively) while raising his overall contact rate to 78% (68% and 71.5%) and in-zone contact rate to 88.5% (83% and 84%). Meanwhile, Soderstrom made a lot of loud contact, with Statcast showing a 50% hard-hit rate, 11.5% barrel rate, and average exit velocity of 91.5 mph. An average launch angle of 7.9 did, however, limit his power output as he generated groundballs at a 48.5% clip. His .276 average rode on a .327 BABIP that was probably a bit on the high side, so an average more in the .260 range is more likely in 2026. But especially given his plus-plus raw power, there is significant fantasy potential here. We have him projected for .268 and 28 HR in 2026. https://www.insiderbaseball.com

Fantistics Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - 3/15/2026 Fantasy Baseball Fantistics 2026 2026 Draft Prep Notes Day 30 Tyler Soderstrom (1B/OF-ATH) broke out in his age-23 campaign, compiling a .276 average, 25 HR, 93 RBI, and 75 R across 624 PA while add

Vinnie Pasquantino, 1B (KC) Pasquantino made history on Wednesday with the first three-homer game at the World Baseball Classic. They weren't the hardest-hit home runs with exit velocities of 101.8, 95.3 and 90.9, but short homers may be plentiful for the young slugger with the Royals bringing in the right field fence at Kauffman Stadium. He broke out with 32 homers in 2025, but that would have been projected to be closer to 40 in parks with shorter right-field fences. Vinnie P offers excellent value in standard drafts as a pivot if you don't aim for one of the top eight first basemen. He can be drafted much later than the likes of Bryce Harper, Freddie Freeman and Josh Naylor and offers more power and overall upside than those three. Fantistics Draft Advisor Player Notes: Pasquantino's HardHit% sits at 44.7% (league average: 36.5%) and Barrel% at 10.8% (league average: 7.0%), both solid power indicators. In 2026, a projected HR/FB% of 15.6%, we project 34 HRs. Pasquantino's plate discipline is top-notch. A K% of 15.7% (league average: 23.6%) shows he swings efficiently, while a BB% of 7.2% (league average: 7.5%) keeps him on base. His xBA of .263 (league average: .250) indicates quality contact. His 2026 projections - 107 RBIs, 81 runs signal a shift towards greater opportunity and an aggressive role at the plate, emphasizing his power and efficient bat-to-ball skills. https://conta.cc/47Egqqk

Fantistics Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - 3/12/2026 Fantasy Baseball Fantistics 2026 2026 Draft Prep Notes Day 26 Vinnie Pasquantino, 1B (KC) Pasquantino made history on Wednesday with the first three-homer game at the World Baseball Classic. They we

Gabriel Moreno C, Diamondbacks: Moreno spent much of 2025 injured, but he showed real improvement when on the field. He has always been one of the best contact-hitting catchers in the sport, with a .281 career batting average, but the power was always limited due to an extremely high groundball rate. However, that started to change last season. He decreased his ground ball rate from 49.6% to 39.4% and increased his pull air rate from 7.8% to 14.6%. These changes showed up in his home run totals, as he hit a career high of 9 in 83 games. That works out to a 16 home run 150-game pace, and along with an elite batting average, would give him a very similar profile to Yainer Diaz in 2024, when he was the third most valuable catcher in fantasy. Moreno can often times be drafted at the very end of the draft in 12-team or shallower one-catcher leagues, but he has the potential to become a standout option at the position if he carries over these new launch angles in 2026. Get expert for your fantasy draft! https://conta.cc/4upplWx

Fantistics Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - 3/11/2026 Fantasy Baseball Fantistics 2026 2026 Draft Prep Notes Day 26 Gabriel Moreno C, Diamondbacks: Moreno spent much of 2025 injured, but he showed real improvement when on the field. He has always been