Fantasy baseball busts of 2026
Aaron Judge was the biggest fantasy baseball bust of 2026, falling from 1 to 477 in 5x5 value, with Cal Raleigh and Trevor Story next. Each player's 2026 is measured against his own 2025, both valued against that season's draftable pool, because no free preseason draft position source can be republished. The last column is where he ranks for 2027.
| Player | Lines | 5x5 rank, 2025 to 2026 | 2027 rank |
|---|---|---|---|
Aaron Judge OFNYY | 2026: 18 HR, 45 R, 41 RBI, 5 SB, .2412025: 53 HR, 137 R, 114 RBI, 12 SB, .331 | 1 to 477 | #37 |
Cal Raleigh CSEA | 2026: 23 HR, 49 R, 69 RBI, 2 SB, .1822025: 60 HR, 110 R, 125 RBI, 14 SB, .247 | 3 to 513 | #62 |
Trevor Story SSBOS | 2026: 5 HR, 24 R, 29 RBI, 5 SB, .2352025: 25 HR, 91 R, 96 RBI, 31 SB, .263 | 28 to 846 | #634 |
Jorge Polanco DHNYM | 2026: 2 HR, 7 R, 6 RBI, 0 SB, .1482025: 26 HR, 64 R, 78 RBI, 6 SB, .265 | 116 to 1053 | #950 |
Garrett Crochet SPBOS | 2026: 3-3, 6.30 ERA, 37 K2025: 18-5, 2.59 ERA, 255 K | 8 to 587 | #155 |
Brent Rooker DHATH | 2026: 10 HR, 20 R, 29 RBI, 2 SB, .2002025: 30 HR, 92 R, 89 RBI, 6 SB, .262 | 58 to 866 | #294 |
Francisco Lindor SSNYM | 2026: 21 HR, 63 R, 49 RBI, 3 SB, .2252025: 31 HR, 117 R, 86 RBI, 31 SB, .267 | 10 to 365 | #139 |
Ramón Laureano OFSD | 2026: 7 HR, 23 R, 21 RBI, 7 SB, .2032025: 24 HR, 72 R, 76 RBI, 7 SB, .281 | 98 to 872 | #492 |
George Springer DHTOR | 2026: 15 HR, 59 R, 54 RBI, 12 SB, .2492025: 32 HR, 106 R, 84 RBI, 18 SB, .309 | 11 to 271 | #107 |
Freddy Peralta SPTB | 2026: 10-11, 4.42 ERA, 156 K2025: 17-6, 2.70 ERA, 204 K | 26 to 422 | #126 |
Juan Soto OFNYM | 2026: 27 HR, 63 R, 68 RBI, 9 SB, .2752025: 43 HR, 120 R, 105 RBI, 38 SB, .263 | 2 to 102 | #17 |
Maikel Garcia 3BKC | 2026: 3 HR, 40 R, 38 RBI, 5 SB, .2682025: 16 HR, 81 R, 74 RBI, 23 SB, .286 | 63 to 700 | #403 |
Luis Castillo SPCWS | 2026: 4-11, 5.85 ERA, 112 K2025: 11-8, 3.54 ERA, 162 K | 143 to 886 | #617 |
Andrew Abbott SPCIN | 2026: 6-11, 4.61 ERA, 131 K2025: 10-7, 2.87 ERA, 149 K | 105 to 784 | #319 |
Nick Lodolo SPCIN | 2026: 3-6, 4.97 ERA, 83 K2025: 9-8, 3.33 ERA, 156 K | 109 to 798 | #423 |
José Ramírez 3BCLE | 2026: 12 HR, 71 R, 53 RBI, 37 SB, .2352025: 30 HR, 103 R, 85 RBI, 44 SB, .283 | 7 to 144 | #35 |
Sal Frelick OFMIL | 2026: 4 HR, 36 R, 40 RBI, 7 SB, .2302025: 12 HR, 76 R, 63 RBI, 19 SB, .288 | 102 to 769 | #381 |
Merrill Kelly SPAZ | 2026: 10-14, 4.94 ERA, 113 K2025: 12-9, 3.52 ERA, 167 K | 108 to 770 | #443 |
Nick Pivetta SPSD | 2026: 3-2, 2.86 ERA, 42 K2025: 13-5, 2.87 ERA, 190 K | 35 to 325 | #177 |
Taylor Ward OFSEA | 2026: 7 HR, 71 R, 37 RBI, 4 SB, .2252025: 36 HR, 86 R, 103 RBI, 4 SB, .228 | 80 to 617 | #210 |
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| Player | Lines | 5x5 rank, 2025 to 2026 | 2027 rank |
|---|---|---|---|
Eugenio Suárez 3BCIN | 2026: 26 HR, 50 R, 74 RBI, 1 SB, .2122025: 49 HR, 91 R, 118 RBI, 4 SB, .228 | 37 to 315 | #154 |
Dennis Santana RPAZ | 2026: 2-5, 5.56 ERA, 49 K2025: 16 SV, 2.18 ERA, 60 K | 104 to 675 | #459 |
Hunter Brown SPHOU | 2026: 6-4, 3.19 ERA, 124 K2025: 12-9, 2.43 ERA, 206 K | 27 to 242 | #106 |
Hunter Greene SPCIN | 2026: 2-2, 6.83 ERA, 33 K2025: 7-4, 2.76 ERA, 132 K | 91 to 625 | #218 |
Nathan Eovaldi SPTEX | 2026: 11-10, 4.20 ERA, 144 K2025: 11-3, 1.73 ERA, 129 K | 29 to 233 | #100 |
Christian Yelich DHMIL | 2026: 12 HR, 69 R, 59 RBI, 11 SB, .2352025: 29 HR, 88 R, 103 RBI, 16 SB, .264 | 38 to 268 | #83 |
Byron Buxton OFMIN | 2026: 25 HR, 65 R, 46 RBI, 7 SB, .2542025: 35 HR, 97 R, 83 RBI, 24 SB, .264 | 24 to 211 | #70 |
Jameson Taillon SPTOR | 2026: 2-6, 5.65 ERA, 76 K2025: 11-7, 3.68 ERA, 98 K | 137 to 759 | #421 |
Geraldo Perdomo SSAZ | 2026: 9 HR, 75 R, 59 RBI, 21 SB, .2622025: 20 HR, 98 R, 100 RBI, 27 SB, .290 | 14 to 157 | #85 |
Paul Skenes SPPIT | 2026: 10-11, 3.82 ERA, 200 K2025: 10-10, 1.97 ERA, 216 K | 13 to 119 | #21 |
Jacob Wilson SSATH | 2026: 7 HR, 37 R, 37 RBI, 4 SB, .2662025: 13 HR, 62 R, 63 RBI, 5 SB, .311 | 134 to 698 | #540 |
Shawn Armstrong RPCLE | 2026: 2-1, 4.58 ERA, 34 K2025: 4-3, 2.31 ERA, 74 K | 107 to 554 | #477 |
Julio Rodríguez OFSEA | 2026: 22 HR, 69 R, 71 RBI, 22 SB, .2472025: 32 HR, 106 R, 95 RBI, 30 SB, .267 | 12 to 98 | #24 |
| 2026: 9 HR, 72 R, 57 RBI, 7 SB, .2602025: 23 HR, 96 R, 84 RBI, 6 SB, .292 | 46 to 253 | #123 | |
Josh Naylor 1BSEA | 2026: 10 HR, 58 R, 57 RBI, 30 SB, .2612025: 20 HR, 81 R, 92 RBI, 30 SB, .295 | 21 to 173 | #104 |
Kyle Finnegan RPDET | 2026: 3-1, 4.30 ERA, 47 K2025: 24 SV, 3.47 ERA, 55 K | 146 to 682 | #628 |
Bryan Woo SPSEA | 2026: 12-10, 4.01 ERA, 175 K2025: 15-7, 2.94 ERA, 198 K | 17 to 128 | #36 |
| 2026: 17 HR, 54 R, 63 RBI, 5 SB, .2492025: 32 HR, 72 R, 113 RBI, 1 SB, .264 | 55 to 287 | #238 | |
Tyler Soderstrom OFATH | 2026: 19 HR, 58 R, 56 RBI, 2 SB, .2452025: 25 HR, 75 R, 93 RBI, 8 SB, .276 | 69 to 319 | #135 |
Ryne Nelson SPAZ | 2026: 3-5, 4.95 ERA, 66 K2025: 7-3, 3.39 ERA, 132 K | 136 to 636 | #372 |
The other side: 2026 breakouts, and the players whose contact quality says their 2026 undersold them, on the 2027 sleepers page.
By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 14, 2026 at 7:53 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number