2026 Fantasy Baseball Busts to Avoid

Are you about to draft Cal Raleigh in the second round? Paying up for Bryce Turang after his breakout? Joe Bond, AJ Applegarth, and Corey Pieper break down the 2026 fantasy baseball players whose draft cost doesn't match their projected production—from catchers to starting pitchers.

The guys debate what "bust" actually means (spoiler: it's about draft cost, not total disaster), then rip through position-by-position overvalued players. Cal Raleigh after 60 homers? Will Smith with 150 fewer at-bats than other catchers? Josh Naylor after somehow stealing 30 bases with bottom-3% sprint speed? Colson Montgomery's 44% hard-hit rate that screams regression? O'Neal Cruz hitting .102 against lefties?

Heated moments:

• Joe and Corey clash on Geraldo Perdomo (Joe's out, Corey's in at the cost)
• Spencer Strider going at pick 100 after two awful seasons? All three are out
• The George Springer debate: 32 homers at age 37—fluke or repeatable?
• O'Neal Cruz: "Quite possibly one of the worst hitters in baseball" (Joe's words)

Plus: Why Ozzie Albies' flip-flop injury pattern is a problem, Trevor Story's strikeout rate concerns, and Jacob deGrom's name-value trap at 38 years old.

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