Baseball managers have lineup cards, fantasy baseball managers have draft-day cheat sheets. Tommy Gilligan-Imagno Images
ESPN Fantasy Mar 13, 2026, 07:29 AM ET
No matter how much prep you do for your fantasy baseball draft, there are simply too many names to track from pick to pick. That’s why cheat sheets exist. This one goes beyond rankings — it combines ESPN’s top preseason analysis into a single, portable resource.
The ESPN Cheat Sheet pulls together the names you need from the following features, most of which appear in the fantasy baseball draft kit:
• Karabell’s “Please DO Draft” list
• Karabell’s “Do NOT Draft” list
• Cockcroft: Kings of Command
• Cockcroft: Sleeper picks for 2026 (coming soon)
• Cockcroft: Players to avoid (coming soon)
• McDaniel: 30 MLB teams, 30 breakout candidates
• Karabell: Don’t forget these injured players on draft day
• Karabell: The top 10 fantasy baseball prospects for 2026
• Zola: What to expect from Asian newcomers
• Fantasy reliever depth chart
Click the link below for the printable, portable PDF featuring hundreds of names you’ll want handy on draft day.
The 2026 ESPN Fantasy Baseball Cheat Sheet
https://g.espncdn.com/s/flbdraftkit/cheatsheets/2026/ESPNFLBCheatSheet2026.pdf
If you want cheat sheets with ranked lists for points leagues, roto/category-based leagues, AL- or NL-only formats, or Dynasty leagues, see our curated collection of links here.
https://www.espn.com/fantasy/baseball/story/_/id/33519074/fantasy-baseball-cheat-sheet-central-top-300-position-rankings-drafts
