2026 Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: 12-Team Head-to-Head Expert Picks & Predictions

The 2026 fantasy baseball season officially begins with Joe Pisapia and Chris Welsh are coming back for the first 12-team head-to-head mock draft of the year!

They break down why José Ramírez remains an elite early-round anchor, discuss the value of Gunnar Henderson slipping to the turn, and debate whether it’s worth paying up for frontline pitching like Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
The crew also dives into positional scarcity, roster construction in standard 5×5 formats, and how early ADP trends are already shaping the 2026 draft landscape.

Get a jump on your leagues with these early 2026 draft insights!

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Timestamps:
Introduction - 0:00:00
Round 1 - 0:03:07
Round 2 - 0:04:32
Round 3 - 0:05:06
Round 4 - 0:06:33
Round 5 - 0:10:14
Round 6 - 0:12:34
Round 7 - 0:13:13
Round 8 - 0:16:06
Round 9 - 0:16:34
Round 10 - 0:23:55
Round 11 - 0:26:23
Round 12 - 0:27:25
Round 13 - 0:27:49
Round 14 - 0:29:34
Round 15 - 0:31:59
Round 16 - 0:35:33
Round 17 - 0:37:00
Round 18 - 0:39:55
Round 19 - 0:42:43
Round 20 - 0:46:47
Round 21 - 0:47:23
Round 22 - 0:50:13
Round 23 - 0:50:39
Round 24 - 0:52:43
Round 25 - 0:53:08
Round 26 - 0:55:10
Draft Analysis and Discussion - 0:55:46

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