2026 MLB Fantasy Shortstop Rankings
Updated August 13, 2026
The top fantasy SS in fantasy baseball for the 2026 MLB season is CJ Abrams (WSH), who scored 1,232.0 fantasy points — 10.5 per game over 117 games. The full top-42 SS rankings are below.
| # | Player | Team | Pts | PPG | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CJ Abrams | WSH | 1,232.0 | 10.5 | 117 |
| 2 | Otto Lopez | MIA | 1,039.0 | 9.0 | 116 |
| 3 | Kevin McGonigle | DET | 1,010.0 | 8.8 | 115 |
| 4 | Elly De La Cruz | CIN | 1,008.0 | 10.2 | 99 |
| 5 | Zach Neto | LAA | 994.0 | 8.5 | 117 |
| 6 | Trea Turner | PHI | 965.0 | 8.2 | 117 |
| 7 | Bobby Witt | KC | 956.0 | 9.4 | 102 |
| 8 | Gunnar Henderson | BAL | 935.0 | 7.9 | 119 |
| 9 | Dansby Swanson | CHC | 895.0 | 7.8 | 115 |
| 10 | Colson Montgomery | CWS | 884.0 | 7.9 | 112 |
| 11 | Geraldo Perdomo | AZ | 877.0 | 7.6 | 116 |
| 12 | Willy Adames | SF | 851.0 | 7.4 | 115 |
| 13 | Ezequiel Duran | TEX | 847.0 | 7.6 | 111 |
| 14 | Brayan Rocchio | CLE | 763.0 | 6.5 | 117 |
| 15 | Xander Bogaerts | SD | 721.0 | 6.3 | 114 |
| 16 | Masyn Winn | STL | 703.0 | 6.3 | 112 |
| 17 | José Caballero | NYY | 687.0 | 6.9 | 100 |
| 18 | Jeremy Peña | HOU | 665.0 | 9.1 | 73 |
| 19 | Andrés Giménez | TOR | 634.0 | 5.5 | 115 |
| 20 | Mookie Betts | LAD | 615.0 | 7.4 | 83 |
| 21 | Ezequiel Tovar | COL | 588.0 | 5.3 | 110 |
| 22 | Jacob Wilson | ATH | 558.0 | 7.2 | 78 |
| 23 | Taylor Walls | TB | 550.0 | 5.7 | 97 |
| 24 | Francisco Lindor | NYM | 526.0 | 8.2 | 64 |
| 25 | Andruw Monasterio | BOS | 484.0 | 6.1 | 79 |
| 26 | Joey Ortiz | MIL | 465.0 | 4.8 | 97 |
| 27 | Corey Seager | TEX | 437.0 | 7.2 | 61 |
| 28 | Jared Triolo | PIT | 384.0 | 4.5 | 85 |
| 29 | Ryan Kreidler | MIN | 366.0 | 4.9 | 75 |
| 30 | Colt Emerson | SEA | 358.0 | 5.3 | 67 |
| 31 | Luisangel Acuña | CWS | 290.0 | 3.5 | 84 |
| 32 | Jorge Mateo | TB | 288.0 | 4.3 | 67 |
| 33 | Jacob Gonzalez | PIT | 269.0 | 5.2 | 52 |
| 34 | Tyler Tolbert | KC | 233.0 | 4.3 | 54 |
| 35 | Javier Báez | DET | 211.0 | 6.4 | 33 |
| 36 | Alika Williams | ATH | 207.0 | 3.6 | 57 |
| 37 | Nick Allen | HOU | 182.0 | 2.8 | 66 |
| 38 | Jim Jarvis | ATL | 150.0 | 4.5 | 33 |
| 39 | Carson Williams | TB | 54.0 | 3.4 | 16 |
| 40 | George Lombard | NYY | 54.0 | 9.0 | 6 |
| 41 | Ha-Seong Kim | ATL | 53.0 | 1.8 | 29 |
| 42 | Kaelen Culpepper | MIN | 25.0 | 6.3 | 4 |
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MLB Shortstop rankings FAQ
Who is the #1 fantasy SS for 2026?
CJ Abrams of WSH ranks as the top fantasy SS, scoring 1,232.0 fantasy points (10.5 per game) in 2026.
How are these MLB SS rankings calculated?
Players are ranked by total fantasy points scored during the 2026 MLB season, pulled live from FantasyBot's data layer. Points per game (PPG) is shown to account for missed games.