It may be boring, but good luck finding legitimate reasons to avoid taking Los Angeles Dodgers DH/SP Shohei Ohtani and New York Yankees OF Aaron Judge with the first picks in 2026 fantasy baseball drafts.

We said this very same thing one year ago and Ohtani and Judge went Nos. 1 and 2 in most ESPN average live drafts (points leagues). Well, we are saying it again. Things do get a little bit interesting after that, with 30/30 options, some ace starting pitchers and more Dodgers.

Here are one analyst's very early thoughts about 2026 drafts, when it comes to roto/categories formats.

Way-too-early top 50 category-based rankings for 2026

1. Shohei Ohtani, DH/SP, Dodgers: The pitching angle is a definite differentiator over everyone else, but Ohtani has the offensive numbers,

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