Fantasy Baseball Movers: Who’s Sliding on the Trade Value Chart?

Earlier today, I put together a story on fantasy baseball players who were on the rise inside our trade value chart. Here, we'll go over some of the notable players falling.

We will go over several players in this article. These are more drop candidates or trade targets. I'll avoid players that suffered long-term injuries, like Cody Ponce and Jackson Chourio.

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Carlos Estevez - Kansas City Royals

Estevez suffered an injury in his first outing, but it doesn't look like a long-term one, so I'm including him in this article.

In his lone appearance of the season, Estevez was tagged for six runs in 1/3 of an inning. He allowed four hits and two walks, and used 27 pitches. He was drilled by a comebacker, which has kept him out since that performance.

Lucas Erceg has served as the team's closer in the meantime, and the fact that Estevez has lost the closer role is why he's falling fast on the trade value chart.

Closers have a tendency to move up and down the trade chart in a hurry, because they make fewer appearances and are judged even more than the typical fantasy player. Estevez couldn't have started his season any worse, but that doesn't mean you should be bailing on him for good.

Sure, he's droppable in some leagues, especially for those of you chasing saves. He could get the closer role back when he's deemed healthy enough to pitch again, so one bad performance won't drive me off Estevez.

Be willing to add him back when he's cleared to pitch, or gets his next save. It could be a time to buy low on him, but that's more for deeper leagues. I fully expect Estevez to bounce back moving forward, so I'm all for adding him, or being ready to acquire him.

Noelvi Marte - Cincinnati Reds

Marte has started his 2026 season extremely slow, and he hasn't even made the lineup each day.

He has no hits over 10 plate appearances so far. Marte has a run scored, no RBIs, two walks and five strikeouts.

So not only isn't he playing every day, but he's not producing when he's out there. Early on, Marte looks like a big draft bust.

The season is young though, and there's time for him to turn things around. Be watching him and be ready to pounce if his bat heats up. In deeper leagues, he's a buy-low trade candidate, as long as you aren't giving up anything too special in return.

Cal Raleigh - Seattle Mariners

Raleigh was an option near the end of the first round in fantasy baseball drafts this year, so him making this list is a bit concerning.

He has four hits, including a double, over his first seven games and 28 plate appearances. Raleigh has four RBIs, no runs scored, a stolen base, three walks and 15 strikeouts.

He's not a big average guy, but a high OBP and power numbers made him an elite fantasy hitter last season. Some wondered if that was a fluke season, and the way he's started, that's the way things look right now.

It's very early though, and we are still a long ways from thinking about dropping him in any fantasy leagues. His fantasy value is down, which makes now a time to buy low on him, especially if you expect him to bounce back moving forward.

It's a bit of a risk, but if he improves to last year's marks, acquiring Raleigh now could be a season-defining moment for your fantasy squad.

Paul Skenes - Pittsburgh Pirates 

Skenes was a first-round pick in most leagues, but has performed poorly over two starts.

He allowed five runs (although not many should have been earned) on four hits and two walks over 2/3 of an inning on Opening Day. Skenes worked five innings last night, allowing a run on three hits and two walks, while striking out only five.

It's a slow start for the top-end pitcher, but I'm not concerned at this point. He looked better last night, and I expect even better marks going forward.

If someone is willing to sell Skenes low, jump at the chance to add him. He'll re-emerge as a top-end fantasy pitcher in short order.

Brent Rooker - Athletics

Rooker has struggled to deliver across six games and 24 plate appearances so far.

He has four hits, all singles, along with one RBI, no runs scored, no walks and 12 strikeouts. Rooker has been a power threat over the past three years, and posted pretty good averages/OBPs along the way.

This is another case of a guy getting off to a slow start. Rooker will get going soon enough, and be a high-end fantasy talent by the end of the year if he stays healthy.

Now is the chance to buy low on Rooker, so look into doing that. He is a ways off from being heavily dropped in fantasy leagues.

Riley Greene - Detroit Tigers

Greene hasn't done much across his first six games and 27 plate appearances.

He has five hits, including two doubles, along with four RBIs, four runs scored, two walks and six strikeouts. Greene has been a better fantasy asset in the past, and most importantly, had a healthy year in 2025.

It makes now a time to buy low on Greene. He might become available in some standard leagues if he keeps struggling another few days, so be ready to pounce if he gets dropped.

Wyatt Langford - Texas Rangers

Langford has also struggled this season so far. He's played in six games and logged 28 plate appearances.

He has four hits, including one triple. Langford has an RBI, two runs scored, no walks and seven strikeouts as well. He hasn't fully developed into the highly-regarded prospect he was coming up through the minor leagues, but he's done enough to be an asset in most leagues.

Langford is off to a slow start though, and has emerged as a buy-low trade candidate as a result. Like Greene, he could become available in some standard leagues if he keeps struggling, and I'd pounce quickly if he became available in my league.

Willy Adames - San Francisco Giants

Adames struggled in his first season with San Francisco, and hasn't done too much to open the 2026 season.

He has played in six games and gotten 24 plate appearances. Adames has six hits, including one homer and a double. He also has two RBIs, two runs scored, no walks and eight strikeouts.

Four of his hits came two days ago, but he went hitless again last night, while also striking out twice. He just hasn't delivered consistently, and he's been dropped in some standard leagues, and could be let go in even more here soon.

He's a better buy-low target in deeper fantasy leagues, as I'm not sure he's worth the roster spot in standard leagues, even if his bat heats up a bit. There's plenty of fantasy shortstops out there, so I'd move off Adames if I could.

CJ Abrams - Washington Nationals

Abrams has as many hits as he's played games so far, but is still falling as a fantasy asset.

Four of his hits have come over the past three games. He's homered once, drove in six runs, scored three times, walked once and struck out on four occasions.

He's been a solid fantasy asset in the past, and started a bit slow this year. Abrams is turning things around of late, so he's been added back in some leagues and is regaining a bit of lost fantasy value.

His value is still down from the start of the season though, so now is a time to go after him in a trade. Shortstop is a loaded position, so don't overpay for Abrams.