Revisiting the Top-30 Fantasy Baseball Draft Picks at the All-Star Break

At the MLB All-Star break, it's a good time to look back and assess how draft values are holding up. Here, let's look at some of the top picks.

Injuries have hurt some players' fantasy seasons, while others have simply struggled. Let's dive in!

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Round 1 

Shohei Ohtani was the first pick in most fantasy baseball drafts, of course. He definitely was if he was a two-way option, and he was a popular first pick even as just a hitter. He's excelled as a pitcher too.

Using ESPN fantasy scoring, Ohtani leads all players with 529 points. Yordan Alvarez has 348 points to be the No. 2 hitter, while Jacob Misiorowski has 388 points as the No. 2 pitcher.

Ohtani has definitely lived up to the early-season hype and continues to be a high-level two way player. He's dealt with some injuries, but has such a big lead in fantasy points now that only a long injury would cause him not to end the season as the No. 1 option.

Aaron Judge was the second pick. He was having a fine season but has been out with an injury since May 31. Hopefully he can return soon and provide a boost to his fantasy owners, because the injury has made him a draft bust so far.

Juan Soto ended up as the third player picked on average, with Bobby Witt Jr. right behind him.

Soto has been a top-10 fantasy hitter overall so far, so while he hasn't been quite as high as he was drafted, he's still delivered well for his fantasy owners. Witt is just outside the top-20 fantasy hitters overall, so he's been a bit more disappointing. There's time left in the season for both hitters to improve their overall marks and finish closer to where they started the season.

Jose Ramirez was the fifth player selected on average. Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal were the first pitchers, and the next two players, selected.

Ramirez has dealt with an injury and not played since June 13, so he's been a draft bust so far. Hopefully he can return soon and get back to delivering big for fantasy owners and the Guardians.

Skenes is the 20th-best fantasy pitcher so far this season, so he's in a similar boat to Witt. There's time left for him to excel and get closer to value than where he was picked to kick off the season.

Skubal missed a handful of starts because of an injury, so he's been a bit of a draft bust as well. He also has taken a step back, so hopefully he can kick his pitching up a level after the break and finish closer to where he was picked this spring. 

Ronald Acuna Jr., Garrett Crochet and Kyle Tucker were the final three picks inside the top 10 on average this year.

Acuna has played just 53 games because of injury issues, and he has underwhelmed a bit when on the field. Hopefully he can return soon and deliver more to soften the blow of him not living up to pre-season rankings so far.

Crochet has only made six starts so far, and has been out since April 25. The long injury has made Crochet a massive draft bust. We'll see if the lefty can return soon and provide a boost for fantasy owners and the Red Sox, who are the league's hottest team right now.

Tucker hasn't dealt with injuries, but has struggled most of the season. He's not even a top-50 fantasy hitter right now, so he's probably been the biggest bust (who hasn't dealt with a long injury). He's due to bounce back, so we'll see if Tucker does at some point.

Round 2 

Fernando Tatis Jr. and Corbin Carroll were the first two picks of the second round, on average.

Tatis has been healthy, but his lack of power is holding him back as a fantasy asset. He's got a good average and solid overall numbers elsewhere, but the lack of pop has his overall fantasy numbers way down, so he's another draft bust so far.

Carroll sits in the 40s among fantasy hitters so far, so while he hasn't been an utter disappointment, he too has failed to live up to early-season expectations. We'll see if Carroll can get hot and improve his ranking in the latter portion of the season.

Cal Raleigh, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. were the next three picks.

Injuries have slowed Raleigh, but he's regressed hard from his breakout 2025 season. He's a bounceback candidate in the latter half of the season, so we'll see if he can at least earn back a little value and not be as big a draft bust.

Yamamoto is right outside the top-10 fantasy pitchers, and that's while only making 17 starts, so he's been good this season. If he can make the rest of his starts, there's a chance Yamamoto finishes near, or above, his draft slot.

Guerrero is outside the top-50 fantasy hitters right now, and he's been healthy, so he's really underwhelmed this year. He could get rolling at any point and take off, so we'll see if Guerrero ever does - if he doesn't, he'd end up as a pretty big draft bust. 

Junior Caminero, Julio Rodriguez and Ketel Marte were the next three off draft boards, and were pretty interchangeable in fantasy drafts.

Caminero has been a draft steal despite being picked early on. He's the No. 4 fantasy hitter overall and has a great chance at sticking in the top 10 among all players. 

Rodriguez is on the IL now, but struggled when healthy at the plate. He's been a pretty big draft bust, so hopefully he can return soon and start delivering to make himself less of a draft bust.

Marte is in the 30s among fantasy hitters right now, so he's underwhelmed too, just not as much as some others. Marte could improve in the latter half of the season and finish closer to where he was drafted, which would of course lessen the blow of him being a draft bust.

Gunnar Henderson and Kyle Schwarber were the 19th and 20th picks, respectively, on average this year.

Henderson has been a bust too, and that's due to his performance, not injuries. He needs to get rolling soon to have a chance to finish anywhere near his draft slot.

Schwarber is a spot below Carroll so far, so he too has underwhelmed a bit. I see him improving his ranking as the season progresses, so let's see if Schwarber can deliver.

Round 3

Round 3 kicks off with Cristopher Sanchez. Despite some inconsistent results of late, he's the No. 4 fantasy pitcher so far, so he's been a good draft value so far.

Elly De La Cruz was next off draft boards, with Francisco Lindor and Logan Gilbert next up.

Injuries have slowed De La Cruz a bit. We'll see if he can pick it up after the break and finish closer to where he was drafted.

Lindor has been a draft bust, thanks in large part to injuries, but also poor performance at the plate when healthy. He's active now, so he needs to start delivering to earn back some of that lost value.

Gilbert is a spot behind Yamamoto so far, so he's lived up to his pre-season expectations so far. A strong finish could help Gilbert be considered a draft steal.

Manny Machado, Logan Webb, Hunter Brown and Bryan Woo were the next four players drafted, and were taken very close together.

Machado is having a rare down season, and has been a major draft bust so far. He was hot before the break, and if he keeps that up, Machado could at least lessen his draft bust status a bit.

Webb has missed a few starts, but regression is also playing a part in him too being a draft bust so far. He struggled in his past two starts, so hopefully he can improve and stay healthy down the stretch, and improve his ranking overall.

Brown has been pretty good when healthy, but has only made seven starts this season. So Brown is yet another player who is a draft bust thanks in large part due to injuries.

Woo has regressed this season, and sits in the 40s among fantasy pitchers, so he too has been a bust so far. We'll see if he can lock in and improve his ranking by the end of the season. 

Max Fried and Yordan Alvarez were the final two picks in the top-30 overall.

Fried was stellar early on, but has only made 10 starts and hasn't pitched since May 13, so he's another draft bust due to injuries.

Alvarez is a guy we mentioned as the No. 2 overall fantasy hitter, so he's been a huge draft steal to this point. If he can stay healthy, he has a chance at retaining that spot too.