2026 Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: Building Championship Teams

What happens when three fantasy baseball experts draft four teams each? Joe Bond, AJ Applegarth, and Corey Pieper run a live 12-team mock draft, debating every pick in real time, from Shohei Ohtani at #1 to the chaos of finding a second baseman past Round 7.

The guys battle through eight rounds of sniping each other's targets, defending controversial picks, and revealing their actual draft strategies. AJ goes Judge-Lindor-Sanchez-Mookie Betts for a Yankees/Mets powerhouse. Corey builds the injury-risk all-star team with Acuña, Harper, Byron Buxton, and Jacob deGrom. Joe reaches for George Springer in Round 5 ("If I can get 25/15 out of him, I'm good") and takes three pitchers in a row (Rounds 4-5-6).

Link to Draft Board: https://fantasysixpack.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-F6P-Hour-Fantasy-Baseball-Mock-Draft.jpg

Heated debates:

• Ohtani vs Judge at #1: Utility flexibility or pure production?
• When to draft pitching: Joe takes Scubal Round 1, others wait until Round 3+
• The second base wasteland: Only 5 drafted in 8 rounds, none between Rounds 3-7
• George Springer in Round 5: Bold value play or massive reach?
• O'Neal Cruz: Joe scrolls past him for Riley Greene ("God, no")

Controversial picks:

• AJ takes Crochet early, then admits "I'm regretting it" by Round 4
• Corey's injury-prone team: Acuña, Buxton, Harper, deGrom, Christian Yelich
• Joe: "I just went three pitchers in a row. I don't think I've ever done that."
• Mason Miller in Round 6 as the first closer off the board

Plus: Why every team has 2-3 pitchers after 8 rounds (nobody planned it, it just happened), the Fireball Draft story, and AJ's admission that he usually goes heavy on saves but drafted zero closers.

Rankings and cheat sheets at fantasysixpack.net/plans (Code: F6PPODS saves 15%)

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