Dynasty Baseball Top 100: Late February Update

Spring training is underway, and we've made significant updates to the DynastySignal model heading into the 2026 season. Here's the late-February snapshot of our top 100 dynasty baseball rankings — freshly recalculated with improved pitcher evaluation and refined scoring weights.

What Changed

We've refined how the model evaluates pitchers and improved how player scores transition between seasons since our early February rankings. The updates better capture pitcher value in dynasty and reduce early-season noise.

The result: 19 pitchers crack the top 100 (10 in the top 50), with 26 players age 25 or younger.

Top 10

1.Juan Soto— RF, NYM (—)

Score: 90.0 · Pulse: 89.0 · Age: 82.0 · Opp: 100.0

2.Corbin Carroll— RF, AZ (—)

Score: 89.7 · Pulse: 86.4 · Age: 86.0 · Opp: 100.0

3.Bobby Witt Jr.— SS, KC (↑1)

Score: 86.7 · Pulse: 80.5 · Age: 86.0 · Opp: 100.0

4.Ronald Acuña Jr.— RF, ATL (↑10)

Score: 85.8 · Pulse: 81.6 · Age: 80.0 · Opp: 100.0

5.Shohei Ohtani— TWP, LAD (—)

Score: 85.4 · Pulse: 88.3 · Age: 65.0 · Opp: 100.0

6.Paul Skenes— P, PIT (—)

Score: 84.6 · Pulse: 88.0 · Age: 92.0 · Opp: 100.0

7.James Wood— LF, WSH (↓4)

Score: 84.2 · Pulse: 77.5 · Age: 92.0 · Opp: 89.8

8.Wyatt Langford— LF, TEX (↓1)

Score: 83.9 · Pulse: 74.5 · Age: 89.0 · Opp: 97.8

9.Fernando Tatis Jr.— RF, SD (↓1)

Score: 83.8 · Pulse: 76.7 · Age: 82.0 · Opp: 100.0

10.Zach Neto— SS, LAA (↑2)

Score: 83.1 · Pulse: 73.2 · Age: 86.0 · Opp: 100.0

Biggest Risers Since Early February

George Kirby — #127 → #77 (+50) · P, SEA

Score: 70.9 · Pulse: 64.6

Jackson Merrill — #89 → #55 (+34) · CF, SD

Score: 73.9 · Pulse: 57.8

Trevor Rogers — #74 → #50 (+24) · P, BAL

Score: 74.9 · Pulse: 67.7

Matt Chapman — #85 → #62 (+23) · 3B, SF

Score: 72.4 · Pulse: 64.8

Will Smith — #87 → #64 (+23) · C, LAD

Score: 72.2 · Pulse: 68.2

Jeremy Peña — #112 → #89 (+23) · SS, HOU

Score: 69.2 · Pulse: 56.0

Joe Ryan — #107 → #85 (+22) · P, MIN

Score: 69.8 · Pulse: 64.2

Andrew Vaughn — #70 → #54 (+16) · 1B, MIL

Score: 74.2 · Pulse: 63.8

New to the Top 100

These players weren't in our early February top 100 and have climbed into the rankings:

80.Austin Riley— 3B, ATL

Score: 70.4 · Pulse: 58.2 · Age: 80.0

82.Yordan Alvarez— LF, HOU

Score: 69.9 · Pulse: 58.8 · Age: 80.0

94.Dylan Crews— RF, WSH

Score: 68.6 · Pulse: 52.9 · Age: 92.0

Full Rankings: 11-100

Rank	Player	Pos	Team	Score	Pulse	Age	Opp
11 ↓	Nick Kurtz	1B	ATH	83.0	75.3	95.0	86.3
12 ↓	Tarik Skubal	P	DET	82.6	92.1	75.0	100.0
13 ↑	Cal Raleigh	C	SEA	81.9	76.4	75.0	100.0
14 ↑	Garrett Crochet	P	BOS	81.8	85.9	84.0	100.0
15 ↑	Julio Rodríguez	CF	SEA	81.8	70.6	86.0	100.0
16 ↑	Aaron Judge	RF	NYY	81.2	84.8	55.0	100.0
17 ↑	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	2B	NYY	81.0	74.0	80.0	95.9
18 ↓	Oneil Cruz	CF	PIT	80.9	78.4	82.0	84.7
19 ↑	Roman Anthony	RF	BOS	80.1	66.4	98.0	89.4
20 ↓	Junior Caminero	3B	TB	80.1	67.0	95.0	91.3
21 ↑	Gunnar Henderson	SS	BAL	80.0	65.6	89.0	100.0
22 ↑	Kyle Schwarber	LF	PHI	79.9	79.9	60.0	100.0
23 ↑	Elly De La Cruz	SS	CIN	79.8	65.2	89.0	100.0
24 ↑	Jonathan Aranda	1B	TB	79.8	76.8	82.0	83.7
25 ↑	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	1B	TOR	79.5	66.9	84.0	100.0
26 ↑	Rafael Devers	DH	SF	79.3	71.2	75.0	100.0
27 ↓	Michael Busch	1B	CHC	78.9	73.5	80.0	88.5
28 ↑	Kyle Tucker	RF	LAD	78.8	71.0	75.0	98.3
29 ↓	Pete Crow-Armstrong	CF	CHC	78.7	67.6	92.0	87.5
30 ↓	Ben Rice	1B	NYY	78.4	75.2	82.0	81.4
31 ↓	Colson Montgomery	SS	CWS	78.4	66.4	92.0	88.9
32 ↑	Kyle Stowers	LF	MIA	78.3	73.3	80.0	86.5
33 ↑	Pete Alonso	1B	BAL	77.8	73.1	65.0	100.0
34 ↑	Drake Baldwin	C	ATL	77.4	70.0	89.0	80.7
35 ↓	Byron Buxton	CF	MIN	77.3	81.8	60.0	85.6
36 ↑	Jesús Luzardo	P	PHI	77.0	77.3	80.0	100.0
37 ↑	Cristopher Sánchez	P	PHI	76.8	79.5	75.0	100.0
38 ↓	Hunter Greene	P	CIN	76.5	74.4	84.0	100.0
39 ↓	Jo Adell	CF	LAA	76.3	70.4	84.0	80.5
40 ↑	Seiya Suzuki	RF	CHC	76.2	69.9	65.0	100.0
41 ↑	Logan Gilbert	P	SEA	76.1	77.0	80.0	97.1
42 ↑	Jarren Duran	LF	BOS	76.1	64.7	75.0	100.0
43 ↑	Hunter Brown	P	HOU	76.0	74.3	82.0	100.0
44 ↑	Bryan Woo	P	SEA	75.7	72.5	84.0	100.0
45 ↑	Randy Arozarena	LF	SEA	75.4	65.9	70.0	100.0
46 ↑	Corey Seager	SS	TEX	75.3	73.7	65.0	88.9
47 ↑	Matt Olson	1B	ATL	75.3	68.0	65.0	100.0
48 ↑	Ketel Marte	2B	AZ	75.2	70.4	60.0	100.0
49 ↑	George Springer	RF	TOR	74.9	79.9	40.0	100.0
50 ↑	Trevor Rogers	P	BAL	74.9	67.7	80.0	83.1
51 ↓	Trent Grisham	CF	NYY	74.9	69.9	75.0	84.7
52 ↓	Bryce Harper	1B	PHI	74.9	72.3	55.0	100.0
53 ↑	Iván Herrera	C	STL	74.3	63.7	86.0	83.7
54 ↑	Andrew Vaughn	1B	MIL	74.2	63.8	82.0	87.0
55 ↑	Jackson Merrill	CF	SD	73.9	57.8	95.0	85.0
56	Brent Rooker	RF	ATH	73.7	65.0	65.0	100.0
57 ↓	Tyler Soderstrom	LF	ATH	73.3	61.5	89.0	81.0
58 ↑	Jackson Chourio	CF	MIL	73.0	54.5	98.0	85.0
59 ↓	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	P	LAD	72.9	74.7	82.0	85.8
60 ↓	Shea Langeliers	C	ATH	72.4	61.8	80.0	86.1
61 ↑	Riley Greene	LF	DET	72.4	59.3	86.0	85.0
62 ↑	Matt Chapman	3B	SF	72.4	64.8	60.0	100.0
63 ↑	Francisco Lindor	SS	NYM	72.4	64.7	60.0	100.0
64 ↑	Will Smith	C	LAD	72.2	68.2	70.0	82.6
65 ↓	Francisco Alvarez	C	NYM	72.1	62.1	89.0	75.0
66 ↑	Spencer Torkelson	1B	DET	72.0	59.5	84.0	85.0
67 ↑	José Ramírez	3B	CLE	71.8	66.0	55.0	100.0
68 ↑	Manny Machado	3B	SD	71.7	65.8	55.0	100.0
69 ↑	Dylan Cease	P	TOR	71.6	70.8	70.0	100.0
70 ↑	Brice Turang	2B	MIL	71.5	58.5	84.0	85.0
71 ↑	Wilyer Abreu	RF	BOS	71.5	63.3	84.0	75.3
72 ↓	Jakob Marsee	CF	MIA	71.3	57.9	89.0	80.5
73 ↓	Mickey Moniak	RF	COL	71.2	63.8	82.0	75.3
74 ↑	Salvador Perez	C	KC	71.0	69.5	45.0	100.0
75 ↑	Logan Webb	P	SF	70.9	66.7	75.0	100.0
76 ↑	Taylor Ward	LF	BAL	70.9	61.9	60.0	100.0
77 ↑	George Kirby	P	SEA	70.9	64.6	80.0	99.0
78 ↑	Maikel Garcia	3B	KC	70.6	55.7	86.0	85.0
79 ↑	Matt Wallner	RF	MIN	70.4	63.3	80.0	75.0
80 🆕	Austin Riley	3B	ATL	70.4	58.2	80.0	85.0
81 ↑	Zack Wheeler	P	PHI	70.3	87.7	45.0	85.0
82 🆕	Yordan Alvarez	LF	HOU	69.9	58.8	80.0	82.0
83 ↓	Dansby Swanson	SS	CHC	69.9	63.9	60.0	91.7
84 ↑	Eury Pérez	P	MIA	69.8	61.5	95.0	85.6
85 ↑	Joe Ryan	P	MIN	69.8	64.2	75.0	100.0
86 ↓	Will Benson	LF	CIN	69.6	60.7	82.0	75.0
87 ↓	Dominic Canzone	RF	SEA	69.5	61.5	80.0	75.0
88 ↓	Ramón Laureano	RF	SD	69.4	67.7	65.0	77.2
89 ↑	Jeremy Peña	SS	HOU	69.2	56.0	80.0	85.0
90 ↑	Geraldo Perdomo	SS	AZ	69.0	54.2	84.0	83.6
91 ↓	Josh Bell	1B	MIN	69.0	68.0	55.0	84.9
92 ↑	Kody Clemens	2B	MIN	68.7	62.3	75.0	75.0
93 ↑	Tyler Stephenson	C	CIN	68.6	62.2	75.0	75.0
94 🆕	Dylan Crews	RF	WSH	68.6	52.9	92.0	76.6
95 ↑	Eugenio Suárez	3B	FA	68.5	62.3	50.0	99.4
96 ↑	Max Fried	P	NYY	68.4	68.8	60.0	100.0
97 ↑	Freddy Peralta	P	NYM	68.3	62.0	75.0	98.2
98 ↑	Vinnie Pasquantino	1B	KC	68.2	54.6	80.0	83.8
99 ↑	Romy Gonzalez	1B	BOS	68.2	61.4	75.0	75.0
100 ↑	CJ Abrams	SS	WSH	68.1	50.8	86.0	85.0

How It Works

Every player is scored across three pillars:

**Pulse** — A composite performance score built from advanced metrics, updated as new data comes in
**Age** — A youth premium that rewards younger players with more dynasty runway
**Opportunity** — Playing time projection based on depth chart position and roster status

The model is purely data-driven — no subjective tiers or manual adjustments.

Rankings update daily. View the full live rankings →

*Last updated: February 22, 2026*