Longshot stat leaders, 2026
Mar 25 2026
The time has come!
It's an annual tradition here at the Speculator, when we spend Opening Day Eve putting a bow on our draft season coverage with some longshot league stat leaders. In this space, we're digging deep—it's not at all interesting to predict a Bobby Witt Jr. (SS, KC) MVP or another Tarik Skubal (LHP, DET) Cy Young—so while "longshot" in the title is a loose term, we'll keep this list to anybody going outside the Top 200 picks in NFBC 15-team Main Event drafts.
And don't worry, these out-on-a-limb predictions shouldn't have influenced your draft day plans anyway. Most (if not all) have already received some Speculator pub at some point. Thanks for following along and leaving comments here throughout draft season;...
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