Overview
- Pitcher List ranks National League arms on a four-tier scale—Star, Starter, Replacement Level, JAG—tailored to expected fantasy value upon promotion.
- High-upside ‘Star’ candidates include Andrew Painter (healthy return with elite whiffs), Robby Snelling (dominant Double-/Triple-A results), Thomas White (premium stuff with control risk), Jaxon Wiggins (power arsenal with workload questions) and Jarlin Susana (triple-digit heat with control and shoulder concerns).
- 40-man placements and Rule-5 outcomes boost debut odds for several names, including Dax Fulton, Jean Cabrera, Riley Cornelio, Jake Bennett, Mitch Bratt, Sem Robberse and Dylan Ray.
- Injury histories and role uncertainty temper timelines for multiple prospects, with notes on Tommy John returns (e.g., Painter, Moisés Chace) and relief risk flags for arms like Chace, Tink Hence, Patrick Copen and Peter Heubeck.
- Many candidates grade as Replacement Level or JAG for 2026, with environment and command limiting fantasy appeal in cases such as Rockies arms at Coors Field and control-challenged profiles highlighted in recent AFL and Double-/Triple-A looks.