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Ozzie Albies 2026 Fantasy Baseball Outlook: Trending Downward, but Upside Potential at Current Draft Price
Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies totaled 157 games played in 2025 despite a broken hamate bone causing him to miss the last week of the season, however, it was a disappointment from a fantasy perspective, and the late-season ailment was a stark reminder of how injury-prone he's become over the last few seasons. The Curacao native was drafted as the fourth second baseman off the board in 2025 drafts, but produced just a .240-16-74-74-14 line with a .295 wOBA and 87 wRC+, which was the third-lowest wRC+ of all qualified second basemen last season. Part of the dropoff can be attributed to the switch-hitter's ineffectiveness against left-handed pitching, as he came into the season with a .336/.362/.565 slash line, .390 wOBA, and 145 wRC+ against southpaws, but produced just a .277/.296/.412 slash line, .301 wOBA, and 91 wRC+ against them in '25. While the 3x All-Star's power metrics were very low, they were never high to begin with, even in his 33-home run season of 2023, so perhaps he just needs an offseason to reset. While there is upside potential with Albies, concerns about underperformance and injuries are reflected in both his NFBC ADP and RotoBaller ranking of 162 overall.
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