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2026 Fantasy Baseball Player Profile

Tyler Glasnow’s 2025 season was a familiar story of elite dominance interrupted by frustrating durability concerns. The towering right-hander made 18 starts for the Dodgers, posting a sharp 3.19 ERA and 106 strikeouts in 90.1 innings. When healthy, he was one of the most effective pitchers in baseball, limiting opponents to a .225 average and maintaining a massive 29.0% strikeout rate. However, a mid-season injury likely related to his back or oblique given the "side soreness" reported during the World Series cost him significant time, limiting his volume once again. He returned for the postseason but was clearly compromised, exiting Game 6 of the World Series early.

Entering 2026, Glasnow remains one of the most tantalizing "per-inning" aces in fantasy baseball. Projections forecast a rebound to around 130 innings with an ERA in the mid-3.00s and 150+ strikeouts. The Dodgers will undoubtedly manage his workload with extreme caution, likely utilizing a six-man rotation or piggyback openers to keep him fresh for October. Fantasy managers should view him as a high-end SP2 with SP1 upside when on the mound, but rostering him requires a deep rotation to absorb the inevitable IL stint. He is a risk/reward pick who can win you weeks single-handedly but may not be there for the full marathon.