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Key takeaways
- Take last week's top name profiled in this space, Jac Caglianone.
- Yet, only in the past couple of days has Caglianone begun to move the needle in ESPN leagues, his roster rate jumping nearly 11% from Sunday to Tuesday (when it was 43.6% when games began).
- Caglianone isn't alone on any proverbial "all-underrated" list.
Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.
Mariners outfielder Dominic Canzone isn't on many fantasy rosters, but that should change. Photo by Maddy Grassy/Getty Images Tristan H. Cockcroft Jun 24, 2026, 07:03 AM ETClose Tristan H. Cockcroft is senior writer for fantasy baseball and football at ESPN. Tristan is a member of the FSWA Hall of Fame. He is also a two-time LABR and three-time Tout Wars champion.Follow on XMultiple Authors Email Print Open Extended Reactions Fantasy baseball managers, on the whole, aren't always quick to jump on a player's stardom bandwagon.
Take last week's top name profiled in this space, Jac Caglianone. He's a player whose continued recent excellence provides the impetus for today's column discussion. Since then, Caglianone has hit another four home runs -- bringing his total to seven in 19 June games thus far -- all of them traveling at least 400 feet. He's now fifth among batting title-eligible players for the season in terms of hard-hit rate (57.5%), and 12th in Statcast's Barrel rate (16.2%).
Yet, only in the past couple of days has Caglianone begun to move the needle in ESPN leagues, his roster rate jumping nearly 11% from Sunday to Tuesday (when it was 43.6% when games began). Until then, he was the consummate 2026 example of the underrated fantasy baseball player.