Justin Crawford

Crawford, son of 14-year MLB veteran Carl Crawford, is perhaps the most popular cheap speed flyer for 2026 fantasy drafts. He typically employs a slash-and-dash approach and logged a 59.4 percent groundball rate while hitting 43.3 percent of his balls to the opposite field in 2025 at Triple-A. Unless he's in a favorable count against a righty, Crawford will be looking to get on first base and steal second base -- he pilfered 46 bases on 57 attempts in 112 games last year. So far this approach has worked for the lefty-hitting outfielder, who turned 22 this winter and is not on the 40-man roster. He has steadily been at least 20 percent better than the average hitter in his leagues and is a career .322 hitter with a .385 OBP. Despite plus-plus speed, Crawford isn't a plus defender in center field, so he will need to produce against right-handed pitching to be a valuable real-life player. His .118 ISO at Triple-A was his worst such mark over a full season, but Crawford was the youngest qualified hitter at Triple-A, so his 135 wRC+ is impressive, even if it came with a .407 BABIP and very little power. He will be given a chance to win the starting center field job in spring training. Read Past Outlooks