Set your lineups for the week ahead in fantasy baseball with our preview featuring pitcher rankings, hitter ratings and schedule observations.

Tristan H. Cockcroft is senior writer for fantasy baseball and football at ESPN. If you've made it this far, congratulations! You've either advanced to the championship round in ESPN head-to-head leagues, or you're still in contention in your categories or total points league. Fantasy baseball's Week 24 is the penultimate week in the 2026 MLB regular season, and it represents the first of the two-week championship round in standard head-to-head leagues.

We're certain to see our first significant postseason berths clinched as several teams are within reach. The Brewers (magic number of 5) and Los Angeles Dodgers (6) can clinch their divisions, and the New York Yankees (4), Dodgers (5), Atlanta Braves (8) and Boston Red Sox (9) can clinch wild-card spots.

Fantasy managers should prefer players from games with something on the line, as teams may rest veterans after clinching. Projected starting pitchers, hitter matchup ratings, lineup lock times, scheduling quirks, starting pitcher ranks and hitter ratings are included.