Eric Karabell May 28, 2026, 10:06 AM ET Close Eric Karabell is a senior writer for fantasy baseball, football and basketball at ESPN. Eric is a charter member of FSWA Hall of Fame and author of "The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments". Each week in MLB is its own story -- full of surprises, both positive and negative -- and fantasy managers must decide what to believe and what not to believe moving forward. Perhaps we can help. If any of these thoughts come true... don't be surprised! Don't be surprised ... if San Diego Padres OF/2B Fernando Tatis Jr . finishes outside the top5 0 fantasy options Everyone and their plumber confidently proclaim the accomplished Tatis, a second-round pick in most ESPN standard drafts, as a wise, no-doubt, buy-low option. This fellow, in his relative prime at 27, smacked 25 home runs last season, and his lowest home run output was 17 home runs during the truncated COVID-19 season of 2020, when he played only 59 games.…