Here Comes Tout Wars Champions League 2026!

Mark the time: March 19, 2026 at 8 PM.

Hold onto your hats. A new league, and 12 Tout Wars champions vie for the ultimate prize.

The Champions League is a simple idea. Let’s take the legends of the industry and create one single league to help us crown a champion of fantasy baseball, in a way that is relatable to the everyday player.

We play:

A 12-team redraft league with daily transactions in an H2H categories league with playoffs in September.

Tout Wars wants the Champions League to be a central place for all fantasy players to focus their attention on major trends and players all season long, while the best fantasy players battle for the trophy and the title, Champion of Champions.

Head-to-head play has become the most popular fantasy baseball format, with 12-team play being the most popular size. With Tout’s recent champions and most-lauded veterans working the waiver wires and facilitating trades, we hope to give every fantasy player a relatable and easily followed grand championship game all season long.

Join us Thursday night at Fantrax for the Champion’s League inaugural draft!

The draft will be covered live on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports from 8-11 PM ET co-hosted by Todd Zola, Steve Phillips and Justin Fensterman

We Are the Champions (in draft order, selected randomly):

Seth Trachtman, Fantasy Baseball Index, @sethroto (Champ 2016 AL, 2023 Mix Draft, 2025 Mix Draft)

Derek Carty, The Bat X, @derekcarty/derekcarty.bsky.social (Champ 2023 NL)

Larry Schechter, The History of Fantasy Sports, @larryschechter2 (Champ 2005 Mix Auc, 2006 Mix Auc, 2007 Mix Auc, 2011 AL, 2012 AL, 2013 AL)

Ariel Cohen, CBS Sports, @ATCNY (Champ 2020 H2H, 2025 H2H)

Ian Kahn, Mastersball, @IanKahn4 (Champ 2019 H2H, 2022 NL, 2024 NL)

Derek VanRiper, @derekvanriper (Champ 2014 Mix Auc, 2020 Mix Auc, 2022 Mix Auc)

Andy Behrens, TheDeepShot.com, @andybehrens (Champ 2013 Alt, 2010 Mix Auc)

Frank Stampfl, CBS Sports, @Roto_Frank/frankstampfl.bsky.social (Champ 2021 H2H, 2022 H2H)

Bret Sayre, Baseball Prospectus, @BretSayreBP/@bretsayre.bsky.social (Champ 2019 Mix Auc, 2023 Mix Auc, 2025 Mix Auc)

Fred Zinkie, Yahoo, @FredZinkieMLB (Champ 2020 NL, 2021 NL, 2011 Mix Auc, 2013 Mix Auc, 2015 Mix Auc)

Glenn Colton/Rick Wolf, Athlon Sports/SiriusXM @glenncolton1/@RickWolf1 (Champ 2014 AL, 2018 AL, 2021 AL)

Mike Podhorzer, FanGraphs/ProjectingX.com, @MikePodhorzer (Champ 2013 Mix Draft, 2017 AL, 2024 AL)

We’ll keep on fighting until the end.

Tout Wars Head 2 Head is Coming Sunday, March 15th, at 10:00 AM ET.

Look for the live draft board here.

Look for the live stream here. It will be archived on the Tout Wars YouTube channel afterward.

The Head to Head players, in Reserve Round Draft Order:

Ariel Cohen, CBS Sports, @ATCNY (2025, 2020 Tout H2H Champ)
Clay Link, Rotowire, @claywlink
Lauren Auerbach, Fantrax, @lkauerbach
Ryan Hallam, Fighting Chance Fantasy, @fightingchance
Nick Pollack, Pitcher List, @nickpollak
Sky Dombroske, Fantistics Insider Baseball, @SkyDombroske (2024 Tout H2H Champ)
Frank Ammirante, RotoBaller, @FAmmiranteTFJ
Michael Govier, Pallazzo Podcast, @mjgovier
Joe Gallina, Fantasy Alarm/Athlon Sports, @joegallina
Chris Towers, CBS Sports, @CTowersCBS
Britton Allen, Pallazzo Podcast, @BrittonAllen
Sam Wirsching, Dynasty Guru,

Tout Wars NL is done. Here are some reactions and links.

Grey Albright wrote about Razzball’s team here. Peter “Rotoman” Kreutzer wrote about his draft here.

Follow along on the live draft board here.

There will be a livestream of the draft on Justin Mason’s YouTube channel. It will be archives on the Tout Wars YouTube channel afterwards.

This year’s NL Touts, in Reserve Round Pick Order (with FAAB penalties noted):

Tristan Cockcroft, ESPN, @SultanofStat (2025, 2014, 2013, 2012 Tout NL Champ)
Grey Albright, Razzball, @razzball/razzball.bsky.social (2017 Tout NL Champ)
Rick Graham, Pitcher List, @iamrickgraham/iamrickgraham.pitcherlist.com
Peter Kreutzer, Ask Rotoman, kroyte.bsky.social
Derek Carty, The Bat X, @derekcarty/derekcarty.bsky.social (2023 Tout NL Champ)
Erik Halterman, Rotowire, @erik_halterman/erikhalterman.bsky.social
Steve Gardner, USA Today Sports, @SteveAGarder/steveagardner.bsky.social (2018, 2011 Tout NL Champ)
Phil Hertz, BaseballHQ, prhertz.bsky.social (2019 Tout NL Champ)
Brian Walton, TheCardinalNation.com, @B_Walton (2009 Tout NL Champ)($970 FAAB)
Scott Wilderman, onRoto, (2006, 2003 Tout NL Champ) ($740 FAAB)
Taylor Tarter, Fantrax/Pitcher List, @TaylorTarter
Alain de Leonardis, BaseballHQ/Baseball Forecaster, @acdeleon

Tout Wars Mixed Auction, coming Saturday March 14 at 2 PM.

Fifteen teams, roto rules with OBP instead of BA, Bret Sayre the reigning champion returns to try to win in an even numbered year for the first time.

Follow the auction sheet live.

Watch the live stream on Justin Mason’s YouTube channel. Justin will be in the auction! The live stream will be archived on the ToutWars YouTube channel.

This year’s contestants, in Reserve Round Pick Order:

Bret Sayre, Baseball Prospectus, @BretSayreBP/@bretsayre.bsky.social (2025, 2023, 2019 Tout Mixed Auction Champ)
Frank Stampfl, CBS Sports, @Roto_Frank/frankstampfl.bsky.social
Justin Mason, Friends With Fantasy Benefits/TGFBI, @JustinMasonFWFB
Scott Swanay, FantasyBaseballSherpa, @fantasy_sherpa/fantasy-sherpa.bsky.social (2024 Tout Mixed Auction Champ)
Brent Hershey, BaseballHQ, @BrentHQ/brenthershey.bsky.social
Alex Chamberlain, FanGraphs, @DolphHauldhagen
Andy Behrens, TheDeepShot.com, @andybehrens (2010 Tout Mixed Auction Camp)
Brian Feldman, FantasyBaseballAuctioneer, @FanBBAuctioneer/fanbbauctioneer.bsky.social
Todd Zola, Mastersball, @toddzola
Jeff Zimmerman, FanGraphs, @jeffzimmerman (2021, 2017 Tout Mixed Auction Champ) ($990 FAAB)
Scott Engel, RotoBaller, @ScottETheKing ($890 FAAB)
Dave Adler, BaseballHQ, @daveadler01/daveadler01.bsky.social ($885 FAAB)
Eric Samulski, RotoBaller, @SamskiNYC ($885 FAAB)
Mike Carter, Fantrax/RotoBaller/BaseballHQ/Fantasy Baseball Beat, @mdrc0508 ($815 FAAB)
Kelly Kirby, FantasyPros, @thewonkypenguin/thewonkypenguin.bsky.social ($640 FAAB)


Tout Wars AL Auction Kicks Off Tout Weekend!

Saturday morning, March 14th, at 9:00 AM, in a conference room off Duffy Square in New York City, 12 Tout Wars teams will begin their AL-only roto auction for 2026.

You can follow the draft board here.

The drafts will be live streamed at Justin Mason’s YouTube channel. It will be available afterward on the Tout Wars YouTube channe.

This year’s AL Roster, in Reserve Round Draft Order (team that finish with fewer than 60 points receive a FAAB penalty the next year):

Andy Andres, BaseballHQ, @sabermetrics101 (2025 AL Champ)
Ian Kahn, Mastersball, @IanKahn4
Glenn Colton/Rick Wolf, Athlon Sports/SiriusXM, @glenncolton1/@RickWolf1 (2021, 2018, 2014 AL Champ)
Mike Podhorzer, FanGraphs/ProjectingX.com, @MikePodhorzer (2024, 2017 AL Champ)
Jeff Erickson, Rotowire, @Jeff_Erickson (2007 AL Champ)
Doug Dennis, BaseballHQ, (2023, 2022 AL Champ)
Larry Schechter, The History of Fantasy Sports, @larryschechter2 ($960 FAAB) (2012, 2011, 2010 AL Champ)
Jason Collette, Rotowire, ($870 FAAB)
Rob Leibowitz, Rotoheaven/Fantasy Baseball Index, @rob_leibowitz/@rob-leibowitz.bsky.social ($800 FAAB) (2019 AL Champ)
Raphael Rabe, Rotoballer, @RealTalkRaph ($760 FAAB)
Jeff Winick, Ask Rotoman,
DJ Short, NBC Sports/Rotoworld, @djshort ($640 FAAB)




Tout Mixed Draft is on Tap. Tuesday March 3, 2026 at 8pm ET.

Watch Scott Whites’ recap here. Bubba and Bloom Livestream is here. Mike Gianella has an interesting take here.

And with the live draft board at Fantrax.

There was be a livestream on the Tout Wars YouTube feed.

This year’s Mixed Draft roster, in draft order:

Seth Trachtman, Fantasy Baseball Index, @sethroto (2025, 2023 Mixed Draft Champ)
Ray Murphy, BaseballHQ, @RayHQ (2019 Mixed Draft Champ)
Adam Ronis, Fantasy Life/SiriusXM, @adamronis (2021, 2016, 2021 Mixed Draft Champ)
Scott White, CBS Sports, @CBSScottWhite (2020 Mixed Draft Champ)
Brian Entrekin, kcbubba ,@bdentrek
Shelly Verougstraete, Pitcher List,
Mike Gianella, Baseball Prospectus, @mikegianella.bsky.social (2022 Mixed Draft Champ)
Rudy Gamble, Razzball, @RudyGamble (2024, 2018, 2017 Mixed Draft Champ)
Garion Thorne, Draft Kings Network, @garionthorne ($910 FAAB)
Anthony Aniano, RotoBaller/SiriusXM Fantasy Radio, @AanionoFantasy ($850 FAAB)
Dr. Roto, DrRoto.com, @DrRoto ($945 FAAB)
Scott Chu, Pitcher List, @ifthechufits ($885 FAAB)
John Laghezza, John Leghezza, @JohnLaghezza ($770 FAAB)
Ryan Bloomfield, BaseballHQ/Bubba & the Bloom Podcast, @RyanBHQ
Tim McLeod, Prospect361, @RunTMc361 ($710 FAAB) (2014 Mixed Draft Champ)

Tout SOLDS/IP League, 15 Team Mixed Draft, Drafted Tues. Feb. 24, 2026

This is a 5×5 league that subs Saves+Holds for Saves, and Innings Pitched for Wins. It was launched in 2021 with 12 teams, and grew to 15 teams in 2022.

The online draft takes place live on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, and will be carried live on the Rotowire show on SiriusXM radio, with Jeff Erickson and Todd Zola commenting.

Follow along on the live Draft Board, or check in on it later.

Justin Mason’s Livestream link.

This year’s participants, in draft order:

  1. Greg Jewett, The Athletic/Closer Monkey, @gjewett9 (SOLDS Champ 2025)
  2. Ryan Boyer, Rotowire, @RyanPBoyer
  3. Ray Flowers, Fantasy Guru, @therayflowers (SOLDS Champ 2024)
  4. Kev Mahserejian, Razzball, @RtoSurgeon
  5. Zach Steinhorn, Steinhorn’s Universe on Substack, @zachsteinhorn
  6. Joe Orrico, FanGraphs, @JoeOrrico99 ($990 FAAB)
  7. C.J. Kaltenbach, Mayhem Sports, @TheSeigeDFS ($990 FAAB)
  8. Geoff Pontes, Baseball America, @GeoffPontesBA ($930 FAAB)
  9. Scott Pianowski, Yahoo Sports, @scott_pianowski ($895 FAAB)
  10. Matt Trussell, Razzball, @MattTruss (SOLDS Champ 2022) ($890 FAAB)
  11. Tim Heaney, Lindy’s Sports, @TeamHeaney ($855 FAAB)
  12. Howard Bender, Fantasy Alarm, @Rotobuzzguy ($800 FAAB)
  13. Matt Cederholm, Baseball HQ, @TheBigHurtHQ
  14. Sara Sanchez, BleedCubbieBlue, @BCB_Sara
  15. Kyle Soppe, Pro Football and Sports Network, @KyleSoppePFN ($930 FAAB)

Draft and Hold Slow Draft Begins on February 17, 2026.

Chris Clegg, as last year’s winner, will throw out the first nomination, live on SiriusXM.

James Anderson, who finished second last year, is co-hosting the launch on Sirius XM Fantasy Sports Radio, Rotowire Fantasy Today, Channel 87 with Todd Zola. He’ll make his pick live on the radio too. Crazy.

Participants in draft order:

1. Chris Clegg, Dynasty Dugout, @ChrisCleggMiLB (2025 Champ)
2. James Anderson, Rotowire, @RealJRAnderson
3. Alan Harrison, @TheFantasyFix (2021, 2023, 2024 Champ)
4. Dan Strafford, @Dan Strafford
5. Jorge Montanez, Rotoworld, @roto_nino
6. Anthony Perri, Fantistics, @Anthony_Perri
7. Corbin Young, Rotoballer, Yahoo, BaseballHQ, @corbin_young21 (810 FAAB)
8. Paul Sporer, FanGraphs (670 FAAB)
9. Mike Alexander, Razzball, @roto_wan
10. Fred Zinkie, Yahoo, @FredZinkieMLB
11. Jeff Boggis, Fantasy Baseball Empire, @jeffboggis (615 FAAB)
12. Eric Cross, Rotoballer, Toolshed Podcast, @EricCrossMLB (870 FAAB)
13. Michael Stein, Fantasy Judgment, @FantasyJudgment (990 FAAB)
14. Vlad Sedler, FTN Fantasy, @rotogut (2022 Champ)
15. Derek VanRiper, @derekvanriper

Todd tweeted this out:

Link to the live slow draft board.