Top 50 Dynasty Baseball Players for 2027: 26 to 50

By JD, Founder. 2026-10-21

Top 50 Dynasty Baseball Players for 2027: 26 to 50, from the FanRanked Staff dynasty board. Julio Rodriguez, Michael Harris II, Chase Burns and the rest of players 26 through 50, with a note on each player.

This is the third published article in the FanRanked 2027 Dynasty Series.

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Players 26 to 50

#26 Julio Rodriguez OF SEA 25.8

To be clear, Julio is great for the game of baseball. I also think he's great for the Mariners, but somehow he has managed to disappoint me as a fantasy asset.

Historically, he was always a slow starter who ended the season red hot, but second half Julio decided to take an early vacation this year as he was definitively worse after the All-Star break than he was before. I think T-Mobile Park has historically been a big factor as well, as the run environment seems to really hurt him, but the splits were reversed this year as well.

Just look at the splits from 2022 to 2025:

1st Half: .260/.319/.418 wRC+ 114

2nd Half: .297/.351/.552 wRC+ 154

Home: .256/.315/.431 wRC+ 120

Away: .291/.346/.504 wRC+ 137

And here is 2026:

1st Half: .259/.323/.424

2nd Half: .230/.286/.369

Home: .258/.315/.453

Away: .236/.300/.353

I still think that he can have a season where he puts it all together (hence my aggressive ranking of him relative to the value he's put up over the last three years). I wouldn't fault you for not being a believer anymore and seeing Julio for the player he is, not the player he might become.

#27 Michael Harris II OF ATL 25.6

I had all but written off Michael Harris after his 2025 season. He looked like a guy the league had adjusted to and was going to continue to deteriorate until he was fantasy irrelevant. 2026 turned that narrative around, and now I see a guy who is a true four-category contributor (excluding stolen bases) entering the prime of his career.

His profile reminds me a lot of Jackson Merrill (free swinger, low walk rate) with a little more batting average and fewer steals. I think the stolen bases are gone for good, as his sprint speed has effectively gone in a straight line down and now is roughly league average.

The path to Harris becoming a 30 HR bat seems inevitable, and I am fully confident that Harris will return steady, unspectacular value for at least the next couple of years. If you are looking to compete in 2027, he is one of the highest floor options in baseball and great to build a team around.

#28 Chase Burns SP CIN 23.8

It was a shame to see Chase Burns be such a league winner right up until the fantasy playoffs started for most people, at which point he got shut down and lost all of his value. When you're in a dynasty league and young guys click like this, it stings to be punished in the playoffs when players on non-contending teams don't finish the end of the season.

Chase Burns himself is elite and you should be happy with him leading your rotation if you roster him. It's also really impressive that he has managed to do this with effectively two pitches, since he features his changeup only 5% of the time (with a -9 run value).

![](/api/images/5099cfb8-4d0c-4df2-a6ea-e1b16dff5680)He's got the classic heat maps that you'd want to see from a pitcher with his velocity: fastballs at the top of the zone and sliders down and away to righties. The slider alone accumulated +18 runs and contributed to a 1.05 reduction in ERA vs. the league average, making it one of the best in baseball. With a slider that good he can afford to be a two-pitch pitcher for a long time.

I would like to see him develop a third pitch eventually to take him to the next level but he's so good that he doesn't have to. Let's just hope next season he doesn't get shut down in September and he gives everyone 30+ elite starts.

#29 Zach Neto SS LAA 25.7

It's a shame that Zach Neto gets overlooked as one of the truly elite players in the game. For all the hate that the Angels get about their player development skills and rushing prospects, Neto seems to be one of the players who has thrived despite the accelerated timelines.

He has put up three straight years of 20/20 seasons and been an overall net positive contributor in both runs and RBIs. This was really the first year where his batting average was a liability, but at .239 you can stomach it when the other four categories are great, if not elite.

Sure, he's not putting up these numbers with amazing peripherals and he does strike out a lot, but you don't have to pay a top-25 price to get him and his contributions. In a lot of dynasty rankings he sits outside of the top 40, which is insane to me for a guy entering his age-26 season coming off of arguably his best season as a major leaguer. I would be taking the discount here if it's available in your league all day.

#30 Cristopher Sanchez SP PHI 29.9

Oh boy here we go, I really have to fight my personal infatuation with Cristopher Sanchez and the reality of this season.

He very clearly peaked at the beginning of the season when he threw 50+ scoreless innings in a row, setting the MLB record for a left-handed pitcher. If you exclude that incredible all-time run, he was...pretty average. After the All-Star break he put up a 3.39 ERA with a 1.23 WHIP. Definitely not bad statistics by any means but he feels like an imposter compared to the rest of the starters around him when you have guys like Skubal putting up sub-1 WHIPs and Schlittler striking out 11+ guys per 9 innings. He is also the oldest starter on this list (with Skubal) so far and has the most mediocre fastball, so if there is a guy who has the chance to take the biggest dip from his current ranking heading into the 2027 season, it's probably Sanchez.

At the same time he also has the profile that I love for dynasty pitchers: very durable, doesn't rely on a high-spin high-velocity elite fastball, and consistently works deep into games, maximizing his wins and quality starts (if your league counts those). So this is the first pitcher I'm genuinely torn on. I wouldn't blame you for being uninterested in him in a dynasty startup, but if you're in a position where your team is built to win now, he could be one of the best arms you can find.

#31 Payton Tolle SP BOS 24.0

I was overall really impressed with Payton Tolle this year and I think he has the potential to stick around for a very long time. As I said in an earlier blurb, he kind of reminds me of Schlittler from the left side because he does a lot of his work with the fastball and doesn't need too much else.

Between his four-seam, sinker, and cutter he effectively throws a variation of the fastball 88% of the time and both the four-seam and cutter have positive run values, with the sinker just below break-even. When you're able to do that from the left side, I really think that you have a long career ahead of you, especially with his 6'6" frame. He also arguably put up his best stats in September, meaning he finished stronger than a lot of pitchers with a full season under their belt do as they hit a wall.

The 7th overall SP might be a little aggressive, but his combination of youth and stuff makes him the most attractive starter left on the board after the first six are gone. I feel like you can rely on Tolle to put up great numbers as he enters his prime.

#32 Carson Benge OF NYM 23.8

Benge really snuck up on me in the second half of the year and he looks like he's going to be a DUDE. He really flourished after the All-Star break, slashing .311/.375/.475 and crushing 9 HR across 242 at-bats. It seemed like he only got more comfortable as the season went on, and I'm sure he was as bummed as anyone to see the season end as he was picking up steam.

There's a little bit of concern for some batting average regression as his BABIP was pretty high at .341, but I think he is finding his power swing and any batting average dip in 2027 should coincide with a power increase. Look for an opportunity to buy low on him at the end of April next year, as he started off the season cold in 2026 and sophomore slump whispers might open the buy window.

I think Benge is going to be a fixture in the Mets lineup for a long time to come, which makes it a shame that the team around him doesn't inspire a lot of hope for the next couple of years.

#33 Andy Pages OF LAD 25.9

I stumbled into Andy Pages as a throw-in in one of my dynasty leagues last year, and I've been a pessimist about his value ever since. I know all leagues are different, but I couldn't get anyone to be interested in Pages after his hot start this year. Now that he has a full year in the books, I feel like it's hard to deny that he is clearly an upper-echelon dynasty asset going forward.

Everything about his underlying profile is average to above average, he doesn't strike out a ton yet still makes a lot of good-quality contact, and he's in a top-tier lineup where he will get tons of runs and RBIs for the foreseeable future. He had an outside chance of hitting 30 home runs and stealing 15 bags if he hadn't broken his hand at the end of the season, and you pair that with a .274 batting average and you have a five-category contributor entering the prime of his career in 2027. As of writing his consensus ranking is 57, but I feel like you'll be hard-pressed to find anyone ranking him lower than 50th overall once updated dynasty rankings come out for 2027.

#34 Nolan McLean SP NYM 25.2

Nolan McLean stands in a tier of his own for me, because he's in a weird spot where there feels like a big gap between him and the top 7 starters, but I still prefer him by a good margin to Gavin Williams, who is next on this list.

My favorite thing about McLean is the way he spins it. He has a 98th percentile curveball in xwOBA allowed at .163, and some of the PitchingNinja videos of his highest RPM pitches look like straight witchcraft.

Despite his elite-looking curveball, it's actually his sinker that was his most valuable pitch by far, having saved an incredible 27 runs this season, leading to an ERA reduction versus the average of 1.35. That was by far the most valuable sinker in baseball this year in total run value (although Josh Hader (somehow?) was better on a rate basis per 100 pitches).

I would love to see a guy like McLean with an elite defense behind him, because I feel like the sinker/curveball combo would really play up in front of a team like the Brewers. Unfortunately he will have to settle for the Mets' defense going forward, who ranked 25th in 2026, and I don't see a path to them getting much better.

#35 Konnor Griffin SS PIT 20.5

Based on this ranking, I will never own Konnor Griffin in any dynasty leagues for the foreseeable future, and I think I am okay with that. Based on what I have seen, I think we should rank him like he is a premier prospect à la Jesus Made or Leo De Vries, rather than a high-end prospect who has already debuted and had success at the major league level, à la Kevin McGonigle.

The average exit velocity is probably the most concerning piece for me, although a better September (88.8 mph) really gave me hope that he was just getting his feet under him before the left ring finger injury he suffered in July (rather than actually being a sub-87 mph EV player). For reference some other players in the 87 mph EV range for 2026 are Xavier Edwards, David Hamilton, Jackson Holliday (ouch), Jake Cronenworth and Ozzie Albies. I bring this up not to try to pile on Konnor Griffin, but more so that he is far from the sure thing that people are treating him as. I really would like to see more production at the big league level before I really move him up my rankings.

At the end of the day, if I was ranking him as a prospect, he would still be the #1 overall prospect on this list. I think that is more than fair for the type of performance he has put up so far.

#36 Jac Caglianone OF/1B KC 23.7

Cags took a major leap forward in the second half of 2026 and may have gone under the radar because the Royals didn't have much else to watch this year.

He slashed .337/.373/.549 with 8 home runs and 4 stolen bases, all while limiting his strikeouts to a very manageable 20.6% K rate. The underlying metrics back it up too with a 93.8(!) average EV and xwOBA of .363, which wasn't far off from his full-season xwOBA of .359. The only thing in the profile that really screams regression is the .361 BABIP, however his expected batting average was .283 because the quality of his contact is so strong. I wouldn't expect as much batting average regression as you would typically expect to see from someone who ran a BABIP this high.

The last piece of the puzzle that I'd really like to see from someone with as much power as he has is an improved launch angle. If he can get his 7.7° launch angle up to even 10° he's going to hit so many more home runs with how hard he hits the ball. From there, his only real deficit is his poor walk rate. But if it doesn't lead to an alarming amount of strikeouts, à la Joey Gallo, I'm not sure we necessarily need to concern ourselves with it from a fantasy perspective.

I think he will be a very valuable dynasty asset if he makes that one tweak, and don't be afraid to make a big move early in 2027 if you see positive launch angle progress in April.

#37 Jordan Walker OF STL 24.4

Jordan Walker's season stats really overshadowed a concerning trend that we saw after the All-Star break, especially in September: the batted ball quality really regressed overall to look more in line with his pre-2026 breakout.

Here are his Pre-ASB / Post-ASB splits:

xwOBA: .373 / .292

Avg EV: 94.2 / 90.4

Barrel %: 14.1% / 11.9%

I'm willing to chalk part of this up to my unscientific data point of the post-Home Run Derby championship blues that sometimes affect winners, but I do believe there is a concerning trend here that you don't notice if you are looking at the season numbers.

At the end of the day he's a 24-year-old with a lot of experience under his belt and the ability to ride the ups and downs of a full season. I still think if you can get him in beginning of the 4th round of a dynasty startup, then you're probably looking at a pretty good asset, but I would stay away from getting him in the second round due to some of the warts in his profile that I don't think he has fully resolved yet.

#38 Ronald Acuna Jr. OF ATL 28.8

No one has drawn more consternation from missing my top 25 than Ronald Acuna Jr., and I think I understand why: it's hard to separate out the incredibly high highs from the current player that he is now. I left this comment on a Reddit question regarding Acuna:

"Acuna just missed the top 25, so they aren’t as far off as they seem (Greene vs. Acuna). But it’s a fair question, for me it comes down to where I think they are on the aging curve. Acuna (29 in 2027) might start to lose a step with the injuries catching up with him. Bat speed is the biggest indicator for me, it’s dropped steadily since 2023 and it resulted in his lowest exit velo of his career last year."

This was before I really got into my top 50, and as I worked on my rankings I kept finding situations where I would rather have a younger player with his prime ahead of him. I think of these rankings as tier based, so if you want to argue Acuna over Walker I won't fault you, but I think guys like Greene, Julio, and Harris are in a league of their own, if for no reason other than the age difference.

This is a different story in redraft leagues. If you have a team ready to go for it next year, I could see paying a top 25 price for Acuna because of the value he can provide in 2027 and 2028. But I think over a 7-year period, he is a safe bet to decline pretty severely towards the tail end of that window.

#39 JJ Wetherholt 2B STL 24.1

This might be one of the first rankings where I'm using the eye test rather than the player's actual statistics to make this call. On the surface a slash line of .242/.339/.365 really doesn't scream top 50 dynasty asset. He also really struggled in the second half of the season with an anemic .608 OPS.

However, I think that JJ may have run out of steam playing his first full season in the big leagues and there are bigger things ahead of him entering his age-24 season. For one, an 89.7 EV from someone with this profile should have resulted in more power than 17 home runs. He also pretty significantly underperformed his xwOBA of .347 at a .318 wOBA and I think he is bound to improve on that in 2027. There's also something to be said about playing for a team that really isn't competitive in the second half of the year, and I think this may have plagued both Walker and Wetherholt a bit.

As I'm writing this, I feel like I'm just coping with a flawed stat line and wouldn't blame you for having JJ lower than this, but I'm a believer in the skill set and think that he will improve on his 2026 season next year.

#40 Jesus Made SS MIL 19.5

WE DID IT! We made it to the first prospect on this dynasty list. I know a lot of you guys scrolled past 26 through 39 to figure out when the first prospect would hit, so congrats to everyone who made it this far.

Now let's get serious about what Made actually will turn into as a big leaguer. I have a tool that comps prospects to players of similar skill sets and stat lines at similar points in their career and here are Made's closest comps after his 2026 season.

!Jesus Made prospect comps

Excluding Franco, you effectively have a 5 out of 9 hit rate of becoming a star at the big league level, which is about as good as you are going to get from a prospect IMO.

As a physically mature 19-year-old prospect with loud batted ball data and the ideal fantasy profile, he has earned himself the #1 prospect in baseball title. He is an incredible blend of a high ceiling (although not the highest in the minors I would argue) and the highest floor, which should make you comfortable taking him as the first prospect in any dynasty draft.

The quickest path to the big leagues for Made would be to sign a long term deal in the offseason and give the Brewers no reason to continue to hold him down. I don't think Made is as far along developmentally as Chourio was when he signed a long-term deal, so I don't know if it's in either party's best interest to be in the big leagues next year. But the numbers that could get thrown around to lock Made down would be insane. Look at Cooper Pratt: he got an 8-year, $50M deal without stepping foot in the big leagues. Heck, even Luis Lara got a 7 year, $31M deal and he barely registered on the hype meter for prospects. I think Chourio's 8 year / $82M contract is a pretty good comp, but that was signed three years ago at this point, which makes me think Made could push for $100M BEFORE STEPPING FOOT ABOVE AA.

#41 Gavin Williams SP CLE 27.2

Every start for Gavin feels like a ride on Mr. Bones' Wild Ride. If you don't know that incredibly niche piece of internet culture, here you go.

It's incredible how dominant he can look and how hard it can be for him to find the zone sometimes. In his Game 5 start against the White Sox in the Division Series, he went out there and absolutely mowed down guys for five innings and 12 Ks, then lost the strike zone and couldn't make it out of the sixth. The crazy part is that his walk rate (8.2%) wasn't obscene like in past seasons. It's the fact that he can still get all these Ks while making so many uncompetitive pitches when his command disappears.

I think Gavin is one of the highest-upside arms in baseball right now and if anyone outside of the top five was going to challenge for the #1 ranked SP next year I think he is the safest bet. However, it's a pretty high-variance play because he also is the most likely to regress with his command and post a mid-4 ERA with bad walk rates. His floor will always be somewhat stable because of the absurd Ks that he will give you, but be prepared to take the good with the bad.

#42 Pete Alonso 1B BAL 31.9

Old, steady, reliable Pete probably has a good 3 or 4 years left in him of elite fantasy production. Right-handed, bat-first 1B with his "build" typically don't age gracefully, but his all-around stellar performance this year makes me think there's more in the tank than I would have thought at the beginning of 2026.

Alonso edges out other bat-first mashers like Schwarber and Judge for me because he's got a couple of years of youth on his side. Just don't run too fast to pick him up in dynasty drafts this offseason or you might end up looking like this:

!Pete Alonso running the bases

#43 Logan Gilbert SP SEA 29.5

Logan Gilbert is a borderline case for me, because despite the fact that he will be 30 in 2027, I think he's got a lot of life left in his arm. I think he's very likely to take the Kevin Gausman-type path where he is very valuable accumulating innings with great ratios and good K rates. I also love pitchers who minimize walks and keep their WHIP down and Logan Gilbert is the poster child for minimizing free passes without making himself much more hittable.

I do think his value takes a significant hit if he isn't able to come to a long-term deal with the Mariners and ends up signing elsewhere, as some of those home run issues (that I think T-Mobile Park covers for him) could rear their heads in a worse pitcher's environment. It's impossible for me to speculate where he ends up going after 2027 so it's a fool's errand to try to knock his value down because of it, but it is a real threat facing him if he signs with a team like the Yankees or Phillies. Just something to keep in mind if you are making a roster decision regarding Gilbert in 2027.

#44 Paul Skenes SP PIT 24.4

What do you do with Paul Skenes? I really don't think I'm overreacting to his second-half performance, because he very clearly lost a tick or two on all of his stuff. Unfortunately, that made him much more hittable and he limped to a post-All-Star break stat line of 4.23 ERA / 1.27 WHIP across 66 innings. His value seems to be carried more by velocity than any other pitcher ranked this high, as every small dip makes him that much more hittable.

If you remember back to his draft year, one of the main concerns was that his fastball shape was not elite and people were worried that would make him very hittable in the big leagues. When he was averaging 98+ MPH, those concerns seemed to go away, but as soon as that velo started to drop you saw the issues rear up again. What does Skenes look like at a 95 mph average fastball? What about 94? I'm worried about what kind of pitcher he becomes if this trend continues into 2027.

I'm not sure if he's hiding an injury or he lost something mechanically over the course of the season that caused this regression in stuff. If it's just a mechanical issue, that makes me optimistic that he can bounce back to his dominant self in 2027. However, I think it is far more likely that something is breaking down and he will either need to get something fixed or his stuff will never be the same. The other option is that Livvy Dunne is slowly draining his life force away and within 2 years he will be a shell of himself as she makes her MLB debut for the Pirates. If I am being honest, all three of these seem equally likely sometimes.

If you are in a dynasty league holding Skenes, I'd love to know what you're thinking and what your plan is heading into 2027. Are you a believer that the stuff will return, or are you starting to hit the panic button?

#45 Aaron Judge OF NYY 34.5

If you could guarantee 150+ games for Aaron Judge for the next 7 years, would he be a top 10 dynasty player despite the back half of that coming in his late 30s?

I think he is a generational talent that the usual aging curves don't necessarily apply to, but the injury concern is very real and can't be overlooked. I don't think we are getting any more seasons like 2024 and 2025, but even 75% of his peak is still an incredibly valuable asset in fantasy baseball. Unfortunately he is going to suffer from "hot potato syndrome", which I will begin using more frequently as we work through these rankings.

Hot Potato Syndrome: when holding an aging veteran who is still performing at a high level, you run the risk of something happening where their value can evaporate in the blink of an eye and you won't be able to trade them for any sort of value. See 2023 Paul Goldschmidt, Max Scherzer, and Nolan Arenado.

Judge probably has a couple more years in him where he will continue to be valuable, but the ever present Hot Potato is always going to be lingering in the background, making him one of the highest variance players you can have on your team heading into 2027. Make sure you know the risks before deciding what you want to do with him heading into next year.

#46 Franklin Arias SS BOS 20.9

I didn't just want to assume that I should be ranking prospects by their industry average slots, so I've been taking deep dives on every prospect that was in consideration for the top 50. I came away from that ULTRA-hyped on Franklin Arias, and I would entertain arguments to have him number 1 overall. I'm not surprised the Red Sox were willing to get rid of Marcelo Mayer knowing they had this demon waiting in the wings.

Arias tore up two levels of the minors this year, slashing .323/.406/.557 and hitting 25 home runs across 520 PA. Potentially even more impressive were his swing decisions, with only a 14.2% K rate vs a 10.2% BB rate. For someone who put up this kind of power in the upper minors, it's a rare skill set to have this combination of power, patience, and contact quality.

I'll be honest, the swing is the one thing that concerns me. This is 100% an eye test take (so take it with a grain of salt) but the swing looks like it can get too long and loopy, and I'm not sure how it holds up at the big league level. It's one thing to rely on your raw athleticism when you are in the minors and velos and breaking balls aren't as good, but at the big league level if you have to cheat to catch up to velocity you are going to get exposed. I am really splitting hairs here, so don't let it dissuade you from treating Arias like the high quality asset that he is. Just don't be surprised when these elite K rates regress at the big league level and the average drops with it.

One final note for what it is worth: Arias has the best 7 year projection of any prospect we track. A 2027 debut would be electric, and I would expect to see him after the All-Star break if things go right.

#47 Dylan Cease SP TOR 30.8

Cease figuring out how to harness the slider that he lost in 2025 seems to be the reason he was able to put up the best year of his career since 2022. He also is an absolute workhorse, making 32 or 33 starts every year from 2021 to 2025 and still making 29 in 2026.

Part of me wishes he could just find a middle ground between his great seasons and his bad seasons rather than being such a peak-and-valley pitcher. He kind of has that Manny Machado vibe to him where he used to go off every other year.

While he's not the sexiest pitcher on this list anymore, he's going to pile up strikeouts and should be relied on to give you significant innings every year, even if the WHIP varies as his feel comes and goes. Just remember that he's 31 years old next season and just because he's been a workhorse for his career doesn't exempt him from an injury flaring up out of nowhere.

#48 Sebastian Walcott DH TEX 20.6

I am so bullish on Walcott that it hurts sometimes. The only reason he isn't number one is because I see him as a higher-variance prospect than Made or Arias.

He did not skip a beat when he came back from Tommy John surgery, slashing .325/.401/.590 across 187 PA, mainly in AA. He did experience a bit of regression with his K rate, going from a 19.6% K rate in 2025 to a 24.1% K rate in 2026. I think that is to be expected because of all of the time off rehabbing and because he tapped into more power than he did in '25, averaging a home run every 18 plate appearances as opposed to every 40 plate appearances the year prior.

He is also holding his own in the AFL, with a .777 OPS and a 4/7 BB/K rate across 27 at-bats so far, including this grand slam hit on 10/16. (Side note: is it too much to ask to put on a professional looking broadcast for AFL games? Why are we getting the high school baseball behind home plate camera view in 2026?)

Watch the grand slam

Don't be afraid to pay up for Sebastian Walcott in dynasty drafts heading into 2027. If he finishes his AFL season strong, I think he will have a ton of helium heading into 2027 with people clamoring for him to make his debut. With his frame and power potential, him exploding onto the scene and making a name for himself right out of the gate isn't out of the question.

#49 Gunnar Henderson SS BAL 25.3

Gunnar Henderson is still so young and has so much potential that it's hard for me to write him off completely. However I can't figure out what kind of player he really is. Is he going to be a guy who steals 30 bases like he did in 2025? Is he going to try to tap into more power like he seemingly did in 2026 at the expense of his batting average? Or will he be able to put it all together like he did in 2023 and 2024 and return to being a top-10 type of player when everything is going right?

I'm betting that his 2026 is what we should expect to see from him going forward although I think his batting average is a little suppressed due to a lower BABIP that probably has some reversion to the mean in 2027. He still has plenty of time to right the ship, though that's probably not the right term because he didn't put together a bad season by any means in 2026. It's just not up to the standard that he set when he first came on the scene as a 22- and 23-year-old.

I wouldn't blame you for still believing in Gunnar, but I would prefer a lot of different options before settling on him at this ranking (because I don't think he is going to return to his old form that made him so valuable).

#50 Josue De Paula OF LAD 21.4

I know some people are hyping up De Paula to be as high as their No. 1 overall prospect, and I want to pump the brakes just a tiny bit while still being reasonably optimistic. I think he is a very high-end prospect and anyone who is currently rostering him should be thrilled with how much he has developed in 2026 alone.

However I still think what I said earlier this year is true: that there is a chance the game power doesn't catch up to the raw power and he has trouble lifting the ball. I can't help but see Jason Heyward when I look at De Paula, I remember how hyped everyone was on Jason Heyward when he first came up. I also remember how he eventually lost the ability to lift the ball and his fantasy value went with it.

That's really the only flaw and hesitation I see in his game because otherwise he has some of the best power in the minors, with incredible plate discipline and tools that should all add up to be a premium player for years to come. Even if the launch angle issues manifest, he's still going to be a very valuable player for a long time and I don't think I'm insulting him by ranking him as my fourth overall prospect. Congratulations if you found him early and held on to him, he should be a treat for many years to come.

26 to 50 at a Glance

Updated October 21, 2026. The board moves all season, so see the full dynasty baseball rankings for the current order and every player's note.

| # | Player | Team | Pos | Age |

|---|--------|------|-----|-----|

| 26 | Julio Rodriguez | SEA | OF | 25.8 |

| 27 | Michael Harris II | ATL | OF | 25.6 |

| 28 | Chase Burns | CIN | SP | 23.8 |

| 29 | Zach Neto | LAA | SS | 25.7 |

| 30 | Cristopher Sanchez | PHI | SP | 29.9 |

| 31 | Payton Tolle | BOS | SP | 24.0 |

| 32 | Carson Benge | NYM | OF | 23.8 |

| 33 | Andy Pages | LAD | OF | 25.9 |

| 34 | Nolan McLean | NYM | SP | 25.2 |

| 35 | Konnor Griffin | PIT | SS | 20.5 |

| 36 | Jac Caglianone | KC | OF/1B | 23.7 |

| 37 | Jordan Walker | STL | OF | 24.4 |

| 38 | Ronald Acuna Jr. | ATL | OF | 28.8 |

| 39 | JJ Wetherholt | STL | 2B | 24.1 |

| 40 | Jesus Made | MIL | SS | 19.5 |

| 41 | Gavin Williams | CLE | SP | 27.2 |

| 42 | Pete Alonso | BAL | 1B | 31.9 |

| 43 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | SP | 29.5 |

| 44 | Paul Skenes | PIT | SP | 24.4 |

| 45 | Aaron Judge | NYY | OF | 34.5 |

| 46 | Franklin Arias | BOS | SS | 20.9 |

| 47 | Dylan Cease | TOR | SP | 30.8 |

| 48 | Sebastian Walcott | TEX | DH | 20.6 |

| 49 | Gunnar Henderson | BAL | SS | 25.3 |

| 50 | Josue De Paula | LAD | OF | 21.4 |

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