Dynasty: Aaron Judge. The FanRanked staff dynasty board has Judge ahead, Judge #44 and Paula #50, and the expert consensus agrees (#19 and #77). The community agrees too, FRV 80.3 to 67.0.
JD on Aaron Judge (Oct 20, 2026): If you could guarantee 150+ games for Aaron Judge for the next 5 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 aging curves and rules 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.
JD on Josue De Paula (Jul 10, 2026): De Paula is flying up everyone's prospect rankings pages across the board and I would feel silly if I didn't also get on the hype train. I will be very curious to see if he really leans into his power potential or if he never really blossoms and is a high-ish average doubles guy. To me that is what's going to separate him from being a top 100-ish asset to a top 30 asset. My main issue with De Paula is that he's blocking a bunch of other Dodgers outfield prospects (Hope, Tibbs) and there's not enough playing time to go around for all these young exciting guys. I guess it's true that the rich get richer huh?
Data as of . Consensus boards refresh daily; the staff board moves when it is republished.
| Metric | Aaron Judge | Josue De Paula |
|---|---|---|
| Team | NYY | LAD |
| Position | OF | OF |
| Age | 34 | 21 |
| Staff Dynasty Rank | #44 | #50 |
| Dynasty Consensus Rank | #19 | #77 |
| Redraft Consensus Rank | - | - |
| Prospect Consensus Rank | - | #6 |
| FRV (FanRanked Value) | 80.3 | 67.0 |
| Expert Sources | 8 | 23 |
| Dynasty Rank Range | #2–#32 | #33–#169 |
| Rest-of-Season Value | - | - |
| $ Earned Year to Date | - | - |
| ROS Rank (Top 300) | - | - |
| 30-Day Consensus Move | Down 2 spots | No move |
| Stat | Aaron Judge | Josue De Paula |
|---|---|---|
| PA | 285 | 42 |
| HR | 18 | 1 |
| R | 45 | 7 |
| RBI | 41 | 7 |
| SB | 5 | 1 |
| AVG | .241 | .323 |
| OBP | .360 | .500 |
| SLG | .511 | .581 |
| OPS | .871 | 1.081 |
| wOBA | .372 | .466 |
| xwOBA | .396 | .437 |
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