Shohei Ohtani DH, in dynasty and redraft. The FanRanked staff dynasty board has DH ahead, DH #7 and Rice #12, and the expert consensus agrees (#25 and #1). The community agrees too, FRV 93.6 to 77.1. For 2026 redraft, the consensus has DH ahead, #7 to #12.
JD on Ben Rice (Aug 3, 2026): Big news for Ben Rice owners, word is that the Yankees will platoon Golschimdt and Garcia at 1B with Rice splitting time between DH and C. If Rice is able to get 5 starts through the end of the season at catcher, he will be eligible for all of 2027 on Yahoo, and if he van get to 20 starts (which I think is pretty unlikely) he will be universally eligible. If he does end up getting universal catcher eligibility, he will be that much more valuable heading into next season, potentially pushing the top 10 and the very clear #1 overall catcher.
JD on Shohei Ohtani DH (May 26, 2026): Back in the day they used to split Wayne Gretzky up into two players: Wayne Gretzky points and Wayne Gretzky assists. He was such an unfair player that if you had him and all of his stats, he was a guaranteed win for your league. We aren't there with Ohtani but he is so clearly the number one player on a combined basis that it's now worth showing him at the top of these rankings for the next five years because we all know that to be the case. From a hitting perspective I just have a hard time believing that in three years I will prefer a 35-year-old Ohtani to a 26-year-old Nick Kurtz or a 29-year-old Bobby Witt Jr. Even with Juan Soto being 31 years old, I still think I will bank on his skill set while I think Ohtani is just too much of an injury risk given everything he's taken on over the course of a full season.
Data as of . Consensus boards refresh daily; the staff board moves when it is republished.
| Metric | Ben Rice | Shohei Ohtani DH |
|---|---|---|
| Team | NYY | LAD |
| Position | 1B/C | DH |
| Age | 26 | 31 |
| Staff Dynasty Rank | #12 | #7 |
| Dynasty Consensus Rank | #25 | #1 |
| Redraft Consensus Rank | #12 | #7 |
| FRV (FanRanked Value) | 77.1 | 93.6 |
| Expert Sources | 9 | 9 |
| Dynasty Rank Range | #19–#34 | #1–#4 |
| Rest-of-Season Value | $21 | — |
| $ Earned Year to Date | $28 | — |
| ROS Rank (Top 300) | #30 | — |
| 30-Day Consensus Move | Down 2 spots | No move |
| Stat | Ben Rice | Shohei Ohtani DH |
|---|---|---|
| PA | 608 | 596 |
| HR | 37 | 30 |
| R | 94 | 89 |
| RBI | 89 | 80 |
| SB | 3 | 11 |
| AVG | .259 | .277 |
| OBP | .354 | .380 |
| SLG | .523 | .522 |
| OPS | .876 | .902 |
| wOBA | .376 | .381 |
| xwOBA | .375 | .399 |
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