Yordan Alvarez, in dynasty and redraft. The FanRanked staff dynasty board has Alvarez ahead, Alvarez #11 and Rice #16, and the expert consensus agrees (#27 and #12). The community agrees too, FRV 81.8 to 77.1. For 2027 redraft, the consensus has Alvarez ahead, #6 to #31, and Frank's 2027 projection agrees ($22.9 and $32.3).
JD on Ben Rice (Oct 2, 2026): Ben Rice had the season I expected him to have after the 2025 season, but not in the way I expected him to do it. He went from a statcast monster last year to just a statcast enjoyer, with a notable decrease in his bat speed and exit velocity: 2025: 73.4 mph / 93.3 Avg EV 2026: 72.6 mph / 91.9 Avg EV He had the 34th-largest bat speed decline of any player from last year to this year and I think there are basically two ways to interpret it. Either you think that he is starting to regress and this is a trend that you will continue to see until he no longer is the monster that he is today, or you think that he found his comfort zone and took a bit off to prioritize the right kind of contact instead of bat speed being the priority at the expense of the ideal outcome. As a Ben Rice truther, I actually think it's the latter. One of the frustrations with Rice last year was that the numbers didn't match the expected stats, and I think slightly changing his approach this year really helped him put up a career year. At the end of the day he's a left-handed hitter in Yankee Stadium in his prime, hitting directly in front of Aaron Judge a majority of the time. He's going to be incredibly valuable for the next couple of years and I wouldn't rule out him continuing to perform at a high level into his mid-30s.
JD on Yordan Alvarez (Oct 2, 2026): Air Yordan feels like the closest thing we have to Barry Bonds. If you polled every pitcher in the big leagues on the hitter they least want to face, I have to imagine he tops the list. He just put together one of the most impressive offensive seasons of the last handful of years. He led the league in average, on-base, slugging, OPS and wRC+, drew more walks than anyone, and he did it while staying on the field for more games than he ever has in his career. I also love that he manages to do all of this with such a low K% (17.3% this year). There is really nothing to knock from a dynasty perspective except two things. He's older than most of the players ranked above him, and the injuries that seem to pop up every year and eat into his playing time are still part of the package. We probably just watched his career year, but that doesn't mean he has to repeat it to be very valuable in 2027 and beyond. If you can get Yordan with the last pick of the first round, I'm all over it.
Data as of . Consensus boards refresh daily; the staff board moves when it is republished.
| Metric | Ben Rice | Yordan Alvarez |
|---|---|---|
| Team | NYY | HOU |
| Position | 1B | OF |
| Age | 27 | 29 |
| Staff Dynasty Rank | #16 | #11 |
| Dynasty Consensus Rank | #27 | #12 |
| Redraft Consensus Rank | #31 | #6 |
| FRV (FanRanked Value) | 77.1 | 81.8 |
| Expert Sources | 15 | 15 |
| Dynasty Rank Range | #19–#43 | #8–#40 |
| 2027 Projected Value | $22.9 | $32.3 |
| 2026 $ Earned | $30.0 | $40.0 |
| 2027 Projected Rank | #29 | #12 |
| 30-Day Consensus Move | Up 1 spot | Up 1 spot |
| Stat | Ben Rice | Yordan Alvarez |
|---|---|---|
| PA | 667 | 692 |
| HR | 41 | 42 |
| R | 105 | 105 |
| RBI | 97 | 106 |
| SB | 3 | 1 |
| AVG | .264 | .316 |
| OBP | .363 | .432 |
| SLG | .534 | .601 |
| OPS | .897 | 1.033 |
| wOBA | .384 | .429 |
| xwOBA | .378 | .442 |
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