Bobby Witt Jr., in dynasty and redraft. The FanRanked staff dynasty board has Witt ahead, Witt #2 and Tatis #9, and the expert consensus agrees (#3 and #16). The community agrees too, FRV 100.3 to 79.6. For 2026 redraft, the consensus has Witt ahead, #3 to #6, but the rest-of-season engine has Tatis ahead ($63 to $47).
JD on Bobby Witt Jr. (Sep 24, 2026): If Bobby Witt Jr. was PCA's age, I think he'd be the #1 player for me. It's really that 2-year age gap (26 vs 24) that makes the 5th, 6th, and 7th years of this analysis lean in favor of PCA because he will still be in his prime while BWJ will be on his way out. It's hard to truly have a 7-year mindset when it comes to dynasty leagues, but that is the lens that I'm viewing these rankings through. I want to make sure that I start out these rankings as faithful to the rules as possible. As for BWJ's actual performance this year, he largely underwhelmed. Right? Or did he actually put together a pretty strong season all things considered? In a season, I think we'd all agree was the down season for him, he still had an OPS hovering around .800, stole 43 bases, and hit 18 home runs while only striking out 17% of the time (as of this writing on September 21st, would love to see him get to 20/40). Runs and RBIs are more of a function of the team rather than him, but he wasn't a negative in that department and was among the league leaders in runs at 87. The underlying savant metrics still back up his abilities at the plate, with a higher max EV than Junior Caminero and an average EV eclipsing mashers like J-Rod and Ben Rice. If this is what a down season looks like for BWJ, then you're establishing an incredibly high floor and should be able to rely on him for stats at least this good, with a ton of upside in 2027. He may not have as high a ceiling as PCA, but the floor is among the highest of anyone in baseball and I'm happy taking this profile with my second pick.
JD on Fernando Tatis Jr. (Sep 24, 2026): My gut wants me to rank FTJ much lower than 9th, but as I dove into the data, my brain told me I couldn't rank him lower than this. Outside of PCA he has been the second most valuable player in the second half of 2026. In some ways he's been even more valuable than PCA, with a higher xwOBA and a K% of only 15%. He also has everything you'd expect to see from a player who would be in the top 10 dynasty assets from an underlying metrics perspective. The Savant page is glowing red and things have generally improved, most notably, for me, the K rate, which has come down from nearly 30% in his rookie year to 18.6% this year and 18.7% in 2025, while still maintaining elite exit velocity numbers. So why is my gut telling me not to rank him 9th? I feel like he is one of the most volatile players inter-season in the top 10 and is not as young as some of the guys above him on this list. I was fully ready to bury him in my rankings and more or less did back in June when I had him ranked 50th overall and thought he was a shell of his former self. I'm also concerned his launch angle issues could reemerge and take his 25-homer seasons below 20 as his speed starts to decline and he becomes more like Xander Bogaerts' profile. In an ideal world, he begins selling out for more power and starts hitting 30+ home runs a year, a la Manny Machado, and holds his value into at least his mid-30s. If he takes that path expect him to be valuable for the full 7-year period this analysis covers.
Data as of . Consensus boards refresh daily; the staff board moves when it is republished.
| Metric | Bobby Witt Jr. | Fernando Tatis Jr. |
|---|---|---|
| Team | KC | SD |
| Position | SS | SS/OF |
| Age | 26 | 27 |
| Staff Dynasty Rank | #2 | #9 |
| Dynasty Consensus Rank | #3 | #16 |
| Redraft Consensus Rank | #3 | #6 |
| FRV (FanRanked Value) | 100.3 | 79.6 |
| Expert Sources | 11 | 11 |
| Dynasty Rank Range | #1–#11 | #7–#33 |
| Rest-of-Season Value | $47 | $63 |
| $ Earned Year to Date | $29 | $37 |
| ROS Rank (Top 300) | #6 | #2 |
| 30-Day Consensus Move | Down 1 spot | Up 8 spots |
| Stat | Bobby Witt Jr. | Fernando Tatis Jr. |
|---|---|---|
| PA | 611 | 687 |
| HR | 18 | 25 |
| R | 88 | 94 |
| RBI | 54 | 81 |
| SB | 43 | 36 |
| AVG | .283 | .285 |
| OBP | .362 | .354 |
| SLG | .444 | .466 |
| OPS | .806 | .821 |
| wOBA | .348 | .355 |
| xwOBA | .379 | .380 |
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