Cam Schlittler, in dynasty and redraft. The FanRanked staff dynasty board has Schlittler ahead, Schlittler #19 and McLean #34, and the expert consensus agrees (#17 and #42). The community agrees too, FRV 74.6 to 67.1. For 2026 redraft, the consensus has Schlittler ahead, #16 to #82.
JD on Cam Schlittler (Oct 2, 2026): I racked my brain trying to come up with a way to rank Schlittler over Misiorowski and have the contrarian take, but it's clear that Schlitter is a very strong #2 to Mis. There is so much to like about Schlittler, but I think my favorite part about him is that he is going to win the AL Cy Young Award without a true wipeout breaking ball or elite changeup. He effectively dominated the AL all year with three variations of a fastball and only needed to feature his CB 10% of the time. This gives me hope that he can age more gracefully than a pitcher who doesn't have anywhere to go with their arsenal as their velocity declines. Just imagine 29 year old Schlittler with a wipeout split. If you wanted to find some cons in his game, his 1.95 ERA had nearly a one-run gap between his 2.85 xERA, which is the 10th-biggest gap for pitchers with a full season workload. He also didn't do a great job the third time through the order (.315 wOBA allowed), where he looked more like a league-average pitcher compared to an elite arm. I heard this argument from Blue Jays fans arguing Dylan Cease should win the Cy Young, treating Schlit as a stats merchant rather than a true horse. I looked into it and Cease was actually worse the third time through the order and through 24 fewer innings so I'm not sure where that came from. Schlittler will be entering his age-26 season in 2027 and should be a betting favorite to win a back-to-back Cy Young. If you can get your hands on him, I have no doubt he will treat you well over the next couple of years.
JD on Nolan McLean (Oct 20, 2026): 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 he's very clearly better than the next starter after him, Logan Gilbert, mainly due to his age. 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(?)) 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 with a team like the Brewers behind him. Unfortunately he will have to settle with the Mets' defense going forward, who ranked 25th last year, and I don't see a path to them getting much better.
Data as of . Consensus boards refresh daily; the staff board moves when it is republished.
| Metric | Cam Schlittler | Nolan McLean |
|---|---|---|
| Team | NYY | NYM |
| Position | SP | SP |
| Age | 25 | 25 |
| Staff Dynasty Rank | #19 | #34 |
| Dynasty Consensus Rank | #17 | #42 |
| Redraft Consensus Rank | #16 | #82 |
| FRV (FanRanked Value) | 74.6 | 67.1 |
| Expert Sources | 11 | 11 |
| Dynasty Rank Range | #14–#28 | #39–#168 |
| Rest-of-Season Value | - | - |
| $ Earned Year to Date | - | - |
| ROS Rank (Top 300) | - | - |
| 30-Day Consensus Move | Up 4 spots | Up 2 spots |
| Stat | Cam Schlittler | Nolan McLean |
|---|---|---|
| IP | 193.2 | 179.2 |
| W | 14 | 12 |
| SV | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 1.95 | 3.16 |
| WHIP | 0.92 | 1.17 |
| K | 239 | 194 |
| K/9 | 11.1 | 9.7 |
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