Dynasty: Cam Schlittler. Redraft: too close to call. The FanRanked staff dynasty board has Schlittler ahead, Schlittler #19 and Skubal #23, but the expert consensus has Skubal ahead (#14 to #17). The community disagrees, leaning Skubal, FRV 83.5 to 74.6. For 2027 redraft, the consensus has them close, Schlittler #14 and Skubal #13, but Frank's 2027 projection has Schlittler ahead ($27.4 to $25.9).
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 Tarik Skubal (Oct 2, 2026): I love writing these blurbs about hitters, because I feel like you can judge dynasty value based on potential performance without having to make an injury caveat in every paragraph. When it comes to pitchers, it's just so hard for me to separate out the injury risk from the performance and I have to have to balance the weights of these risks in my head when ranking pitchers. I think this is why I'm lower on pitchers on an absolute basis compared to a lot of other ranking sources, so keep that in mind when comparing lists. Skubal is very clearly a high-end arm that really only entered his peak in 2024 (from a usage perspective, he was dominate in 2023 in a limited sample size), which means he hasn't incurred as much mileage as you'd expect for someone his age. However, he's been ridden hard since 2024, accruing the fourth-most innings of anyone in baseball, only behind Cris Sanchez, Logan Webb, and Kevin Gausman. He's also managed to do that without throwing over 200 innings, which would have been unheard of 10 years ago. There's so much to like about his profile, but one of my favorite parts about him is that he just doesn't walk guys, averaging only a 4.4% walk rate over the last four years while striking out over 30% of the hitters faced in every year. That's led to WHIPs under 1.00 since 2023, and should result in one of the largest contracts ever signed by a pitcher this offseason (if not the largest). I guess if a major league team is willing to throw $200+ million at him, you should be willing to ride him in your dynasty league and throw caution to the wind with injuries.
Data as of . Consensus boards refresh daily; the staff board moves when it is republished.
| Metric | Cam Schlittler | Tarik Skubal |
|---|---|---|
| Team | NYY | LAD |
| Position | SP | SP |
| Age | 25 | 29 |
| Staff Dynasty Rank | #19 | #23 |
| Dynasty Consensus Rank | #17 | #14 |
| Redraft Consensus Rank | #14 | #13 |
| FRV (FanRanked Value) | 74.6 | 83.5 |
| Expert Sources | 15 | 15 |
| Dynasty Rank Range | #14–#28 | #6–#22 |
| 2027 Projected Value | $27.4 | $25.9 |
| 2026 $ Earned | $40.0 | $22.0 |
| 2027 Projected Rank | #17 | #20 |
| 30-Day Consensus Move | Up 2 spots | No move |
| Stat | Cam Schlittler | Tarik Skubal |
|---|---|---|
| IP | 193.2 | 158.2 |
| W | 14 | 12 |
| SV | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 1.95 | 2.72 |
| WHIP | 0.92 | 0.96 |
| K | 239 | 186 |
| K/9 | 11.1 | 10.6 |
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