Dynasty: too close to call. Redraft: Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The FanRanked staff dynasty board has them nearly level, Yamamoto #24 and Burns #26, and the expert consensus agrees (#24 and #22). The community leans Yamamoto, FRV 76.2 to 70.3. For 2026 redraft, the consensus has Yamamoto ahead, #13 to #61.
JD on Chase Burns (May 27, 2026): This is an example of someone who I haven't fully bought into this stuff yet even though his metrics are obviously off the charts. As a side note think about how crazy it is that Chase Burns averages 98 mph on his fastball and that's still two full ticks below Misiorowski's fastball average. The stuff is obviously incredible but when there's another young pitcher out there eclipsing him by two full miles per hour, he's going to have to take a backseat to him for the time being. The command is average but the stuff is exceptional and you can bet on exceptional stuff all day. The only other knock on him is that pitching at Cincinnati might lead to a little bit tougher of an offensive environment than you typically see for a player's home ballpark but not something I'm willing to adjust the rankings for.
JD on Yoshinobu Yamamoto (May 27, 2026): I surprised myself here by ranking Yoshi SP4 as I've always been a bit skeptical of him and how he would hold up. In reality there's nothing in his profile that scares me off from putting all of my chips into him and building a staff around him in a dynasty league. He backs up his pretty great stuff with incredible command and I think he has a profile that is going to age very well in the scenario where his stuff takes a step back, I don't think he will be affected too much. Honestly as I'm thinking about it, he's more like a right-handed Cris Sanchez and it's about the highest praise I can levy on a pitcher right now.
Data as of . Consensus boards refresh daily; the staff board moves when it is republished.
| Metric | Chase Burns | Yoshinobu Yamamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Team | CIN | LAD |
| Position | SP | SP |
| Age | 23 | 28 |
| Staff Dynasty Rank | #26 | #24 |
| Dynasty Consensus Rank | #24 | #22 |
| Redraft Consensus Rank | #61 | #13 |
| FRV (FanRanked Value) | 70.3 | 76.2 |
| Expert Sources | 10 | 11 |
| Dynasty Rank Range | #13–#45 | #13–#31 |
| Rest-of-Season Value | — | $14 |
| $ Earned Year to Date | — | $32 |
| ROS Rank (Top 300) | — | #71 |
| 30-Day Consensus Move | Down 2 spots | Up 3 spots |
| Stat | Chase Burns | Yoshinobu Yamamoto |
|---|---|---|
| IP | 154.1 | 179.0 |
| W | 15 | 14 |
| SV | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 2.86 | 2.51 |
| WHIP | 1.17 | 0.87 |
| K | 185 | 178 |
| K/9 | 10.8 | 8.9 |
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