Dynasty: Chase DeLauter. Redraft: Wyatt Langford. The FanRanked staff dynasty board has DeLauter ahead, DeLauter #51 and Langford #61, but the expert consensus has Langford ahead (#29 to #80). The community disagrees, leaning Langford, FRV 76.3 to 60.3. For 2026 redraft, the consensus has Langford ahead, #68 to #118.
JD on Chase DeLauter (Sep 11, 2026): The only the thing standing in the way of this ranking being not aggressive enough for Chase DeLauter is his injury concerns. Just in the last month alone he has had a hamstring issue and a wrist issue pop up that caused him to miss multiple games (but not go on the IL). Both seem like anomalies but this was the concern with him coming up through the minors as he never had a full season due to various injuries. DeLauter is one of the handful of guys that I think realistically can hit 300 in a given year in a very sustainable way while not sacrificing his power potential. A full season for him looks like a .300 / 25HR / 15 SB in a premium lineup position, which is easily a top 25 player. I imagine I will be even higher on him heading into 2027 when I do my offseason deep dive. Buy wherever you can.
JD on Wyatt Langford (Jul 23, 2026): I may have been too harsh on Wyatt Langford and rumors of his demise may have been exaggerated. I originally had him ranked outside of the top 100 because I didn't see him really contributing any meaningful value as a dynasty player since he came up in 2024. He's shown it in bits and pieces but he hasn't really put together a full season that jumped off the page and said, "Wow this guy is a top 50 asset." I think it might be coming together for him. I have watched him over the last couple of weeks and things seem to really be turning the corner. His xwOBA is over .400 for July and his hard hit % has jumped to over 41%. I think there is an interesting buy low opportunity here because his Statcast page doesn't necessarily reflect the improvement yet because his April was so poor this year. If he's still available as a buy low in your league, I would be making the move now and trying to ride a strong second half to Wyatt Langford being a top 50 asset heading into 2027.
Data as of . Consensus boards refresh daily; the staff board moves when it is republished.
| Metric | Chase DeLauter | Wyatt Langford |
|---|---|---|
| Team | CLE | TEX |
| Position | OF | OF |
| Age | 24 | 24 |
| Staff Dynasty Rank | #51 | #61 |
| Dynasty Consensus Rank | #80 | #29 |
| Redraft Consensus Rank | #118 | #68 |
| FRV (FanRanked Value) | 60.3 | 76.3 |
| Expert Sources | 11 | 11 |
| Dynasty Rank Range | #48–#144 | #25–#96 |
| Rest-of-Season Value | - | $1 |
| $ Earned Year to Date | - | $5 |
| ROS Rank (Top 300) | - | #145 |
| 30-Day Consensus Move | Up 8 spots | Up 2 spots |
| Stat | Chase DeLauter | Wyatt Langford |
|---|---|---|
| PA | 559 | 471 |
| HR | 16 | 17 |
| R | 62 | 64 |
| RBI | 67 | 44 |
| SB | 11 | 15 |
| AVG | .287 | .238 |
| OBP | .363 | .333 |
| SLG | .457 | .421 |
| OPS | .820 | .754 |
| wOBA | .359 | .333 |
| xwOBA | .346 | .319 |
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