Dynasty: Joshua Baez. The FanRanked staff dynasty board has Baez ahead, Baez #164 and Florentino #201, and the expert consensus agrees (#152 and #149). The community rates them even, FRV 55.3 and 54.8.
JD on Edward Florentino (Jul 14, 2026): I wouldn't call A+ a struggle for Florentino this year, but he definitely has not taken the step that we would have expected at this level. Florentino is universally acclaimed as a top 30 prospect so his value is pretty high across the board. I just wonder if he may be getting more praise than he ultimately has earned at this level. He's got a beautiful swing out, one of those tool sets that you can dream on but this kind of feels like it could be Gregory Polanco 2.0. Tread lightly.
JD on Joshua Baez (Aug 20, 2026): It's pretty incredible that Baez hit 3 HR in his first game and now looks like he can't hit a baseball. He hit 34 home runs in AAA this year and looks like he will easily eclipse the 40-home run mark between the two levels this year. Pretty good for a player who wasn't really an upper-echelon prospect outside of a few sources heading into the year. Long term I think he will be a pretty productive bat for the Cardinals with plenty of power and a questionable hit tool that will probably lead to low averages and a lot of strikeouts. I think he'll definitely carve out a good role for himself but will be susceptible to peaks and valleys. The good news is that he doesn't have the Jordan Walker problem where he likes to beat balls into the ground for fun so he probably won't have the same initial issues that Walker had when he first came to the big leagues.
Data as of . Consensus boards refresh daily; the staff board moves when it is republished.
| Metric | Edward Florentino | Joshua Baez |
|---|---|---|
| Team | PIT | STL |
| Position | OF | OF |
| Age | 19 | 23 |
| Staff Dynasty Rank | #201 | #164 |
| Dynasty Consensus Rank | #152 | #149 |
| Redraft Consensus Rank | - | - |
| Prospect Consensus Rank | #28 | #36 |
| FRV (FanRanked Value) | 55.3 | 54.8 |
| Expert Sources | 19 | 17 |
| Dynasty Rank Range | #98–#380 | #134–#189 |
| Rest-of-Season Value | - | - |
| $ Earned Year to Date | - | - |
| ROS Rank (Top 300) | - | - |
| 30-Day Consensus Move | Down 6 spots | Down 17 spots |
| Stat | Edward Florentino | Joshua Baez |
|---|---|---|
| PA | - | 108 |
| HR | - | 7 |
| R | - | 18 |
| RBI | - | 18 |
| SB | - | 2 |
| AVG | - | .230 |
| OBP | - | .278 |
| SLG | - | .510 |
| OPS | - | .788 |
| wOBA | - | .335 |
| xwOBA | - | .303 |
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