Dynasty: Jackson Chourio. Redraft: Fernando Tatis Jr. The FanRanked staff dynasty board has Chourio ahead, Chourio #6 and Tatis #9, and the expert consensus agrees (#13 and #9). The community agrees too, FRV 83.5 to 80.3. For 2026 redraft, the consensus has Tatis ahead, #8 to #16.
JD on Fernando Tatis Jr. (Sep 24, 2026): My gut wants me to rank FTJ much lower than 9th, but as I dove into the data, my brain told me I couldn't rank him lower than this. Outside of PCA he has been the second most valuable player in the second half of 2026. In some ways he's been even more valuable than PCA, with a higher xwOBA and a K% of only 15%. He also has everything you'd expect to see from a player who would be in the top 10 dynasty assets from an underlying metrics perspective. The Savant page is glowing red and things have generally improved, most notably, for me, the K rate, which has come down from nearly 30% in his rookie year to 18.6% this year and 18.7% in 2025, while still maintaining elite exit velocity numbers. So why is my gut telling me not to rank him 9th? I feel like he is one of the most volatile players inter-season in the top 10 and is not as young as some of the guys above him on this list. I was fully ready to bury him in my rankings and more or less did back in June when I had him ranked 50th overall and thought he was a shell of his former self. I'm also concerned his launch angle issues could reemerge and take his 25-homer seasons below 20 as his speed starts to decline and he becomes more like Xander Bogaerts' profile. In an ideal world, he begins selling out for more power and starts hitting 30+ home runs a year, a la Manny Machado, and holds his value into at least his mid-30s. If he takes that path expect him to be valuable for the full 7-year period this analysis covers.
JD on Jackson Chourio (Sep 24, 2026): I think my first five players are more or less run of the mill, in line with what you'd expect to see from any dynasty list. Jackson Chourio might be my first bold take at number 6, but I couldn't justify putting him any lower than this. Chourio debuted at 20 years old and has done nothing but succeed at the major league level. I think the issue is that he hasn't thrived, just merely succeeded, and that's why people overlook him when it comes to the elite players in the league. Everything is trending in the right direction for him: His 2026 xwOBA was the highest of his career. His exit velocity has jumped 2 mph while his launch angle is continuing to improve, and he's hitting .285 while putting up his third straight 20/20 season. My bet isn't that this is Jackson Chourio's final form, but that what we are seeing is just Chourio maturing at the big league level rather than getting his seasoning in the minor leagues. Sometime in the next 3 years, he is going to establish himself as one of the most valuable players in fantasy baseball and put up a 30/30 or knock down the door of a 40/40 season and blow everyone away. Everything I'm seeing tells me that he is trending in the right direction, and if a manager in your league is suffering from Chourio fatigue I think this is the year to jump in and scoop him up. The 2026 offseason might be the last time before he truly establishes himself as a bonafide star in both fantasy baseball and the MLB.
Data as of . Consensus boards refresh daily; the staff board moves when it is republished.
| Metric | Fernando Tatis Jr. | Jackson Chourio |
|---|---|---|
| Team | SD | MIL |
| Position | OF/2B | OF |
| Age | 27 | 22 |
| Staff Dynasty Rank | #9 | #6 |
| Dynasty Consensus Rank | #13 | #9 |
| Redraft Consensus Rank | #8 | #16 |
| FRV (FanRanked Value) | 80.3 | 83.5 |
| Expert Sources | 9 | 9 |
| Dynasty Rank Range | #7–#33 | #4–#67 |
| Rest-of-Season Value | $1 | $1 |
| $ Earned Year to Date | $36 | $29 |
| ROS Rank (Top 300) | #87 | #139 |
| 30-Day Consensus Move | Up 3 spots | Up 1 spot |
| Stat | Fernando Tatis Jr. | Jackson Chourio |
|---|---|---|
| PA | 704 | 573 |
| HR | 25 | 25 |
| R | 96 | 96 |
| RBI | 83 | 75 |
| SB | 38 | 23 |
| AVG | .289 | .291 |
| OBP | .358 | .351 |
| SLG | .470 | .487 |
| OPS | .828 | .837 |
| wOBA | .358 | .361 |
| xwOBA | .379 | .344 |
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