Dynasty: too close to call. Redraft: Fernando Tatis Jr. The FanRanked staff dynasty board has them nearly level, Soto #8 and Tatis #9, and the expert consensus agrees (#16 and #2). The community leans Soto, FRV 93.1 to 79.6. For 2026 redraft, the consensus has Tatis ahead, #6 to #76, and the rest-of-season engine agrees ($63 and $42).
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 Juan Soto (Sep 24, 2026): Juan Soto is a generational talent and while I don't want to say he has been underestimated when it comes to how valuable he has been, I think it's worth just putting some of his performance into context through his age-27 season. Some of my favorite stats: -.945 career OPS His lowest season in wRC+ was 143, meaning in his worst season he has 43% better than league average. Among hitters with 7+ full seasons through age 27, Soto's worst is .389 (2026), which ranks 4th all-time. Only Joe Kelley (.398), Pujols (.394) and Mantle (.390) had a higher floor. -9th all time in HR's through age 27 (270) He has never had a BB% below 15.9% in the big leagues for a full season. He has never had a K% greater than 20% in the big leagues. He has walked more than he has struck out in his career. He has never had a month in his career where his xwOBA was lower than .350 (I didn't believe this one either you have to check this out). Soto is clearly a generational talent and his ranking here reflects more his position on the aging curve rather than his talent. If he was 24 or 25 years old, he would be in consideration for number 1 for me. Unfortunately, I don't think he will age that gracefully, as he's starting to get a little thick and I don't think he can stay this elite forever. I still think there will be a very great 3- to 4-year period where you can ride his generational talent until it becomes clear he is not the same player he once was. In OBP leagues he's still a top-five asset for me.
Data as of . Consensus boards refresh daily; the staff board moves when it is republished.
| Metric | Fernando Tatis Jr. | Juan Soto |
|---|---|---|
| Team | SD | NYM |
| Position | SS/OF | OF |
| Age | 27 | 27 |
| Staff Dynasty Rank | #9 | #8 |
| Dynasty Consensus Rank | #16 | #2 |
| Redraft Consensus Rank | #6 | #76 |
| FRV (FanRanked Value) | 79.6 | 93.1 |
| Expert Sources | 11 | 11 |
| Dynasty Rank Range | #7–#33 | #1–#7 |
| Rest-of-Season Value | $63 | $42 |
| $ Earned Year to Date | $37 | $17 |
| ROS Rank (Top 300) | #2 | #12 |
| 30-Day Consensus Move | Up 8 spots | Up 1 spot |
| Stat | Fernando Tatis Jr. | Juan Soto |
|---|---|---|
| PA | 687 | 458 |
| HR | 25 | 26 |
| R | 94 | 59 |
| RBI | 81 | 66 |
| SB | 36 | 9 |
| AVG | .285 | .275 |
| OBP | .354 | .389 |
| SLG | .466 | .518 |
| OPS | .821 | .908 |
| wOBA | .355 | .387 |
| xwOBA | .380 | .411 |
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