Fernando Tatis Jr., in dynasty and redraft. The FanRanked staff dynasty board has Tatis ahead, Tatis #9 and Cruz #21, and the expert consensus agrees (#13 and #50). The community agrees too, FRV 80.3 to 66.6. For 2026 redraft, the consensus has Tatis ahead, #4 to #30.
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 Oneil Cruz (Oct 2, 2026): This is my favorite ranking in all the top 25 and I'm fully ready for it to blow up in my face. In terms of raw talent, there may not be a player in baseball outside of Elly who has as loud of tools as Oneil Cruz. He absolutely demolishes the ball (94.1 average EV last year), has hit the hardest recorded ball in MLB history (122.9 mph) in 2025, and the second-hardest-hit ball in MLB history (122.4 mph). Why is everyone not salivating over him? Is it maybe that he struck out checks notes 33.2% of the time last year? But the exit velos! Being realistic, Oneil Cruz is a high-risk asset and there's going to be a lot of pain associated with holding him. I do think that a lot of his performance has to do with his team dynamic, as the Pirates were garbage last year and you could tell he wasn't in it mentally. 2026 was a lot different as the Pirates put a fun competitive team on the field and he was dominant and healthy, putting up a 20/30 season in only 368 at-bats. If you had to pick one player outside of the top 20 to bet on being the number one fantasy player next year, I think Oneil Cruz is your best bet. He's also a good bet to hit below .200 and start getting benched halfway through the season. Cruz is your guy if you're a risk-taker, if you like a more predictable player, he's not for you.
Data as of . Consensus boards refresh daily; the staff board moves when it is republished.
| Metric | Fernando Tatis Jr. | Oneil Cruz |
|---|---|---|
| Team | SD | PIT |
| Position | OF/2B | OF |
| Age | 27 | 27 |
| Staff Dynasty Rank | #9 | #21 |
| Dynasty Consensus Rank | #13 | #50 |
| Redraft Consensus Rank | #4 | #30 |
| FRV (FanRanked Value) | 80.3 | 66.6 |
| Expert Sources | 9 | 9 |
| Dynasty Rank Range | #7–#33 | #29–#117 |
| Rest-of-Season Value | $1 | - |
| $ Earned Year to Date | $36 | - |
| ROS Rank (Top 300) | #87 | - |
| 30-Day Consensus Move | Up 3 spots | No move |
| Stat | Fernando Tatis Jr. | Oneil Cruz |
|---|---|---|
| PA | 704 | 419 |
| HR | 25 | 20 |
| R | 96 | 65 |
| RBI | 83 | 67 |
| SB | 38 | 30 |
| AVG | .289 | .280 |
| OBP | .358 | .368 |
| SLG | .470 | .486 |
| OPS | .828 | .854 |
| wOBA | .358 | .371 |
| xwOBA | .379 | .352 |
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