Dynasty: Gavin Williams. The FanRanked staff dynasty board has Williams ahead, Williams #41 and Arias #45, and the expert consensus agrees (#112 and #60). The community agrees too, FRV 61.1 to 53.0.
JD on Franklin Arias (Jul 3, 2026): Arias may need to be re-evaluated as he is killing it at AA right now. I just don’t love that he is undersized and worried he will have more of a contact focused approach at the big league level. Realistically he should probably be climbing closer to the top 20. I'll probably be re-evaluating over the next couple of weeks.
JD on Gavin Williams (Oct 20, 2026): Every start for Gavin feels like a ride on Mr. Bones' Wild Ride. If you don't know that incredibly niche piece of internet culture, here you go. It's incredible how dominant he can look and how hard it can be for him to find the zone sometimes. In his Game 5 start against the White Sox in the Division Series, he goes out there and absolutely mows down guys for five innings and 12 Ks and then loses the strike zone and can't make it out of the sixth. The crazy part is it's not like his walk rate was obscenely high like it was in previous seasons at an 8.2% BB rate, but it's the fact that he can still get all these Ks while making so many uncompetitive pitches when his command disappears. I think Gavin is one of the highest-upside arms in baseball right now and if anyone outside of the top five was going to challenge for the #1 ranked SP next year I think he is the safest bet. However, it's a pretty high-variance play because he also is the most likely to regress with his command and post a mid-4 ERA with bad walk rates. His floor will always be somewhat stable because of the absurd Ks that he will give you, but be prepared to take the good with the bad.
Data as of . Consensus boards refresh daily; the staff board moves when it is republished.
| Metric | Franklin Arias | Gavin Williams |
|---|---|---|
| Team | BOS | CLE |
| Position | SS | SP |
| Age | 20 | 27 |
| Staff Dynasty Rank | #45 | #41 |
| Dynasty Consensus Rank | #112 | #60 |
| Redraft Consensus Rank | - | #104 |
| Prospect Consensus Rank | #3 | - |
| FRV (FanRanked Value) | 53.0 | 61.1 |
| Expert Sources | 23 | 11 |
| Dynasty Rank Range | #51–#393 | #30–#128 |
| Rest-of-Season Value | - | - |
| $ Earned Year to Date | - | - |
| ROS Rank (Top 300) | - | - |
| 30-Day Consensus Move | Down 3 spots | Up 10 spots |
| Stat | Franklin Arias | Gavin Williams |
|---|---|---|
| IP | - | 184.1 |
| W | - | 14 |
| SV | - | 0 |
| ERA | - | 3.76 |
| WHIP | - | 1.11 |
| K | - | 248 |
| K/9 | - | 12.1 |
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