Dynasty: Grady Emerson. The FanRanked staff dynasty board has Emerson ahead, Emerson #199 and Wood #288, and the expert consensus agrees (#217 and #197). The community rates them even, FRV 48.9 and 49.4.
JD on Gage Wood (Jul 14, 2026): I was really excited to see Gage Woods start the Futures game this year and boy he did not disappoint. Ignoring any sort of stat line, his stuff really jumped off the page for me. With nearly a 13 K/9 across 2 levels in 2026, I think he's got this stuff to compete at the big league level already. I would just like to see him start to get some extended looks out of the rotation so we can see if the stuff holds up outside of short bursts. (Only 55 innings across 16 starts this year). He's definitely one of my favorite pitching prospects in the minors right now.
JD on Grady Emerson (Aug 25, 2026): I've seen a lot of people rank Grady as the number one prospect coming out of this draft and I think it's a relatively fair take, especially given the Rays track record. He still hasn't gotten his first hit yet, going 0-10 with 4 walks in 14 plate appearances, but that's largely meaningless with such a tiny sample size. I'm not willing to pay the price of him being the most valuable first-year player coming out of the 2026 draft, but he still looks like a top 5 guy in this class for the time being.
Data as of . Consensus boards refresh daily; the staff board moves when it is republished.
| Metric | Gage Wood | Grady Emerson |
|---|---|---|
| Team | PHI | TB |
| Position | SP | SS |
| Age | 22 | 18 |
| Staff Dynasty Rank | #288 | #199 |
| Dynasty Consensus Rank | #217 | #197 |
| Redraft Consensus Rank | - | - |
| Prospect Consensus Rank | #46 | #39 |
| FRV (FanRanked Value) | 48.9 | 49.4 |
| Expert Sources | 22 | 18 |
| Dynasty Rank Range | #185–#295 | #108–#270 |
| Rest-of-Season Value | - | - |
| $ Earned Year to Date | - | - |
| ROS Rank (Top 300) | - | - |
| 30-Day Consensus Move | Up 33 spots | Down 38 spots |
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