Dynasty: Joshua Baez. The FanRanked staff dynasty board has Baez ahead, Baez #159 and Wood #284, and the expert consensus agrees (#227 and #136). The community agrees too, FRV 54.8 to 48.9.
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 Joshua Baez (Aug 20, 2026): It's pretty incredible that Baez hit 3 HR in his first game and now looks like he can't hit a baseball. He hit 34 home runs in AAA this year and looks like he will easily eclipse the 40-home run mark between the two levels this year. Pretty good for a player who wasn't really an upper-echelon prospect outside of a few sources heading into the year. Long term I think he will be a pretty productive bat for the Cardinals with plenty of power and a questionable hit tool that will probably lead to low averages and a lot of strikeouts. I think he'll definitely carve out a good role for himself but will be susceptible to peaks and valleys. The good news is that he doesn't have the Jordan Walker problem where he likes to beat balls into the ground for fun so he probably won't have the same initial issues that Walker had when he first came to the big leagues.
Data as of . Consensus boards refresh daily; the staff board moves when it is republished.
| Metric | Gage Wood | Joshua Baez |
|---|---|---|
| Team | PHI | STL |
| Position | SP | OF |
| Age | 22 | 22 |
| Staff Dynasty Rank | #284 | #159 |
| Dynasty Consensus Rank | #227 | #136 |
| Redraft Consensus Rank | — | #241 |
| Prospect Consensus Rank | #47 | #38 |
| FRV (FanRanked Value) | 48.9 | 54.8 |
| Expert Sources | 18 | 23 |
| Dynasty Rank Range | #185–#295 | #124–#189 |
| Rest-of-Season Value | — | $4 |
| $ Earned Year to Date | — | $1 |
| ROS Rank (Top 300) | — | #226 |
| 30-Day Consensus Move | Up 41 spots | Down 7 spots |
| Stat | Gage Wood | Joshua Baez |
|---|---|---|
| PA | — | 104 |
| HR | — | 7 |
| R | — | 18 |
| RBI | — | 18 |
| SB | — | 2 |
| AVG | — | .240 |
| OBP | — | .288 |
| SLG | — | .531 |
| OPS | — | .820 |
| wOBA | — | .348 |
| xwOBA | — | .303 |
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