Jac Caglianone, in dynasty and redraft. The FanRanked staff dynasty board has Caglianone ahead, Caglianone #36 and Williams #41, and the expert consensus agrees (#67 and #64). The community agrees too, FRV 70.0 to 61.1. For 2026 redraft, the consensus has Caglianone ahead, #62 to #70.
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.
JD on Jac Caglianone (Oct 21, 2026): Cags took a major leap forward in the second half of 2026 and may have gone under the radar because the Royals didn't have much else to watch this year. He slashed .337/.373/.549 with 8 home runs and 4 stolen bases, all while limiting his Ks to a very manageable 20.6% K rate. The underlying metrics back it up too with a 93.8(!) Average EV and xwOBA of .363, which wasn't far off from his full-season xwOBA of .359. The only thing in the profile that really screams regression is the .361 BABIP, however his expected batting average was .283 because the quality of his contact is so strong. I wouldn't expect as much batting average regression as you would typically expect to see from someone who ran a BABIP this high. The last piece of the puzzle that I'd really like to see from someone with as much power as he has is an improved launch angle. If he can get his 7.7° launch angle up to even 10° he's going to hit so many more home runs with how hard he hits the ball. From there, his only real deficit is his poor walk rate. But if it doesn't lead to an alarming amount of strikeouts, a la Joey Gallo, I'm not sure we necessarily need to concern ourselves with it from a fantasy perspective. I think he will be a very valuable dynasty asset if he makes that one tweak, and don't be afraid to make a big move early in 2027 if you see positive launch angle progress in April.
Data as of . Consensus boards refresh daily; the staff board moves when it is republished.
| Metric | Gavin Williams | Jac Caglianone |
|---|---|---|
| Team | CLE | KC |
| Position | SP | OF/1B |
| Age | 27 | 23 |
| Staff Dynasty Rank | #41 | #36 |
| Dynasty Consensus Rank | #67 | #64 |
| Redraft Consensus Rank | #70 | #62 |
| FRV (FanRanked Value) | 61.1 | 70.0 |
| Expert Sources | 9 | 9 |
| Dynasty Rank Range | #30–#128 | #40–#97 |
| Rest-of-Season Value | - | $1 |
| $ Earned Year to Date | - | $16 |
| ROS Rank (Top 300) | - | #159 |
| 30-Day Consensus Move | Up 3 spots | Up 5 spots |
| Stat | Gavin Williams | Jac Caglianone |
|---|---|---|
| PA | - | 553 |
| HR | - | 23 |
| R | - | 72 |
| RBI | - | 75 |
| SB | - | 7 |
| AVG | - | .289 |
| OBP | - | .340 |
| SLG | - | .494 |
| OPS | - | .834 |
| wOBA | - | .360 |
| xwOBA | - | .357 |
| Stat | Gavin Williams | Jac Caglianone |
|---|---|---|
| IP | 184.1 | - |
| W | 14 | - |
| SV | 0 | - |
| ERA | 3.76 | - |
| WHIP | 1.11 | - |
| K | 248 | - |
| K/9 | 12.1 | - |
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