Dynasty: JJ Wetherholt. Redraft: Gavin Williams. The FanRanked staff dynasty board has Wetherholt ahead, Wetherholt #38 and Williams #41, and the expert consensus agrees (#60 and #30). The community agrees too, FRV 68.1 to 61.1. For 2026 redraft, the consensus has Williams ahead, #104 to #145.
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 JJ Wetherholt (Oct 20, 2026): This might be one of the first rankings where I'm using the eye test rather than the player's actual statistics to make this call. On the surface a slash line of .242/.339/.365 really doesn't scream top 50 dynasty asset. He also really struggled in the second half of the season with an anemic .608 OPS. However, I think that JJ may have run out of steam playing his first full season in the big leagues and there are bigger things ahead of him entering his age-24 season. For one, an 89.7 EV from someone with this profile should have resulted in more power than 17 home runs. He also pretty significantly underperformed his xwOBA of .347 at a .318 wOBA and I think he is bound to improve on that in 2027. There's also something to be said about playing for a team that really isn't competitive in the second half of the year, and I think this may have plagued both Walker and Wetherholt a bit. As I'm writing this, I feel like I'm just coping with some flawed underlying metrics and wouldn't blame you for having JJ lower than this, but I'm a believer in the skill set and think that he will improve on his 2026 season next year.
Data as of . Consensus boards refresh daily; the staff board moves when it is republished.
| Metric | Gavin Williams | JJ Wetherholt |
|---|---|---|
| Team | CLE | STL |
| Position | SP | 2B |
| Age | 27 | 24 |
| Staff Dynasty Rank | #41 | #38 |
| Dynasty Consensus Rank | #60 | #30 |
| Redraft Consensus Rank | #104 | #145 |
| FRV (FanRanked Value) | 61.1 | 68.1 |
| Expert Sources | 11 | 10 |
| Dynasty Rank Range | #30–#128 | #21–#60 |
| Rest-of-Season Value | - | - |
| $ Earned Year to Date | - | - |
| ROS Rank (Top 300) | - | - |
| 30-Day Consensus Move | Up 10 spots | No move |
| Stat | Gavin Williams | JJ Wetherholt |
|---|---|---|
| PA | - | 619 |
| HR | - | 17 |
| R | - | 89 |
| RBI | - | 51 |
| SB | - | 14 |
| AVG | - | .242 |
| OBP | - | .339 |
| SLG | - | .365 |
| OPS | - | .704 |
| wOBA | - | .318 |
| xwOBA | - | .347 |
| Stat | Gavin Williams | JJ Wetherholt |
|---|---|---|
| IP | 184.1 | - |
| W | 14 | - |
| SV | 0 | - |
| ERA | 3.76 | - |
| WHIP | 1.11 | - |
| K | 248 | - |
| K/9 | 12.1 | - |
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