Dynasty: Grady Emerson. The FanRanked staff dynasty board has Emerson ahead, Emerson #199 and Montes #239, and the expert consensus agrees (#197 and #222). The community disagrees, leaning Montes, FRV 54.1 to 49.4.
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 | Grady Emerson | Lazaro Montes |
|---|---|---|
| Team | TB | SEA |
| Position | SS | OF |
| Age | 18 | 21 |
| Staff Dynasty Rank | #199 | #239 |
| Dynasty Consensus Rank | #197 | #222 |
| Redraft Consensus Rank | - | - |
| Prospect Consensus Rank | #39 | #44 |
| FRV (FanRanked Value) | 49.4 | 54.1 |
| Expert Sources | 18 | 26 |
| Dynasty Rank Range | #108–#270 | #146–#369 |
| Rest-of-Season Value | - | - |
| $ Earned Year to Date | - | - |
| ROS Rank (Top 300) | - | - |
| 30-Day Consensus Move | Down 38 spots | Up 53 spots |
| Stat | Grady Emerson | Lazaro Montes |
|---|---|---|
| PA | - | 59 |
| HR | - | 4 |
| R | - | 7 |
| RBI | - | 11 |
| SB | - | 0 |
| AVG | - | .212 |
| OBP | - | .305 |
| SLG | - | .481 |
| OPS | - | .786 |
| wOBA | - | .334 |
| xwOBA | - | .313 |
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