Jac Caglianone, in dynasty and redraft. The FanRanked staff dynasty board has Caglianone ahead, Caglianone #36 and Wetherholt #39, but the expert consensus has Wetherholt ahead (#33 to #64). The community rates them even, FRV 70.0 and 68.1. For 2026 redraft, the consensus has Caglianone ahead, #62 to #177.
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.
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 | Jac Caglianone | JJ Wetherholt |
|---|---|---|
| Team | KC | STL |
| Position | OF/1B | 2B |
| Age | 23 | 24 |
| Staff Dynasty Rank | #36 | #39 |
| Dynasty Consensus Rank | #64 | #33 |
| Redraft Consensus Rank | #62 | #177 |
| FRV (FanRanked Value) | 70.0 | 68.1 |
| Expert Sources | 9 | 8 |
| Dynasty Rank Range | #40–#97 | #24–#60 |
| Rest-of-Season Value | $1 | - |
| $ Earned Year to Date | $16 | - |
| ROS Rank (Top 300) | #159 | - |
| 30-Day Consensus Move | Up 5 spots | Down 3 spots |
| Stat | Jac Caglianone | JJ Wetherholt |
|---|---|---|
| PA | 553 | 619 |
| HR | 23 | 17 |
| R | 72 | 89 |
| RBI | 75 | 51 |
| SB | 7 | 14 |
| AVG | .289 | .242 |
| OBP | .340 | .339 |
| SLG | .494 | .365 |
| OPS | .834 | .704 |
| wOBA | .360 | .318 |
| xwOBA | .357 | .347 |
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