Dynasty: too close to call. Redraft: Jac Caglianone. The FanRanked staff dynasty board has them nearly level, Griffin #35 and Caglianone #36, and the expert consensus agrees (#64 and #17). The community leans Griffin, FRV 81.0 to 70.0. For 2026 redraft, the consensus has Caglianone ahead, #62 to #242.
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 Konnor Griffin (Oct 20, 2026): Based on this ranking, I will never own Konnor Griffin in any dynasty leagues for the foreseeable future, and I think I am okay with that. Based on what I have seen, I think we should rank him like he is a premier prospect a la Jesus Made or Leo DeVries, rather than a high-end prospect who has already debuted and had success at the major league level, a la Kevin McGonigle. The average exit velocity is probably the most concerning piece for me, although a better September (88.8 mph) really gave me hope that he was just getting his feet under him before his injury (rather than actually being a sub-87 mph EV player). For reference some other players in the 87 mph EV range for 2026 are Xavier Edwards, David Hamilton, and Jackson Holliday (ouch), Jake Cronenworth and Ozzie Albies. I bring this up not to try to pile on too hard on Konnor Griffin, but more so that he is far from the sure thing that people are treating him as. I really would like to see more production at the big league level before I really move him up my rankings. At the end of the day, if I was ranking him as a prospect, he would still be the number one overall prospect on this list. I think that is more than fair for the type of performance he has put up so far.
Data as of . Consensus boards refresh daily; the staff board moves when it is republished.
| Metric | Jac Caglianone | Konnor Griffin |
|---|---|---|
| Team | KC | PIT |
| Position | OF/1B | SS |
| Age | 23 | 20 |
| Staff Dynasty Rank | #36 | #35 |
| Dynasty Consensus Rank | #64 | #17 |
| Redraft Consensus Rank | #62 | #242 |
| FRV (FanRanked Value) | 70.0 | 81.0 |
| Expert Sources | 9 | 9 |
| Dynasty Rank Range | #40–#97 | #12–#35 |
| Rest-of-Season Value | $1 | - |
| $ Earned Year to Date | $16 | - |
| ROS Rank (Top 300) | #159 | - |
| 30-Day Consensus Move | Up 5 spots | Up 1 spot |
| Stat | Jac Caglianone | Konnor Griffin |
|---|---|---|
| PA | 553 | 339 |
| HR | 23 | 6 |
| R | 72 | 43 |
| RBI | 75 | 33 |
| SB | 7 | 23 |
| AVG | .289 | .272 |
| OBP | .340 | .324 |
| SLG | .494 | .404 |
| OPS | .834 | .728 |
| wOBA | .360 | .320 |
| xwOBA | .357 | .316 |
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