Dynasty: too close to call. Redraft: Jordan Walker. The FanRanked staff dynasty board has them nearly level, Griffin #35 and Walker #36, and the expert consensus agrees (#27 and #18). The community leans Griffin, FRV 81.0 to 54.2. For 2026 redraft, the consensus has Walker ahead, #50 to #183.
JD on Jordan Walker (Oct 20, 2026): Jordan Walker's season stats really overshadowed a concerning trend that we saw post All Star Break and especially September, the batted ball quality really regressed overall to look more in line with his pre-2026 breakout. Here are his Pre-ASB / Post-ASB splits: xwOBA: .373 / .292 Avg EV: 94.2 / 90.4 Barrel %: 14.1% / 11.9% I'm willing to chalk part of this up to my unscientific data point of the post-Home Run Derby championship blues that sometimes effect winners, but I do believe there is a concern trend her that you don't notice if you are looking at the season numbers. At the end of the day he's a 24-year-old with a lot of experience under his belt and the ability to ride the ups and downs of a full season. I still think if you can get him in the third round of a dynasty startup, then you're probably looking at a pretty good asset, but I would stay away from getting him in the second round due to some of the warts in his profile that I don't think he has fully resolved yet.
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 | Jordan Walker | Konnor Griffin |
|---|---|---|
| Team | STL | PIT |
| Position | OF | SS |
| Age | 24 | 20 |
| Staff Dynasty Rank | #36 | #35 |
| Dynasty Consensus Rank | #27 | #18 |
| Redraft Consensus Rank | #50 | #183 |
| FRV (FanRanked Value) | 54.2 | 81.0 |
| Expert Sources | 10 | 11 |
| Dynasty Rank Range | #16–#35 | #12–#35 |
| Rest-of-Season Value | - | - |
| $ Earned Year to Date | - | - |
| ROS Rank (Top 300) | - | - |
| 30-Day Consensus Move | Up 1 spot | No move |
| Stat | Jordan Walker | Konnor Griffin |
|---|---|---|
| PA | 667 | 339 |
| HR | 29 | 6 |
| R | 97 | 43 |
| RBI | 102 | 33 |
| SB | 22 | 23 |
| AVG | .269 | .272 |
| OBP | .327 | .324 |
| SLG | .466 | .404 |
| OPS | .793 | .728 |
| wOBA | .344 | .320 |
| xwOBA | .340 | .316 |
| Stat | Jordan Walker | Konnor Griffin |
|---|---|---|
| IP | 14.0 | - |
| W | 0 | - |
| SV | 1 | - |
| ERA | 0.00 | - |
| WHIP | 0.64 | - |
| K | 17 | - |
| K/9 | 10.9 | - |
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