Dynasty: Joshua Baez. The FanRanked staff dynasty board has Baez ahead, Baez #159 and Cholowsky #187, and the expert consensus agrees (#147 and #166). The community rates them even, FRV 54.8 and 53.1.
JD on Joshua Baez (Aug 20, 2026): It's pretty incredible that Baez hit 3 HR in his first game and now looks like he can't hit a baseball. He hit 34 home runs in AAA this year and looks like he will easily eclipse the 40-home run mark between the two levels this year. Pretty good for a player who wasn't really an upper-echelon prospect outside of a few sources heading into the year. Long term I think he will be a pretty productive bat for the Cardinals with plenty of power and a questionable hit tool that will probably lead to low averages and a lot of strikeouts. I think he'll definitely carve out a good role for himself but will be susceptible to peaks and valleys. The good news is that he doesn't have the Jordan Walker problem where he likes to beat balls into the ground for fun so he probably won't have the same initial issues that Walker had when he first came to the big leagues.
JD on Roch Cholowsky (Aug 25, 2026): Roch has stumbled over himself in his first taste of professional baseball, slashing .167/.326/.333, 46 plate appearances in high A. The aggressive assignment isn't helping the optics either, as he was touted as a very advanced bat who should have no problem in the lower levels of the minor leagues. Largely I'm holding firm on him although I am hedging his ranking a little bit because there are just prospects who are more exciting to me that I'd probably rather pick in a first-year player draft right now (Burress).
Data as of . Consensus boards refresh daily; the staff board moves when it is republished.
| Metric | Joshua Baez | Roch Cholowsky |
|---|---|---|
| Team | STL | CWS |
| Position | OF | SS |
| Age | 23 | 21 |
| Staff Dynasty Rank | #159 | #187 |
| Dynasty Consensus Rank | #147 | #166 |
| Redraft Consensus Rank | - | - |
| Prospect Consensus Rank | #37 | #28 |
| FRV (FanRanked Value) | 54.8 | 53.1 |
| Expert Sources | 20 | 18 |
| Dynasty Rank Range | #133–#189 | #100–#285 |
| Rest-of-Season Value | - | - |
| $ Earned Year to Date | - | - |
| ROS Rank (Top 300) | - | - |
| 30-Day Consensus Move | Down 16 spots | Down 29 spots |
| Stat | Joshua Baez | Roch Cholowsky |
|---|---|---|
| PA | 108 | - |
| HR | 7 | - |
| R | 18 | - |
| RBI | 18 | - |
| SB | 2 | - |
| AVG | .230 | - |
| OBP | .278 | - |
| SLG | .510 | - |
| OPS | .788 | - |
| wOBA | .335 | - |
| xwOBA | .303 | - |
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