Dynasty: Juan Soto. Redraft: Yordan Alvarez. The FanRanked staff dynasty board has Soto ahead, Soto #8 and Alvarez #11, and the expert consensus agrees (#2 and #12). The community agrees too, FRV 93.1 to 81.8. For 2027 redraft, the consensus has Alvarez ahead, #6 to #9, but Frank's 2027 projection has Soto ahead ($33.3 to $32.3).
JD on Juan Soto (Sep 24, 2026): Juan Soto is a generational talent and while I don't want to say he has been underestimated when it comes to how valuable he has been, I think it's worth just putting some of his performance into context through his age-27 season. Some of my favorite stats: -.945 career OPS His lowest season in wRC+ was 143, meaning in his worst season he has 43% better than league average. Among hitters with 7+ full seasons through age 27, Soto's worst is .389 (2026), which ranks 4th all-time. Only Joe Kelley (.398), Pujols (.394) and Mantle (.390) had a higher floor. -9th all time in HR's through age 27 (270) He has never had a BB% below 15.9% in the big leagues for a full season. He has never had a K% greater than 20% in the big leagues. He has walked more than he has struck out in his career. He has never had a month in his career where his xwOBA was lower than .350 (I didn't believe this one either you have to check this out). Soto is clearly a generational talent and his ranking here reflects more his position on the aging curve rather than his talent. If he was 24 or 25 years old, he would be in consideration for number 1 for me. Unfortunately, I don't think he will age that gracefully, as he's starting to get a little thick and I don't think he can stay this elite forever. I still think there will be a very great 3- to 4-year period where you can ride his generational talent until it becomes clear he is not the same player he once was. In OBP leagues he's still a top-five asset for me.
JD on Yordan Alvarez (Oct 2, 2026): Air Yordan feels like the closest thing we have to Barry Bonds. If you polled every pitcher in the big leagues on the hitter they least want to face, I have to imagine he tops the list. He just put together one of the most impressive offensive seasons of the last handful of years. He led the league in average, on-base, slugging, OPS and wRC+, drew more walks than anyone, and he did it while staying on the field for more games than he ever has in his career. I also love that he manages to do all of this with such a low K% (17.3% this year). There is really nothing to knock from a dynasty perspective except two things. He's older than most of the players ranked above him, and the injuries that seem to pop up every year and eat into his playing time are still part of the package. We probably just watched his career year, but that doesn't mean he has to repeat it to be very valuable in 2027 and beyond. If you can get Yordan with the last pick of the first round, I'm all over it.
Data as of . Consensus boards refresh daily; the staff board moves when it is republished.
| Metric | Juan Soto | Yordan Alvarez |
|---|---|---|
| Team | NYM | HOU |
| Position | OF | OF |
| Age | 27 | 29 |
| Staff Dynasty Rank | #8 | #11 |
| Dynasty Consensus Rank | #2 | #12 |
| Redraft Consensus Rank | #9 | #6 |
| FRV (FanRanked Value) | 93.1 | 81.8 |
| Expert Sources | 15 | 15 |
| Dynasty Rank Range | #1–#6 | #8–#40 |
| 2027 Projected Value | $33.3 | $32.3 |
| 2026 $ Earned | $16.0 | $40.0 |
| 2027 Projected Rank | #10 | #12 |
| 30-Day Consensus Move | No move | Up 1 spot |
| Stat | Juan Soto | Yordan Alvarez |
|---|---|---|
| PA | 482 | 692 |
| HR | 27 | 42 |
| R | 63 | 105 |
| RBI | 68 | 106 |
| SB | 9 | 1 |
| AVG | .275 | .316 |
| OBP | .393 | .432 |
| SLG | .515 | .601 |
| OPS | .908 | 1.033 |
| wOBA | .385 | .429 |
| xwOBA | .411 | .442 |
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