Tarik Skubal, in dynasty and redraft. The FanRanked staff dynasty board has Skubal ahead, Skubal #23 and Rodriguez #26, and the expert consensus agrees (#22 and #14). The community disagrees, leaning Rodriguez, FRV 87.2 to 83.5. For 2027 redraft, the consensus has Skubal ahead, #12 to #21, and Frank's 2027 projection agrees ($25.8 and $25.9).
JD on Julio Rodriguez (Oct 2, 2026): To be clear, Julio is great for the game of baseball. I also think he's great for the Mariners, but somehow he has managed to disappoint me as a fantasy asset. Historically, he was always a slow starter that ended the season red hot, but second half Julio decided to take an early vacation this year as he was arguably worse post ASB break than he was before. I think T-Mobile park has historically been a big factor as well, as the run environment seems to really hurt him, but the splits were reversed this year as well. Just look at the splits from 2022 - 2025: 1st Half: .260/.319/.418 wRC+ 114 2nd Half: .297/.351/.552 wRC+ 154 Home: .256/.315/.431 wRC+ 120 Away: .291/.346/.504 wRC+ 137 And here is 2026: 1st Half: .259/.323/.424 2nd Half: .230/.286/.369 Home: .258/.315/.453 Away: .236/.300/.353 I still think that he can have a season where he puts it all together (hence my aggressive ranking of him relative to the value he's put up over the last three years). I wouldn't fault you for not being a believer anymore and seeing Julio for the player he is, not the player he might become.
JD on Tarik Skubal (Oct 2, 2026): I love writing these blurbs about hitters, because I feel like you can judge dynasty value based on potential performance without having to make an injury caveat in every paragraph. When it comes to pitchers, it's just so hard for me to separate out the injury risk from the performance and I have to have to balance the weights of these risks in my head when ranking pitchers. I think this is why I'm lower on pitchers on an absolute basis compared to a lot of other ranking sources, so keep that in mind when comparing lists. Skubal is very clearly a high-end arm that really only entered his peak in 2024 (from a usage perspective, he was dominate in 2023 in a limited sample size), which means he hasn't incurred as much mileage as you'd expect for someone his age. However, he's been ridden hard since 2024, accruing the fourth-most innings of anyone in baseball, only behind Cris Sanchez, Logan Webb, and Kevin Gausman. He's also managed to do that without throwing over 200 innings, which would have been unheard of 10 years ago. There's so much to like about his profile, but one of my favorite parts about him is that he just doesn't walk guys, averaging only a 4.4% walk rate over the last four years while striking out over 30% of the hitters faced in every year. That's led to WHIPs under 1.00 since 2023, and should result in one of the largest contracts ever signed by a pitcher this offseason (if not the largest). I guess if a major league team is willing to throw $200+ million at him, you should be willing to ride him in your dynasty league and throw caution to the wind with injuries.
Data as of . Consensus boards refresh daily; the staff board moves when it is republished.
| Metric | Julio Rodriguez | Tarik Skubal |
|---|---|---|
| Team | SEA | LAD |
| Position | OF | SP |
| Age | 25 | 29 |
| Staff Dynasty Rank | #26 | #23 |
| Dynasty Consensus Rank | #22 | #14 |
| Redraft Consensus Rank | #21 | #12 |
| FRV (FanRanked Value) | 87.2 | 83.5 |
| Expert Sources | 15 | 15 |
| Dynasty Rank Range | #18–#31 | #6–#22 |
| 2027 Projected Value | $25.8 | $25.9 |
| 2026 $ Earned | $13.0 | $22.0 |
| 2027 Projected Rank | #21 | #20 |
| 30-Day Consensus Move | Down 1 spot | No move |
| Stat | Julio Rodriguez | Tarik Skubal |
|---|---|---|
| PA | 654 | - |
| HR | 22 | - |
| R | 69 | - |
| RBI | 71 | - |
| SB | 22 | - |
| AVG | .247 | - |
| OBP | .307 | - |
| SLG | .401 | - |
| OPS | .708 | - |
| wOBA | .310 | - |
| xwOBA | .334 | - |
| Stat | Julio Rodriguez | Tarik Skubal |
|---|---|---|
| IP | - | 158.2 |
| W | - | 12 |
| SV | - | 0 |
| ERA | - | 2.72 |
| WHIP | - | 0.96 |
| K | - | 186 |
| K/9 | - | 10.6 |
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