Dynasty: Walker Jenkins. The FanRanked staff dynasty board has Jenkins ahead, Jenkins #76 and Hernandez #124, and the expert consensus agrees (#84 and #73). The community agrees too, FRV 66.0 to 54.1.
JD on Seth Hernandez (Jun 22, 2026): I have a rule, and you're going to see it proliferate across these rankings: THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A PITCHING PROSPECT I don't literally mean that pitching prospects don't exist but I do mean that for dynasty fantasy baseball purposes you can never rely on a pitching prospect to replicate their success like they did at the minor league level. Guys like Konnor Griffin and Kevin McGonigle will come to the big leagues and you can usually rely on them to provide some level of performance even if they don't hit the ground running. This means that their value is going to hold up for a long time while they get their feet under them. You'll still be able to find willing trade partners who believe in their breakout even if they spin their wheels for 100+ games. I don't find this to be the case with pitching prospects. People are quick to devalue them considerably as soon as you see any hiccup or injury or step back at the big league level. Two prime examples that come to mind are Forrest Whitley and Andrew Painter. Both of those guys were can't-miss pitching prospects that got caught up with injuries and lost all of their prospect shine even before they reached the big leagues (in Painter's case). Painter has gotten absolutely shelled at the big league level this year and I wasn't able to find any trade partners for him in my home league a month ago. My point being is that you should not commit all of your prospect capital to a pitcher regardless of how good he looks. Pitching, in my opinion, is for cheap upside plays that can get helium as they put together strong minor league performances. There's really only one way to go if they are top-pitching prospects and that's down. You are better off waiting for the post-type breakout with pitchers. Maybe you don't get a Paul Skenes with this method, but you can easily get a Tarik Skubal, Cristopher Sanchez-type asset without needing to invest in them in the minor leagues. What does all this mean for Seth Hernandez? He is exciting as hell and I can't wait to see him rocket through the minor leagues and get to the big league level to be a one-two punch with Skenes. He clearly has the best stuff in the minors right now and has separated himself from the rest of the pack. I have no shares of him and that is okay. For everyone who does have shares in him, I hope you get to enjoy him for many years at the big league level. That's just not a risk I'm willing to take.
JD on Walker Jenkins (Nov 2, 2026): For anyone that has watched Silicon Valley on HBO, do you remember the legendary clip where Russ Hanneman describes why you never want to start bringing in revenue as a startup? Clip here (https://youtu.be/BzAdXyPYKQo?si=Y2wLb6ifSkxbjvJ6) Here is the dynasty fantasy baseball version of this clip: "If you get called up to the big leagues people will ask how is he performing and it will never be enough...but if you're a highly touted prospect and you can say you're Pre-MLB you're a potential Pure Play. It's not about how well you perform in the big leagues it's about what you're worth as a prospect and who's worth the most? Prospects that haven't been called up yet. I kid you not, this is the exact thing I think every time a prospect comes up and doesn't immediately dominate at the big league level. All of the shine and excitement that a player had on him before he came to the big leagues seems to immediately go away as soon as they put up a slash line that doesn't look out of this world. Are people still enthusiastic? Sure there's still some hope, but managers will offer you a fraction of what they would before he got called up. All this to say, Walker Jenkins is still an elite prospect, if he didn't come up at the end of 2026 a lot of people would feel a lot differently about his prospects heading into 2027. I still see Astros-era Kyle Tucker with more of a motor in his profile, and am excited to see what he does in his first full big league season.
Data as of . Consensus boards refresh daily; the staff board moves when it is republished.
| Metric | Seth Hernandez | Walker Jenkins |
|---|---|---|
| Team | PIT | MIN |
| Position | SP | OF |
| Age | 20 | 21 |
| Staff Dynasty Rank | #124 | #76 |
| Dynasty Consensus Rank | #84 | #73 |
| Redraft Consensus Rank | - | #251 |
| Prospect Consensus Rank | #7 | #13 |
| FRV (FanRanked Value) | 54.1 | 66.0 |
| Expert Sources | 30 | 31 |
| Dynasty Rank Range | #53–#189 | #52–#142 |
| 2027 Projected Value | - | -$8.6 |
| 2026 $ Earned | - | -$2.0 |
| 2027 Projected Rank | - | #731 |
| 30-Day Consensus Move | No move | Down 2 spots |
| Stat | Seth Hernandez | Walker Jenkins |
|---|---|---|
| PA | - | 93 |
| HR | - | 4 |
| R | - | 14 |
| RBI | - | 10 |
| SB | - | 1 |
| AVG | - | .226 |
| OBP | - | .293 |
| SLG | - | .393 |
| OPS | - | .686 |
| wOBA | - | .303 |
| xwOBA | - | .310 |
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