MLB Dynasty Rankings 2026: Staff Top 659

Updated August 15, 2026. As of today, the top five players on this board are 1. Bobby Witt Jr. (KC), 2. Junior Caminero (TB), 3. James Wood (WAS), 4. Nick Kurtz (ATH), 5. Juan Soto (NYM). FanRanked Staff's hand-built MLB dynasty rankings for fantasy baseball — 659 players ranked for the 2026 season, shown alongside expert consensus and community FRV (FanRanked Value) ratings.

These rankings are updated regularly so you always have the latest dynasty values. Every ranked player includes the staff rank, where the expert consensus has them, the high/low range across sources, and notes on the pick.

Top 100 MLB Dynasty Players 2026

Rank	Player	Team	Pos	Age	FRV	Sources	Range
1	Bobby Witt Jr.	KC	SS	25	100.3	12	1-6
2	Junior Caminero	TB	3B	25	84.4	12	3-11
3	James Wood	WAS	OF	23	81.4	12	4-15
4	Nick Kurtz	ATH	1B	22	82.2	10	5-14
5	Juan Soto	NYM	OF	27	93.1	12	2-8
6	Shohei Ohtani DH	LAD	DH	31	93.6	12	1-2
7	Pete Crow-Armstrong	CHC	OF	24	78.0	12	10-26
8	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	OF	28	80.6	12	8-40
9	Julio Rodriguez	SEA	OF	25	87.2	12	13-30
10	Elly De La Cruz	CIN	SS	24	82.8	12	5-20
11	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	SP	23	81.3	12	5-14
12	Ben Rice	NYY	1B/C	26	77.1	12	20-34
13	CJ Abrams	WAS	SS	25	73.0	13	12-55
14	Kevin McGonigle	DET	3B/SS	23	71.0	12	15-26
15	Jackson Chourio	MIL	OF	21	83.5	12	10-67
16	Corbin Carroll	ARI	OF	25	81.8	12	3-12
17	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	SP	29	74.6	12	13-30
18	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	OF	32	72.9	12	8-53
19	Tarik Skubal	LAD	SP	29	83.5	12	9-17
20	Oneil Cruz	PIT	OF	27	66.4	11	33-117
21	Aaron Judge	NYY	OF	33	82.4	11	2-50
22	Cam Schlittler	NYY	SP	24	74.6	12	18-30
23	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	SP	27	75.2	12	13-37
24	Paul Skenes	PIT	SP	25	86.7	12	4-13
25	Jose Ramirez	CLE	3B	33	76.3	12	5-41
26	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	1B	26	78.8	12	26-78
27	Ronald Acuna Jr.	ATL	OF	28	87.3	12	4-37
28	Chase Burns	CIN	SP	23	70.3	12	14-45
29	Jordan Walker	STL	OF	23	52.0	11	22-63
30	Zach Neto	LAA	SS	22	76.0	12	30-79
31	Ketel Marte	ARI	2B	32	72.0	12	15-78
32	Logan Gilbert	SEA	SP	28	72.1	12	37-136
33	Riley Greene	DET	OF	25	70.9	12	31-69
34	Andy Pages	LAD	OF	25	68.7	12	34-74
35	Sal Stewart	CIN	1B/3B	22	65.7	12	31-50
36	JJ Wetherholt	STL	2B/SS	23	67.1	13	21-51
37	Konnor Griffin	PIT	SS/OF	19	79.5	7	11-31
38	Nolan McLean	NYM	SP	24	67.1	12	37-168
39	Jesus Made (P)	MIL	SS/2B	18	74.8	26	29-86
40	Francisco Lindor	NYM	SS	32	74.6	12	7-131
41	Gavin Williams	CLE	SP	26	60.0	12	43-128
42	Gunnar Henderson	BAL	SS	24	82.1	12	16-55
43	Kyle Tucker	LAD	OF	29	75.4	12	25-83
44	Roman Anthony	BOS	OF	21	74.8	9	28-106
45	Brice Turang	MIL	2B	26	69.8	12	24-70
46	George Kirby	SEA	SP	27	70.3	12	62-235
47	Drew Rasmussen	TB	SP	30	57.3	12	111-285
48	Shea Langeliers	ATH	C	28	66.5	8	30-85
49	Jackson Merrill	SD	OF	24	70.1	12	48-196
50	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SD	SS/OF	27	79.6	12	19-38
51	Pete Alonso	BAL	1B	31	69.5	12	19-83
52	Wyatt Langford	TEX	OF	24	77.0	12	25-96
53	Miguel Vargas	CWS	1B/3B	26	54.8	12	33-113
54	Michael Harris II	ATL	OF	24	63.5	12	35-200
55	Leodalis De Vries (P)	ATH	SS	20	73.4	26	39-167
56	Otto Lopez	MIA	SS/2B	27	51.0	12	86-134
57	Bryce Harper	PHI	1B	33	72.1	12	37-96
58	Drake Baldwin	ATL	C	24	65.3	12	27-92
59	Matt Olson	ATL	1B	31	66.6	12	22-87
60	Dylan Cease	TOR	SP	30	66.8	12	32-70
61	Samuel Basallo	BAL	C/1B	21	67.0	9	56-203
62	Payton Tolle	BOS	SP	23	55.8	12	45-146
63	Byron Buxton	MIN	OF	32	61.1	12	43-110
64	Walker Jenkins (P)	MIN	OF	21	64.0	26	62-237
65	Seiya Suzuki	CHC	OF	31	62.2	12	75-182
66	William Contreras	MIL	C	28	68.6	12	66-121
67	Eury Perez	MIA	SP	23	67.8	12	39-151
68	Bryan Woo	SEA	SP	25	72.9	12	22-52
69	Hunter Brown	HOU	SP	27	72.7	12	40-90
70	Joe Ryan	MIN	SP	29	66.8	12	44-76
71	Chris Sale	ATL	SP	36	64.0	11	59-196
72	Mason Miller	SD	RP	27	66.2	12	34-183
73	Chase DeLauter	CLE	OF	24	56.8	11	62-153
74	Randy Arozarena	SEA	OF	30	52.1	12	54-188
75	Max Fried	NYY	SP	32	64.6	12	39-91
76	Garrett Crochet	BOS	SP	26	75.4	9	17-118
77	Hunter Goodman	COL	C	26	62.6	12	55-127
78	Sebastian Walcott (P)	TEX	SS/3B	19	70.4	26	80-204
79	Travis Bazzana	CLE	2B	23	67.4	12	63-249
80	Jeremy Pena	HOU	SS	28	57.8	12	56-203
81	Munetaka Murakami	CWS	1B/3B	25	61.1	12	46-92
82	Eli Willits (P)	WAS	SS	18	55.3	25	64-194
83	Bryce Eldridge	SF	1B	21	63.6	12	59-131
84	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	NYY	2B/3B	27	67.2	12	35-147
85	Rafael Devers	SF	1B	29	69.8	12	38-103
86	Parker Messick	CLE	SP	25	51.5	12	76-232
87	Jacob deGrom	TEX	SP	37	54.0	11	77-220
88	Zack Wheeler	PHI	SP	35	55.0	12	71-187
89	Kyle Harrison	MIL	SP	24	53.5	12	71-174
90	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	SP	28	60.3	12	54-90
91	Logan Webb	SF	SP	29	65.9	12	42-91
92	Trea Turner	PHI	SS	32	65.7	12	75-233
93	Gerrit Cole	NYY	SP	35	55.5	11	78-230
94	Kyle Stowers	MIA	OF	28	58.2	10	61-197
95	Freddie Freeman	LAD	1B	36	62.2	11	64-163
96	Nico Hoerner	CHC	SS/2B	28	58.8	11	132-224
97	Kade Anderson (P)	SEA	SP	21	55.5	28	33-68
98	Troy Melton	DET	SP	25	48.3	10	162-364
99	Shota Imanaga	CHC	SP	32	55.3	12	115-275
100	Cade Smith	CLE	RP	26	58.8	12	61-172

How These MLB Dynasty Rankings Work

This is a hand-built dynasty board: each player's rank reflects an expert evaluation of long-term value over a multi-year window, factoring in age, role, prospect upside, and current production. Alongside each player you'll find the expert consensus dynasty and redraft ranks (aggregated across dozens of sources) and the community FRV rating, so you can see exactly where the staff differs from the crowd — the buy-low and sell-high signals an averaged list hides.

Staff Board vs. Consensus Rankings

Dynasty rankings value players over multiple seasons, so youth and upside matter far more than in single-season redraft formats. Compare this staff board against the aggregated expert consensus rankings and our prospect rankings to triangulate value.

Frequently Asked Questions

How often are these dynasty fantasy baseball rankings updated?

The staff dynasty board is updated regularly throughout the year as prospects graduate, players are traded, and roles change. Every published update is logged in the page's update history, so you can see exactly what moved and why.

What makes these different from consensus dynasty rankings?

These are a single hand-built board — one expert's evaluation of long-term value — shown next to the aggregated expert consensus and community FRV ratings. That lets you see where the staff intentionally differs from the crowd, instead of an average that hides every disagreement.

How should I use dynasty rankings in a startup versus an established league?

In a startup, weigh the full board top to bottom since every asset is in play. In an established league, focus on the ranges and where the staff diverges from consensus to find buy-low and sell-high targets your leaguemates may be misvaluing.

Do these rankings include prospects?

Yes. Prospects are ranked inline alongside established big-leaguers on the same dynasty value scale, with prospect status flagged, so you can compare a top prospect's long-term value directly against a proven veteran.

What is FRV (FanRanked Value)?

FRV is a 0-100 community rating built from thousands of head-to-head player votes. It sits beside each player's staff rank and expert consensus so you get crowd sentiment and expert opinion in one view.

Dynasty Rankings by Position

Every position page below is sliced from this same board, with positional rank and overall rank side by side: