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Sam Wirsching

Mariner's fan living the dream. Whiskey collector/connoisseur. 4 dogs, 3 cats, 2 kiddos, and 1 wife. All about baseball & my family all the time. Did I say I like the Mariners yet?

2023 Dynasty Baseball RankingsDynasty Baseball RankingsPodcastUncategorized

In this episode our Guru’s Brett and Sam have a lively discussion about some disagreements they had with our overall rankings. And a little about the challenges of parenthood. They hope you enjoy!  

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2023 Dynasty Baseball RankingsDynasty BaseballGeneral

Continuing with our highlights of the league’s top Starting Pitchers, as judged by our collection of industry experts, below are the players ranked #1-50. Welcome to this year’s top ten SP write-up. An exciting time for all entering into a 2023 season bursting with promise and anticipation, we get to

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2023 Dynasty Baseball Rankings

Every year, we at the TDG office identify Risers and Fallers from our consensus rankings. But how did we get here!? And what’s real and what’s noise? Well, the Gurus are here to help. In each “Risers and Fallers” article, the Gurus will take you on an explanatory journey as

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Dynasty Prospect RankingsProspect Talk

Looking at the landscape of prospects coming up the ranks in MLB, I am excited for the future and reminded of the reality of the situation: only some make the final successful jump into regular productive playing time in the majors. Going over the third base position I found so

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2023 Dynasty Baseball Rankings

This is a companion piece to our 2023 Dynasty League Rankings. The opinions below are my own and do not reflect the TDG consensus. Daulton Varsho, Toronto BlueJays (Age: 26, Previous Ranking: 8) When I started this exercise to write about the catcher to avoid I was honestly stumped. This

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2023 Dynasty Baseball RankingsDynasty Baseball

Every year in the preseason we in the fantasy world try to identify players who are risers and who are fallers. Now predicting the future is tough because we don’t know, and never will know what a player went through to get to where they are, nor do we know

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2023 Dynasty Baseball RankingsProspect Talk

Third Base in redraft has a real lack of depth at the top. I am constantly amazed at the importance placed on securing elite production from that spot on the roster. But in dynasty, how is the landscape at third base? I think we are about to see a wave

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2023 Dynasty Baseball RankingsDynasty BaseballProspect Talk

Our #16-30 third base prospects for 2023 below, with a little bonus reading material from Sam Wirsching! 16. MARK VIENTOS, NEW YORK METS (Age: 23, Previous Rank: 10) Mark Vientos was drafted out of high school in the second round of the 2017 draft by the New York Mets. He

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Mariners OF Julio Rodriguez
2023 Dynasty Baseball Rankings

Outfield is the sexy position. Think of the all-time greats: Mays, Ruth, Aaron, Clemente, Griffey, Bonds, Trout…all of them play(ed) outfield. Right now, is there a group of players with as much potential to yield Hall-of-Famers as this current one? Most of the top are under 25, so it is

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2023 Dynasty Baseball Rankings

Every year, we at the TDG office identify Risers and Fallers from our consensus rankings. But how did we get here!? And what’s real and what’s noise? Well, the Gurus are here to help. In each “Risers and Fallers” article, the Gurus will take you on an explanatory journey as

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