Prospect Talk

Interesting Minor League Assignments
As most of the minor league seasons get started and assignments are confirmed, I’m running through a list of some of the assignments that interest me. Some were positive, some negative, and some might hint at what the team is thinking. I may be right, wrong, or just crazy, but

THE DYNASTY GURU 2023 CONSENSUS TOP 200 PROSPECTS
Hello and welcome to our prospect pièce de résistance, the top 200 prospects coming into the 2023 season! This list is a collaboration between myself, Greg Hoogkamp, Andrew Jurewicz, and Chris Knock. We had some fun combing through the list after combining our individual ranks, but I think it’s safe

Prospect Spotlight: Gavin Williams, RHP, Cleveland Guardians
The Cleveland Guardians are a well-oiled, pitching development machine and we’re about to really see the fruits of that labor. Gavin Williams is one of many young Guardians arms who has the potential to be a very productive, major league pitcher for a long time and when all is said

THE DYNASTY GURU’S 2023 TOP 50 SP PROSPECTS, #1-25
Welcome back for the top half of our pitcher prospect rankings! We hope you enjoy the list!

THE DYNASTY GURU’S 2023 TOP 50 SP PROSPECTS, #26-50
Welcome back for the bottom half of our pitcher prospect rankings! We hope you enjoy the list!

PROSPECT SPOTLIGHT: ROBERT GASSER, PITCHER, MILWAUKEE BREWERS
Pitching success is notoriously difficult to predict, and we have to look beyond the top names from the draft to find players who might be solid contributors to our fantasy teams. Here’s a quick system I use to build up my watch list. I start with pitchers drafted in the

Prospect Spotlight: Endy Rodriguez, C, Pittsburgh Pirates
What if I told you there was a position player that started out in single A and finished the year in AAA with a 1.208 OPS through six games? Now, imagine that this player`s primary position is catcher but can also play second base and outfield in a pinch. The

THE DYNASTY GURU’S 2023 TOP 20 C PROSPECTS, #1-10
Welcome back for the top half of our catcher prospect rankings! Proximity reigns supreme here, as 5 of the 10 prospects listed have debuted or have reached AAA, and three more are recently drafted out of college and hopeful to debut sooner rather than later. Francisco Álvarez was the unanimous

Prospect Spotlight: Yainer Diaz, C Houston Astros
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

THE DYNASTY GURU’S 2023 TOP 20 C PROSPECTS, #11-20
Welcome back to our prospect positional rankings as we kick off the bottom half of our top 20 ranks. Catcher is unique as many of the prospects coming up develop as catchers, but then move to other defensive positions in the upper minors or major league level. That makes the