Aramis Ramirez
The Dynasty Guru’s Top 50 Dynasty League Third Basemen, Nos. 1-20
Congratulations on surviving another off-season. Now that the new year is upon us, it’s time to spend the next month traveling across the positional landscape, labeling players with numbers that correspond to their value. It’s the very definition of freedom. A ton of hard work was put into these rankings,
Team TDG Overlord, Rounds 1-10 of #TDGX
Those of you following along either on Twitter or the Google doc know that The Dynasty Guru Experts League draft has been moving along very quickly–we’re through more than 30 rounds in under two weeks. This is a testament to the writers involved, who have all made a dedicated effort
The Dynasty Guru’s Top 50 Dynasty League Third Basemen, Nos. 1-20
From the 21st of January to the 20th of February, the writers at TDG will be taking you through our rankings position-by-position. As I mentioned in the primer, this year we’re doing things a little differently. Instead of having my personal rankings up on this site, like last year, these
Keeper Conundrum: The Old and the Not-Quite-As-Beautiful
My colleague Andy Barnes and I share a soft spot for post-prime hitters, and last week he wrote a fine piece advocating for several of his favorites heading into next season. I agree wholeheartedly with the strategy; the old men of the game are boring names. They’ve been around forever,
Keeper Conundrum: The Old and the Beautiful
I can remember a time, not that long ago, when aging curves and physical prime wasn’t as prevalent in fantasy baseball as it is today. A time when you could hold on to your older players like Frank Thomas, Ken Griffey Jr., Mike Piazza, Craig Biggio and Rickey Henderson and
Putting My Money Where My Mouth Is
We’ve been over this before – I play in WAY too many leagues. In fact, this year, that number is officially 14. And they run the gamut in terms of formats. There are seven dynasty leagues, three pure redraft leagues, six head-to-head leagues, and two points leagues. I have leagues
Drafting a Dynasty League Roster: Major League Draft, Rounds 4-6
Before we dive back into the analysis, a few reminders about the context of the league, as it’s not a straight-forward format. It is a 20-team 7×7 H2H league that uses all of the standard 5×5 categories, plus OPS/Total Bases for hitters and Quality Starts/Holds for pitchers. The active rosters
The Top 50 Dynasty League Third Basemen
The theme continues as we make our way to the final infield position – the right side of the infield is getting weaker from a fantasy perspective, as the left side of the infield is getting stronger. With Miguel Cabrera and Manny Machado joining the ranks, along with breakouts from
What To Do With Aramis Ramirez
As dynasty leaguers, we usually spend a disproportionate amount of our time focusing on young players and what they could be. After all, that’s a huge part of how you have to build a successful roster. What we, collectively, do not spend enough time focusing on are the post-prime (32