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Dynasty’s Child Episode 126: Keaton’s The Idiot
On this episode, Keaton, Shelly and, Jake catch up on the latest news from around the league and discuss the rash of recent pitching prospect promotions and finish with a philosophical question of how to build a dynasty pitching staff.
TDG Roundtable: The One Where We Analyze a Bunch of Trade Deadline Moves
This year’s trade deadline was filled with excitement, and that’s not just because it coincided with the release of Tenet. Moves were made, and these moves of course have dynasty league implications. In this collaborative article, we at The Dynasty Guru make it our business to analyze said implications. Note:
The Bastard Son of xwOBA: xwOBA-lite for Minor Leaguers
How to best make sense of the recent proliferation of information on minor league hitters, specifically power metrics? This is a question I’ve been struggling with in the last few weeks/months (does anyone keep track of time anymore?) regarding minor league fly ball distance, exit velocity, and exit velocity on
Jordan’s Research Ramblings: Expected Power Leaderboards for Minor Leaguers
Last week, I generated an expected home runs per fly ball measure (xHR/FB) for minor leaguers based on their average fly ball distance and average exit velocity. The logic is this: a minor leaguer can be expected to hit a certain number of home runs per fly ball given their
Dynasty’s Child Episode 92: Patrick’s Last One
Transactions/Injuries and Such Dalton Varsho (9:00) Justus Sheffield (11:45) Abraham Toro (12:30) Corey Spangenberg (13:30) Carlos Correa (14:30) Jesse Winker (16:15) Then A Bunch Of Others The Batting Order Wade Davis (20:00) Tony Gonsolin (21:45) Austin Nola (24:00) Blake Trienen (26:05) Yu Darvish (27:20) Corey Seager (29:50) Mike Montgomery
Way Too Deep League FAAB: Weeks 17-18
For an explanation of league rules, see the introductory post. After a few slow weeks, weeks 17-18 in the Way Too Deep League featured some exciting FAAB bids, including the largest bid so far this season. Teams are starting to give opportunities to their young stars, and owners are pouncing