Brendan Donovan

THE DYNASTY GURU’S 2023 TOP 50 DYNASTY LEAGUE SECOND BASEMEN, #31-50
Continuing with our highlights of the league’s top Second Basemen, as judged by our collection of industry experts, below are the players ranked #31-50. 31. Nick Gonzales, Pittsburgh Pirates, (Age: 23, Previous Rank: 15) Where to begin with Nick! I want to begin by saying that I have a lot

TDG’s Top 500 Dynasty Rankings for AVG Leagues
For your post-trade deadline reading pleasure, the Dynasty Guru proudly presents the Consensus Top 500 Dynasty Rankings for AVG Leagues! For this mid-season update, we have three guru’s combining their opinions to create this list – Ken Balderston (@KenInToronto), Brett Cook (@beautyofgrace32), and Chris Knock (@notnotcknock). They assumed a 15-team,

TDG’s Top 500 Dynasty Rankings for OBP Leagues – July 2022
Hey everybody, your friendly neighborhood dynasty dad here. Thank you as always for tuning in for some more Top-500 OBP list action! A few notes and various housekeeping items before we dive right in this time, in list form, as is my right: The list is now a Saves +

Scout the Stat Line: Projected Top 1,000 Prospects, End of May Update
This prospect rankings article updates my offseason prospect projections piece, making use of my research on aging and the minor leagues featured at ‘Scout the Stat Line,’ a website Ross Jensen and I co-publish.

Finding Prospects with Power Potential: 2021 Review
The first skill I look at is the hit tool when analyzing prospects. I believe that this is the most crucial tool for hitters, as everything else is tied to it. What good is 80-grade power if you cannot make contact with the ball? How many bases can plus speed

Scouting the Stat Line: Projected Peak Dynasty Performance for the Top 1,000 Prospects
This article continues an annual series providing peak projections for prospects. The projections are derived from peak major league equivalencies that use my (Jordan’s) aging curves and league translations to convert every player’s statistics to the same peak MLB (American League) baseline, making it easier to compare players at different

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