Daniel Bard

Weekly Dynasty Roundup
Welcome to another weekly roundup here at The Dynasty Guru. If there is anything that you think should be covered, please post it in the comments! Justin Verlander goes on the IL “low-grade teres major strain” (Link) The teres major strikes for the second time in a week, with Verlander

TDG’s Top 500 Consensus Rankings for Points Leagues – March 2023
What’s up Dynastopians. We’re back! And if you’re anything like me, you’re kinda tired. I get it, and I see you. The world is moving very fast. So let’s slow it down and get to the obnoxiously long list of grown people who hit balls with sticks. Or throw balls

The Dynasty Guru 2023 Top 500 Dynasty Players for OBP Leagues
Whew. I can’t express how excited I am to share my Top 500 List for OBP dynasty leagues. It’s my first publicly available personal endeavor, so I’d be lying if I didn’t say there was a little apprehension. But only a little, and this won’t be my last Top 500

The Dynasty Guru 2023 Top 500 Dynasty Players for Batting Average Leagues
Hi and glad you clicked to see our top 500 dynasty players for the 2023 season. The list is designed for a daily 15-team league, a traditional 5×5 roto starting 2 catchers with Wins and Saves (no holds), and of course Batting Average. Enjoy!

THE DYNASTY GURU’S 2023 TOP 75 DYNASTY LEAGUE RELIEF PITCHERS, #26-50
Continuing with our highlights of the league’s top Relief Pitchers, as judged by our collection of industry experts, below are the players ranked #26-50. 26. DANIEL BARD, COLORADO ROCKIES (AGE: 38, PREVIOUS RANK: 92) One has to wonder where Bard would be ranked on this list if he hadn’t waited

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 +

Dynasty’s Child Episode 142: Marlins Dinger Machine Gun Kelly
In today’s episode of Dynasty’s Child, Keaton, Shelly, and Jake talk news and notes, recent injuries from around the league, and of course, talk about TDG’s Relief Pitcher Rankings for 2021. As usual, they hit on players to target and avoid, and mix in some listener questions as well.

THE DYNASTY GURU’S 2021 TOP 200 DYNASTY LEAGUE RELIEF PITCHERS, #51-75
WELCOME BACK!!! Despite a scorching hot stove (I can’t believe the player you’re thinking of did or did not sign with the team you thought they would!), these long winter months can be some of the darkest of the year (figuratively and literally). But fear not, restless readers. The Dynasty

The Dynasty Guru’s Relief Pitchers to Target in 2021
Relievers are a unique class in saves-only dynasty leagues. Unlike other positions, where value is primarily determined by talent, their value is strongly tied to contextual factors, mainly managerial preferences and team. The importance of contextual factors suggests fantasy managers ought to have more of a short-term outlook on relievers