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Scout the Statline: Buzzworthy Talent
In dynasty leagues, information asymmetry leads to opportunity. Having the right information before the competition is how you gain an advantage. In this series, we highlight interesting high rising prospects, from the well-known to the lesser-known, based on our Peak Major League Equivalencies projections. Our approach is based entirely on

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.

TDG’s Top 500 Dynasty Rankings for OBP Leagues – February 2022
…picture a man, 32, hunched over a laptop, tired fingers flying as he ranks an abnormally long list of other grown baseball persons, pitting them against each other with make-believe furor…he takes a deep breath and… Hey everybody, your friendly neighborhood dynasty dad here. I’m glad you’re back for some

TDG – Top 200 Prospects for 2022
As we begin to close out #RankingSZN here at The Dynasty Guru, we’re pleased to share our top 200 prospects in advance of the 2022 season. Dig in, and enjoy!

TDG’s Top 500 Dynasty Rankings – February 2022
During the offseason, our staff has worked tirelessly to rank, debate, re-rank, and write up more than 600 players to help dynasty leaguers on their road to glory. As is typical, we put a bow on this offseason process with the following dynasty top 500. If you’re interested and able,

THE DYNASTY GURU’S 2022 TOP 30 2B PROSPECTS, #16-30
Hello and welcome back to the PROSPECTS ONLY portion of our ranking SZN, continuing on with the second have of our 2B portion! Lots of major league ready and lower-level talent on this list, but a list deep in promise and ability! We hope you enjoy the list and feel

THE DYNASTY GURU’S 2022 TOP 50 DYNASTY LEAGUE SECOND BASEMEN, #31-50
Continuing with TDG’s consensus rankings with Second Basemen ranked #31 through #50. Read on! 31. Nick Solak, Texas Rangers (Age: 27, Previous Rank: 74 at OF) He will not be on the second base list next season, that is almost certain, as the Rangers signed Marcus Semien to take care

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

Scouting the Stat Line: Top 3030 Hitting Prospects by Peak MLB wOBA Projection
Wander Franco (Left photograph: Rob Tringali / MLB Photos via Getty Images); Julio Rodriguez (Right photograph: wv_power, The Official Instagram for the West Virginia Power) Over the past year, I’ve developed translations that convert minor league statistics to their equivalent MLB statistics. I’ve also built aging curves to project when