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Dynasty’s Child Episode 133: Scary Sanchez
In today’s episode of Dynasty’s Child, Keaton, Shelly, and Jake discuss the latest news from around the league (what’s up, Padres fans!!), discuss catchers to target and avoid, and also answer some listener questions!! Outro: Two High by Moon Taxi WRITERS’ PLUGS! Follow us on Twitter! The Dynasty

THE DYNASTY GURU’S 2021 TOP 40 DYNASTY LEAGUE CATCHERS, #21-40
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 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

TDG’s Top 500 Dynasty Rankings March 2020
The 2020 season is just about upon us, and TDG ranking SZN is almost concluded. So far the incredible rankings team of 26 writers has ranked and written up more than 600 players. Now that all the positional rankings have been completed and released, that just leaves one left: The

THE DYNASTY GURU’S 2020 TOP 50 DYNASTY LEAGUE CATCHERS, #1-20
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!), January and February can be some of the darkest months of the year (figuratively and literally). But fear not, restless readers. The Dynasty

Dynasty’s Child Episode 81: Hungry For Draft Picks
Click Here To Listen Transactions: Craig Kimbrel (7:15) Dallas Keuchel (8:25) Jay Bruce (9:25) Nick Williams (10:10) Promotions and Demotions: Joe Palumbo (11:30) Corbin Martin (12:30) Framber Valdez (12:50) Carlos Gonzalez (14:00) Yordan Alvarez (14:45) Injuries: Mitch Haniger (16:30) Andrew McCutchen (18:00) Jimmy Nelson (19:20) Joey Gallo (20:55) Francisco

Monthly Prospect Update: Infielders, May 2019
Each month, The Dynasty Guru will provide a prospect update, including notable performances (good and bad), assignments, promotions, trades, injuries, and suspensions. Most importantly, the monthly update will examine prospects with increasing and decreasing fantasy value, from the elite to the obscure. At the beginning of May, TDG reviewed April performances for infielders,

Dynasty’s Child Episode 77: The Patrick Sad Lap
Click Here To Listen Transactions and call-ups: Edwin Jackson (5:00) Travis d’Arnoud (5:00) Madison Bumgarner (6:20) Craig Kimbrel (9:15) Dallas Keuchel (9:45) Promotions and Demotions: Nate Lowe (10:45) JP Crawford (11:05) Shed Long (11:50) Injuries: Fransisco Mejia (13:30) Austin Allen (15:45) Vince Velasquez (17:15) Nick Pivetta (17:25) Cole Irvin (18:00)

Top 200 Fantasy Prospects, May 2019
This past week at The Dynasty Guru, we examined infield, outfield, and pitching prospects with increasing and decreasing fantasy value. As the culmination of the monthly review and update, we shall revisit the 2019 Top 500 Fantasy Prospects, published in January. Fantasy value is ever-changing. Like the stock market, there are stable