Harrison Bader
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 125 Dynasty League Outfielders, #101-125
WELCOME! Our brave group of writers has been ranking, debating, re-ranking, re-debating, and re-re-ranking over 600 players for dynasty leagues. The fruits of our efforts will be filling January and February with the deepest, most thoroughly and painstakingly selected dynasty baseball rankings on the internet. We have top-40s, top-50s, top-125s,
TDGX2 Rebuild: An Erstwhile Marlin and a Trout to Start the Rebuild
A dynasty baseball rebuild is never easy, but can be one of the most gratifying rebuilds in all of fantasy sports. I was able to do a rebuild in my first dynasty league a few years ago and things went extremely quickly and well. It did help to nab both
Dynasty’s Child Episode 74: Patrick’s On The Edge Of 17
Click Here To Listen The gang discusses the week that was, talk hot/cold performances and buy/sell some others, and of course, The Top Podspect. Topics Include: Signings/Extensions: Logan Morrison Khris Davis Promotions/Demotions: Vlad Jr Michael Chavis Corbin Burnes Nick Pivetta Injuries: Dustin Pedroia/Eduardo Nunez Jacob deGrom Arodys Vizcaino Harrison Bader
Dynasty’s Child Episode 68: The Host Shots BOLD Predictions Pod
Click Here to Listen Keaton and Jake cover the week that was and also make their Hot Shot BOLD predictions for the season. Topics include: Signings/Suspensions/Injuries Hot Shots: Dodgers Pitching Staff Tyler Skaggs Harrison Bader Miguel Cabrera Tyler White George Valera Andrew Knizner Hans Crouse Division Predictions World Series Predictions Awards
The Dynasty Guru’s Top 125 Outfielders, #51-75
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 Guru is
Two Part-Timers Ready to Play
Last season Jesus Aguilar was a part-time player with the Milwaukee Brewers. In 279 at-bats he hit 16 home runs, posted a .331 OBP, and was worth 4.7 Offensive WAR. Aguilar’s offensive value fell right between Mike Moustakas’ 4.6, and Xander Bogaerts’ 4.8. Those results suggest that he was ready
Top 200 Fantasy Prospects, May 2018
Over the 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 2018 Top 200 Fantasy Prospects, published in March. Fantasy value is ever-changing. Like the stock market, there are stable assets and