Ivan Herrera

THE DYNASTY GURU’S 2023 TOP 20 C PROSPECTS, #11-20
Welcome back to our prospect positional rankings as we kick off the bottom half of our top 20 ranks. Catcher is unique as many of the prospects coming up develop as catchers, but then move to other defensive positions in the upper minors or major league level. That makes the

THE DYNASTY GURU’S 2023 TOP 40 DYNASTY LEAGUE CATCHERS, #21-40
Continuing with our highlights of the league’s top Catcher, as judged by our collection of industry experts, below are the players ranked #21-40. 21. DANNY JANSEN, TORONTO BLUE JAYS (AGE: 28, PREVIOUS RANK: 31) Last year, Danny Jansen had a career-high 15 home runs in just 248 plate appearances. He

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 – 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!

THE DYNASTY GURU’S 2021 TOP 20 CATCHER PROSPECTS, #11-20
Hello and welcome to the PROSPECTS ONLY portion of our ranking SZN, continuing with the second installment of catching prospects! While not the safest position to invest your prospect capital in, it is a position in fantasy baseball, nobody gravitates to catcher. Meaning the guys on this list, are the

THE DYNASTY GURU’S 2022 TOP 40 DYNASTY LEAGUE CATCHERS, #21-40
WELCOME BACK!!! These long winter months can be some of the darkest of the year (figuratively and literally) and even more so this year, with that thing-that-shall-not-be-named halting a boondoggle of an offseason. But fear not, restless readers. The Dynasty Guru is here to the rescue. Our brave group of

TDG 2022 PLAYERS TO TARGET: CATCHERS
One of the positions fantasy baseball players have the most challenging time filling every year is catcher. The position prioritizes defense instead of offensive production, leaving fantasy managers scrambling or reaching in drafts for their backstop. However, with solid prospects on the way and reliable players in the MLB now,

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: Peak Projections for Top Prospects After One Month of MILB Games
Vidal Brujan (Photograph: Twitter, @vidalbrujan) This article provides peak MLB projections for prospects incorporating their MILB statistics through the games of June 7th.

Scouting the Stat Line: Top 1000+ Hitters Under 30 by Peak Projected Dynasty Performance
Note: data update 3/8/2021. Peak wRC+ and dynasty z-score are unchanged. Other metrics updated, but they remain consistent with peak wRC+ and dynasty z-score. See ‘Table note’ for more detail.