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Weekly Dynasty Roundup
Welcome to this week’s roundup! Thank you for reading and please feel free to add any dynasty news to the comments! Astros Rotation Loses Two Starters to Injury (Link, Link) José Urquidy departed his April 30th start and was placed on the IL on May 1st. Just hours later, Luis

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,

TDG’s Top 500 Dynasty Rankings – Midseason Update July 2021
With the first half of 2021 in the books, now is as good a time as any to to refresh our offseason top 500 list. Thanks, dear readers, for following along thus far in 2021–we are looking forward to an enjoyable and fulfilling second half of the baseball season with

Dynasty’s Child Episode 145: Alarm Bells Ringing
In today’s episode of Dynasty’s Child, Patrick, Shelly, and Jordan cover all the latest news and notes from MLB, do some early-season venting, and bring back the Top Podspect segment! Tune in! Outro: Lost by Dermot Kennedy WRITERS’ PLUGS! Follow us on Twitter! The Dynasty Guru: @DynastyGuru Shelly

Join The Ranks Episode 8: Quick Thoughts on the Top-500 Dynasty Rankings
Taylor (@TCasesLoaded) and Joe (@JoeGarino) get together on the latest episode of Join The Ranks for some quick thoughts on TDG’s recently released Top-500 Dynasty Rankings. From rankings takeaways to hot takes to players to watch, we’re here to help you win some #bigcake. And speaking of winning some

TDG’s Top 500 Dynasty Rankings February 2021
After a wild and crazy 2020 season, the 2021 MLB season is about to begin! Our staff of 27 writers and contributors have ranked, debated, re-ranked, and written up more than 600 players! Now for the big finale, the TDG Top 500 List.

THE DYNASTY GURU’S 2021 TOP 200 DYNASTY LEAGUE STARTING PITCHERS, #51-125
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

Dynasty’s Child Episode 124: He’s A Mushroom
On this episode Patrick, Keaton and Jordan discuss the latest news from around the league and then hit on some guys that are making us Big Happy and Big Sad Outtro: Camera Theif by Atmosphere

Jordan’s Research Ramblings: Some Pitching Observations from Week 1
Since last season, I’ve been updating expected strikeout and walk rate leaderboards for pitchers, using data from Baseball Savant. They have now been updated through the games of August 1st this year. I will update approximately weekly, not always with an article in accompaniment, so be sure to bookmark if

TDG’S TRIPLE PLAY: NEW YORK YANKEES!
The Triple Play is back for a third season! This regular feature is broken down by staff writers Bob Osgood and Paul Monte and a rotating panel of third writers. If you’re new to the Triple Play, this series breaks down an arm, a bat, and a prospect within each