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Episode 59: Off-season Pt. I: Trades and Resolutions
The Dynasty Guru Extravaganza! Pt. I: Trades Hello friends! Welcome to a 2 part off season episodes! (3:00) Rangers/A’s/Rays trade: Jurickson Profar and the impact on Franklin Barreto (10:08) Dodgers/Reds trade: Yasiel Puig, LF Matt Kemp, LHP Alex Wood, SS Jeter Downs. Impact: Harper to LA? What to do
Episode 48: A Guest Megment with Meg Rowley of Fangraphs & The Hardball Times
The Boys Are Back with special guest Meg Rowley! LAR – Cano (4:38) and Acuna (5:42), Dan Vogelbach (6:42), David Bote (8:41), Players Weekend Nicknames (11:35), Archer Deal PTBNL = Shane Baz (12:56), General worry for Rays fandom (14:20) Replay Is Fine, Everyone (16:38) – Let Us Appreciate Fallible Umpires (21:05) Players Prefer Presentation: An Informed State of Joy (27:08) – Keaton DeRoacher
Midseason Awards: 2018 First Half All-Exceeding-Expectation Team
A week or so ago, I gave you all the 2018 First Half All-Disappointment Team; today let’s be more positive and celebrate those who are outperforming our expectations. There have been plenty of outstanding performances so far this season, some expected and some not. So let’s give some props to
The Pitch for Mitch Haniger as a Top-Tier Asset
Everybody loves a good prodigy. The Bryce Harper/Aaron Judge types that burst onto the scene or the palpable buzz surrounding hot prospects like Ronald Acuna. Those players are splashy and exciting, fun to own and to watch play baseball. Their aura is so loud that there’s no debate about whether
Fibonacci’s Budget: A Strategic Approach to Dominating Auction Drafts
The beauty of fantasy baseball auction drafts is flexibility and opportunity. Since owners are untethered from a draft position, gems like Mike Trout and Clayton Kershaw are in play for everyone; all an owner has to do is pay. Many theories have emerged regarding auction drafting, and most would agree
TDG Podcast, Episode 24: Shortstops and Listener Questions!
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thedynastygurupodcast/2018/02/26/the-dynasty-guru-podcast-episode-24-shortstop-rankings-and-listener-questions The Baseball Boys are back! First half: the guys talk about the Rays and their recent moves, the Red Sox and the JD Martinez signing, and Eric Hosmer’s deal in San Diego. Second half: the guys break down the shortstop rankings: Keaton has angry Jean Segura takes and Patrick
The Dynasty Guru’s Top 50 Dynasty League Shortstops, #1-20
It’s been a slow off-season. Like, a really slow off-season. With the hot stove frigid, fantasy baseball players haven’t had many ways to quench their thirst, unless they’ve thrown themselves head-first into football, basketball, or hockey. January and February can be some of the darkest months of the year (figuratively
TDG Podcast Episode 14: Midseason Top 500 Rankings
Tom Trudeau, Ben Diamond, Nick Doran and Tyler Baber discuss The Dynasty Guru midseason Top 500 Dynasty Baseball rankings including: Billy Hamilton Nolan Arenado Paul Goldschmidt Jose Altuve Trea Turner Xander Bogaerts Joey Votto Starling Marte Miguel Sano Clayton Kershaw Aaron Judge Andrew Benintendi Giancarlo Stanton Christian Yelich Gregory Polanco
Buy-High Guide: Hitters
One of the most popular trade strategies in fantasy baseball is to ‘buy-low and sell-high.” While it’s a smart idea on paper, this tactic has become a bit cliché and significantly harder to carry out given its prevalence. To counter this approach, I like to employ the “buy-high” plan. Often
The Dynasty Guru’s Top 50 Dynasty Shortstops, Nos. 1-20
Congratulations on surviving another off-season. Now that the new year is upon us, it’s time to spend the next month traveling across the positional landscape, labeling players with numbers that correspond to their value. It’s the very definition of freedom. A ton of hard work was put into these rankings,