Jeff Samardzija

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 200 Dynasty League Starting Pitchers, #121-150
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,

Starting Pitchers: Negative Regression Candidates
In the words of Hall of Fame NFL coach Bill Parcells, “You are what your record says you are.” While Bill has clearly never been on the hill on the losing end of a 1-0 shutout, the point is well taken. If we are still making excuses for players who

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

The Dynasty Guru’s Top 200 Starting Pitchers, #150-200
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

Top 500 Dynasty League Players, July 2018
The All-Star break is a time for fantasy owners to regroup and either prepare for the stretch run or start reloading for next season. In addition, it is a four-day period in which almost no major league statistics accrue. Of course, the minor league season continues in full swing. Nevertheless, most

TDG Weekly Report, May 26-June 1, 2018
This year, The Dynasty Guru will provide a weekly report every Saturday. The weekly report will link to TDG articles for the past week, touch upon notable player developments, and preview upcoming TDG articles for the next week.

Stranded – Using LOB%
Left On Base Percentage (LOB%), AKA “Strand Rate” is a stat that describes how often a pitcher allows base runners that don’t score. It’s usually cited as a luck stat that indicates that a pitcher has been fortunate to get out of trouble, or unfortunate in the timing of hits

TDG Podcast, Episode 26: SP Ranks and Listener Questions!
The Boys are back! This week the guys break down TDG’s SP rankings and answer your listener questions! Suggested Talking Points- The Twins rotation, old pitchers, Keaton upsets Ian, Patrick buys Ian’s love, the cameo from Keaton’s cat, the cameo from Ian’s wife, yelling about Chris Archer, Lance Lynn, and Jeff Samardzija, next

The Dynasty Guru’s Top 200 Starting Pitchers, #51-80
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