RISER: JOSE MIRANDA, MINNESOTA TWINS (AGE: 23, CURRENT RANK: 19, PREVIOUS RANK: NR) There may not have been a hotter prospect in baseball than Jose Miranda. He absolutely flew up prospect boards everywhere. He went from being completely unknown in 2020 to becoming a top 20 ranked third baseman in

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

  Joe (@JoeGarino) and Taylor (@TCasesLoaded) invite Pat Ellington Jr. (@tangible_uno) on to the show, where the guys talk about one good thing in baseball from the last week, the best player in baseball, and then highlight some overlooked minor leaguers before closing out the show with some questions for

  Keaton, Shelly, and Jordan are back! As usual, they keep you up to date on the latest news and notes from around the league so you can start tackling the second half of this crazy season. Then, they discuss some interesting names (fallers, risers, etc.) in their upcoming Top

It has been a very busy week in the offices of Scouting the Statline.  As was promised in my last article two weeks ago, we have launched a new home base for our various analyses and projections, housed at scoutthestatline.com. Promises made, promises delivered!  At this site, you can peruse

The Triple Play is back for a fourth season! This regular feature is broken down by senior writer Paul Monte and a rotating panel of writers. If you’re new to the Triple Play, this series breaks down an arm, a bat, and a prospect within each organization for your reading

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

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

Wander Franco (Left photograph: Rob Tringali / MLB Photos via Getty Images); Julio Rodriguez (Right photograph: wv_power, The Official Instagram for the West Virginia Power) Over the past year, I’ve developed translations that convert minor league statistics to their equivalent MLB statistics. I’ve also built aging curves to project when

Each month, The Dynasty Guru will provide a prospect update, including notable performances (good and bad), assignments, promotions, trades, injuries, and suspensions. Most importantly, the monthly update will examine prospects with increasing and decreasing fantasy value, from the elite to the obscure.