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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’s Top 500 Dynasty Rankings for OBP Leagues – February 2022
…picture a man, 32, hunched over a laptop, tired fingers flying as he ranks an abnormally long list of other grown baseball persons, pitting them against each other with make-believe furor…he takes a deep breath and… Hey everybody, your friendly neighborhood dynasty dad here. I’m glad you’re back for some
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
Join The Ranks Episode 20: Baseball With Pat Ellington, Jr.
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
Join The Ranks Episode 18: Talking Top-500 and Second-Half Breakouts
Joe (@JoeGarino) and Taylor (@TCasesLoaded) invite Taylor’s younger brother Grif onto a marathon episode to talk about the last week in fantasy baseball, risers and fallers in the recently released Top-500 OBP-league rankings, and players we think are about to go off in the second half. Tune in and
Scouting the Stat Line: Top 3030 Hitting Prospects by Peak MLB wOBA Projection
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
2019/2020 First Year Player Draft, Rounds 3-4
Following the 2019 MLB Draft in early June, I gathered sixteen prospect writers from across the industry for a six-round first year player draft. This esteemed group includes writers from Baseball Farm, Baseball HQ, Baseball Prospectus, Fantrax, MLB Pipeline, Prospects 365, Prospects 1500, Prospects Live, Rotographs, Rotowire, Rotoworld, and, of
2019 Short Season Assignments, Part 2
June marks an exciting time for those who follow prospects! While the MLB Draft draws a lot of attention, short season leagues are just getting underway. As such, although the minor league season passed its halfway point, it is just starting for numerous intriguing prospects.
2019 MLB Draft Live Observations
The 2019 MLB Draft begins today! Last week, I analyzed the top fantasy prospects available, from elite college performers to precocious prep prospects. As the draft progresses, I will note my pick-by-pick observations and the fantasy potential of each pick.