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TDG 2023 PLAYER TO TARGET: THIRD BASE
This is a companion piece to our 2023 Top 50 Dynasty League Third Base series. The opinions below are my own and do not reflect the TDG consensus. We’re all aware of the fact that outside of the top tier or two of third basemen, the dynasty position is ugly.

THE DYNASTY GURU’S 2023 TOP 50 DYNASTY LEAGUE THIRD BASEMEN, #11-30
The rankings continue on! Below are the #11-30 3B’s for 2023, as judged by our studious group of Gurus. 11. Matt Chapman, Toronto Blue Jays, (Age: 29, Previous Rank: 11) Chapman had a great season in 2022, as far as sabermetrics are concerned. The batting average was under .230 which

TDG’s Top 500 Dynasty Rankings for AVG Leagues
For your post-trade deadline reading pleasure, the Dynasty Guru proudly presents the Consensus Top 500 Dynasty Rankings for AVG Leagues! For this mid-season update, we have three guru’s combining their opinions to create this list – Ken Balderston (@KenInToronto), Brett Cook (@beautyofgrace32), and Chris Knock (@notnotcknock). They assumed a 15-team,

TDG’s Top 500 Dynasty Rankings for OBP Leagues – July 2022
Hey everybody, your friendly neighborhood dynasty dad here. Thank you as always for tuning in for some more Top-500 OBP list action! A few notes and various housekeeping items before we dive right in this time, in list form, as is my right: The list is now a Saves +

Scouting the Statline – The Top 300 Projected Hitters
Scouting the Statline focuses on using aging curves and major league equivalencies to generate peak projections. Peak projections put all minor and major leaguers on equal footing for comparative purposes, allowing us to easily build data-based rankings and leaderboards.

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

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,

THE DYNASTY GURU’S 2022 TOP 50 DYNASTY LEAGUE THIRD BASEMEN, #11-30
Continuing with our highlights of the league’s top Third Basemen, as judged by our collection of industry experts, below are the 11th through the 30th ranked players in the league. 11. Matt Chapman, Oakland Athletics (Age: 28, Previous Rank: 8) Matt Chapman’s 2020 season ended early due to a hip

Join The Ranks Episode 26: 2022 Third Base Dyno Ranks
Taylor (@TCasesLoaded) and Joe (@joegarino) invite Shawn Losier (@ILoveShawn5000) on to the pod to discuss TDG’s consensus third basemen rankings heading into 2022. They talk takeaways from the consensus rankings, the state of the position over the next few years, any hot takes that showed up in the individual

Dynasty’s Child Episode 158: In The Zone
Jake, Shelly, and Jordan are back! They discuss news and notes from around the league, review this week’s 5 Tools, a new round of Top Podspect, and even fit in a listener question to close out the show! Outro: Work Song by Hozier WRITERS’ PLUGS! Follow us on