Matt Thaiss

The Bastard Son of xwOBA: xwOBA-lite for Minor Leaguers
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

Jordan’s Research Ramblings: Expected Power Leaderboards for Minor Leaguers
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

The Dynasty Guru’s 2020 Top 50 Third Basemen, #21-50
WELCOME BACK!!! 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, moreso for you Astros and Sawks fans

Monthly Prospect Update: Infielders, August 2019
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.

Monthly Prospect Update: Infielders, July 2019
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.

Dynasty’s Child Episode 85: You Got Mets’d
Keaton and Jake are here to ease you back out of the holiday weekend with a fun episode and an adjusted agenda Topics include: Transactions: Matt Thaiss (5:00) Mauricio Dubon (6:35) Injuries: Carlos Carrasco (8:20) Jose Alvarado (9:00) Jesus Luzardo (10:15) Luke Voit (10:40) Predictions Review Sleeper picks (12:10) All-Breakout

Monthly Prospect Update: Infielders, June 2019
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.

Keaton It Real: The Buyers Guide To 1B
I know it’s early for some to be thinking about whether to phone it in for the year or go for the title. But this series is going to span over a few weeks, so I figured I’d start it now and you can use it as a guide down

Monthly Prospect Update: Infielders, April 2019
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. At the beginning of April, TDG reviewed early assignments, injuries, and

Dynasty’s Child Episode 75: The Gang’s All Here
Click here To Lisen Debut! Vlad Jr (3:45) Signings/Call ups/Demotions Gio Gonzalez (7:25) Griff Canning (9:20) Carter Keiboom (12:05) Justus Sheffield (16:00) Luis Rengifo (16:00) Injuries: Jordan Zimmermann (17:05) Cody Allen/Ty Buttry (17:10) Trevor Rosenthol (18:00) Zack Cozart (18:00) Clint Frazier (18:15) Joey Wendle (19:00) Carlos Martinez (19:05) Austin Meadows