Michael Massey

THE DYNASTY GURU’S 2023 TOP 50 DYNASTY LEAGUE SECOND BASEMEN, #11-30
Continuing with our highlights of the league’s top Second Basemen, as judged by our collection of industry experts, below are the players ranked #11-30. 11. Ketel Marte, Arizona Diamondbacks (Age: 28, Previous Rank: 15 OF) Volatility, thy name is Ketel Marte. Marte has moved up and down the ranking lists

TDG Top 200 Prospects – September 2022 Update
As the dog days of summer turn to the heat of the pennant races, not to mention the quickly approaching end of the minor league season and several callups of top prospects, we present a late-season update of the Top 200 Prospect Rankings! While there are likely some ranks you

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 Triple Play: Kansas City Royals!
The Triple Play is back for a fifth season! This regular feature is broken down by senior writer Phil Barrington and he is joined by a rotating panel of some of the best Dynasty Baseball writers in the business. If you’re new to the Triple Play, this series breaks down

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.

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

THE DYNASTY GURU’S 2021 TOP 30 SECOND BASE PROSPECTS, #16-30
We’re back with the second half of our top 30 second base prospects for 2021. Like we discussed last time, most of these guys are either bat-first players with enough athleticism to handle a defensive position up the middle or pure speed and defense archetypes. The second half of our

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 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.