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TDG’s Top 500 Dynasty Rankings March 2020
The 2020 season is just about upon us, and TDG ranking SZN is almost concluded. So far the incredible rankings team of 26 writers has ranked and written up more than 600 players. Now that all the positional rankings have been completed and released, that just leaves one left: The

The Dynasty Guru’s 2020 Designated Hitters/ Utility-Only Players
WELCOME! Our brave group of writers has been ranking, debating, re-ranking, re-debating, and re-re-ranking over 600 players for dynasty leagues. The fruits of our efforts will be filling January and February with the deepest, most thoroughly and painstakingly selected dynasty baseball rankings on the internet. We have top-40s, top-50s, top-125s,

Exploiting Platoon Splits: Stretch Run Edition
Heading into the last weeks of fantasy regular seasons, and into the playoffs, streaming starting pitchers is a must for any owner looking to win their league. The SPs you have held onto all season can only take you so far, and targeting and avoiding specific lineups for the last

Dynasty’s Child Episode 88: He’s A Fridge
Topics include: Transactions Marcus Stroman (7:15) Eric Sogard (10:40) Sergio Romo (11:15) Tyler White (12:00) Trade Deadline stuff (12:45) Bo Bichette (15:15) Ian Happ (18:00) Will D Smith (19:30) Trevor Richards (22:10) Yasmany Tomas (23:25) Brent Honeywell (24:25) Joey Gallo (25:40) Atlanta Injuries (26:30) Brewers Injuries (26:45) Max Scherzer (27:40)

Utilizing Lineup Splits: July Update
Whether choosing to stream starting pitchers or looking for daily fantasy targets, knowing lineup splits is essential to success. The splits have similarities to the early season evaluation but there are some surging and falling teams to take note of in this July update.

The Dynasty Guru’s Designated Hitter Comments & “Rankings”
Spring (winter) baseball is underway and rankings season at The Dynasty Guru is coming to a close. For the last two-plus months of winter, our group of 20+ mostly grown men have been huddled up in the warmth of our lively Slack group ranking and arguing if and where players

Rebuilding the Topeka Tornadoes: Strategies for Dynasty League Heroes
For all of the thousands of dynasty owners who put in work endlessly searching for competitive edges on the competition, there are an equal number players who decide to join a dynasty league for about 12 minutes, only to abandon their brand new team. This is a pickle for invested

Struggling 30-Somethings: Five Quick Evaluations
Food comas. That feeling about an hour after you eat a big lunch during the work day where you get sleepy and lose focus. Reading about veteran players are akin to being affected by this plague. The lines begin to blur, head starts nodding, and suddenly you awaken twenty minutes
TDG Weekly Report, March 31-April 6, 2018
This year, The Dynasty Guru will provide a weekly report every Saturday. The weekly report will link to TDG articles for the past week, touch upon notable player developments, and preview upcoming TDG articles for the next week.

2018 Top 34 Fantasy First Base Prospects
The Dynasty Guru recently released the annual, consensus rankings of the top 50 fantasy first basemen in dynasty leagues (#1-20 and #21-50), detailing several first base prospects. The following rankings focus upon, and dive deeper into, fantasy first base prospects. With so many future first base prospects currently playing at