Nick Williams

Scouting the Stat Line: Top 1000+ Hitters Under 30 by Peak Projected Dynasty Performance
Note: data update 3/8/2021. Peak wRC+ and dynasty z-score are unchanged. Other metrics updated, but they remain consistent with peak wRC+ and dynasty z-score. See ‘Table note’ for more detail.

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

Scouting the Stat Line – The Best Minor League Hitters of the Past Decade
The Dynasty Guru updates its peak performance leaderboards weekly. View the latest update here, updated as of 8/23/2019. As a reminder, the wOBA metric is designed to be a single variable that can inform how good a player’s overall hitting/plate approach quality is. Our wOBA calculations are meant to help

Dynasty’s Child Episode 81: Hungry For Draft Picks
Click Here To Listen Transactions: Craig Kimbrel (7:15) Dallas Keuchel (8:25) Jay Bruce (9:25) Nick Williams (10:10) Promotions and Demotions: Joe Palumbo (11:30) Corbin Martin (12:30) Framber Valdez (12:50) Carlos Gonzalez (14:00) Yordan Alvarez (14:45) Injuries: Mitch Haniger (16:30) Andrew McCutchen (18:00) Jimmy Nelson (19:20) Joey Gallo (20:55) Francisco

The Dynasty Guru’s Top 125 Outfielders, #51-75
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). But fear not, restless readers. The Dynasty Guru is

Dynasty’s Child Episode 49: It’s a Long Season, Nobody is 100%
The boys are back! Keaton is sick! Jake Devereaux is our special guest! Transactions Matt Adams and Daniel Murphy (2:30) Addison Russell fallout (4:50) Injuries Buster Posey hip surgery and labrum spurs removing (5:22) Mike Trout (10:48) Live Action Reaction Jake is a Debbie Downer (11:30) Ramon Laureano (16:35) Cody

TDG Weekly Report, March 24-30, 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.

Attacking Murky Depth Chart Waters
Imagine for a moment that you’re Domingo Santana. Congratulations, you’re a professional baseball player! Not only that, but you’re coming off of a breakout campaign where you hit 30 home runs in a full-time role for a team that finished the season on the brink of the playoffs. Life is

The Dynasty Guru’s Top 125 Outfielders, #71-90
It’s been a slow off-season. Like, a really slow off-season. With the hot stove frigid, fantasy baseball players haven’t had many ways to quench their thirst, unless they’ve thrown themselves head-first into football, basketball, or hockey. January and February can be some of the darkest months of the year (figuratively