Robinson Cano
Building a Balanced Team: First & Second Base
Last week we started this series by looking at the (few) catchers who have the potential to contribute in all five categories, and also highlighted those most likely to help out in three or four categories as well. Today we turn to the first and second basemen. As a reminder
The Dynasty Guru’s Top 50 Dynasty League Second Baseman, Nos. 1-20
It’s the time of the year where we offer congratulations to those of you brave dynasty league owners that survived the offseason. The greatness that 2016 will surely offer is upon us and that means we’ll be spending the next six weeks moving our way through the positional landscape, offering thoughts
The Verdict on 4 Struggling Hitting Stars: Cano, Desmond, Kemp and CarGo
There are several superstar hitters whose performances this year pale in comparison to our expectations. These players were expected to be elite contributors but so far have been huge disappointments to their fantasy owners. They cost you big time to acquire but they are killing your team in the stat columns. Should
The Top 500 Overall Dynasty League Rankings – June 2015
In a perfect world, this update would have come out during the first week of June. But then again, last night I saw a ton of dinosaurs in 3-D, so let’s not blame the world here—it’s pretty freaking great. The truth is, as some of you already know, that I’ve
How to Value Yoan Moncada in a Dynasty League
On February 23rd, a mere four days ago, the Boston Red Sox struck what was to many an unexpected deal with the latest Cuban phenom Yoan Moncada for 31.5 million dollars. It was known that the Red Sox would be in the running for Moncada but the need was simply
The Dynasty Guru’s Top 50 Dynasty League Second Baseman, Nos. 1-20
Congratulations on surviving another off-season. Now that the new year is upon us, it’s time to spend the next month traveling across the positional landscape, labeling players with numbers that correspond to their value. It’s the very definition of freedom. A ton of hard work was put into these rankings,
Team TDG Overlord, Rounds 1-10 of #TDGX
Those of you following along either on Twitter or the Google doc know that The Dynasty Guru Experts League draft has been moving along very quickly–we’re through more than 30 rounds in under two weeks. This is a testament to the writers involved, who have all made a dedicated effort
TDGX Recap – Am I the Opposite of a Cougar?
I swear I didn’t mean to do this. No one heads into a dynasty league draft aiming to own half of the Phillies’ infield. I, like my league mates, began the TDGX draft with a plan to draft a balanced team filled with young, productive major leaguers, high-upside minor leaguers
The Dynasty Guru’s Top 50 Dynasty League Second Basemen, Nos. 1-20
From the 21st of January to the 20th of February, the writers at TDG will be taking you through our rankings position-by-position. As I mentioned in the primer, this year we’re doing things a little differently. Instead of having my personal rankings up on this site, like last year, these
How to Value MiLB Players in Dynasty Leagues
This article is intended to be a very ‘back of the envelope’ way to calculate values for MiLB players and should be used as a framework toward better understanding what prospects are worth in dynasty leagues. Owning MiLB players in a Dynasty League team can be one of the most