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THE DYNASTY GURU’S 2022 TOP 50 DYNASTY LEAGUE SECOND BASEMEN, #31-50
Continuing with TDG’s consensus rankings with Second Basemen ranked #31 through #50. Read on! 31. Nick Solak, Texas Rangers (Age: 27, Previous Rank: 74 at OF) He will not be on the second base list next season, that is almost certain, as the Rangers signed Marcus Semien to take care

Where Have All the Yankees Home Runs Gone?
Something Seems Different This Year The 2021 New York Yankees do not look like their typical home run happy selves. As of June 27th, the Bronx Bombers are currently tied for eighth in the league with 100 home runs. Their current 162 game pace is 210 home runs, which

Dynasty’s Child Episode 145: Alarm Bells Ringing
In today’s episode of Dynasty’s Child, Patrick, Shelly, and Jordan cover all the latest news and notes from MLB, do some early-season venting, and bring back the Top Podspect segment! Tune in! Outro: Lost by Dermot Kennedy WRITERS’ PLUGS! Follow us on Twitter! The Dynasty Guru: @DynastyGuru Shelly

THE DYNASTY GURU’S 2021 TOP 50 DYNASTY LEAGUE SECOND BASEMEN, #31-50
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!), these long winter months can be some of the darkest of the year (figuratively and literally). But fear not, restless readers. The Dynasty

Jordan’s Research Ramblings: Expected Power Based on Fly Ball Distance – MLB Observations
My social distancing experience thus far is best summed up in two ways: increased hours of Fallout 4 (underrated!) and Outer Worlds on PlayStation, and ruminations on baseball power metrics. Let’s continue with the latter!

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 Top 50 Second Basemen, #1-20
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). But fear not, restless readers. The Dynasty

Potentially Ill-Advised Adventures in xwOBA (and a New xwOBA Metric!)
Let’s play a game: what do Brian Dozier, Rougned Odor, Andrelton Simmons, Jonathan Schoop, Jose Ramirez, Paul Dejong, Max Kepler, Travis Shaw, Randal Grichuk, and Sal Perez have in common?

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 80: Maine Has The Best Beer
Click Here To Listen Patrick, Keaton and Shelly are here to review the week that was in the MLB, talk hot or not, prospect stock exchange and of course the Top Podspect Topics Include: Promotions and Demotions: Andrew Knizner (8:15) Nate Lowe (10:10) Injuries: Luke Weaver (11:50) Forrest Whitely (12:20)