Ty France

TDG’s Top 500 Dynasty Rankings February 2021
After a wild and crazy 2020 season, the 2021 MLB season is about to begin! Our staff of 27 writers and contributors have ranked, debated, re-ranked, and written up more than 600 players! Now for the big finale, the TDG Top 500 List.
THE DYNASTY GURU’S 2021 TOP 50 DYNASTY LEAGUE SECOND BASEMEN, #11-30
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

TDG 2021 RISERS AND FALLERS: SECOND BASEMEN
This is a companion piece to our annual Top 50 Dynasty League Second Baseman series. The opinions below are our own and do not reflect the TDG consensus. Each of these players has fans among our colleagues.

Dynasty’s Child Episode 126: Keaton’s The Idiot
On this episode, Keaton, Shelly and, Jake catch up on the latest news from around the league and discuss the rash of recent pitching prospect promotions and finish with a philosophical question of how to build a dynasty pitching staff.

TDG Roundtable: The One Where We Analyze a Bunch of Trade Deadline Moves
This year’s trade deadline was filled with excitement, and that’s not just because it coincided with the release of Tenet. Moves were made, and these moves of course have dynasty league implications. In this collaborative article, we at The Dynasty Guru make it our business to analyze said implications. Note:

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

The Dynasty Guru’s 2020 Top 50 Third Basemen, #21-50
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!), January and February can be some of the darkest months of the year (figuratively and literally, moreso for you Astros and Sawks fans

Dynasty’s Child Episode 99: Mock Draft
Keaton, Shelly, and Jordan review the recent signings, trades, and transactions, continue the risers and faller series with 2B, run through a small 5 round mock FYPD and answer some listener questions.

Top 200 Fantasy Prospects, September 2019
Earlier this month at The Dynasty Guru, I examined infield and outfield prospects with increasing and decreasing fantasy value. Unfortunately, I was unable to complete the pitching prospect update this month. However, these rankings will indicate movement among pitching prospects. With both the minor and major league regular seasons in