Wander Franco

Scouting the Statline – The Top 300 Projected Hitters
Scouting the Statline focuses on using aging curves and major league equivalencies to generate peak projections. Peak projections put all minor and major leaguers on equal footing for comparative purposes, allowing us to easily build data-based rankings and leaderboards.

TDG’s Top 500 Dynasty Rankings for OBP Leagues – February 2022
…picture a man, 32, hunched over a laptop, tired fingers flying as he ranks an abnormally long list of other grown baseball persons, pitting them against each other with make-believe furor…he takes a deep breath and… Hey everybody, your friendly neighborhood dynasty dad here. I’m glad you’re back for some

TDG’s Top 500 Dynasty Rankings – February 2022
During the offseason, our staff has worked tirelessly to rank, debate, re-rank, and write up more than 600 players to help dynasty leaguers on their road to glory. As is typical, we put a bow on this offseason process with the following dynasty top 500. If you’re interested and able,

TDG 2022 RISERS AND FALLERS: SHORTSTOPS
RISER: WANDER FRANCO, TAMPA BAY RAYS, (AGE: 20, CURRENT RANK: 4, PREVIOUS RANK: 6) The moment some of us have been waiting for since 2018 finally came to fruition last season when Wander Franco busted onto the scene. It is safe to say that he did not disappoint. Wander scored

Join The Ranks Episode 27: 2022 Shortstop Dyno Ranks
Taylor (@TCasesLoaded) and Joe (@joegarino) invite the incomparable Shelly Verougstraete (@ShellyV_643) and Keaton DeRocher (@TheSpokenKeats) onto the pod to discuss TDG’s consensus shortstop rankings heading into 2022. As usual, the vets talk takeaways from the consensus rankings, any hot takes that showed up in the individual rankings, and risky

THE DYNASTY GURU’S 2022 TOP 50 DYNASTY LEAGUE SHORTSTOPS, #1-10
What else is there is to say about the shortstop class this year except, wow! This group is as deep as we have seen the position since the mid-2000s, when Tejada, Jeter, Nomar, Rollins, Hanley, Reyes, Furcal, Renteria, Michael Young, and others had the Shortstop position go 10-12 deep with

Join The Ranks Episode 26: 2022 Third Base Dyno Ranks
Taylor (@TCasesLoaded) and Joe (@joegarino) invite Shawn Losier (@ILoveShawn5000) on to the pod to discuss TDG’s consensus third basemen rankings heading into 2022. They talk takeaways from the consensus rankings, the state of the position over the next few years, any hot takes that showed up in the individual

Dynasty’s Child Episode 163: FA Signings and Lots of News
Keaton and Kyle take the DC mics today to discuss some recent free agent signings, lots of news and notes from around the league, and some listener questions. Tune in! Outro: Run Around by Blues Traveler WRITERS’ PLUGS! Follow us on Twitter! The Dynasty Guru: @DynastyGuru Keaton DeRocher:

Join The Ranks Episode 21: The Return Of The Kyle
Taylor (@TCasesLoaded) is back from hiatus and is extremely excited to invite Kyle Brown (of “Nick Madrigal Hype Man” fame) out of semi-retirement and onto the first show of the offseason. The gents discuss what worked and what didn’t this fantasy season, do some way-too-early player rankings, and even

TDG’s Top 500 Dynasty Rankings for OBP Leagues – July 2021
Congrats, everyone! You made it to the break! For everyone out there struggling through the grind of a 162-game season: we see you. And please know that you are more than your dynasty baseball team standings. At least, that’s what I tell myself. In any case, below are the consensus