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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

THE DYNASTY GURU’S 2020 TOP 50 DYNASTY LEAGUE CATCHERS, #21-40
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

Dynasty’s Child Episode 82: Goat Yoga and Humming Alpaca
Click Here To Listen Keaton, Shelly and Jake are on hand to review the week that was, unroll a new segment called The Batting Order, hit the prospect stock exchange, pick a Top Podspect and close out with some listener Q’s Transactions: Nick Kingham (5:20) Chris Paddack (6:55) Jordan Yamamoto

Top 200 Fantasy Prospects, May 2019
This past week at The Dynasty Guru, we examined infield, outfield, and pitching prospects with increasing and decreasing fantasy value. As the culmination of the monthly review and update, we shall revisit the 2019 Top 500 Fantasy Prospects, published in January. Fantasy value is ever-changing. Like the stock market, there are stable

Monthly Prospect Update: Infielders, April 2019
Each month, The Dynasty Guru will provide a prospect update, including notable performances (good and bad), assignments, promotions, trades, injuries, and suspensions. Most importantly, the monthly update will examine prospects with increasing and decreasing fantasy value, from the elite to the obscure. At the beginning of April, TDG reviewed early assignments, injuries, and

Dynasty’s Child Episode 73: The Gang Gets A New Member
Click here To Listen Patrick, Keaton and Shelly review the week that was, cover the key injuries that occurred, cover some interesting happens from the early goings including DRC+ leaders and Exit Velo, talk Top Podspects, and answer a listener Q Topics include: Ozzie Albies (6:10) Max Fried (9:40) Touki

Prospects Breaking Camp
The major league regular season is finally here! With the end of spring training, all 30 teams finalized active rosters, including a surprising number of prospects breaking camp. This article will briefly touch upon each notable prospect breaking camp and their anticipated role. Service Time Before delving into the prospects,

2019 Top 500 Fantasy Prospects
‘Tis the season of prospect rankings! With many sites publishing real-life top 100 prospects lists, it is about time for a fantasy top . . . 500 prospects list! The 2019 Top 500 Fantasy Prospects represents the culmination of nearly three months of positional prospect rankings (links below). To see