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Join The Ranks Episode 18: Talking Top-500 and Second-Half Breakouts
Joe (@JoeGarino) and Taylor (@TCasesLoaded) invite Taylor’s younger brother Grif onto a marathon episode to talk about the last week in fantasy baseball, risers and fallers in the recently released Top-500 OBP-league rankings, and players we think are about to go off in the second half. Tune in and

DYNASTY’S CHILD EPISODE 69: Nice
Check out the episode at BlogTalkRadio! Patrick returns from the bathroom in Japan with thoughts on toilets. Signings: Mike Trout, Chris Sale, Alex Bregman, Blake Snell, Brandon Lowe, Eloy Jimenez, Justin Verlander. Rumors: Kimbrel to Milwaukee or Atlanta? Retirement: Ichiro Options: Ian Happ, Willie Calhoun, Nick Senzel Winner Winner Chicken
Finding LOB% Overachievers and Underachievers
There are many pitcher stats that we review and analyze to predict regression or breakout. While there is plenty of focus on BABIP (batting average on balls in play), HR/FB (home-run to flyball ratio) and ERA (earned run average), LOB% (Left On Base percentage), is a stat that I think
Deep(ish) League Early Off-Season Targets Part One
I doubt the title left much to the imagination. The good news: I don’t have to write anything here. If your league allows trading this late into the season, read the title as”Deep(ish) Late Season Targets for 2017″. Jorge Polanco, SS, MIN – Polanco has been on the radar for a while
The Dynasty Guru’s Top 200 Dynasty Starting Pitchers, Nos. 141-200
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 Dynasty Guru’s Top 200 Dynasty Starting Pitchers, Nos. 76-125
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,
TDGX Recap – Team of Fate: Picks #1-16
For the TDGX, providence (and a small accounting error) brought Andy Barnes and I together to co-manage a franchise in the league. The devious, entertaining bidding system gave us the 16th pick. And G-talk has given us a 16-man nucleus on which we continue to build. To be honest, we
The Dynasty Guru’s Top 200 Dynasty League Starting Pitchers, Nos. 76-125
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
Shuffling the Deck: Post-Prospects in the NL Central
While Ben wrapped up the AL side on Tuesday, I’m lagging behind thanks to a scheduling quirk. Here’s the NL Central: Chicago Cubs: Junior Lake, OF I’ve written about Lake before over at Baseball Prospectus, but he’s the guy for this post. He’s going to get a ton of at-bats in
Last Minute Pickups: NL Starting Pitchers (Part 2)
If you have been following along all week here at TDG, you have read almost a dozen articles about players that we believe can be quality last minute additions to your roster before free agency ends. If you listened to our advice, you could have very easily turned over your