Yangervis Solarte

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

Fresh Takes: Is Yangervis Solarte Due For Regression?
Solarte Power? Let’s start with the obvious, Yangervis Solarte is in the midst of a career year at the age of 30. He’s putting up a career-best wRC+ and is on pace for career bests in homers, RBI, runs, OBP and slugging. He’s improved his performance on the field in every

TDG Weekly Report, March 24-30, 2018
This year, The Dynasty Guru will provide a weekly report every Saturday. The weekly report will link to TDG articles for the past week, touch upon notable player developments, and preview upcoming TDG articles for the next week.
Prioritizing Early Season Waiver Claims Using Limited Samples
The start of the fantasy baseball season is the best time of year. With the culmination of months of research and draft preparation and weeks of anticipation after you’ve assembled your team, it’s finally time to enjoy the fruits of your labor (hopefully). However, the champion is not crowned on
The Dynasty Guru’s Top 50 Dynasty League Third Basemen, Nos. 21-50
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 Transactions Report: The Trade Deadline Comes and Goes
You’ve been following TDGX. You love TDGX. We all love TDGX. And every week here at The Dynasty Guru, I am going to be bringing you commentary from our flagship experts’ league, directly from the participants themselves. The goal here is to give you insight into the moves made by
The #TDGX Transaction Report: An Elite Prospect Changes Hands
You’ve been following TDGX. You love TDGX. We all love TDGX. And every week here at The Dynasty Guru, I am going to be bringing you commentary from our flagship experts’ league, directly from the participants themselves. Today we’re going to cover all of the transactions made post-draft, including a