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Time for the June update of the JTR30, a list of the most overlooked prospects in each organization. Chris and Drew split up the leagues and find players who are rostered on less than 20% of Fantrax Leagues but should be rostered more than that. This update is like a book club about prospects, with sushi, and we find out who's on the hot seat, who's stable at the table, and wonder if humility is a...

Sanditon is an unfinished novel by Jane Austen, subsequently completed by different authors over the years. Also included, "V is for Victory Lap," Knockstradamus predicts Shay Whitcomb's first at-bat with amazing precision, and warm fuzzy feelings. Join the Global Sensation that is JTR! Timestamps: Opening Recent Transactions 11:10 Jacob Misiorowski, Chase Burns, Trais Sykora, Hagen Smith, Noah Sc...

Time for the May update of the JTR30, a list of the most overlooked prospects in each organization. Chris and Drew split up the leagues and find players who are rostered on less than 20% of Fantrax Leagues but should be rostered more than that. In this update, Drew shares how to use the Max (Clark) Factor to determine how many Fantrax leagues are dynasty leagues, Chris introduces the Hot Seat cate...

Chris and Drew discuss the players moving up our Prospect Rankings with a couple of "Would You Rather" just for fun.   Quick note: LuJames Groover may still be listed as Gino Groover on some platforms.   And we think it's a crime that Crooks isn't getting more love. Join the Global Sensation that is JTR! Timestamps: 3:00 Casey Mize 5:00 Drake Baldwin 10:20 Roki Sasaki 11:45 Chase Meidroth 12:50 Ja...

It's back!  Our most popular feature, the JTR30, a list of the most overlooked prospects in each organization. Chris and Drew split up the leagues and find players who are rostered on less than 20% of Fantrax Leagues but should be rostered more than that.  Feel free to comment or make your own suggestions, find us on BlueSky (links below). For the full list, check out the companion article on The...

Chris and Drew take a look at The Dynasty Guru's 2025 Pre-Season Top 200 Prospects! Listen here to hear who made the top 50 with some deep dives and commentaries along the way. Come listen to the fastest growing podcast in Sweden! [Ed. note: we can't confirm this] For the full list, check out the companion article on The Dynasty Guru website.  Join the Global Sensation that is JTR! Come back next...

Maruḩabaa! It's Week 8 of the Ranking Season at The Dynasty Guru and it's time to start talking about pitchers! Chris and Drew split the episode beginning with a review of the TDG's Top 50 Dynasty Pitchers, then pick up where we left off with the Pitching Prospects. Also included is the rest of the Kyle Clemente (K.C.) Hunt back story and a discussion of the comparative value of Ty Johnson and Jos...

Maruḩabaa! It's Week 7 of the Ranking Season at The Dynasty Guru and it's time to start talking about pitchers! Chris and Drew kick it off with a look the the TDG's Top 50 Pitching Prospects. In addition to a discussion of how injury histories and organization factors influence our rankings, there's mention of archipelagos, the Pirates' playoff rotation and the Peter Principle. Be sure to check th...

It's Week 6 of the Ranking Season at The Dynasty Guru and we're ranking the catchers! Who might keep catcher eligibility, what are the Diamondbacks doing, and who forgot Joe Mack? Chris and Drew  preview the TDG Prospect and Dynasty Rankings for first base, giving their take on some of the risers, fallers, and possible bounce back candidates. Be sure to check the full lists this week on TheDynasty...

It's Week 5of the Ranking Season at The Dynasty Guru and we're ranking the first basemen! Chris and Drew get together for morning coffee and preview the TDG Prospect and Dynasty Rankings for first base, giving their take on some of the risers, fallers, and possible bounce back candidates. Be sure to check the full lists this week on TheDynastyGuru.com And back by popular demand and still waiting f...

It's Week 4 of the Ranking Season at The Dynasty Guru and we're ranking the second basemen! Chris and Drew preview the TDG Prospect and Dynasty Rankings for second base and give their take on some of the risers, fallers, and possible bounce back candidates. Be sure to check the full lists this week on TheDynastyGuru.com And back by popular demand and still waiting for this year's first entry, the...

It's Week 3 of the Ranking Season at The Dynasty Guru so we thought we'd rank the third basemen! Chris and Drew preview the TDG Prospect and Dynasty Rankings for third base and give their take on some of the risers, fallers, and once again, Chris reveals how he ranks players in parallel universes. Be sure to check the full lists this week on TheDynastyGuru.com And back by popular demand, the RIOT...

It's Week 2 of the Ranking Season at The Dynasty Guru! Chris and Drew preview the TDG Prospect and Dynasty Rankings for shortstops and give their take on some of the risers, fallers, and once again, Drew fails to surprise Chris with his Sneaky Deep Prospect of the Week. Be sure to check the full lists this week on TheDynastyGuru.com And back by popular demand, the RIOT contest. This week there are...

It's Officially Ranking Season at The Dynasty Guru! Chris and Drew preview the TDG Prospect and Dynasty Rankings for outfielders and give their take on some of the risers, fallers, and suprisingly competent Sneaky Deeps.  Be sure to check the full lists this week on TheDynastyGuru.com  And back by popular demand, the RIOT contest. This week there's not one, not two, but three, count 'em three Rand...

Drew Klein and Chris Knock look at the 11th through 50th picks in the School of Hard Knocks FYPD draft and discuss notable names, players who were drafted earlier than projected, and players who were still on the board later than expected.  And, if you're in Elmhurst, Illinois, swing by Doc's Tavern and tell 'em Chris sent you.   Timestamps: 2:20    Cam Smith 4:15    Ryan Waldschmidt 6:10    Trey...

Drew Klein and Chris Knock are back and kicking off the 2025 pre-season with a look at the FYPD drafts.  We just finished a 250 player FYPD draft for The School of Hard Knocks League, which Chris describes briefly here and more in depth on thedynastyguru.com.  Learn about the new "DK+" pitching scouting tool.  1:30      FYPD Musings 11:24    School of Hard Knocks Overview 17:53    Overview of Drew...

Drew Klein (@aok_fan) and Chris Knock (@notnotcknock) play "would you rather" with some rookies who had less-than-stellar debuts in 2024 but probably shouldn't be faded just yet.  2:30      Victor Scott II or Noelvi Marte 11:10    Kyle Manzardo or Curtis Mead 17:45    Jonatan Clase or Tyler Black 22:33    Evan Carter or Parker Meadows 30:00    Ben Rice or Hunter Goodman 36:00    Graham Pauley / Ty...

Hosts Drew Klein (@aok_fan) and Chris Knock (@notnotcknock) update the JTR30, the most overlooked prospect in each organization with 12 new names.  Drew invents a word, and Chris uses it twice.   Timestamps: 3:20    Charles McAdoo 7:35    Cameron Weston 12:30    Cooper Kinney 15:50    Cayden Wallace 18:45    Drake Baldwin 23:15    Nestor Lorant 26:20    Rayne Doncon 32:50    Doug Nikhazy 38:25    ...

Hosts Chris Knock (@notnotcknock) and Drew Klein (@aok_fan) are back and taking a look at some of the interesting trade deadline moves and how they may or may not impact the fantasy relevance of some prospects.  Also, Drew forgets the Angels aren't the same as the Dodgers, and the RIOT song title contest continues. Players discussed: 3:20     Matthew Lugo 8:10     Jonatan Clase 13:05    Robby Snel...

Chris (@notnotcknock) and Drew (@aok_fan) each make a couple of updates to the JTR30, an overlooked prospect in each organization, and take a minute to brag about a couple of names already on the list.   2:10    Matthew Etzel 5:50    Jeremy Rodriguez 9:40    Aidan Smith 13:22    Javier Sanoja 16:15    Carter Jensen 18:25    Andres Chaparro Intro and Outro, "Scouts of the Diamond" (Created with Udi...

Chris (@notnotcknock) and Drew (@aok_fan) discuss the TDG top ranked pitchers, overall and prospects, and talk about a few pitchers who are poised to Join the Ranks.   We're not discouraged by the drop-off in participation in the RIOT contest, there's still time to find the Randomly Inserted Obscure Song Title and join the contest.  Bonus point if you can guess which cover version of this week's s...

Chris (@notnotcknock) and Drew (@aok_fan) are back and looking at catchers and outfielders.  Which performances will merit a rise, or fall, in our rankings, and which ones are we not yet buying.  Don't forget to find the RIOT (Randomly Inserted Obscure Song Title), and I don't think this one will be playing in my local grocery store.   4:45    William Contreras 8:03    Logan O'Hoppe, Yanier Diaz 1...

Chris (@notnotcknock) and Drew (@aok_fan) make 4 changes to the JTR30 - one overlooked prospect from each organization. And debut a new Intro and Outro, "Scouts of the Diamond" (Created with Udio).  Be sure to listen to the Outro for the full song and tell us what you think! TImestamps:      1:52    Jacob Melton 2:40    Zach Cole Jr. 5:51    Zack Showalter 7:20    Mitch Jebb 7:45    Hunter Barco 8...

Drew Klein (@aok_fan) and Chris Knock (@notnotcnock) discuss movement in the ranks for second base and shortstop, looking at what may or may not be small sample sizes and share some "sneaky deeps" for each position.    Let us know if you find the RIOT (Randomly Inserted Obscure Song Title). 6:15    Bryce Turang 6:58    Jordan Westburg 9:02    Colt Keith 9:54    Michael Massey 10:10    Ketel Marte...

Drew (@aok_fan) and Chris (@notnotcknock) start our in-season review of the rankings by taking a look at first base and third base early-season performances that may be early indicators of some movement in the ranks.  Don't forget to find the RIOT (randomly inserted obscure song title) for a chance at a 2025 TDG Discord membership.   10:30    MLB Firstbase rankings  10:41    Vlad Guerrero & Sp...