The Boys are back! Patrick on paternity leave! CONGRATS MANG! Adam fills in this week for Patrick. Transactions, Trades, Suspensions: Jose Bautista (2:00), Tampa/Seattle trade (3:10), Jose Alvardo (5:45), MLB picks and trades (7:30), Wellington Castillo (11:30) Injuries: Ronald Acuna (13:05), Dee Gordon/Guillermo Heredia (15:30), Yu Darvish (17:45), Clayton Kershaw. Impact on Ross Stripling, Rich Hill, Brock Stewart (18:30), Franchy Cordero/Hunter Renfroe (21:00), Madison Bumgarner (24:11) Live ...
May 31, 2018•49 min
The Boys are back! Injuries: Kenyan Middleton and the Angels bullpen (6:59), AJ Pollock (11:08), Mike Soroka & Joey Luchessi (12:35) Live Action Reaction: Mike Trout (13:02), Sergio Romo – Opener (15:55), Trevor Cahill (18:56), Max Scherzer (23:15), Ian Happ (27:57), Javy Baez (29:11) Would You Rather? Javy Baez Edition (30:08) Good bye Yonder Where Art Thou? Hello, Bandawagon. Minor League Call Ups: Juan Soto (36:20) and value now vs. value later Austin Meadows (47:33) has finally arrived J...
May 23, 2018•1 hr 6 min
The Boys are back! Keaton is off this week. Jake Devereaux of BP and Over The Monster join Ian and Patrick to discuss a ton of topics. MLB Players: David Price (4:05), Clayton Kershaw (9:38), Dustin Pedroia (20:17), Adam Eaton (23:38), Robbie Ray (25:45), Nomar Mazara (30:15), Gerrit Cole (34:40), Kenta Maeda (41:15), JD Martinez (45:11), Question and Analysis: Starting players coming off injury (2:47), How many IP does Kershaw need for him to be your #1 SP? (12:45), Timing when moving off a “st...
May 16, 2018•1 hr 8 min
The Boys are back! The guys go over news and notes, some minor league highlights, and some game action reactions. Questions or comments- email us at [email protected] ! Corey Seager (2:00), Yoan Moncada (5:13), Yadier Molina (6:11), Hyun Jin Ryu (7:42), Matt Olson and Garrett Richards passion minute, MLB Draft Timing (8:50), Walker Buehler (12:24), Baseball in Mexico (13:00), AJ Pollock (14:00), Combined No Hitters (15:37), Is Luis Severino an ace? (18:09), Edwin Diaz is good. (21:04), Favor...
May 09, 2018•1 hr 1 min
The Boys are back! The guys go over news and notes, some minor league highlights, and some game action reactions. Questions or comments- email us at [email protected] ! Player Notes: Eric Thames (5:15), Ryan Braun & Jesus Aguilar (8:07), Domingo Santana (10:06), Andrew Miller (10:39), Aaron Victor (12:01), Drew Steckenrider (12:20), Byron Buxton (14:00), Jose Altuve (18:35), Billy Hamilton (21:31), Garrett Richards (23:47), Vincent Velazquez (25:10), Teoscar Hernandez (29:57), Jorge Sole...
May 02, 2018•1 hr 6 min
Ian is off this week. Keaton and Patrick decide to give away a prize to the listeners. Then, they team up to tackle the biggest call ups (Gleyber Torres, Tyler O'Neil, and Lourdes Gurriel), best/worst stories from the past week (Berrios, Brinson, Bartolo, Ryu, Patrick Corbin, Sean Manaea, Lucas Giolito), provide updates on some of their favorite minor leaguers/old timey players (Hudson Potts, Hutton Moyer, Ben Braymer, and Jesus Luzardo), take listener questions, and give their guest Adam Lawler...
Apr 23, 2018•1 hr 12 min
The Boys are back! The guys go over news and notes, some minor league highlights, and some game action reactions. Then, Ian gets sucked into a black hole of no internet, so Keaton and Patrick fly the 'cast home over the 2nd half. Suggested Talking Points: Orioles Pitching Staff v. Reds Pitching Staff, Keaton and Patrick Fanboy Out, Patrick fanboys out yet again, Baseball Fights, Nolan Arrenando charge v. Tyler Austin Charge, Good hair goes a long way, 2-way players, Asian Baseball, Matt Olson Ga...
Apr 17, 2018•1 hr 22 min
The Boys are back! Patrick comes crawling back to us this week, and Keaton & Ian begrudgingly let him back in. The guys go over news and notes, live-action reactions and answer listener questions. Suggested Talking Points: Patrick is resurrected; Patrick teaches us about scouts; "More like Franklin BAErreto"- Ian, probably; Keaton is cagey and records from a diner; eating live lizards; Patrick has weird thoughts on mustaches. Jon Lester's Release Points- https://twitter.com/BleacherNation/st...
Apr 10, 2018•52 min
The Boys are back! This week, our Hot Take Artist, Patrick Magnus, was called away so we have Hot Take Artiste, Jeff Good, filling in for him. The guys break down the usual stuff and also get into some Opening Action reactions, bold predictions, and much more! Suggested Talking Points- Austin Hedges is Omnipresent, Long hair on pitchers, Jeff is mean to AJ Puk, Ian refuses to be logical about the Rays, Jeff tries to not get invited back! Thanks to Carraway for the use of our shiny new theme song...
Apr 02, 2018•1 hr 8 min
The Boys are back! This week, our Hot Take Artist, Patrick Magnus, was called away so we have Hipster Take Artist, Tyler Baber, filling in for him. The guys break down the usual stuff and also get into some fun predictions, a round of Overrated/Underrated/Properly Rated, and much more! Suggested Talking Points- FA signings- Arrieta and Cobb, injuries, service time is dumb, Tyler takes Patrick's Job, Pay minor leaguers for fun and profit, Ian makes a free agent pick up, Keaton's bathroom habits, ...
Mar 26, 2018•1 hr 30 min
The Boys are back! This week the boys break down TDG's RP rankings way more in-depth than is necessary! Suggested talking points- service time is dumb, Patrick tries to take Ian's job, Patrick's cat updates, getting angry about relievers, bat flips and back flips, minor league roster construction, Matt Olson v. Eddie Rosario stakes! Thanks to Carraway for the use of our shiny new theme song- Raising the Dead, off of their self-titled EP. Check them out at wearecarraway.bandcamp.com. Questions or...
Mar 19, 2018•1 hr 21 min
The Boys are back! This week the guys break down TDG's SP rankings and answer your listener questions! Suggested Talking Points- The Twins rotation, old pitchers, Keaton upsets Ian, Patrick buys Ian's love, the cameo from Keaton's cat, the cameo from Ian's wife, yelling about Chris Archer, Lance Lynn, and Jeff Samardzija, next big pitcher prospects. Questions or comments- email us at [email protected] ! Twitter Handles- The Dynasty Guru- @dynastyguru Keaton- @thespokenkeats Patrick- @thegree...
Mar 12, 2018•1 hr 30 min
The Boys are back! This week the guys break down Bret Sayre's Top 500 List and disagree with him on many guys! (Love you, Bret!!) They also go over our Outfield ranks. Suggested Talking Points- Soap, sick cats (UPDATE: Patrick's cat is ok!), picking nits, prospect evaluation schools of thought, Matt Olson v. Eddie Rosario, technical difficulties! Questions or comments- email us at [email protected] ! Twitter Handles- The Dynasty Guru- @dynastyGuru Keaton- @thespokenkeats Patrick- @thegreenma...
Mar 06, 2018•1 hr 14 min
The Boys are back! Talking Points: First half: the guys talk about the Rays and their recent moves, the Red Sox and the JD Martinez signing, and Eric Hosmer’s deal in San Diego. Second half: the guys break down the shortstop rankings: Keaton has angry Jean Segura takes and Patrick has bold Trea Turner takes. Then they answer some listener questions! Questions or comments- email us at [email protected] ! Twitter Handles- The Dynasty Guru- @dynastyGuru Keaton- @thespokenkeats Patrick- @thegree...
Feb 26, 2018•1 hr 23 min
The Boys decided to do their pre-pro and then record right away, and 4 hours of conversation later here we are. Listen for the punch-drunkenness!! Talking Points: Yu Darvish signing, second and third base ranks, Chris Taylor v. Whit Merrifield as an avatar for the “paying for steals” debate, Keaton again professes his love for Rafael Devers, Patrick again professes his love for Matt Olson, Ian professes his love for Rays prospects and is pedantic about language! Questions or comments- email us a...
Feb 17, 2018•1 hr 8 min
Tom Trudeau and Andrew Ressler discuss IT2's chance to bounce back, Jae Crowder, Avery Bradley, the incoming Cavs, Blake Griffin, Nikola Mirotic and veterans who did *not* get traded like Lou Williams, Courtney Lee, Tyreke Evans.
Feb 10, 2018•25 min
Ian Hudson hosts Keaton O. DeRocher and Patrick Magnus as they discuss the big transactions and free agent signings, and then they delve into The Dynasty Guru's First Basemen rankings. They discuss who is too high, too low, and who loves Matt Olson more!
Feb 06, 2018•49 min
Tom Trudeau and Andrew Ressler debate their updated top ten rookie rankings for dynasty basketball. They discuss Lonzo Ball, Jayson Tatum, Donovan Mitchell, Lauri Markanen, Jonathan Isaac, Markelle Fultz and more.
Jan 28, 2018•37 min
The Boys are Back (in your ears) Ben Diamond, Brady Childs, Nick Doran and Keaton O. DeRocher are back to talk baseball. Topics include the rollout of our 1st round of positional rankings and comments, beginning with catchers. If you listened to the last podcast and thought "Man, I could use some more Austin Barnes/Yasmani Grandal talk," we got you. (j/k there's more than just that). Plus, draft strategies for our TDGX2 league (20 team head to head league), including an on-air pick! Rate and rev...
Jan 26, 2018•1 hr 2 min
The first podcast of the 2018 Dynasty Baseball offseason is here! Catchers, sleepers, expert league, draft strategy, and... relievers?
Jan 15, 2018•54 min
Matt Mesisca, Tom Trudeau, and Andrew Ressler discuss the results and news from the NFL's opening week. Matt is buying Josh Gordon, Tom is fine selling David Johnson, and Andrew discusses his recent article about how much better NFL GMs are than fantasy GMs when it comes to rookie running backs. Also discussed: The impact of the injuries to David Johnson, Allen Robinson, Kevin White, and Danny Woodhead. Buy/Sell/Hold a group of sophomore wide receivers: Will Fuller V, Josh Doctson, Laquon Treadw...
Sep 15, 2017•46 min
Ben Diamond, Nick Doran, and Tyler Baber are joined by Jack Cecil to discuss the back half of the top 500 dynasty baseball midseason player rankings. Then they discuss Jack's top 100 dynasty baseball prospects. Nick has hot takes, Ben still believes in Jake Arrieta, Jack gets feisty about certain other prospect lists, and Tyler does a terrible job remembering Courtney Hawkins. The midseason top 500Jack's top 100 dynasty prospects Rate and review on iTunes Join the Dynasty Guru Facebook group! Fo...
Jul 20, 2017•55 min
Tom Trudeau, Ben Diamond, Nick Doran and Tyler Baber discuss The Dynasty Guru midseason Top 500 Dynasty Baseball rankings including: Billy Hamilton Nolan Arenado Paul Goldschmidt Jose Altuve Trea Turner Xander Bogaerts Joey Votto Starling Marte Miguel Sano Clayton Kershaw Aaron Judge Andrew Benintendi Giancarlo Stanton Christian Yelich Gregory Polanco Yoan Moncada Cody Bellinger Gary Sanchez Miguel Cabrera Marcel Ozuna Michael Conforto Jonathan Villar Jean Segura Lance McCullers Jose Ramirez Chr...
Jul 13, 2017•1 hr 8 min
Ben Diamond, Nick Doran and Tyler Baber discuss hitters over and underperforming expectations so far this season including Marcel Ozuna, Michael Conforto, Jose Ramirez, the death of Jurickson Profar, Manny Machado's slow start, Trey Mancini's hot start, Logan Morrison vs Matt Adams, Yonder Alonso again for goodness sake, Miguel Cabrera, Tim Anderson, Orlando Arcia, Trea Turner, Rougned Odor, Jose Peraza, and more Rate and review on iTunes Join the Dynasty Guru Facebook group! Follow The Dynasty ...
Jun 25, 2017•1 hr 2 min
Ben Diamond, Nick Doran and Tyler Baber respond to listener questions from the Facebook group, talk about the players outperforming expections, and then Tom Trudeau shows up for a special bonus Luis Perdumo statcast segment TDG Facebook Group Questions: Springer and Archer or Kemp/Bregman/Quintana, Julio Urias or Shohei Otani, Ian Happ or Jon Gray, What to do with Carlos Gomez?, the world's first good "who says no" trade idea, Alex Wood or Chris Owings?Yonder Alonso, Corey Dickerson, Greg Hollan...
May 24, 2017•56 min
Tom Trudeau is joined by Ben Diamond and Tyler Baber to discuss April risers and fallers including: Power hitting phenoms Aaron Judge, Eric Thames, and Ryan Zimmerman: Who's real, who should you buy now, is it too late?What to do with Broken Aces: Madison Bumgarner, Noah Syndergaard, Corey Kluber and All The RestMiguel Sano's breakoutJonathan Villar's broken?So You Own Byron Buxton: What Now?Tom's Statcast Segment Rate and review on iTunes Join the Dynasty Guru Facebook group! Follow The Dynasty...
May 08, 2017•53 min
Tom Trudeau is joined by Ben Diamond, Nick Doran and Tyler Baber to discuss TDG's consensus Starting Pitching rankings including: Clayton Kershaw's trade value!David Price's elbow?Alex ReyesKyle HendricksZach Greinke, Matt Harvey, Felix Hernandez and Sonny Gray Yikes!Rich Hill's value in dynasty leaguesJason Groome Anderson Espinoza Frances Martes and... Lucas GiolitoRobert GsellmanMichael WachaMike Foltynewicz Reynaldo Lopez Daniel Norrislots of bottom 100 pitchers Rate and review on iTunes Joi...
Mar 28, 2017•1 hr 7 min
On Episode 9 Tom Trudeau and Andrew Ressler are joined by guest Mark Kaplan to discuss the dynasty value of Bradley Beal, Gary Harris, the 76ers and much more.
Mar 25, 2017•45 min
Bret Sayre joins Tom Trudeau and Tyler Baber discuss Bret and Tom's top 500 lists, their philosophies and processes, and some of the biggest differences between their lists including: Gary SanchezKolten Wong and the difference between a top 250 player and a top 450 playerJharel Cotton vs Matt Wisler Ozzie AlbiesDaniel MurphyHow to use the top 500 lists in drafts vs when tradingLightning Round- who would make the top 600? Bret's Top 500 Tom's Top 500 Rate and review on iTunes Join the Dynasty Gur...
Mar 13, 2017•32 min
The Dynasty Guru's Tom Trudeau, Nick Doran and Tyler Baber discuss the TDG consensus outfield rankings, pitcher injuries, and spring training. Topics discussed include: Bryce Harper or Mookie BettsAre Giancarlo Stanton and Andrew McCutchen ranked too high? Andrew Benintendi, Nomar Mazara, Byron Buxton or David Dahl?Michael Conforto!?More prospects: Brinson Acuna Ray Williams Zimmer and more!Too much time on Roman Quinn!Juan Soto vs Leodys Tavares vs Luis Alexander BasabeDavid Price and when to t...
Mar 05, 2017•1 hr 5 min
