Time for the July 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. Listen and find out who's in, who's out, who's off the hot seat, who's on the hot seat and who did Drew just compare to Jackson Merrill??? NOTE: We recorded this early on Tuesday before the Yankees called up JTR30 2025 Player of the Year frontrunner Cam ...
Jul 09, 2025•1 hr 6 min
We figured it was a good time to update our current Top 20 in light of recent graduations and 2025 performance. Also, Esmerlyn a magician? what's going on with the Twins? Is Gabriel Gonzalez good? Will we Wei-En on Lin? We ask and answer, to our best abilities, these questions and more. Join the Global Sensation that is JTR! Timestamps: Opening Recent Graduations 5:45 Drake Baldwin 9:05 Chris's Top Ten: Roman Anthony Sebastian Walcott Konnor Griffin Josue De Paula Samuel Basallo Jac Caglianone C...
Jun 29, 2025•1 hr 13 min
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 fantasy asset. Feel free to comment or make your own suggestions here or find us on BlueSky. Timest...
Jun 14, 2025•1 hr 11 min
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 Schultz 15:00 Konnor Griffin 16:45 Jac Caglianone 18:00 Shay Whitcomb 20:50 Thomas White 24:00 Tekoah ...
Jun 01, 2025•1 hr 10 min
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 category, and they both use cringe-worthy segues. Find us on BlueSky to comment or make your own suggest...
May 11, 2025•1 hr 13 min
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 Jace Jung 14:00 Nick Yorke 15:30 Lazaro Montes 17:30 Coby Mayo 20:00 Josue De Paula 22:00 Colby Thomas 24:...
Apr 13, 2025•1 hr 4 min
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 Dynasty Guru website . Timestamps: 4:00 Dider Fuentes 6:16 Luis Cova 7:30 Boston Baro 9:40 Matt Allan ...
Mar 29, 2025•1 hr 2 min
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 week for the JTR30 v2.0, the most overlooked prospect in each organization. Timestamps: 5:30 2024 Top...
Mar 15, 2025•1 hr 3 min
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 Josh Ekness in a "you can only add prosepcts" best ball dynasty. Two points of clarification: we finish...
Mar 09, 2025•1 hr 15 min
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 the full lists this week on TheDynastyGuru.com Join the Global Sensation that is JTR! Timestamps: 4:00...
Mar 02, 2025•1 hr 20 min
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 TheDynastyGuru.com And back by popular demand and still waiting for this year's first entry, the RIOT contest. ...
Feb 22, 2025•58 min
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 for this year's first entry, the RIOT contest. If you're the first to correctly identify the Randomly...
Feb 16, 2025•1 hr 5 min
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 RIOT contest. If you're the first to correctly identify the Randomly Inserted Obscure song Title, we...
Feb 09, 2025•1 hr 11 min
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 contest. This week there 's on, it's easy, you'll find it, and if you are first one to identify it w...
Feb 04, 2025•1 hr 13 min
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 two Randomly Inserted Obscure Song Titles that have something in common. Be the first one to identi...
Jan 25, 2025•1 hr 5 min
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 Randomly Inserted Obscure Song Titles (hint: Chris slipped one in). Be the first one to identify all three...
Jan 19, 2025•1 hr 18 min
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 Yesavage 8:43 Braylon Payne 10:28 Kellon Lindsey 12:35 Tomoyuki Sugano 14:34 Jurrangelo Cijntje 16:21 Ryan Sloan...
Dec 04, 2024•1 hr 2 min
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's FYPD ranking process 19:57 DK+ Score 20:30 Roki Sasaki 25:05 Travis Bazzana 27:12 J.J. Wetherholt 29:31 Charlie...
Nov 25, 2024•56 min•Season 4Ep. 1
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 / Tyler Locklear / Zach Dezenzo 43:10 Nacho Alvarez / Adael Amador / Brooks Lee 50:10 Angel Martinez 52:15 Jace Jung...
Sep 21, 2024•58 min
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 Alejandro Rosario 42:20 Brandyn Garcia 44:40 Gino Groover 47:50 Jack Choate JTR30 Intro and Outro: “Scouts of the Diamond” (Create...
Aug 31, 2024•54 min
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 Snelling 15:20 Thayron Liranzo 18:10 Yujanyer Herrera 20"55 Jake Bloss 22:07 Augustin Ramirez 26:29 Nick Yorke 31:00...
Aug 11, 2024•53 min
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 Udio)
Jun 21, 2024•24 min
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 song in my favorite. Chris dives into Gil, and Drew admits he might have been wrong about Tink. 11:05 Ge...
Jun 16, 2024•58 min
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 11:45 Ryan Jeffers, Patrick Bailey, Danny Jansen 17:30 Top Catcher Prospects 21:00 Agustin Ramirez 23:00 Adrian...
Jun 01, 2024•1 hr 20 min
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 8:58 Wilderd Patino 9:17 Andres Chapparo 12:09 Zebby Matthews 13:43 Nikau Pouaka-Grego Quick note, we recorded this early ...
May 24, 2024•18 min
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 12:05 Connor Norby 13:11 Jace Jung 14:58 Orelvis Martinez 19:10 Nick Gonzalez 22:28 E.J. Exposito 23:40 Andrew Pintar ...
May 18, 2024•1 hr
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 & Spencer Torkelson 12:10 Vinnie Pasquantino 12:30 Rhys Hoskins 16:00 Josh Naylor 17:40 Jake Cronenworth 18:30 Ty ...
Apr 27, 2024•1 hr 5 min
The JTR30 is our list of Overlooked Prospects from each organization. This week Drew (@aok_fan) and Chris (@notnotcknock) look at the original JTR30 from December and review the holdovers while introducing a number of new names to the list. Following that is a discussion of a few trades that were posted on the Dynasty Guru Discord. Look for this episode's RIOT (Randomly Inserted Obscure Song Title) and bonus point for identifying why this one is especially timely. And if you're ever in the Quad ...
Apr 13, 2024•1 hr 9 min
Chris (@notnotcknock) and Drew (@aok_fan) are joined by Sam (@SamFBB1) and Ryan (@ppenyar) of Dyansty's Child for a draft of post 300 ADP players. We'll play it out as a 5X5 roto and see who can finish second to Sam's juggernaut. Highlights include Chris as the most unprepared prepared drafter, Ryan makes a solid choice, and Sam and Drew are homers.
Apr 01, 2024•1 hr
Drew Klein (@aok_fan) and Chris Knock (@notnotcknock) talk (briefly) about relievers and then discuss some of our favorite post-100 dynasty pitchers, complete with some Would You Rathers and more Sneaky Deeps. Important announcements about the upcoming schedule and an introduction of the JTR30, a season long project that will identify and regularly update the overlooked prospects from each organization. If you haven't listened to Episode 38, go back and you'll hear how it all started. We had mor...
Mar 23, 2024•52 min
