The Dynasty Guru Top 300 Prospects list is out and this week Chris (@notnotcknock) and Drew (@aok_fan) discuss who they have higher or lower than the group, and higher and lower than each other. They also introduce a Sneaky Deep (post-300) prospect to add to your watch lists. We've had our first winner of the RIOT (Randomly Inserted Obscure song Title) but there's still time to catch up in the season-long contest. 5:45 Sebastian Walcott 7:30 Jackson Jobe 10:18 John Cruz 10:37 Walker Martin 14:00...
Mar 09, 2024•57 min
Drew Klein (@aok_fan) and Chris Knock (@notnotcknock) have fun talking about the The Dynasty Guru Pitching Prospect Rankings, play a little Would You Rather, and find a Ricky Vaughn comp. Don't forget to find the Randomly Inserted Obscure Song Title for your chance to win a 2025 membership in the TDG Discord. 9:55 Top 10 Prospect Pitchers 10:30 Ricky Tiedeman 12:10 AJ Smith-Shawver 15:00 Andrew Painter 17:30 Jacob Misioroski 20:30 11 - 20 Prospects 20:55 Dylan Lesko 22:38 Jairo Iriarte 25:30 Noa...
Mar 02, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Drew Klein (@aok_fan) and Chris Knock (@notnotcknock) start their analysis of The Dynasty Guru's pitching rankings! This episode (our 10th together!) includes the debut of our version of Would You Rather? Once again, still time to take the lead in the Find the Randomly Inserted Obscure Song Title contest, bonus points if you find them both this week. 2:30 Top 10 2022 to 2023 14:28 Important Stats when ranking 22:14 Pablo Lopez 22:59 Eury Perez 22:30 George Kirby 24:10 Kevin Gausman 26:45 Logan W...
Feb 24, 2024•1 hr 1 min
This week Drew Klein (@aok_fan) and Chris Knock (@notnotcknock) discuss the Dynasty Guru Catcher rankings, as well as other hot topics including which catchers benefit from the DH option (hint, not as many as you might think), who's in and who's out on Sal Perez and the life of a Girl Scout Cookie Captain. Let Drew know if you found the Randomly Inserted Obscure Song Title for a chance to win a 2025 TDG Discord membership! 8:05 Yainer Diaz 13:26 Logan O'Hoppe 14:24 Sean Murphy 15:00 Gabriel More...
Feb 18, 2024•52 min
Drew Klein (@aok_fan) and Chris Knock (@notnotcknock) discuss the Dynasty Guru first base rankings and wonder why there's no love for Rhys Hoskins among our rankers. Listen in and don't forget to find the Random Insertion of an Obscure Song Title for a chance at a free 2025 TDG discord membership. 3:28 Vlad Guerrero Jr. 6:16 Vinnie Pasquantino 9:14 Rhys Hoskins 9:44 Nathaniel Lowe 14:06 Bryce Harper 14:20 Matt Olson 15:19 Christian Walker 16:51 Paul Goldschmidt 20:35 Anthony Rizzo 24:23 Ryan Nod...
Feb 10, 2024•54 min
Chris Knock (@notnotcknock) and Drew Klein (@aok_fan) talk about The Dynasty Guru second base rankings and debut the Trade Talk segment. As always, find the Randomly Inserted Obscure Song Title and earn points towards the prize of a free membership in next year's Discord Channel. Players discussed include: 8:25 Nico Hoerner 9:03 Tommy Edmond 10:42 Vaughn Grissom 12:40 Jose Altuve 13:48 Marcus Semien 14:44 Ketel Marte 16:10 Andres Gimenez 17:24 Jordan Westburg 19:04 Bryson Stott 21:08 Brandon Low...
Feb 03, 2024•55 min
This week Chris (@notnotcknock) and Drew (@aok_fan) discuss The Dynasty Guru third base rankings. Is it time for a new Number One or is J-Ram still at the top of the charts? And see if you can find this week's Randomly Inserted Obscure Song Title. 4:19 Jose Ramierz 10:45 Elly de la Cruz 12:43 Manny Machado 14:15 Royce Lewis 15:15 Noelvi Marte 17:45 Alec Bohm 18:50 Max Muncy 20:12 Jake Burger 21:45 Alex Bregman 22:50 Ryan McMahon 24:20 Ronny Mauricio 25:18 Brady House 28:30 Thomas Saggese 29:15 O...
Jan 27, 2024•53 min
Drew (@aok_fan) and Chris (@notnotcknock) take a hard look at The Dynasty Guru's shortstop rankings. Chris thinks Bobby Witt is dreamy, and Drew thinks Khalil Watson needs a hug. Bonus points towards a free 2025 TDG Discord membership if you are among the first to find the Randomly Inserted Obscure Song Title. 3:41 CJ Abrams 4:15 Francisco Lindor 5:45 Elly de la Cruz 6:21 Bobby Witt Jr 8:49 Corey Seager 10:00 Trea Turner 13:10 Xander Boegarts 19:00 Willy Adames 24:20 Jackson Merrill 26:50 Jordan...
Jan 20, 2024•1 hr
Drew (@aok_fan) and Chris (@notnotcknock) share their thoughts on the TDG 2024 outfield rankings, a top ten without Mike Trout, and how speed kills (your roster). Once again, bonus points for finding the randomly inserted obscure song title. 6:00 Ronald Acuna 6:19 Juan Soto 8:05 Mookie Betts 9:00 Yordan Alvarez 10:40 Jackson Chourio 12:00 Sal Frelick 13:00 Chas McCormick 15:53 Mike Trout 19:00 Emmanuel Rodriguez 21:45 Roman Anthony 23:40 Jasson Dominguez 27:00 Parker Meadows 28:30 Andy Pages 29:...
Jan 13, 2024•56 min
In which Drew (NL) and Chris (AL) pick one prospect from each team who may be overlooked or poised for a significant rise in the ranks, and put a 3rd round draft pick on the line. Comments on our site or to @aok_fan (Drew), @notnotcknock (Chris) or @JoinTheRanksTDG. Bonus points if you can identify the deep cut 80s song reference. 3:00 Chayce McDermott 4:40 Gabriel Rincones Jr 6:42 Luis Perales 7:46 Jarlin Susana 9:20 Brock Jones 10:37 Dominic Hamel 12:35 Emmanuel Bonilla 14:25 Jacob Amaya 16:10...
Jan 06, 2024•1 hr 14 min
After Chris teaches us about Bluff Bags, he and Drew take a look at the Dynasty Guru FYPD rankingsl 9:00 Wyatt Langford 13:00 Yoshinobu Yamamoto 15:00 Max Clark 18:18 Nolan Schanuel 22:00 Rhett Lowder 28:00 Jurston Waldrep 29:45 Jung-Hoo Lee 31:40 Arjun Nimmala 33:20 Jonny Farmelo 34:00 Nazzan Zanetello 35:26 Cole Carrigg 38:45 Chase Dollander 40:57 Hurston Waldrep (reprise) Drew Klein @aok_fan Chris Knock @notnotcknock...
Dec 30, 2023•54 min
Chris and Drew start their JTR adventure and discuss their 2023 teams and which players will make significant jumps in this year's rankings. 7:30 Meet the hosts 16:55 Josh Lowe 20:13 James Outman 24:19 Bryson Stott 26:05 Luis Campusano 27:30 Tarik Skubal 30:55 Pablo López 33:20 Roderick Arias 36:20 Moises Ballesteros 41:10 Robert Gasser 43:20 Caden Dana 48:44 Brayden Taylor 51:05 Yohandy Morales and a special Joey Bart easter egg...
Dec 19, 2023•57 min
Taylor, Ross (@RossJensen12), Ryan (@ppenayr), and Sam (@SamFBB1) finally get back on the airwaves to chat big rankings changes since the offseason, play a little " Would You Rather", and close out the show with some listener questions. Thanks for listening!
Jun 06, 2023•1 hr 34 min
Joe and Taylor invite Drew (@aok_fan) onto the show to chat about their early picks for MVP and Cy Young and run through a laundry list of excellent listener questions. Thanks for the submissions! As always, be nice to yourself, be good to each other, and go get some cake. See you next week.
Jul 04, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Joe and Taylor reunite to discuss players they got really right and really wrong on their February Top-500 OBP list. Plus, listener questions!
Jun 15, 2022•1 hr 27 min
Brian Shanks (@brian59044) joins the pod to talk hot and cold starts, play a little "Would You Rather", and finish it off with listener questions.
Apr 25, 2022•1 hr 16 min
Chris Knock (@notnotcknock) joins the pod today for the annual Points League Sleeper Draft! The guys lay it all out on the line to defeat Taylor this year, so let us know what you think! As always, be nice to yourself, be good to each other, and go get some cake. See you next week.
Mar 28, 2022•1 hr 27 min
@TCasesLoaded and @joegarino reunite to discuss TGFBI, the new JTR Points League, and some Top-500 guys they don't see eye to eye on. Plus some really good listener q's! As always, be nice to yourself, be good to each other, and go get some cake. See you next week.
Mar 10, 2022•1 hr 38 min
Taylor (@TCasesLoaded) and Joe (@joegarino) invite stud Guru Bob Osgood (@BobOsgood15) on to the pod to discuss TDG's starting pitcher consensus rankings for 2022. Takeaways. Hot takes. Jumpers. Risks. #TGFBI talk. And much more! As always, be nice to yourself, be good to each other, and go get some cake. See you next week.
Feb 07, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Taylor (@TCasesLoaded) and Joe (@joegarino) invite the two more Gurus on the pod this week, Ross Jensen (@RossJensen12) and Ken Balderston (@KenInToronto), to discuss TDG's consensus outfielder rankings for 2022. As usual, they talk takeaways from the consensus rankings, any hot takes that showed up in the individual rankings, and risky top-15 players while also giving a sneak peek at who they think will climb the rankings over the next year.
Feb 02, 2022•1 hr 46 min
Taylor (@TCasesLoaded) and Joe (@joegarino) invite the incomparable Shelly Verougstraete (@ShellyV_643) and Keaton DeRocher (@TheSpokenKeats) onto the pod to discuss TDG's consensus shortstop rankings heading into 2022. As usual, the vets talk takeaways from the consensus rankings, any hot takes that showed up in the individual rankings, and risky top-15 players while also giving a sneak peek at who they think will climb the rankings over the next year.
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Taylor (@TCasesLoaded) and Joe (@joegarino) invite Shawn Losier (@ILoveShawn5000) on to the pod to discuss TDG's consensus third basemen rankings heading into 2022. They talk takeaways from the consensus rankings, the state of the position over the next few years, any hot takes that showed up in the individual rankings, and risky top-15 players.
Jan 17, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Taylor (@TCasesLoaded) and Joe (@joegarino) invite Baseball Savant, Aaron Cumming (@SABRtoothTigers) on to the pod to discuss TDG's consensus second basemen rankings heading into 2022.
Jan 14, 2022•59 min
Taylor (@TCasesLoaded) and Joe (@joegarino) invite another new TDG writer, Sam Wirsching (@SamFBB1) on to the pod to discuss TDG's consensus first basemen rankings heading into 2022.
Jan 12, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Taylor (@TCasesLoaded) and Joe (@joegarino) invite new TDG writer, Jared Perkins (@JaredCP1) on to the pod to discuss where some big free agents might end up this offseason, early catcher rankings, and a plethora of excellent listener questions!
Nov 08, 2021•1 hr 32 min
Taylor (@TCasesLoaded) and Joe (@joegarino) reunite to discuss their fantasy MVP's, how they did in their leagues, the best thing in baseball last season, and even more trade targets for the offseason!
Oct 15, 2021•1 hr 10 min
Taylor (@TCasesLoaded) is back from hiatus and is extremely excited to invite Kyle Brown (of "Nick Madrigal Hype Man" fame) out of semi-retirement and onto the first show of the offseason. The gents discuss what worked and what didn't this fantasy season, do some way-too-early player rankings, and even drop their top offseason trade targets. Plus a listener question!
Oct 12, 2021•1 hr 50 min
Joe (@JoeGarino) and Taylor (@TCasesLoaded) invite Pat Ellington Jr. (@tangible_uno) on to the show, where the guys talk about one good thing in baseball from the last week, the best player in baseball, and then highlight some overlooked minor leaguers before closing out the show with some questions for Pat. Was a great episode, and we appreciate you all tuning in! As always, be nice to yourself, be good to each other, and go get some cake.
Aug 24, 2021•1 hr 17 min
Joe (@JoeGarino) and Taylor (@TCasesLoaded) join up to talk about things we loved seeing in baseball last week, some dudes to consider for the stretch run, and answer some listener questions. Okay fine....it was mostly listener questions. Thanks to everyone who sent in a Q!
Aug 09, 2021•1 hr 39 min
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 send us a 5-star review if you can! Intro and Outro: One Fine Day by Keep Calm and Podcast On (Podcast.co)
Jul 20, 2021•1 hr 47 min
