Join The Ranks: dynasty fantasy baseball advice

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 Smith4:15    Ryan Waldschmidt6:10    Trey Yesavage8:43    Braylon Payne10:28    Kellon Lindsey12:35    Tomoyuki Sugano14:34    Jurrangelo Cijntje16:21    Ryan Sloan19:10    Seaver King21:15    Slade Caldwell23:27    Cam Caminiti24:42    Blake Burke26:57    Tyson Lewis28:30    Vance Honeycutt31:50    James Tibbs34:50    Luke Dickerson35:50    Carson DiMartini37:44    Wyatt Sanford39:40    Maykel Coret43:10    Malcolm Moore47:10    Brody Brecht48:00    Joey Oakie52:15    Victor Figueroa54:20    Luke Holman56:00    Dakota Jordan57:40    Conrad CasonFind us on BlueSky:Drew: @drewgotigers.bsky.socialChris: @notnotcknock.bsky.socialJoinTheRanks: @jointheranks.bsky.socialIntro and Outro Voiceover provided by Coleson Probst coprovoice@gmail.comIntro Music: One Fine Day by Keep Calm and Podcast On (Podcast.co)Thanks for tuning in!

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 Musings11:24    School of Hard Knocks Overview17:53    Overview of Drew's FYPD ranking process19:57    DK+ Score20:30    Roki Sasaki25:05    Travis Bazzana27:12    J.J. Wetherholt29:31    Charlie Condon32:23    Konnor Griffin36:21    Braden Montgomery38:33    Jac Caglianone40:40    Hagen Smith & Chase Burns45:35    Nick Kurtz48:45    Theo Gillen52:19    Christian MooreFind us on BlueSky:Drew: @drewgotigers.bsky.socialChris: @notnotcknock.bsky.socialJoinTheRanks: @jointheranks.bsky.socialIntro and Outro provided by Coleson Probst coprovoice@gmail.com

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 Marte11:10    Kyle Manzardo or Curtis Mead17:45    Jonatan Clase or Tyler Black22:33    Evan Carter or Parker Meadows30:00    Ben Rice or Hunter Goodman36:00    Graham Pauley / Tyler Locklear / Zach Dezenzo43:10    Nacho Alvarez / Adael Amador / Brooks Lee50:10    Angel Martinez52:15    Jace Jung

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 McAdoo7:35    Cameron Weston12:30    Cooper Kinney15:50    Cayden Wallace18:45    Drake Baldwin23:15    Nestor Lorant26:20    Rayne Doncon32:50    Doug Nikhazy38:25    Alejandro Rosario42:20    Brandyn Garcia44:40    Gino Groover47:50    Jack ChoateJTR30 Intro and Outro: “Scouts of the Diamond” (Created with Udio)

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 Lugo8:10     Jonatan Clase13:05    Robby Snelling15:20    Thayron Liranzo18:10    Yujanyer Herrera20"55    Jake Bloss22:07    Augustin Ramirez26:29    Nick Yorke31:00    Mac Horvath, Matthew Etzel, Aidan Smith36:38    Deyvision De Los Santos, Andres Chaparro40:29    George Klassen, Alex Clemmey48:35    Brody Hopkins

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 Etzel5:50    Jeremy Rodriguez9:40    Aidan Smith13:22    Javier Sanoja16:15    Carter Jensen18:25    Andres ChaparroIntro and Outro, "Scouts of the Diamond" (Created with Udio)

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    Gerritt Cole, Spencer Strider12:50    Tarik Skubal, Paul Skenes14:39    Tanner Houck, Tyler Glasnow16:20    Pablo Lopez18:48    Garrett Crochet, Cole Ragans21:15    Joe Ryan22:55    Luis Gil28:30    Noah Schultz30:00    Jackson Jobe30:44    AJ Smith-Shawver31:05    Noble Meyer31:32    Tink Hence34:00    Carson Whisenhunt35:07    Dylan Lesko.37:15    Zebby Matthews37:40    Blade Tidwell38:02    Christian Scott38:49    Matt Wilkinson39:38    Jaden Hamm40:20    Jack Dreyer41:40    Travis Sykora42:25    Hayden Birdsong42:51    Carlos ROdriguez46:10    Adam Macko48:09    K.C. Hunt49:51    Gil v. Abrams

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 Contreras8:03    Logan O'Hoppe, Yanier Diaz11:45    Ryan Jeffers, Patrick Bailey, Danny Jansen17:30    Top Catcher Prospects21:00    Agustin Ramirez23:00    Adrian Del Castillo25:50    Drew Romo27:50    Henry Davis31:20    Tyler Soderstrom34:50    Eduardo Tait36:40    Ricardo Olivar38:50    Ronald Acuna43:30    Mike Trout45:05    Corbin Carroll, Jackson Chourio49:00    Jurickson Profar51:00    David Fry54:00    Daulton Varsho57:30    James Wood58:30    Jasson Dominguez59:50    Lazaro Montes1:02:05    Dylan Beavers1:03:10    Roman Anthony1:05:55    Chase DeLauter, Samuel Zavala1:09:05    Pedro León1:10:15    Victor Mesa, Jr.1:11:45    Jhostynxon Garcia1:11:35    Jace Avina1:15:25    Nolan Schanuel or David Festa

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 Melton2:40    Zach Cole Jr.5:51    Zack Showalter7:20    Mitch Jebb7:45    Hunter Barco8:58    Wilderd Patino9:17    Andres Chapparo12:09    Zebby Matthews13:43    Nikau Pouaka-GregoQuick note, we recorded this early in the week a couple of days before Deyvison de los Santos was promoted to AAA.

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 Turang6:58    Jordan Westburg9:02    Colt Keith9:54    Michael Massey10:10    Ketel Marte12:05    Connor Norby13:11    Jace Jung14:58    Orelvis Martinez19:10    Nick Gonzalez22:28    E.J. Exposito23:40    Andrew Pintar27:15    Elly De La Cruz28:30    Bo Bichette30:45    Oneil Cruz33:20    Jeremy Pena35:30    CJ Abrams37:45    Carson Williams39:29    Jackson Holliday42:50    Colson Montgomery44:45    Aidan Miller45:13    Marco Luciano45:59    Arjun Nimmala46:20    Alex Mooney47:40    Rayne Doncon51:20    Logan Webb v Francisco LIndor53:50    Vlad Guerrero v Paul Skenes57:30    Bo Bichette v Anthony Volpe

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 Torkelson12:10    Vinnie Pasquantino12:30    Rhys Hoskins16:00    Josh Naylor17:40    Jake Cronenworth18:30    Ty France19:55    Michael Busch22:40    Kyle Manzardo25:10    Mark Vientos25:35    Abimelic Ortiz27:00    Spencer Horwitz28:30    Keston Hiura30:15    Deyvison De Los Santos33:50    Will Simpson35:50    Aneudis Mordan36:40    MLB Thirdbase Rankings37:50    Alec Bohm40:45    Josh Jung43:05    Isaac Paredes44:30    Brady House46:10    Tyler Black47:30    Cam Collier48:00    James Triantos48:30    Andres Chaparro49:00    Jace Jung50:46    Aidan Miller52:35    Ruben Santana54:12    Braylen Wimmer55:30    Rubel Cespedes57:35   Trade Talk, Bailey Ober or Brady House & Hayden Birdsong

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 Cities, pick up some Boetje's Mustard for me.3:01    Enmanuel Bonilla4:05    Nikau Pouaka-Grego 5:31    Luis Perales6:42    Andrew Pinckney8:06    Kyle Carr10:00    Dominic Hamel11:57    Blake Money13:40    Troy Johnston15:07    Brock Jones16:00    Nacho Alvarez17:10    Josue Briceno18:56    Sal Stewart20:35    Zebby Matthews22:15    Luis Lara23:30    Carter Jensen26:00    Drew Gray27:03    Justin Campbell27:45    Robert Arias29:15    Won-bin Cho30:52    Wilfred Veras32:20    Mitch Jebb34:00    Aidan Curry35:48    Dyan Jorge37:35    Walter Ford39:20    Payton Martin41:04    Jacob Melton42:18    Ryan Bergert44:30    Kevyn Castillo45:50    Wilderd Patino 47:45    Luis Morales49:16    Hayden Birdsong51:55    Colson Montgomery or Noelvi Marte56:36    Lars Nootbaar or Carson Williams1:02:55    Brady House or Marcelo Mayer

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.

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 more correct entries in the RIOT contest, so if you can identify this week's Randomly Inserted Obscure song Title be sure to let us know on TwitterX or the Discord.12:30    Mason Miller16:53    Anthony Maldonado17:17    Miguel Diaz17:45    Calvin Zeigler19:08    Mark Church, Grant Anderson22:28    Frankie Montas23:03    Max Meyer25:30    Jack Flaherty30:04    Ryan Weathers33:35    Cade Cavalli36:30    Cade Cavalli or Connor Phillips38:00    Cristian Javier or Brayan Bello40:40    Bubba Chandler or Chase Petty42:32    Jedixon Paez44:50    Angel Bastardo46:10    Jose Montero47:20    Franklin Gomez48:50    Jeter Martinez

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 Walcott7:30    Jackson Jobe10:18    John Cruz10:37    Walker Martin14:00    Robert Gasser16:10    Luis Baez18:38    Roman Anthony20:50    Colton Cowser23:00    Parker Meadows27:27    Chase Hampton31:41    Brady House34:51    Ryan Clifford37:40    Gabriel Gonzalez41:10    Tekoah Roby & Tink Hence47:15    Kahlil Watson & Druw Jones50:23    Angel Diaz51:55    Jeremy Rodriguez

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 Pitchers10:30 Ricky Tiedeman12:10 AJ Smith-Shawver15:00 Andrew Painter17:30 Jacob Misioroski20:30 11 - 20 Prospects20:55 Dylan Lesko22:38 Jairo Iriarte25:30 Noah Schultz28:27 Ben Brown31:30 21 - 30 Prospects31:48 Cade Cavalli33:30 Carson Whisenhunt36:45 Brock Porter38.22 Max Meyer43:00 Spencer Arrighetti44:45 Ryan Bergert47:45 Would you Rather?48:00 Mena or Lin51:30 Thorpe or Snelling55:15 Harrison or Hampton59:00 Leiter or Rocker

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 202314:28 Important Stats when ranking22:14 Pablo Lopez22:59 Eury Perez22:30 George Kirby24:10 Kevin Gausman26:45 Logan Webb28:00 Tarik Skubal28:54 Aaron Nola29:30 Freddy Peralta34:00 Bobby Miller34:58 Cole Ragans37:50 Would You Rather?38:16 Webb or Snell41:00 Nola or Valdez44:20 B Miller or Luzardo48:00 Sale or Lodolo51:00 Steele or Musgrove54:11 Steele or Greene

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 Diaz13:26 Logan O'Hoppe14:24 Sean Murphy15:00 Gabriel Moreno16:30 Yainer Diaz17:00 Cal Raleigh18:30 Ryan Jeffers20:00 Sal Perez24:20 Jonah Heim26:40 Rate The Trade29:30 Samuel Basallo30:00 Ethan Salas33:37 Harry Ford36:40 Austin Wells41:30 Ivan Herrera42:55 Danny Jansen44:33 Tyler Stephenson44:49 Gary Sanchez46:54 Drake Baldwin48:22 Agustin Ramirez

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 Pasquantino9:14 Rhys Hoskins9:44 Nathaniel Lowe14:06 Bryce Harper14:20 Matt Olson15:19 Christian Walker16:51 Paul Goldschmidt20:35 Anthony Rizzo24:23 Ryan Noda32:50 Heston Kjerstad35:40 Abimelec Ortiz39:50 Deyvison De Los Santos42:05 Ben Rice44:35 Dalton Rushing46:44 Jose Abreu49:52 Carlos de la Cruz50:57 Omar Martinez51:36 RJ Yeager

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 Hoerner9:03 Tommy Edmond10:42 Vaughn Grissom12:40 Jose Altuve13:48 Marcus Semien14:44 Ketel Marte16:10 Andres Gimenez17:24 Jordan Westburg19:04 Bryson Stott21:08 Brandon Lowe22:56 Edouard Julien26:24 Joey Ortiz29:35 Gelof or Arraez37:55 Termarr Johnson38:56 Matt Shaw39:48 Luisangel Acuna41:50 Connor Norby42:45 Nick Yorke44:19 James Triantos47:33 Gavin Lux49:00 Luis Rengifo49:49 Jeff McNeil50:19 Thairo Estrada51:15 Tanner Schobel51:55 Ronny Simon