Join The Ranks: dynasty fantasy baseball advice

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

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 Ramierz10:45 Elly de la Cruz12:43 Manny Machado14:15 Royce Lewis15:15 Noelvi Marte17:45 Alec Bohm18:50 Max Muncy20:12 Jake Burger21:45 Alex Bregman22:50 Ryan McMahon24:20 Ronny Mauricio25:18 Brady House28:30 Thomas Saggese29:15 Orelvis Martinez29:45 Curtis Mead31:15 Bryan Ramos32:39 Zach Dezenzo33:57 Ignacio Alvarez35:02 Sterlin Thompson43:27 Max Muncy44:00 Eugenio Suarez45:04 Tyler Black47:00 Ivan Melendez48:00 BJ Murray Jr50:10 Cade Doughty

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 Abrams4:15 Francisco Lindor5:45 Elly de la Cruz6:21 Bobby Witt Jr8:49 Corey Seager10:00 Trea Turner13:10 Xander Boegarts19:00 Willy Adames24:20 Jackson Merrill26:50 Jordan Lawlar27:35 Adael Amador30:09 Carson Williams31:20 Masyn Winn32:25 Colson Montgomery33:18 Sebastian Walcott34:58 Brayan Rocchio36:28 Orelvis Martinez38:18: Cole Young44:38 Tim Anderson47:08 Francisco Lindor49:14 Kahlil Watson52:00 Marco Luciano53:10 Edwin Arroyo54:45 Jeral Perez56:25 Eddinson Paulino57:17 Jose Devers

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 Acuna6:19 Juan Soto8:05 Mookie Betts9:00 Yordan Alvarez10:40 Jackson Chourio12:00 Sal Frelick13:00 Chas McCormick15:53 Mike Trout19:00 Emmanuel Rodriguez21:45 Roman Anthony23:40 Jasson Dominguez27:00 Parker Meadows28:30 Andy Pages29:10 Joey Loperfido30:00 Victor Scott II32:35 Jonatan Clase39:20 Taylor Ward42:17 Ian Happ44:30 Yanquiel Fernandez46:13 Zac Veen46:42 George Valera48:58 Miguel Bleis50:15 Dru Baker51:00 Kala'i Rosario51:40 Yerlin Luis52:40 Estuar Suero

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 McDermott4:40 Gabriel Rincones Jr6:42 Luis Perales7:46 Jarlin Susana9:20 Brock Jones10:37 Dominic Hamel12:35 Emmanuel Bonilla14:25 Jacob Amaya16:10 John Cruz 18:25 Ignacio Alvarez19:40 Wilfred Veras22:00 Sal Stewart25:14 Justin Campbell27:37 Luis Lara29:30 Josue Briceno32:15 Drew Gray34:20 Carter Jensen36:40 Won-bin Cho39:45 Zebby Matthews43:18 Mitch Jebb46:50 Jacob Melton49:10 Dyan Jorge51:18 Kevyn Castillo54:30 Graham Pauley56:45 Luis Morales59:18 Payton Martin1:01:00 Walter Ford1:04:20 Hayden Birdsong1:07:05 Aidan Curry1:09:00 Druw Jones

After Chris teaches us about Bluff Bags, he and Drew take a look at the Dynasty Guru FYPD rankingsl9:00 Wyatt Langford13:00 Yoshinobu Yamamoto15:00 Max Clark18:18 Nolan Schanuel22:00 Rhett Lowder28:00 Jurston Waldrep29:45 Jung-Hoo Lee31:40 Arjun Nimmala33:20 Jonny Farmelo34:00 Nazzan Zanetello35:26 Cole Carrigg38:45 Chase Dollander40:57 Hurston Waldrep (reprise)Drew Klein @aok_fanChris Knock @notnotcknock

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 hosts16:55 Josh Lowe20:13 James Outman24:19 Bryson Stott26:05 Luis Campusano27:30 Tarik Skubal30:55 Pablo López33:20 Roderick Arias36:20 Moises Ballesteros41:10 Robert Gasser43:20 Caden Dana48:44 Brayden Taylor51:05 Yohandy Moralesand a special Joey Bart easter egg

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!

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.

Joe and Taylor reunite to discuss players they got really right and really wrong on their February Top-500 OBP list. Plus, listener questions!

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.

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.