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July 9, 2025 65 mins


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 Y...
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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.

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Timestamps:
Opening Recent Graduations
5:45 Drake Baldwin
9:05 Chris's Top Ten:
   Roman Anthony
   Sebastian Walcot...
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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 o...
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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.
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Timestamps:
Opening Recent Transactions
11:10 Jacob Misiorowski, Chase Burns, Trais Sykora, Hagen Smith, Noah Schultz
15:00 Konnor Griffin
16:45 Jac Cagli...
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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-worth...
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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.

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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...
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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:
4:0...
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March 15, 2025 63 mins
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.

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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 overl...
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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 pros...
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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 TheDynasty...
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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 an...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 T...
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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 (hi...
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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    Ke...
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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+ Sc...
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September 21, 2024 58 mins
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...
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August 30, 2024 54 mins
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...
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