Join The Ranks: dynasty fantasy baseball advice

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

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” (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 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    Mac Horvath, Matthew Etzel, Aidan Smith
36:38    Deyvision De Los Santos, Andres Chaparro
40:29    George Klassen, Alex Clemmey
48:35    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 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)

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 Strider
12:50    Tarik Skubal, Paul Skenes
14:39    Tanner Houck, Tyler Glasnow
16:20    Pablo Lopez
18:48    Garrett Crochet, Cole Ragans
21:15    Joe Ryan
22:55    Luis Gil
28:30    Noah Schultz
30:00    Jackson Jobe
30:44    AJ Smith-Shawver
31:05    Noble Meyer
31:32    Tink Hence
34:00    Carson Whisenhunt
35:07    Dylan Lesko
.37:15    Zebby Matthews
37:40    Blade Tidwell
38:02    Christian Scott
38:49    Matt Wilkinson
39:38    Jaden Hamm
40:20    Jack Dreyer
41:40    Travis Sykora
42:25    Hayden Birdsong
42:51    Carlos ROdriguez
46:10    Adam Macko
48:09    K.C. Hunt
49:51    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 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 Del Castillo
25:50    Drew Romo
27:50    Henry Davis
31:20    Tyler Soderstrom
34:50    Eduardo Tait
36:40    Ricardo Olivar
38:50    Ronald Acuna
43:30    Mike Trout
45:05    Corbin Carroll, Jackson Chourio
49:00    Jurickson Profar
51:00    David Fry
54:00    Daulton Varsho
57:30    James Wood
58:30    Jasson Dominguez
59:50    Lazaro Montes
1:02:05    Dylan Beavers
1:03:10    Roman Anthony
1:05:55    Chase DeLauter, Samuel Zavala
1:09:05    Pedro León
1:10:15    Victor Mesa, Jr.
1:11:45    Jhostynxon Garcia
1:11:35    Jace Avina
1:15:25    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 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 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 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
27:15    Elly De La Cruz
28:30    Bo Bichette
30:45    Oneil Cruz
33:20    Jeremy Pena
35:30    CJ Abrams
37:45    Carson Williams
39:29    Jackson Holliday
42:50    Colson Montgomery
44:45    Aidan Miller
45:13    Marco Luciano
45:59    Arjun Nimmala
46:20    Alex Mooney
47:40    Rayne Doncon
51:20    Logan Webb v Francisco LIndor
53:50    Vlad Guerrero v Paul Skenes
57:30    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 Torkelson
12:10    Vinnie Pasquantino
12:30    Rhys Hoskins
16:00    Josh Naylor
17:40    Jake Cronenworth
18:30    Ty France
19:55    Michael Busch
22:40    Kyle Manzardo
25:10    Mark Vientos
25:35    Abimelic Ortiz
27:00    Spencer Horwitz
28:30    Keston Hiura
30:15    Deyvison De Los Santos
33:50    Will Simpson
35:50    Aneudis Mordan
36:40    MLB Thirdbase Rankings
37:50    Alec Bohm
40:45    Josh Jung
43:05    Isaac Paredes
44:30    Brady House
46:10    Tyler Black
47:30    Cam Collier
48:00    James Triantos
48:30    Andres Chaparro
49:00    Jace Jung
50:46    Aidan Miller
52:35    Ruben Santana
54:12    Braylen Wimmer
55:30    Rubel Cespedes
57:35   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 Bonilla
4:05    Nikau Pouaka-Grego 
5:31    Luis Perales
6:42    Andrew Pinckney
8:06    Kyle Carr
10:00    Dominic Hamel
11:57    Blake Money
13:40    Troy Johnston
15:07    Brock Jones
16:00    Nacho Alvarez
17:10    Josue Briceno
18:56    Sal Stewart
20:35    Zebby Matthews
22:15    Luis Lara
23:30    Carter Jensen
26:00    Drew Gray
27:03    Justin Campbell
27:45    Robert Arias
29:15    Won-bin Cho
30:52    Wilfred Veras
32:20    Mitch Jebb
34:00    Aidan Curry
35:48    Dyan Jorge
37:35    Walter Ford
39:20    Payton Martin
41:04    Jacob Melton
42:18    Ryan Bergert
44:30    Kevyn Castillo
45:50    Wilderd Patino 
47:45    Luis Morales
49:16    Hayden Birdsong
51:55    Colson Montgomery or Noelvi Marte
56:36    Lars Nootbaar or Carson Williams
1:02:55    Brady House or Marcelo Mayer