Tom Gates and Greg Hoogkamp talk about the recently completed major league portion of the Prospects Live Dynasty startup. In this episode they go over their strategy and how well they executed it, how they feel about their teams, trends in the draft and how they reacted to them and their feedback on picks they think could provide good value and picks they probably could have waited on.

Opening: Remembering Rickey Henderson
MLB/MiLB news (Tucker trade, Bellinger trade, Devin Williams trade and more)
PLive news
PLive Dynasty startup general conversation
First five rounds, strategy and execution discussion
Rounds 6-10, team balance and construction43:41...Draft trends and adjustments
How to value injured players/players coming off surgery
Picks we think can provide good value/picks we think we could have waited on
Favorite picks after Round 25
Final thoughts

Gather ‘round the Thanksgiving table with some of your favorite friends at Prospects Live to discuss two of the most important things going on – our new PLive Dynasty League with our patrons and our Thanksgiving Food Draft! Join host Drew Wheeler (@drewisokay), Dynasty Lead Greg Hoogkamp (@greghoogkamp), Tom Gates (@tagates99), Taylor Corso (@dynastypickups), and Pro Scouting Director Rhys White (@rhysbwhite) for a super-sized Thanksgiving special. Tuck in!
- Catching up with the crew
- Which non-tenders can be fantasy relevant?
- Breaking down the India/Singer trade
- PLive updates
- AD BREAK: 25:10
- Explaining the NEW Prospects Live Dynasty League construct
- Talking Top 10
- Our philosophies going in and breaking down our teams
- Praising other managers’ picks
- Praising other managers’ teams
- At (roughly) 50 minutes in, we kick off our Thanksgiving Food Draft – (this is an enormous, sprawling conversation which really is more like letting you, the listener, into our hangout sessions as a dynasty team) – we draft one main course, three sides, and a dessert.
Who’s Thanksgiving plate was best?! Let us know below!
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Greg is joined by Chris Knock, co-host of the Join the Ranks pod and senior writer for The Dynasty Guru. They discuss some recent news topics in this episode and how they relate to fantasy.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• MLB Award Season
• Jose Siri trade
• Roki Sasaki sweepstakes
• Juan Soto
• AFL
• 40-man decisions
• Orioles and Rays stadium updates
• Position changes
• Players that may miss Opening Day

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On this episode of the Prospects Live Dynasty podcast, host Greg Hoogkamp (@greghoogkamp) is joined by Yahoo Sports' senior MLB analyst and co-host of Cespedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) Jordan Shusterman (@j_shusterman_). 

Jordan recounts the origin of Cespedes Family BBQ, and he and Greg go division by division to discuss which prospects will make an impact in 2025.

• The Origin of Cespedes Family BBQ 1:15 
• Prospect Highlights and AFL Performances 7:56
• Prospects Live Updates 19:43
• Prospects to Watch in 2025 20:54 
  • Challenges for Top Prospects Transitioning to MLB 22:19 
  • AL East 28:44 
  • AL Central 41:32 
  • AL West 48:01
  • NL East 54:42
  • NL Central 1:02:45 
  • NL West 1:07:08 

Dynasty lead Greg Hoogkamp (@greghoogkamp) is joined by PLive Founder and Swiss Army Knife Matt Thompson and PLive Scouting Team Lead Rhys White (@rhysbwhite) to break down the notable players and happenings of the 2024 Arizona Fall League.   - Discussing Cesar Altagracia scandal - World Series expectations - WBSC Premier 12 Tournament Talk - PLive update/content   Ad break at ~25:30   - Players with MLB Experience - Top 100 Prospects - Former Top 100 Prospects - Rebound Candidates - Catchers - Next Gen Prospects - Risers - Draft Darlings - Under the Rader Prospects - Pitchers   Enjoying our podcast? Please take a moment to rate and review us to help us provide a better podcast for you and others!

Greg is joined by dynasty member Tom as they discuss the latest update to our top 500 prospect rankings for the end of the season. 

Before they get to that, they muse on Halloween costumes, the World Series and of course the normal housekeeping before diving into the main event around the 23-minute mark. 

Discussed in today's pod:

• New top 10
• Risers into the top 100
• Largest fallers
• Biggest Debuts
• Two prospects people aren't high enough on
• Two prospects people are too high on
• What prospects outside the top 200 could make it in to the top 50

Host Drew Wheeler (@drewisokay) is joined by Team Lead Greg Hoogkamp (@greghoogkamp) and Kyle Sonntag (@sonny_108) to advise how to best handle the dynasty baseball offseason. It’s a sprawling, deep discussion of our team’s top six (and one bonus?) tenets for offseason success.
- Our top three video games of all time (each) 2:58
- World Series hopes 9:48
- AFL Standouts 13:35
- What’s up at PLive? 18:07
- Ad Break! 20:45
- Tenet 1 – Review your season, good and bad
- Tenet 2
- Tenet 3
- Tenet 4 – Communicate with other managers in the league
- Tenet 5
- Tenet 6
- Plus: Drew’s bonus contradictory tenet
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Welcome back to another edition of the Dynasty Podcast from Prospects Live. Today, Greg is joined by Ryan as they discuss the prospects they missed. Whether they were too high on a prospect at the start of the season or too low, Greg and Ryan picked six prospects each to discuss. They also discuss what we can learn from going back and looking at our misses. 

Before they got into the show's meat, the lads put their two cents in about the playoff landscape and what series they enjoyed watching most. 

To skip the early chatter and get to the good stuff, fast-forward to 13:15. 

Prospects discussed today in order.

Prospects we were too high on:

• Victor Scott II
• Colson Montgomery
• Tekoah Roby
• Jefferson Rojas
• Victor Bericoto
• Noble Meyer

Prospects we were too low on:

• Cole Carrigg
• Emiliano Teodo
• Quinn Mathews
• Jarlin Susana
• Kumar Rocker
• Michael Arroyo

On this week’s episode host Greg Hoogkamp (@greghoogkamp) is joined by Rhys White (@rhysbwhite), Tom Gates (@tagates99), and Taylor Corso (@dynastypickups) say goodbye to Oakland, react to the playoffs, and discuss the Prospects Live All-MILB 1st, 2nd, and 3rd teams!

All-MILB Selections:

• Catchers - 16:15
  • Adrian Del Castillo
  • Dalton Rushing
  • Augustin Ramirez
• First Basemen - 22:54
  • Bryce Eldridge
  • Deyvision De Los Santos
  • Tre’ Morgan
• Second Basemen - 29:31
  • Kristian Campbell
  • Michael Arroyo
  • Luke Keaschell
• Third Basemen - 34:31
  • Matt Shaw
  • Coby Mayo
  • Shay Whitcomb
• Shortstops - 40:29
  • Carson Williams
  • Angel Genao
  • Leodalis De Vries
• Outfielders - 47:51
  • Roman Anthony
  • Colby Thomas
  • Chandler Simpson
  • Jhostynxon Garcia
  • Lazaro Montes
  • Cole Carrigg
  • Robert Calaz
  • Spencer Jones
  • Pedro Leon
• Starting Pitchers - 58:53
  • Quinn Mathews
  • Matt Wilkinson
  • Alejandro Rosario
  • Zebby Matthews
  • Travis Sykora
  • Bubba Chandler
  • KC Hunt
  • Chase Dollander
  • Caden Dana
  • Brandon Sproat
  • Jackson Jobe
  • Sean Sullivan
• Relief Pitchers - 1:09
  • Craig Yoho
  • Luis Peralta
  • Nico Zeglin