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Episode 79: Post-hype prospects

In this episode we learn who won the Rule 5 prediction contest and why Drew blames the White Sox for losing. More importantly, we discuss twelve players who haven't yet been living up to their prospect hype but who we believe will improve significantly and are worth picking up in a trade or draft this off-season. One quick correction from last episode, this is the 44th episode hosted by Chris and Drew. Fun fact from baseball history, 44 was worn by Al Downing, the pitcher who surrendered Hank Aaron's 715th home run.  By the way, Hammerin' Hank also wore number 44.Join the Global Sensation that is JTR!Timestamps:3:30 Rule 5 Prediction Review6:30 Fangraphs Walk-Off Top 5 Challenge16:00 Colt Keith19:45 Brady House25:00 Termarr Johnson29:30 Dalton Rushing33:45 Jordan Walker40:00 Aidan Smith43:45 George Valera49:00 Jace LaViolette54:20 Robert Gasser58:00 Christian Scott1:01:20 Noble Meyer1:06:30 River Ryan1:09:30 Noah Schultz1:11:00 Jonah Tong Find us on BlueSky and X:Drew: @drewgotigers.bsky.social/ @aok_fan (X)Chris: @notnotcknock.bsky.social/ @notnotcknock (X)JoinTheRanks: @jointheranks.bsky.social/ @JoinTheRanksTDG (X)Intro and Outro Voiceover provided by Coleson Probst coprovoice@gmail.comIntro Music: One Fine Day by Keep Calm and Podcast On (Podcast.co) 

Episode 78: FYPD, Rule 5 & the Gage Jump Award

Welcome to another dynasty baseball ranking season and another year of Chris Knock and Drew Klein hosting Join the Ranks!To kick off the year, we're going deeper than ever on the Rule 5 draft, taking a hard look at a good, not great, FYPD class, and setting the stage for another great ranking season at The Dynasty Guru.Join the Global Sensation that is JTR!Timestamps:5:30 2025 Rule 5 Rundown14:00 Peter Heubeck17:10 Yordanny Monegro20:00 Cooper Kinney22:00 Jared Karros23:45 Peyton Pallette25:40 Kala'i Rosario27:40 Sammy Natera Jr.29:30 Yondrei Rojas30:00 Henry Lalane32:00 Trace Bright34:15 Kristian Robinson36:30 Munetaka Murakami, Tatsuya Imai, Kazuma Okamoto46:00 Liam Doyle48:00 Eli Willits51:10 Ethan Holliday55:35 JoJo Parker58:00 Aiva Arquette1:00:10 Kaysom Cunningham1:01:30 Kade Anderson, Kyson Witherspoon1:05:00 Wehiwa Aloy1:07:00 Dax Kilby1:08:00 Daneil Pierce1:09:00 Ethan Conrad1:10:45 Landon Harmon, A.J. Russell, Anthony Eyanson1:15:30 Gage Wood1:16:30 Aidan West1:18:30 Ryan Mitchell1:20:00 Taitn Gray1:21:00 Jake Cook1:23:40 Truitt Madonna1:25:10 Matthew FisherThanks for tuning in!Find us on BlueSky and X:Drew: @drewgotigers.bsky.social/ @aok_fan (X)Chris: @notnotcknock.bsky.social/ @notnotcknock (X)JoinTheRanks: @jointheranks.bsky.social/ @JoinTheRanksTDG (X)Intro and Outro Voiceover provided by Coleson Probst coprovoice@gmail.comIntro Music: One Fine Day by Keep Calm and Podcast On (Podcast.co) 

Episode 77: JTR30 v2.23 - The Overlooked Prospects July Update

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 Yankees called up JTR30 2025 Player of the Year frontrunner Cam Schlittler and also before the news came out that Jaden Hamm (Tigers) is on the injured list. I'll throw in a bonus Tiger or two, take a look at Max Anderson (2B) or Andrew Sears (P).Feel free to comment or make your own suggestions here or find us on BlueSky.Timestamps:2:20    Diego Tornes4:50    Luis Cova6:10    Eli Serrano III8:40    Carson DeMartini10:30    Angel Feliz14:40    Nestor German16:50    Freili Encarnacion19:30    Roc Riggio21:20    Ty Johnson23:40    Khal Stephen26:10    Jaxon Wiggins28:30    Adam Serwinowski30:00    Jose Anderson31:10    Javier Rivas34:20    Deniel Ortiz37:30    Tanner McDougal39:45    Alfonsin Rosario40:50    Jaden Hamm41:40    David Shields42:45    Kaelen Culpepper46:45    JD Dix50:00    Kyle Karros51:20    Brendan Tunink53:00    Humberto Cruz55:20    Bo Davidson56:20    Henry Bolte57:45    Joseph Sullivan59:20    Hayden Alvarez1:01:00    Charlie Beilenson1:02:20    David DavalilloFind 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!Find us on BlueSky and X:Drew: @drewgotigers.bsky.social/ @aok_fan (X)Chris: @notnotcknock.bsky.social/ @notnotcknock (X)JoinTheRanks: @jointheranks.bsky.social/ @JoinTheRanksTDG (X)Intro and Outro Voiceover provided by Coleson Probst coprovoice@gmail.comIntro Music: One Fine Day by Keep Calm and Podcast On (Podcast.co) 

Episode 76: Top 20 Updates & Some Risers and Fallers

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.Join the Global Sensation that is JTR!Timestamps:Opening Recent Graduations5:45 Drake Baldwin9:05 Chris's Top Ten:   Roman Anthony   Sebastian Walcott   Konnor Griffin   Josue De Paula   Samuel Basallo   Jac Caglianone   Chase Burns   Jacob Misiorowski   Leo DeVries   Jesus Made15:30 Drew's Top Ten   Roman Anthony   Lazaro Montes   Jacob Misiorowski   Roki Sasaki   Samuel Basallo   Andrew Painter   Jac Caglianone   Sebastian Walcott   Konnor Griffin   Travis Sykora21:00 Chris's 11 - 20   Luis Pena   Walker Jenkins   Kevin McGonigle   Max Clark   Andrew Painter   Bubba Chandler   J.J.Wetherholt   Travis Bazzana   Lazaro Montes   Braden Montgomery30:00 Drew's 11 - 20   Jordan Lawlar   Chase Burns   Kevin McGonigle   Bubba Chandler   Travis Bazzana   Jesus Made   JJ Wetherholt   Noah Schultz   Colby Thomas   Max Clark38:00 Emmanuel Rodriguez42:40 Justin Crawford45:30 Caleb Bonemer48:40 Esmerlyn Valdez51:00 Carson Williams54:50 Harry Ford56:20 Samad Taylor1:00:00 Cam Schlittler1:01:40 Caden Dana1:02:35 Wei-En Lin1:05:00 Diego Tornes1:07:00 Easton Sikorski1:08:30 Gabriel GonzalezFind 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!Find us on BlueSky and X:Drew: @drewgotigers.bsky.social/ @aok_fan (X)Chris: @notnotcknock.bsky.social/ @notnotcknock (X)JoinTheRanks: @jointheranks.bsky.social/ @JoinTheRanksTDG (X)Intro and Outro Voiceover provided by Coleson Probst coprovoice@gmail.comIntro Music: One Fine Day by Keep Calm and Podcast On (Podcast.co) 

Episode 75: JTR30 v2.2 - The Overlooked Prospects June Update

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 or make your own suggestions here or find us on BlueSky.Timestamps: 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 or make your own suggestions here or find us on BlueSky.Timestamps:3:30    Didier Fuentes6:30    Nestor German8:30    Luis Cova10:30    Jedixson Paez12:00    Eli Serrano III13:30    Cam Schlittler16:00    Carson DeMartini17:50    Ty Johnson19:30    Angel Feliz22:00    Kahl Stephen25:00    Jaxon Wiggins27:30    Javier Mogollon29:00    Adam Serwinowski31:00    Alfonsin Rosario33:30    José Anderson37:00    Jaden Hamm39:00    Javier Rivas41:00    David Shields43:00    Jimmy Crooks45:00    Kaelen Culpepper48:00    Tytus Cissell50:30    Henry Bolte53:30    Kyle Karros55:20    Joseph Sullivan58:00    Brendan Tunink60:00    Jorge Marcheco1:01:30    Humberto Cruz1:03:15    Ruddy Navarro1:04:50    Bo Davidson1:06:30    David DavalilloFind 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!Follow us on Twitter and BlueSky!The Dynasty Guru: @DynastyGuruDrew Klein: @aok_fan   (X),  @drewgotigers (Bluesky)Chris Knock: @notnotcknockFind 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! Follow us on Twitter and BlueSky!The Dynasty Guru: @DynastyGuruDrew Klein: @aok_fan   (X),  @drewgotigers (Bluesky)Chris Knock: @notnotcknockFind us on BlueSky and X:Drew: @drewgotigers.bsky.social/ @aok_fan (X)Chris: @notnotcknock.bsky.social/ @notnotcknock (X)JoinTheRanks: @jointheranks.bsky.social/ @JoinTheRanksTDG (X)Intro and Outro Voiceover provided by Coleson Probst coprovoice@gmail.comIntro Music: One Fine Day by Keep Calm and Podcast On (Podcast.co)