In a seemingly unprecedented move, several top prospects have officially made their teams' opening day rosters! Van, Brian, and Ron discuss these guys and what they think their seasons might look like. They also take a look into the minor league systems of both the Mets and Dodgers, and discuss their thoughts on Miguel Vargas, Ronny Mauricio, Bobby…

Opening day is finally here! In honor of this grand occasion Van, Brian, and Ron give out their award picks for the season and tell you who they think will win the Cy Young Award, MVP Award, and more! They also continue their usual tradition of giving out bold predictions (which may or may not include Tony La Russa again), and of course run down a …

This week is a double dose of fantasy baseball advice on the Nasty Cast as Van and Brian return to discuss pitchers who throw more than an inning at a time! The guys run down the ADP for starting pitcher and tell you whether they like that cost or not. They also discuss their strategy for drafting starters as a whole, and then give you their favori…

Van and Brian decide to give you a little bonus episode here where the guys discuss relief pitchers and how you should be drafting them. They discuss different draft strategies including going Hader/Hendricks, as well as whether you should wait for your first closer or notBy Bootu Inc

With the CBA signed teams have gone absolutely bonkers with the final big free agents finding homes and some crazy trades going down. Van, Brian, and Ron decide to go over all the big transactions and tell you exactly what that means for your fantasy draft. So find out what they think of Tatis missing a few months, Josh Donaldson with the Yankees, …

Our Canadian friends north of the border are half of the topic on today's show as Van, Brian, and Ron discuss just how good the Toronto Blue Jays prospects (and poutine) are! The guys also tackle the team which is most north of the earth (that's an elevation joke) and talk Rockies prospects and how boring they are! Tune in to hear about Gabriel Mor…

In a flurry of activity the MLBPA and MLB finally agreed to a new CBA and folks, we officially will have baseball for the 2022 season. This relieves some of the bitterness that Van, Brian, and Ron were feeling so they decided to wrap up their episodes on outfielders! The boys talk players outside the top 20 and determine who they like best. They ch…

Baseball is back! Fresh on the heels of the new CBA being agreed upon Van, Brian, and Ron excitedly take a moment to chat about their favorite team's prospects: The Kansas City Royals! There's a lot to like here even outside super prospect Bobby Witt Jr. including MJ Melendez coming off a monster season, Asa Lacy coming off of a bad season, Nick Pr…

We've left the infield and find ourselves sitting in the grass tossing our glove in the air and singing about nothing as the guys of the Nasty Cast talk the top 20 outfielders! The position is so big (since there are, you know, three of them) we decided to cover them all across two episodes. We're talking elite bats, huge power hitters, and of cour…

The DBS boys decide it's time to combine another two systems this time with the bottom barrel White Sox and the much more intriguing Yankees prospects. You'll get to hear all about Jose Rodriguez, Colson Montgomery, and the deliciously named Jake Burger from the South Siders, and then shift right into the potential game changers on the Yankees incl…

Ron may have come down with a case of Ronitis, but Van and Brian soldier through what is probably the most star-studded position in fantasy baseball this year by tackling shortstops! The duo talk everyone from Fernando Tatis Jr and Trea Turner up top to (shudder) Gleyber Torres somewhere in the middle to deeper names like Jorge Mateo, Niko Goodrum,…

We're wrapping up covering our host's favorite teams by talking about Van's LA Angels, but since the team's minor league roster is not all that great, we've combined it with another team's mediocre prospects, the Houston Astros. Both squads have some interesting names up top but also some wild fluctuations in evaluation and scouting, so Ron, Brian,…

The Tampa Bay Rons have been covered so it's time to shift to the midwest and the St. Louis Brians! Mr. Vaughan's favorite team the Cardinals traditionally are a team with the most boring of prospects but that's a tad different now with some potential high impact players in the system. Van, Ron, and Brian delve into Nolan Gorman, Matthew Liberatore…

We're almost home! Well, Ron, Van, and Brian ARE home, but this is an analogy and 'home' is home plate. But you likely knew that if you're listening to this show since we doubt people who know nothing of baseball listen to baseball podcasts, but who knows! Anyway the boys look deep into third base and talk all the hot players at the hot corner (and…

The Keystone! Second base has baffled many an analyst but Van, Ron, and Brian are here to break it all down into simple terms that anyone can understand: don't draft Gleyber Torres. Well that and plenty more as the boys run down the list of second baseman determining who they like, who they really like, and who they don't care for…

We've shuttled into the lawless swamp land of Florida this week as Van, Brian, and Ron take a dive into the Miami Marlins top prospects! Though there is no elite, can't miss superstar in this system it is improved over recent years and has plenty of exciting options, particularly for starting pitchers. The guys talk Eury Perez, Max Mayer, Edward Ca…

Van, Ron, and Brian leave the disgusting muddled swamp that is fantasy baseball catchers in the dust and shift their focus to the slightly less disgusting muddled swamp that is fantasy baseball first baseman! Long gone are the days of every first baseman being a .300 hitter with 40 HR but that doesn't mean the position is devoid of ANY talent. The …

This week Ron's favorite team is the center of attention and even though the Rays have 'lost' several of their best prospects to promotions, the prospect list is still brimming with talent. Van, Ron, and Brian go through the list discussing heavy hitters like Vidal Brujan, Shane Baz, and Josh Lowe, but also dig into some lesser known but still exci…

The Nasty Cast makes its triumphant return for the 2022 season as Van, Brian, and Ron gather to discuss everyone's favorite crap position - catcher! The fellas talk through the catcher draft rankings determining whether it's a good or bad idea to draft each guy at their cost, and they have big things to say about J.T. Realmuto, Daulton Varsho, Adle…

The new year is here and what better way to ring it in than with a show dedicate to a bunch of cool striped cats? Van, Ron, and Brian dive into the Detroit Tigers prospects with this farm system review discussing the two standout stars - Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene. They also dive a little deeper looking at intriguing names like Cristian San…

Time to get snakebit! Snakebitten? Snakebited? Whatever it is, it means it's time for our episode on the Arizona Diamondbacks' top prospects! Van, Ron, and Brian take a look at the team constructed deep within the desert and realize that there are some darn good fantasy baseball prospects here. You'll hear about Corbin Carroll, Alek Thomas, Jordan …

With plenty of free agents scrambling to grab a contract before the MLB lockout there were a lot of big names finding new homes and Van, Brian, and Ron are here to recap all the big ones! They'll look into the new look Mets with Max Scherzer at the helm, find out what Jon Gray's upside might be, talk Robbie Ray in Seattle, and figure out the fantas…

Ron, Brian, and Van dive right into surf culture out in California as they tackle the Oakland Athletics system this week and review all of the best their farm system has to offer! This group of prospects might be more 'real' baseball oriented but that's not to say there aren't any fantasy options out of the bunch. You'll hear about their number one…

It's swashbuckling week here at The Dynasty Baseball Podcast as Van, Ron, and Brian talk Pittsburgh Pirates! The Pirates may not have the best farm system in the game, but they certainly have a fun system full of potential greats and even just boring Major League players. We'll talk the team's elite player Oneil Cruz, but also Nick Gonzales, Henry …

Our 2022 prospect prep is finally here! Van, Ron, and Brian start the new season with a bang as they talk the Atlanta Braves' top prospects. The farm system took a bit of a beating in recent years thanks to promotions and the punishment handed down way back in 2017, but there are several key players to look at in this organization. We took our rank…

2022 is here! Well, not really, but for Van, Ron and Brian the 2022 season's draft prep has begun! The boys talk the recent deluge of pitcher signings with contracts being inked by Noah Syndergaard, Jose Berrios, Eduardo Rodriguez and more. They also do some predicting of their own as far as where some remaining free agents might wind up, and all t…

We're solidly into the postseason now and that means it's time not only crown our fantasy champions for 2021 but also to take a look back into the preseason and review our predictions. Van, Brian, and Ron do just that and look at their picks for MVP back in March as well as talk how our overall fantasy strategies might have changed since then. We f…

With the final lineups set for the 2021 season Van, Brian, and Ron look back on the year and look forward to next year. They talk how their seasons went, how they approach this final week, and discuss some players worth talking about. They wrap it up with another round of Triple Slash where Brian tries to pick himself up by his bootstraps against V…

With less than a month left in the year it's a tight race for who could be the AL MVP... or is it? Van, Brian, and Ron discuss whether they think Shohei Ohtani has the award in the bag or if Vlad Jr can snatch it from his hands. The boys also talk several interesting performances from this year with an eye on 2022 and then finish off the show with …

The minor league season is beginning to wind down and Van, Brian, and Ron decide to look back at early/preseason prospect rankings and talk players who might have had some value changes after the season. They also talk a couple of recalled prospects in Jose Siri and Josh Lowe, and of course Jim Cramer gets mentioned a dozen times just like in all o…

As the calendar slowly switches to September the fantasy baseball season is beginning to wind down but that doesn't mean Van, Brian, and Ron don't have plenty to say. They take a look at some players who are putting up numbers far greater than expected and figure out whether they believe the new level of success is real or not. They also talk Mike …

A few weeks ago we gave you our top 25 prospects and of course that barely scratched the surface so Van, Brian, and Ron give you their favorite options outside of that group! The boys also answer a Twitter question ranking and analyzing some keeper options and talk Edward Cabrera's impending Marlins debut. For reference we used Fantrax Head Writer …

Major League Baseball has reportedly submitted a proposal for the next collective bargaining agreement putting in place a salary floor as well as a lowered luxury tax threshold. Brian, Ron, and Van touch on whether they initially think this is a good thing or not, and they also touch on Reynaldo Lopez somehow being a grown-ass 27 year old man on a …

Van, Brian, and Ron mushed their brains together to figure out their rankings of the top 25 prospects for fantasy baseball and they present the whole thing to you here! They also compare some other prospect lists including friend of the podcast Eric Cross' rankings as well as other friend of the podcast Chris Clegg's OBP league prospect rankings! A…