JD

Founder, FanRanked

About JD

Former professional baseball player of 5 years, hardcore fantasy baseball fan for much, much longer.

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Articles by JD

• Top 25 Dynasty Baseball Players for 2027: 11 to 25 (2026-10-02): Top 25 Dynasty Baseball Players for 2027: 11 to 25, from the FanRanked Staff dynasty board. Yordan Alvarez, Kevin McGonigle, Jacob Misiorowski and the rest of the players 11 through 25, with a note on each player.
• Top 10 Dynasty Baseball Players for 2027 (2026-09-24): Top 10 Dynasty Baseball Players for 2027, from the FanRanked Staff dynasty board. Pete Crow-Armstrong, Bobby Witt Jr., Junior Caminero and the rest of the top 10 players, with a note on each player.
• Updated Dynasty Top 718 (2026-09-17): FanRanked Staff dynasty fantasy baseball rankings: Top 718, refreshed September 17, 2026. Fernando Tatis, Reid Detmers, Logan Henderson and more.
• Fantasy Baseball Playoff Cheat Sheet: Week 4, September 21 to September 27 (2026-09-13): One page for championship week of the fantasy baseball playoffs and the last week of the regular season: the matchups that matter, every two-start pitcher priced start by start, the streamers worth a spot each day, the waiver bats on the best schedules, the Yankees' seven home games, and the injury and shutdown moves that change the board.
• Fantasy Baseball Playoff Cheat Sheet: Week 3, September 14 to September 20 (2026-09-05): One page for the semifinal week of the fantasy baseball playoffs: the matchups that matter, every two-start pitcher priced start by start, the streamers worth a spot each day, the waiver bats on the best schedules, the Coors Field week, and the injury moves that change the board.
• Fantasy Baseball Playoff Cheat Sheet: Week 2, September 7 to September 13 (2026-08-31): One page for the quarterfinal week of the fantasy baseball playoffs: the matchups that matter, every two-start pitcher priced start by start, the streamers worth a spot each day, the waiver bats on the best schedules, and the injury moves that changed the board.
• Fantasy Baseball Playoff Cheat Sheet: Week 1, August 31 to September 6 (2026-08-30): One page for the first week of the fantasy baseball playoffs: the matchups that matter, every two-start pitcher with both starts audited, the streamers worth a spot each day, the waiver bats on the best schedules, and the injury moves that changed the board.
• Updated Dynasty Top 701 (2026-08-26): FanRanked Staff dynasty fantasy baseball rankings: Top 701, refreshed August 26, 2026. Oneil Cruz, Kade Anderson, Drew Burress and more.
• Two-Start Pitchers: Mon, Aug 24 to Sun, Aug 30 (2026-08-24): Every pitcher lined up for two starts in the Mon, Aug 24 to Sun, Aug 30 week, ranked by the FanRanked StreamMachine: combined projections, both matchups, and who is actually worth the double dip.
• Early Playoff Week Deep Dive: August 31 to September 6 Matchups (2026-08-20): If your fantasy playoffs start August 31, this is your quarterfinal week. Every team's Aug 31 to Sep 6 slate graded by the matchups that matter: the pitching your bats will face, the offenses your arms will face, the parks, the platoon splits, and which catchers you can run on.
• Fantasy Playoff Deep Dive: Every Matchup to Target and Fade (2026-08-19): Every team's September playoff slate graded by the matchups that matter: the pitching your bats will face, the offenses your arms will face, the parks, the platoon splits, and which catchers you can run on.
• Updated Dynasty Top 659 (2026-08-12): FanRanked Staff dynasty fantasy baseball rankings: Top 659, refreshed August 12, 2026. Hunter Greene, Bryson Stott, Jake McCarthy and more.
• August 5th Dynasty Commentary - Ben Rice Back at Catcher? (2026-08-05): Dynasty Analysis and Commentary — Top 606, refreshed August 5, 2026.
• Updated Dynasty Top 606 - Troy’s Melton my Heart (2026-07-28): FanRanked Staff dynasty fantasy baseball rankings — Top 606, refreshed July 28, 2026. Chase Delauter, Curtis Mead, Ronny Cruz and more.
• Updated Dynasty Top 551 (2026-07-23): FanRanked Staff dynasty fantasy baseball rankings — Top 551, refreshed July 23, 2026.
• Updated Dynasty Top 534 (2026-07-16): FanRanked Staff dynasty fantasy baseball rankings — Top 534, refreshed July 16, 2026. Brandon Woodruff, Daulton Varsho, Agustin Ramirez and more.
• The 2026 MLB Draft Through a Dynasty Lens (2026-07-13): A dynasty-first read on the 2026 MLB Draft class: the five names at the top of our board, the discipline and exit-velo values the FYPD market will sleep on, and the early picks we are letting someone else pay for.
• Updated Dynasty Top 432 (2026-07-07): FanRanked Staff dynasty fantasy baseball rankings — Top 432, refreshed July 7, 2026. Ryne Nelson, Cole Ragans, Ben Brown and more.
• Updated Dynasty Top 404 (2026-06-29): FanRanked Staff dynasty fantasy baseball rankings — Top 404, refreshed June 29, 2026. Cole Ragans, Mike Sirota, Ryan Waldschmidt and more.
• Updated Dynasty Top 355 (2026-06-22): FanRanked Staff dynasty fantasy baseball rankings — Top 355, refreshed June 22, 2026. Bryce Miller, Andrew Painter, Jackson Chourio and more.

Where the work appears

JD's player notes run on the staff dynasty rankings, on each ranked player's page, and on every head-to-head comparison that includes that player, each dated the day it was published.