MLB Seasonal Articles
2020: SIERA August Review
In this article we will be taking a look at Skill Interactive ERA, also called SIERA. What is it? How do you decipher it? Why does it matter? It’s all in here as we try to get a better handle on how pitchers are performing in this truncated season. WHAT IS IT? The formula hurts Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ray’s Ramblings: Some Struggle, Some Surge
Every day guys are getting hurt. Today a like Nate Pearson makes the list. The Braves called up Christian Pache, and that’s potentially exciting. Brandon Lowe is in quite the groove. There’s also a bunch of stuff in here that could lead to questions about the validity of rostering guys like Sano and Chavis. Gonsolin, Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
2020: BABIP August Review
We are past the third of the season marker in this wild and whacky 2020 campaign, so we thought it would be a good time to take a look at the BABIP leaderboards. This plan is somewhat fraught with danger, we will explain why that is below, but we will use BABIP as a jumping Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ray’s Rundown 8/18: Injuries Are Everywhere
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray's Rundown 8/18: Injuries Are Everywhere Who isn’t hurt at this point? Yordan Alvarez, Bo Bichette, Acuna/Albies, LeMahieu, Yates, Pham, Mejia. Seriously? What about deGrom, Madrigal and Peterson? Some real baseball talk. What do you do with Boyd/Canning/Toussaint? Some guys who are performing: Zach Davies, Cano, Peralta. Salvador Perez blurred vision and…
Ray’s Ramblings: A Disappointing Monday
Alvarez, Bichette, LeMahieu, Perez, Pham, Reyes, Segura, Kikuchi… who isn’t hurt? There is some positive stuff in here too, the Tigers are calling up Casey Mize, as Ray tries not to completely ruin your fantasy baseball week. HITTING Yordan Alvarez had knee issues in spring. He didn’t play for months cause of Covid, and then Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
MLB Weekly Preview: August 17 – 23
In the following MLB weekly preview, we have a full game breakdown, pitching rankings and latest IL info to dominate Fantasy Baseball.
Vlad Sedler’s FAAB Values: Week 5
The goal is to prepare us to acquire hitters & pitchers off FA or waivers to put our fantasy teams in contention! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ray’s Rundown 8/15:Waivers, Injuries & Struggles
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray's Rundown 8/15:Waivers, Injuries & Struggles Bravo to the Indians for the demotions of Clevinger & Plesac. What is the fallout with the Cardinals schedule? Hunting on the waiver-wire. Ray Flowers takes a look at a myriad of HITTERS (Y. Alvarez, Bohm, Carlson, Aguilar, C. Frazier/Mike Tauchman, T. Frazier, Luis Garcia, Grossman,…
Ray’s Ramblings: Finally, It Is Friday
Guys are out of the lineup like Albies, Laureano, McNeil and deGrom while Yordan Alvarez returns to action. Gonsolin stars while Hoskins struggles. What is wrong with Suarez? What is wrong with J.D. Martinez? There’s more of importance in here too, so give it a read. Ozzie Albies was supposed to be ok with that Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ray’s Rundown 8/14:Cardinals, Pitching & Pickups
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray's Rundown 8/14 The Cardinals have an insane upcoming schedule as they return to action. How will the scheduled change the outlook of all the fellas on the squad? The Cards are calling up Carlson while the Phils already promoted Bohm. Which young player should you be rostering? Betts hits three homers.…
2020 Player Profile: Alec Bohm
The Phillies promoted their best power hitting prospect, Alec Bohm, Thursday. His glove is suspect, but the youngster can certainly mash. What follows is a write up on what to expect from the burgeoning slugger. WHO IS BOHM? Here is what I wrote about Bohm in the preseason Scouting Report, back in January. Alec Bohm, Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
From the Gut: NL Risers and Fallers
Vlad Sedler discusses interesting developments among National League teams! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ray’s Ramblings: Early 2020 BABIP & Strikeout Rates
Earlier this week I wrote about OBP. In this piece we will further look into players ability to avoid the punchout, while also noting those fellas that are hacking away. We will squarely focus in on players that are making contact and better bets in batting average than some of those other folks who aren’t Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ray’s Ramblings: August 12th, 2020
Some guys are hitting. Some guys aren’t hitting. Some guys are pitching well. Others, not so much. Ray Flowers scans the headlines and pulls out the relevant data for this edition of Ray’s Ramblings. HITTING Jay Bruce has three homers and a 1.060 OPS through 10 games. He’s only struck out six times in 33 Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ray’s Ramblings: August 11th, Mound Mavens
It’s a good time to check in on the men on the bump. Some guys are surging. Some guys are struggling. Some guys are defying expectations. Some are getting their whistle wet for the first time at the big-league level. Ray Flowers takes a look at the men who started games Sunday and gives his Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ray’s Rundown 8/11: Pitching Woes & Surging Hitters
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray's Rundown 8/11: Pitching Woes & Surging Hitters MLB talks bubble playoffs. Mike Clevinger – the most selfish man in sports? Mets’ rotation without Stroman. Will Verlander contribute this year? Is it you, or are pitchers being sent to the IL at alarm rates? Who is the closer in San Diego and…
MLB 2020: OBP & Getting on Base
We’re about three weeks into the season, and though that really isn’t enough time to make declarations about players, we’re forced in 2020 to make quick decisions, even if we know it would be better to wait. With the volatility of batting average, we should be seeking another avenue to understand how a player is Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
MLB Weekly Preview: August 10 – 16
In the following MLB weekly preview, we have a full game breakdown, pitching rankings and latest IL info to dominate Fantasy Baseball.
Ray’s Rundown 8/8: Passion & The Wavier-Wire
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray's Rundown 8/8: Passion & The Wavier-Wire Ray is all in with a passion this week. Fast and furious is this edition of the podcast series. More postponements. Benintendi is struggling, so Verdugo to leadoff spot? Scherzer (hamstring) to make next start? Strasburg to return this weekend (Sunday). Let's talk FAAB this…
Vlad Sedler’s FAAB Values: Week 4
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Ray’s Ramblings: Mostly Youngsters To Talk About
Alvarez. W. Calhoun. Dubon. Madrigal. Newman. Sisco. Tatis. Bielak. Luchessi. Gore. Patino. Quantrill. Toussaint. There’s also more in here, but the main thrust today are the young names, trying to make a name, for themselves right now. MLB SCHEDULE UPDATE Fourteen series have been impacted by Covid related matters, so the league has a lot Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ray’s Rundown 8/6: Injuries & Performances of Note
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray's Rundown 8/6: Injuries & Performances of Note Scherzer hamstring issue. Judge hits 7th homer. Yelich is a complete and total disaster right now. Cardinals switch closer up, put Kim in rotation. Jansen still working way back from Covid. Jeffress third hold – Wick the closer? Hand another save. Gott another save. Seth…
From the Gut: AL Risers and Fallers
Though this 60-game season will go down in history as unique and with an asterisk, these first couple weeks are no different from previous seasons in one very specific regard: we will collectively overvalue and undervalue fantasy players based on this small sample size. Though we might be excited about the late-round return of Kyle Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ray’s Ramblings: August 5th Pitcher Review
Youngsters like Singer, Dunn, Fried and May are discussed. Morton still has lost velo. Matz is struggling. Marquez is rolling. Luzardo looked great in his first start. Lopez/Mahle are pitching well for their clubs. Guasman is trying to find it. Has MadBum lost it? PITCHERS Shane Bieber has 35 strikeouts and three walks in 21.2 Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.