MLB Seasonal Articles
Ray’s Ramblings: 40-Man Roster & Hurlers
The Marlins called up Yamamoto and not Gallen. Why? Are the cracked? Are they tanking? Is something else going on? Hint: we will discuss the 40-man roster. How long will Brett Anderson last as a usable piece? What about DeSclafani? Eflin is rolling for the Phillies, but should you be selling? Ditto Kelly with the 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.
Who Is The Best Hitter in Baseball?
Cobb or Ruth? Williams or Mays? Bonds or Pujols? A debate as old as time. Is there an answer to who the best hitter in baseball is? Probably not. Am I going to solve the question in this piece? Likely not. Doesn’t mean I ain’t gonna try though. Let me define the scope of this 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.
June 14, 2019: Which Direction to Go?
Is that hot starting player going to stay hot, or is there something in the data that suggest a downward turn is on the horizon? Conversely, what about that guy that is a major drain on your club at the moment. Is he going to continue to smell like rancid meat, or is there a 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ray’s Ramblings: June 13th, Batters
Peter Alonso has been mashing up a storm for the Mets. Will it continue? Adam Eaton has been solid. Enrique Hernandez just hasn’t been anything special. Eloy Jimenez is blasting away, and all of a sudden people remember he’s an elite end hitting prospect. Yoan Moncada has swing and miss in his game, but the 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.
The Closer Chart – June 13th, 2019
The 2019 season is underway and, predictably, it’s a disaster. Some teams seem to have no plan at all. Other teams are continually searching for answers to get the last out, either because of poor performance or injury. Very few are the situations that have nary an issue. Each week we will try to get 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ray’s Ramblings: Mound Mavens, June 12th
Luzardo and Puk finally took the hill in a game that mattered. Bundy has cut the homers, and success has followed. Since his first pitch, Griffin Canning has looked like he belonged. I still can’t believe how many folks were all-in with German Marquez this season. Minor has been, frankly, as good as folks thought 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
BURR 2019: Week 12
Bullpen Usage & Reliever Ratings, or BURR, is an idea that Flowers and Mans have been playing around with since the 2017 season. The reason for their focus is simply that bullpens are a more important part of the modern game than ever before. You know what we mean. Whereas at one time starting pitchers threw 220 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
From the Gut – Marching Towards the Break
With just 3.5 weeks remaining until the All-Star Break, wanted to run through and look at each team’s remaining series’ and schedules over the next three weeks. The goal here is to help us potentially plan out some of our lineups in advance and to possibly identify hitters we may want to target off 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ray’s Ramblings: Mound Mavens, June 11th
Chase Anderson, are there concerns? Homers have been an issue for Bieber. Is there reason to be bullish with Flaherty? Fried has been solid for the Braves, but… Jon Gray continues to befuddle the baseball community. Brad Keller has some positives and some negatives. What is the end result? LeBlanc or Reynaldo Lopez, which hurler 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Prospect Watch 2019: Week 12
Each week we will try to give a quick update on each of the top-40 minor leaguers that could help out in the fantasy game in 2019. Of course, there is an element of uncertainty with all of this as we never quite know when a team will decide to call up a youngster or 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Hot/Cold: Week 12
We’re at the point of the season that we kinda know who players are. At least we think we do. Are they performing up to expectations or are the struggling to live up to the hopes placed on their shoulders? That said, do we really “know” who players are? Is it possible that the guy 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
2019 Player Profile: Yordan Alvarez
We’ve been waiting for the callup to happen for months. Every single day there was a question form someone asking me – when will the Astros call up Yordan Alvarez? The answer has finally been answered. After months of blistering minor league pitching, the Astros are finally going to give their young slugger a shot 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ray’s Ramblings: Fantasy Baseball, Week 12
Jake Bauers has been awful. Are those Bobby Bradley footsteps we’re hearing? Asdrubal and Encarnacion are two veterans who are producing. What the hell is going on with Tommy La Stella and Tom Murphy? Soler has been productive, really. Trumbo is nearing a return to action. Should you care? What is going on with Winker? 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
MLB Weekly Preview: June 10-16
Jeff Mans and I were sitting around the metaphorical campfire, singing “Kumbaya” and talking about baseball, the future of the fantasy business and days of old. He reflected upon his Fantasy Alarm days and then, Eureka! Like a flash of lightning, the thought sprung from his mind… the MLB Weekly Preview. For those of you…
Ray’s Rundown – 6/8
(1) The top-50 from drat day. (2) Kimbrel to Cubs, Keuchel to Braves. (3) The injury bug: A.Barnes, Blackmon/Davis, Gregorius, Haniger, Molina, Pineda, Caleb/Dwight Smith (DJ Stewart), Hunter Strickland, Tatis, Upton (4) Players to Buys/Sell. (4) Waiver-wire HITTERS (Adames, Deshields, Dickerson, B.Dozier, Hiura, Naylor/Urias, Alvarez/Tucker) and PITCHERS (Alcantara, Shaun Anderson, Fiers, Gallen, Leake, Leclerc, Ponce 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.
Vlad’s FAAB Values – Week 12
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT UPDATE – Yordan Alvarez is up so even more reason to save your coin for next week. Of course this sentiment is for NFBC players who have to wait until next Sunday to bid for him. I’m guessing if you’re in a first-come/first-serve league, you’ve already scooped him up (if not, do 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ray’s Ramblings: The Top-50, A Look Back
We’re never wrong, are we? Actually, we are always wrong. As I write about every year, and did yet against this season in Does the First Round Matter?, I point out that all the time we spend worry about which top pick to take is actually a waste of time. Looking back at the 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ray’s Ramblings: Mound Mavens, June 7th
Let’s play a game. I’m going to list the names of the arms in today’s piece, but without any context. Some of the names listed are moving on up (Jefferson style). Some of the names listed are heading toward the basement. Wonder which group the names belong to? Just keep on reading: Tanaka, Turnbull, Vargas, 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
June 7, 2019: Buy or Sell?
With more than two months of baseball in the rearview mirror, it’s time to start culling the herd. Who do you own that should be let go? Is there someone on waivers that should be added? There’s no way for us to know who is on a roster or not in your setup, so we’ve 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ray’s Ramblings: A Little Bit Of Everything
David Dahl is on fire while Paul Goldschmidt isn’t. Grandal and Nicky Lopez are going in different directions. Which Marte – Ketel or Starling – is performing better? Is Ohtani ready to take off? Jorge Polanco’s rocket booster is still fully functional. Swanson is finally hitting, while Pence is predictably slowing. On the hill, 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.
The Closer Chart – June 6th, 2019
The 2019 season is underway and, predictably, it’s a disaster. Some teams seem to have no plan at all. Other teams are continually searching for answers to get the last out, either because of poor performance or injury. Very few are the situations that have nary an issue. Each week we will try to get 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ray’s Ramblings: Mound Mavens June 5
Let’s talk arms. Bassitt is slumping. Hill is allowing a ton of homers. Gonzales has hit the skids. Kelly hasn’t performed as well as expected. Lauer has been solid. Have you noticed? Lester is posting some really similar numbers to last season. Lyles is struggling. Who could have predicted that? Martin has been demoted by 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
BURR 2019: Week 11
Bullpen Usage & Reliever Ratings, or BURR, is an idea that Flowers and Mans have been playing around with since the 2017 season. The reason for their focus is simply that bullpens are a more important part of the modern game than ever before. You know what we mean. Whereas at one time starting pitchers threw 220 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ray’s Ramblings: Mound Mavens June 4th
Chirinos provides enough to be of mixed league consideration. Davies is surging, but should you care? German has a couple of rough outings. Is the dream dead? Heaney has been sharp in two outings with the Angels. Kershaw generating outs at a strong level. Lynn better than you think? Matz is an ongoing up/down option. 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.