MLB Seasonal Articles
Injury/Playing Time Report – Week 6
Every time you look up, it seems likely someone is being removed from a game with some sort of physical malady. As Jeff Mans pointed out in this tweet, the DL was used nearly 700 times last season, and we sure seem on our way to another obnoxiously huge number in 2019. Ray reviews some 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: Reversing Drop Mistakes
We all make mistakes in life. Heaven knows I’ve made some whoopers in my lifetime. As they say, s- -t happens. Same time though, and I’m about to get deep folks so sit down and get ready for it, we’ve become soft. We consistently make excuses, which are consistently accepted at a far too frequent 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 6
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.
The Closer Chart – May 2nd, 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.
From the Gut – April Review
NOTE: Some talk about Schebler below. This was written before Nick Senzel was going to be called up. Clearly this affects Schebler’s playing time drastically. An absolutely bonkers first month filled with the usual, annual surprises. Homers are being hit at record paces, aces are getting thrashed in a fashion that appears more frequent than 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: Senzel, Syndergaard, Mize, Verdugo
The Rankings have been updated! Find a link inside to access the May 1st update that includes more than 600 players ranked for the rest of the 2019 season. Nick Senzel is apparently on the precipice of being called up by the Reds. Will Casey Mize of the Tigers be far behind? What’s wrong with 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 6
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.
2019 Player Profile: Canning & Quantrill
Usually Player Profiles are one person affairs. This time, I’m changing things up. With two of the better young, right-handed, California centered arms in baseball looking at making their debuts, and because I’m hard at work updating the rankings for their May 1st update, I’m just gonna put Griffin Canning and Cal Quantrill together. GRIFFIN 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 – 04/27
(1) Nationals call up Carter Kieboom. Blue Jays call up Vlad Guerrero. The nature of minor league call ups. (2) How to determine if it’s a breakout or if the player is due to become a bust? How to Analyze a Hitter and Pitcher. (3) The waiver-wire hitters (Aguilar, Eduardo Escobar, Fletcher, Jose Martinez, Renato 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 6
SUNDAY UPDATE: Everybody is probably trying to figure out saves and save opps. When bidding, just don’t forget one thing: it’s only late April and these carousels will continue to turn on so many teams. Many teams are wisely using their best relivers as ace situational guys (ARI – Bradley, TB – Alvarado, LAA – 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.
Injury/Playing Time Report – Week 5
Every time you look up, it seems likely someone is being removed from a game with some sort of physical malady. As Jeff Mans pointed out in this tweet, the DL was used nearly 700 times last season, and we sure seem on our way to another obnoxiously huge number in 2019. Ray reviews some 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, April 26th
Alcantara has the heat, but not the strikeouts. Buehler’s arm appears to be fine, but the results have been spotty. Greinke started slowly, but he’s rolling now. Kelly hasn’t been bad, but he hasn’t stood out. The Angels’ Pena hasn’t been bad, but he too hasn’t stood out. Roark is pitching decently enough, ditto Velasquez. 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: Carter Kieboom
Last year it was Juan Soto of the Nationals who set the world of fantasy baseball on fire. Will this year’s version be 21 year old shortstop Carter Kieboom of the Nationals who is set to make his big-league debut with the club Friday? 21 years old Bats/Throws: Right/Right Height/Weight: 6’1”, 205 lbs Position: 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: April 25, Hitters & Pitchers
Ray talks about the burgeoning young star of the Astros – Yordan Alvarez. He also touches on the Cardinals’ outfield logjam, the lost swing of Bradley, the return of Murphy to the Rockies and what the Reds and Rockies are doing in the outfield. On the hill, Brett Anderson is hurt again. Gio Gonzalez 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
The Closer Chart – April 25, 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: The Home Run, April 25, 2019
The ball is flying out of ballparks near you at an alarming rate if you’re a starting pitcher. If you’re a fan of the game you likely don’t mind too much, as it’s been my experience that most folks enjoy and 8-7 game way more than a 2-1 pitching duel. Whether the ball is juiced 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 – A Weekly Game
Earlier this week I made a statement on Twitter about people asking who’s better rest-of-season between Player X and Player Y when making add/drop decisions. It’s the type of question many fantasy analysts get constantly throughout the fantasy season. My tweet wasn’t an attempt to punt such questions for folks looking to make ideal roster 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: Arm Review & Winker
Sale looked better. Not great, but better. Foltynewicz and C-Mart are closing in on a return to the bigs. Arrieta looks good on the surface, but… Bassitt looked sharp for the A’s. Godley is trying to find his curveball. Happ has turned things around a bit of late. Brad Keller and his suspension. Minor has 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 5
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: Gregory Polanco & Arms
We had all kinds of worries about Gregory Polanco missing a good deal of the first half of the season. He returned months ahead of what we thought might be the case, so now we’re left to decide just who he will be in 2019. Moving to the hill, Ray will discuss Anderson/Freeland of 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.
Prospect Watch 2019: Week 5
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.
Ray’s Ramblings: Hitting The Baseball Hard
It’s been less than a month of Major League action, so we need to be cautious in believing that there’s a breakout coming because a guy has had a few strong weeks, or that a player is doomed to mediocrity based on a sluggish start to the campaign. One way we can attempt to work 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: Trade’s & Veto’s
To Veto, or not to Veto, that is the question. Do you veto trades in your league? Should you veto trades in your league? Does it matter what type of league you are in before you answer? If a veto is allowed, should it be done by the commissioner or a by a league vote? 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: FAAB Run Week 5
Vlad Sedler writes a great FAAB article every weekend helping you to gauge the market and how much of your cash you should be dropping on Player A or B. Every Monday, or at least most of them, Ray Flowers tries to follow up Vlad’s advice with a review of how folks spent their free 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.