MLB Seasonal Articles
Ray’s Ramblings – Alonso, Meadows, Stripling, Urias
The Mets, unexpectedly, chose to break camp with Peter Alonso on the team. What should be expected of the slugger in his rookie season? Austin Meadows is batting leadoff for the Rays, and he has the skills that should entice in the fantasy game. The Dodgers are all kinds of messy in their rotation, so 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.
2019 SiriusXM Host League
My last draft of the season is this one, a 12-team mixed league held with the other hosts from SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio (Sirius 210, XM87). After a long an arduous draft season, this will be my sixth draft of a league in which I will play it out (that’s a good number of leagues 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.
BURR: Bullpen Usage And Reliever Ratings
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 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: My Draft Portfolio
There is only one thing better than fantasy baseball draft season. The actual games – and even that’s debatable with just how much fun draft season is! Well, we are right on the precipice of Opening Day, and I hope we helped you properly prepare for your drafts. I just flew back from NFBC weekend 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: Adam Frazier
I don’t know about you, but over the past few years I’ve often found myself targeting Adam Frazier as a pick up in season when injury strikes. He never does much to get excited about, but he’s always been a useful substitute piece once players start visiting the doctor’s office with regularity. This season he 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: Caleb Smith
Caleb Smith was rolling last season racking up a punchout an inning. Than an injury happened, one that required him to miss half the season and undergo surgery. Given that he’s not an elite level prospect, that last season was cut short, and that he pitches for the Marlins, there isn’t much hype around 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.
Draft Pockets
Anyone can read an ADP list, even though most folks don’t use those correctly (How to Use ADP Properly). Nuance though, like as reading the draft room, is likely even more important than the same old list. That said, there’s still another way to use an ADP list to your advantage that was listed in 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 NFBC Main Event
Sin City. Booze. Blackjack. Shows. Lap dances. The date – March 23rd, 2019. The reason for traveling to Vegas, the third weekend out of four that I’ve been on the road in March (LABR and Tout Wars were the others), was to participate in Main Event of The NFBC for the Beat Ray Flowers Challenge. 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.
2018 Splits: NL Pitchers
Which guys are good against lefties? Which batters struggle against soft tossers? Conversely, which arms struggle at home or dominate hitters with swing and miss tendencies? In what can be a maddening game of chasing numbers down a rabbit hole, it’s nice to have someone hold your hand and guide you through the maze, 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: Justus Sheffield
One of my favorite, late round dart throws on the board this season is Justus Sheffield (see my LABR and Tout Wars teams where he ended up on my squads). Sheffield was recently demoted to the minors by the Mariners, but that doesn’t dampen his prospects this season, at least in my eyes, as I 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: Pablo Lopez
Prior to last season, Pablo Lopez has never thrown a pitch above Single-A, yet in June he was in The Show. He made 10 starts before his shoulder was barking enough to get him sent to the sidelines. Three months ago, no one was talking about Lopez. If we judge his current level of interest 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: Matt Strahm
Matt Strahm is 27 years old and has all 118 innings as a big-league pitcher. Still, he throws four pitches, misses an awful lot of bats, and limits the walks to the point that they should never preclude him from having success. It seems like the Padres will utilize him out of the rotation 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Divisions and Arms
Jeff Mans has a big ego, and a loud voice. Therefore, I do whatever I can to minimize his importance when at all possible. However, in this instance he deserves full credit. The basis of this article is the work that Jeff Mans put together to share with his audience on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio 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: Draft Slot Strategies
Here we goooo! With the regular season just around the corner, most of us are in heavy draft mode. Some of us who play NFBC (and even many folks who play elsewhere – Fantrax, RT, ESPN, CBS, etc.) usually find out our draft spots well ahead of the actual draft. Whether you’re in a 10, 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.
DFS Showdown: Mariners vs Athletics in Japan
The MLB regular season kicks off with a two-game showdown in Japan before heading back to the our land of the free and brave next week for Opening Day. These two games feature the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics. First pitch is thrown at odd times for us, but it will be 5:35am EST 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.
AAF Rankings: Week 7
Here are my Rankings for AAF Week 7: QUARTERBACKS # Player Name Team 1 Garrett Gilbert Orlando 2 Josh Woodrum Salt Lake 3 John Wolford Arizona 4 Mike Bercovici San Diego 5 Luis Perez Birmingham 6 Aaron Murray Atlanta 7 Zach Mettenberger Memphis 8 Logan Woodside San Antonio 9 Keith Price Birmingham 10 Marquise Williams 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.
Battle of the Experts – Shane Bieber
Ray Flowers and Vlad Sedler take counter positions on a single player, one for, one against. Which one of our experts do you agree with? Does either strike a knockout blow? Is there a TKO? Is there a need for another round? Two or our best analysts give their thoughts on a player for 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.
Battle of the Experts – Starling Marte
Ray Flowers and Vlad Sedler take counter positions on a single player, one for, one against. Which one of our experts do you agree with? Does either strike a knockout blow? Is there a TKO? Is there a need for another round? Two or our best analysts give their thoughts on a player for 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.
2019 Player Profile: Sean Newcomb
The Braves sure seem to have a never-ending supply of power arms to turn to in the rotation. It also seems like all of those arms are 25 years of age or much younger. Sean Newcomb will turn 26 in June, but he is still one of those young arms the club hopes to build 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.
Managing FAAB: Free Agent Acquisition Budget
The majority of fantasy baseball leagues have thankfully joined modern times where picking up free agents is no longer a first-come, first-serve experience. For those who still employee this format, please consider running a league vote to switch to FAAB. No matter how you pronounce it, FAAB stands for Free Agent Acquisition Budget 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
2019 Player Profile: Jonathan Villar
Jonathan Villar is a somewhat limited hitter and a somewhat undisciplined runner on the base paths. That said, he figures to play daily for the Orioles, he is likely to continue to run no matter what the results are, and he qualifies up the middle in the infield. When talking fantasy baseball in 2019, that’s 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.
DraftCheat’s Pitchers to Target: Jon Gray
In this series I’ll be taking an in-depth look at pitchers I’m targeting in 2019 drafts. Some will be studs who I think are still undervalued, others will be pitchers who have finished mid-pack but are breakout candidates. Some will be genuine sleepers you can get in the last few rounds of your drafts. ADP: 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 Mixed Tout Wars Auction
A cross county trip for Tout Wars is always one of the highlights of the month of March. The draft at least. Am I the only one who detests children flying on planes? At least babies? My red eye was a trip from hell as a one year old behind me screamed the entire time 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.
2018 Splits: AL Pitchers
Which guys are good against lefties? Which batters struggle against soft tossers? Conversely, which arms struggle at home or dominate hitters with swing and miss tendencies? In what can be a maddening game of chasing numbers down a rabbit hole, it’s nice to have someone hold your hand and guide you through the maze, 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.