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Ray’s Ramblings: Yes or No?
Hopefully had had a great time on Labor Day and you’re head is cleared for that final push to fantasy baseball championships in 2023. Here’s a look around the league with some information to help you assess the play moving forward of a variety of players. HITTINGFrancisco Alvarez has had an impressive rookie season, especially 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.
2023 – Solds Rankings, September Update
I’m all about making changes if they move the fantasy game forward. I think an easy way to do that is with reworking how we evaluate relievers. I’ve written repeatedly about Solds, which is saves+holds, and why it should replace the standard outdated saves category that so many leagues still employ. Its time to move 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 9/2: The Waiver-Wire
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 9/2: The Waiver-Wire Ray Flowers talks about the real world waivers in MLB – and the wildness that was/is the Angels and what has happened to the Reds as a result of the moves they were able to make. He will then speak about waivers this week while focusing…
2023 MLB FAAB Values: Week 23
Working the waiver-wire is one of the most important skills a fantasy player needs if they want to hoist the championship trophy at years end. To that end, we will do what we can to help you to navigate the pitfalls and dangers on a weekly basis. It is impossible to craft a list for 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.
8/29 Fantasy Guru Today – Fantasy Baseball Heading Into September
Elite Fantasy Network · 8/29 Fantasy Guru Today - Fantasy Baseball Heading Into September Ray Flowers and Kyle Elfrink discuss a variety of topics. Acuna moves to 20/60 and is one HR from being the first player to ever post a 30/60 season 10 years in, Betts having his 2nd-best year ever? Two bombs from Trea Turner who continues…
Ray’s Ramblings: The Pitching Ranks
Ray Flowers takes a look at men who have toed the rubber the last couple of days and gives his thoughts on their fantasy viability as we get ready for the start of September. *BEFORE ANY OF THAT, A LINK TO A SURPRISE MID-WEEK PODCAST WITH KYLE ELFRINK. Logan Allen was beat around for five 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: Around the Horn on Monday
Guys are coming off the IL – like Albies – and going on it – Matt Chapman. Guys like Betts/Teoscar/Moncada/Rengifo have something in common. What is that? On the hill, talk about bullpens in SF/TEX/FLA highlight a look around the league the last couple of days. HITTING Wilyer Abreu going on the paternity list. Ugh. 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, August 26th: Injuries, Waivers & Bullpens
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 8/26: Injuries, Waivers & Bullpens The sad fate of Shohei Ohtani – Mike Trout –and Stephen Strasburg. Ray will then spend some time dishing on the waiver-wire this weekend. Ray will update recent callups: Noelvi Marte, Masyn Wynn, Nolan Schanuel, Wilyer Abreu. Then, a little talk about youngsters CJ Abrams, Oneil Cruz and Gabriel Moreno. Who should you be considering adding down the…
2023 MLB FAAB Values: Week 22
Working the waiver-wire is one of the most important skills a fantasy player needs if they want to hoist the championship trophy at years end. To that end, we will do what we can to help you to navigate the pitfalls and dangers on a weekly basis. It is impossible to craft a list for 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: Bats, Pens & Ohtani
Shohei Ohtani is done pitching for 2023. What does that mean for him moving forward? Plus, what the heck can be done about all the elbow injuries that hurlers are dealing with? Morton/Sale/Thompson for some starter talk. We then move to bullpens where it is meltdown city as closers across the land are starting to 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: Mostly Youngster Talk
There are a few players in this piece whose age is getting up there, but the majority of the players discussed have yet to hit their 25th bday. Some of the youngsters are making history, some struggling and one big time youngster with the Pirates is in real trouble it seems. HITTING CJ Abrams 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.
8/22 Fantasy Guru Today – Everything Baseball
Kyle Elfrink & Rob Povia dive into everything baseball on Fantasy Guru Today! Elite Fantasy Network · 8/22 Fantasy Guru Today – Everything Baseball 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 – Gaming Monthly Top picks, tools, futures insights, and 24/7 access to the betting Discord. $59.99 VIP Memberships – DFS Monthly Daily projections, cheat sheets, rankings, optimizer, and full Discord access. $59.99 MVP Pass – Monthly $59.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (Daily) $269.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ray’s Ramblings: A Call-Up & Other Stuff
We start off today’s report looking at the callup of an outfielder in Detroit (Meadows) and potentially a move in the outfield in San Diego. Some hot hitters of late are also discussed, before we move on to pitching. There’s some talk about elbow issues and the fact that the injury numbers are rising, before 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: Working the Wire
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 8/18: Working the Wire Ray Flowers dives into the waiver-wire on this edition of the podcast. He spends a good deal of time breaking down two huge callups – STL SS Masyn Wynn and LAA 1B Nolan Schanuel. What is their outlook the rest of 2023 as well as their…
2023 MLB FAAB Values: Week 21
Working the waiver-wire is one of the most important skills a fantasy player needs if they want to hoist the championship trophy at years end. To that end, we will do what we can to help you to navigate the pitfalls and dangers on a weekly basis. It is impossible to craft a list for 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: Around the Diamond
This Friday we talk about the outlook of a host of players who may, or may not, be rostered in your fantasy baseball league. There is also a good deal of discussion revolving around outfielders. On the hill, a couple of names who you might consider adding this weekend as well as a look at 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.
2023: The Closer Grid, August 17th
I believe all fantasy baseball leagues should move on to Solds (saves + holds). I know most don’t buy that line of thought, though for the life of me, I cannot understand the reluctance to go in this direction (I even went as far as suggesting it might be wise to use Team Bullpens at one point). Regardless, we 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: What We Know
What do we know? Well, it depends who you ask, and who we are talking about, so maybe the title of this piece was a bit misleading? What I do know for sure is that there are always intriguing storylines to discuss in the world of baseball, and I fully intend to dive in too 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: Fellas On The Hill
You have a few moments for an update on pitchers in fantasy baseball? Of course you do. Here are some quick hitting thoughts on some of the arms that are in the news. Alex Faedo held the Twins to one hit and one walk over five scoreless innings. Though his ERA is 5.16 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 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: Recent xwOBA Performance
In this piece we will look at the past couple of weeks for offensive performers. Which players have seen their batted ball data suggest that their performance of late has improved? We will take a look at his topic through the lens of weighted on base average. WHAT IS WOBA? wOBA is based around an older 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: Times Are a Changing
Changes are occurring on the infield in Atlanta and Tampa. The Twins activated one of the top youngsters in baseball while the D’Backs demoted an outfielder that was a fantasy league winner in the second half last season. On the hill, there is news to discuss from a struggling youngster in Boston to a surging 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: Monday Thoughts
Ray Flowers highlights a few catchers who are surging offensively. There is then talk about a recently promoted outfielder who could help your fantasy squad as well as some talk about the health of guys like Albies and S. Marte. On the pitching front, health updates on a bunch of arms as well as 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 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 8/12: Rookies & Hurler Workloads
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 8/12: Rookies & Hurler Workloads Ray Flowers talked about rookies this week in his August update of the first year players. In this podcast he will discuss the plight of the youngsters in more detail (here is a link to the article). He will also discuss a series of hurlers…
2023 MLB FAAB Values: Week 20
Working the waiver-wire is one of the most important skills a fantasy player needs if they want to hoist the championship trophy at years end. To that end, we will do what we can to help you to navigate the pitfalls and dangers on a weekly basis. It is impossible to craft a list for 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.