MLB Seasonal Articles
2023: The Closer Grid, June 22nd
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’s Happening?
On the offensive side of things, we will look at players who are contributing in the steals column. Are they doing enough with their bats to stand out? On the hill names like Detmers, Kikuchi, Strider, Stroman, Suarez, Verlander and Lorenzen are discussed. HITTING Andrew Benintendi has 17 homers in 2021. He has six homers 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: Undervalued Fantasy Performers
This article will not use the term “sleeper” except in this sentence. Why? There really aren’t many “S” type players anymore with the plethora of data available for us to review. I prefer to think of this type of player as an undervalued/overlooked asset. So, which players aren’t generating much hype right now but might, 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: Hurlers Up & Down
This article is laser focused on pitchers and their recent performance. Which names that started over the weekend are worthy of a roster spot? Where do names like Bibee, Bassitt, M. Keller, Lynn and Severino deserve to be in your individual rankings? Conversely, which guys that are struggling should be let go? Also, a quick 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: The Catcher’s Spot
It’s time to talk about the tools of ignorance. This piece will focus on the catcher’s position and some of the names you are counting on, or potentially could be looking at if you are in need of a boost at the spot. I would assume most if not all of these guys are rostered 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 MLB FAAB Values: Week 12
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Ray’s Rundown 6/17: Talking MLB Rookies
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 6/17: Talking MLB Rookies It’s that time – to talk about rookies in MLB. Ray Flowers spends some time talking about some of the young fellas across the lands on offense including Reds’ youngsters (Steer, EDLC, CES, McClain, Benson), Luis Matos, Casey Schmitt, James Outman, Ezequiel Tovar, Matt Baty, Josh…
Ray’s Ramblings: Friday Fantasy Talk
Per usual, there is much to discuss across the fantasy baseball landscape. There’s talk in here of youngsters like Baty, Benson, Encarnacion-Strand, Luis Matos and more. Is Willson Contreras broken? We tackle that question too. We will sprinkle in some health updates for Mondesi/Story with the Red Sox. Who is the outfielder with a .413 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: Batters & The Home Run
Yesterday I wrote about HR/FB ratio in terms of hurlers, so today I thought I would hit on the batter’s version of this. Unlike pitchers who have little control, batters tend to have more direct control over their HR/FB ratio. This is not to say total control, but definitely more. Here are some general rules 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: Pitchers & The Home Run
Let’s talk about the home run and the hurler. What should your expectations be when it comes to the men who throw the ball toward the plate. PITCHING – AND THE HOME RUN There has been an awful lot of complaining about pitchers allowing homers the past couple of weeks, so I thought I would 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: Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Talk
Today we will take a look around the starting pitcher ranks. Is Alcantara close to regaining his form? Should we be worried about what we’ve seen of late from Gallen and Elder? Are there any signs of concern with McClanahan and Snell? Sears and Clarke, those are to AL hurlers who are in a nice 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: I’m Slumping
There are always players who are hot and cold. Sometimes, guys start out incredibly well and then we end up ignoring when the slide starts to happen. Then, we realize what’s up, start to worry a lot, and then wonder it is time to do something drastic. We will discuss a host of players who 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 6/10: Injuries and Success
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 6/10: Injuries and Success Welcome to this week’s fantasy baseball podcast. Before diving into talk about the game the last week, Ray Flowers talks about his new YouTube Channel. HITTING: Elly De La Cruz is breaking baseball - what will he cost in waivers this weekend? Luis Arraez is 6th in OPS... with one homer. Yankees…
2023 MLB FAAB Values: Week 11
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Ray’s Ramblings: Parks and Total Bases
Jeff Mans and I were talking the other day. We obviously have Park Factors, you will find them below, but this piece takes a slightly different take on the ballpark scenario. In this piece, we will focus on the total bases produced at each ballpark in 2023. We will also breakdown those total bases numbers 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: Friday Funday
In this article, we’re talking pitching and hitting and what that means in fantasy baseball. Which of the following offensive names are trending upward or downward: Bryan De La Cruz, Willson Contreras, McCarthy, Noda and Jesus/Gary Sanchez? There are other hitters listed below if you keep reading. On the bump we will discuss Flaherty, Kirby, 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, June 8th
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: Digging Into Pitching
We’re a bit past the third way mark of the season, meaning we are starting to really come into a zone where we can assess pitcher performance. Today, we will do just that talking about out of nowhere guys like Dunning, Eflin and Keller (along with others). There’s a bit in here toward the end 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: Pitchers & K-BB-GB
There is no single measure to determine the success of a pitcher. It’s not strikeouts, walks, grounders, WAR etc. There’s just more to it than that. Still, I wrote about strikes outs and walks recently, and the importance of the means of K-BB%. In the preseason I wrote about the Triangle of Pitching – walks, 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: Run Production
Ray Flowers talks about the players that are producing the most runs in the early going. Which men are having success in the RBI and runs scored columns? After that discussion of offense, Ray switches over to pitching. What is going on with deGrom? Who of France, Mikolas, Singer, Suarez and Wells has staying power? 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: Who Am I Really?
Tim Anderson is struggling a bit. Why is that? Talking some infield after that with names like Arraez, Baty, Belt, Bregman, Castro, Mateo, Volpe and others highlighting the discussion. For those of you looking for some hurler news, we got some talk in here about Bryce Miller and Mike Soroka. TIM ANDERSON – AND 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.
2023 MLB FAAB Values: Week 10
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Ray’s Ramblings: Friday Follies
It’s Friday, and we have a lot to review. We’re talking about a few guys on offense who qualify at multiple spots, a few guys who have forgotten how to hit, and an overlooked option at first base. On the hill, there are some notes about guys whose roles could be changing, as well as 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 6/2: Rankings, Rankings, Rankings
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 6/2: Rankings, Rankings, Rankings The first of every month, Ray Flowers updates the rankings for every position for the rest of the season. In this podcast, Ray talks about the process he went through in the June 1st update. Why did he rank this guy ahead of that guy? What skills/talents/roles were…