MLB Seasonal Articles
Ray’s Ramblings: Injuries and Performance
There are, surprisingly, more injuries on the hill with names like deGrom/Fried/Scherzer leading the way. Cease is struggling, will it turn around? Mitch Keller is starring – will that continue? Elias Diaz and Taylor Ward are hot right now. Will it continue? HITTINGMichael Brantley is inching closer to his return to the bigs, while Jose 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 Musings
This Miller kid in Seattle has been something. Is Ortiz in Pittsburgh next up? Wesneski in Chicago is doing some things of late as well. At the bat, Bleday is surging, but should you care? The Cardinals have a new DH, the Braves have a new SS and what is going on with the slow 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 6
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Ray’s Rundown 5/6: Injuries, Callups & FAAB
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray's Rundown 5/6: Injuries, Callups & FAAB In this podcast, Ray Flowers will touch on a variety of topics. First off, what the hell is going on with all the pitching injuries? How does free agency play into all of this with the injury? Would you consider going Team Bullpen in your…
Ray’s Ramblings: Year to Year Improvement
The caveat, it is early, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t start to look at guys performance in 2023 and compare it to how they did in 2022. We will look at a series of measures in the early going to see who has improved. *Through games on May 3rd. EXIT VELOCITY Player2021+/-2022+/-2023+/- Gallo, Joey91.50.389.6-1.996.56.9 Joe, 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: Pitching – Actual vs. Expected
Earned Run Average is ingrained in our understanding of pitching, though it’s not a very good indicator of pitching performance. In this piece we will attempt to look past early season performance and ERA, to drill down a bit more to how guys are actually performing. Data through May 2nd with a minimum of 20-innings 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: Call-Ups On The Hill
Bryce Harper is back. Jacob deGrom, say it with me, is hurt again. Pfaadt is making his debut for the D’backs while Bryce Miller made his for the Mariners. We got a little more clarity on what was going on with Bradley and the Rays too. What did offense look like in the first month 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, May 2nd
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.
2023 – Solds Rankings, May 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.
2023 MLB FAAB Values: Week 5
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Ray’s Ramblings: Walker Demoted, Soto Struggling
Jordan Walker was shockingly demoted to the minors by the Cardinals Wednesday. Have they lost their marbles? Juan Soto has hit like donkey-butt this season. What is going on? Those two stories lead today’s piece, but you know there is more fantasy goodness in here as well. WALKER SURPRISINGLY DEMOTED Being a rookie ain’t easy 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: Expected Pitching Results
Last week we took a look at the expected numbers and batters. This week, let’s take a very early look at how pitchers have performed to date, admitting that it is still really early to be judging guys off 20 innings pitched. Note that the data requires 60 plate appearances faced and is through games 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: Steals & Young Arms
The league is running more this season, and one team in particular is running at an elite rate. On the bump, tons of young arms are in the news including Taj Bradley, Tanner Bibee and Brandon Pfaadt. THE GAME IN 2023 The game hast tons of injuries in the early going and offense look 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 Ramblings: BABIP and More
It’s too early to weigh too heavily BABIP numbers, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be looking to do a little digging into the men who are posting some numbers that hop of the page in the early going. Who is this Logan Allen kid for the Guardians? EARLY BABIP NUMBERS Studies have shown that 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 Prospect Report: Names to Watch
Paul Hickey breaks down who may be next to get the call-up! 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 4
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Ray’s Rundown 4/22: What is Going On?
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray's Rundown 4/22: What is Going On? Oh Max Scherzer. Some talk about “cheating” in baseball. Is the season over for Garrett Mitchell? Jose Abreu stinks. Drew Smyly nearly threw a perfect game? Matt Strahm is dominating fools. Bullpen talk – Cubs, White Sox, Braves. Some thoughts on the waiver-wire – how…
Ray’s Ramblings: Friday Findings
Some thoughts on the suspension for Max Scherzer lead off this piece. Ray then talks about the power outage of Jose Abreu and the tremendous start of Matt Strahm. Way more in here than that too. MAX SCHERZER NEWS Here is what the league had to say about the 10-game suspension for Max Scherzer. Note, 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 Sweeper
We will have a quick talk about the Sweeper and those hurlers who are leaning on the pitch this year before moving into general talk about men on the bump. Yes, that means we will talk about Johan Oviedo. THE SWEEPER The “new” pitch really isn’t a new invention. The sweeper is merely a slider 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: Quality of Contact
It is still early, but not to early to figure out where players are starting to land. In this review, we will talk about guys who are hitting the ball hard, and whether or not that portends future success. QUALITY OF CONTACT *Through games of the 18th. Let’s look at Statcast and quality of contact. 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: Hit It Hard
Today we talk about some batted ball data. It is still very early, but if you are looking at hard hit and barrel rates, what can we discern? After that, a lot of talk about injuries. Guys going to the IL, moving off the IL, dealing with something but avoiding the IL. Yep, there’s lots 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, April 18th
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: This and That
We will start out looking at some year over year batted ball data, before moving on to a couple of potential waiver-wire fellas who are killing it at the moment. Miley and Lopez are off to hot starts, but only one will sustain it. COMPARING LAST YEAR TO THIS… From Baseball Savant, here is league 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
You got questions about youngsters and guys that you’ve been looking at on waivers of late? Well, we touch on some names in this piece like Garrett, Marsh, DeSclafani, Miller, Oviedo and more. Also updates on Grayson with the Orioles and Alek with the Blue Jays. HITTING Matt Baty has been called up by 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.