MLB Seasonal Articles
Ray’s Ramblings: The Start of May
We will spend some time in this piece talking barrels, guys dealing with injury, guys coming back from injury and batting order changes. With Miguel Sano on the IL with a knee issue, looks like the Twins have a new first baseman (Alex Kirilloff also being out open up first). Luis Arráez, who never played 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.
2022 MLB Rankings Update: May
The first of every month, all throughout the regular season, Ray Flowers will completely update the 2022 fantasy baseball rankings for each position. Ray surveys the data and comes up with his rankings for the rest of the 2022 regular season taking into account injuries, playing time and performance to date. The update for May 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.
2022 MLB FAAB Values: Week 4
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 Rundown 4/30: Returns, Rookies and Health
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 4/30: Returns, Rookies and Health Ronald Acuna is back. Trevor Bauer suspended 324 games – two years. A review of the top rookies in the month of April (Gore, Ashby, Lowe, Greene, Brash, Bart, Torkelson, Isnel, Witt). Injury updates – Cobb/Pederson. Starting Pitchers – Bradish, Cueto, Lynch, Stripling, Yarbrough, 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: Young and Old
Is it time to unleash sheer panic with guys like Cruz and Merrifield? Is it time to change up our usage of starting pitchers in a substantial way? Stripling, Wacha and Blackburn are getting it done at the moment. Who is the newest Oriole, this Kyle Bradish kid? WHAT ABOUT A 3-MAN ROTATION? We used 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.
2022 Rookie Review – Week 4
Each week we will take a look at the first-year players in fantasy baseball. Which of the rookies looks good, which is struggling and which appear to be on the cusp of getting a shot to show their skills at the big-league level? C.J. Abrams has a .469 OPS with a .226 wOBA and 48 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: A Little This & That
Today, we’ve got returns of guys like Acuna, and the loss of guys like Mondesi. We have guys who are struggling to hit and those that are in the grove. We have updates on rotations and the health of pitchers. What to make of Sandoval and Paddack too. HITTERS As often happens, teams set up 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: Hitters on April 27th
We’ve got some veterans struggling on both sides of the ball right now. Should there be any concern with folks like Anderson, Turner and Myers? What should we be making of Benintendi and Wendle? Tim Anderson has gone .288-2-6-6-3 through 13 games, but the number that stands out is… seven. MLB-leading 20th error on 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.
Ray’s Ramblings: Pitching Review, April 27th
The baseball itself continues to be an issue. Berrios/Ray are working on living up to expectations. Buehler finally did. Rodon continues to. What about guys like Dunning, Irvin, Kelly and Valdez? Chris Bassitt thinks the baseball is the issue. Not the game, but the actual baseball. He had some pretty harsh words for MLB. Mets 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.
2022 Player Profile: Daniel Lynch
Daniel Lynch is likely to have a pretty darn good career. He’s got pedigree, talent, and a bright future. Do those data points mean that, after a second strong start in a row, that he should be rostered in all fantasy baseball leagues? LYNCH LOOKS GREAT? Last season Daniel Lynch was awful. The early returns 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.
2022: The Closer Grid, Week 4
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 that direction. For some reason everyone just loves to chase saves, even though we all know that to some extent 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 Changes & Updates
What is going on with big league rosters and the new changes for May? How close is deGrom to a return? What about Flaherty? Can guys like Gibson and Mikolas maintain their strong starts? What did Kyle Wright do to change his outlook? This and more. RULE CHANGES… MLB teams are supposed to have 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: Humidors & Taylor Ward
What is going on with the lack of early offense this season? Looks like the humidor is to blame for a good deal of it. Taylor Ward is suddenly hot in the fantasy game. Who is he? Then, we’ve got batting order talk, injury discussion and some interesting offensive tidbits. BATTED BALL DISTANCE Eno Sarris 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: Hitting on April 25th
As we start the final week of April, there are so many storylines. Guys playing over their heads and underwater are great places to finish off the first month of any campaign, so let’s take a look at some guys who you need to know about. Luis Arraez qualifies at second third and in 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.
Ray’s Ramblings: Monday, April 25th Hurlers
Let’s talk youngsters who are surging on the hill. Some are starting, some are working out of the bullpen. Of course, there are others who are struggling to find their footing, and a few are in here too. Then there is Gerrit Cole and what he did Sunday. We couldn’t do a writeup and leave 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 4/25: Injuries, Success & Sample Size
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 4/25: Injuries, Success & Sample Size Ray breaks down some of the FAAB results from the weekend. He discusses horrible umpiring and what the means for a guy like Eric Lauer. Some discussion is had about injured hurlers – Hendriks, Castillo, Yarbrough, Manning, Mize – and then a tip 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.
2022 MLB FAAB Values: Week 3
By Ray Flowers 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 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 4/22: April 2022
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 4/22: April 2022 Early season baseball – weather, pitching changes and no scoring. Ronald Acuna update. Trevor Story leadoff. Bryce Harper update. Austin Slater stepping up? Brendan Rodgers is not Teoscar Hernandez update. Mike Trout Update. Stephen Strasburg update. Franmil Reyes buy low time closing? Rookie reviews – discussion on Greene/Lodolo, 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.
2022 Rookie Review – Week 3
On a reoccurring basis we will take a look at the first-year players in fantasy baseball. Which of the rookies looks good, which is struggling and which appear to be on the cusp of getting a shot to show their skills at the big-league level? C.J. Abrams hasn’t hit for the Padres. Thirty-five plate appearances 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, April 22nd
Bieber and Romano have been effective, but are there concerns? What about with DeSclafani, Greinke and Plesac? On offense, Nelson Cruz is struggling and so is Franmil Reyes. Which has a better short-term outlook? THINGS A CHANGING FOR BIEBER Shane Bieber has a 2.25 ERA, a 0.69 WHIP and 16 punchouts in six innings. All 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: Looking at League Averages
We’re two weeks in, but we can still pull back and look at early season performance with a broad angle lens. To date, we’ve got humidors everywhere, wonky weather, pitchers on pitch counts, a “new” baseball etc. There’s a lot to unpack, and as more data comes in we will start to assign blame, but 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 21st, The Bats
Batting order changes. Guys failing to hit the baseball. Guys who, on the surface look great, but maybe aren’t? Guys who, on the surface stinks, but maybe don’t? Aristides Aquino, simply put, is not good at hitting the baseball. Oh he blasts it when he makes contact, but he just cant hit it. He had 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, April 21st
Ray Flowers talks about rotation changes and pitcher velocity as everyone is seemingly throwing harder. Ray then dives in to the success of guys like Gonsolin, Mikolas, McKenzie and Gore. Are the Astros looking at making a move with their rotation? What are the Braves doing with theirs? VELOCITY – UP AND UP Velocity 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.
Ray’s Ramblings: The Bats, April 20th
There are plenty of wonky numbers in the early going, including far too high, and far too low, BABIP numbers. A bevvy of hitters are also hitting way too many balls into the ground. There is also talk about the Phils/Royals batting order changes. There’s other stuff too. 4: The number of men with an 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.