MLB Seasonal Articles
Ray’s Ramblings: Hurlers, April 20th
There is always baseball to talk about. One of the beauties of the game is six months of unending storylines. In this piece we will tackle the hot start of Paul Blackburn and the struggles of Buehler/Cole as the highlights of our look at the mound. Joan Adon held the D’backs scoreless over 6.1 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: April 19th, Leaguewide Arms
Ray will take a look at how the league is performing early on this season. Then, he will look at rotation changes, demotions, struggling hurlers and a guy or two who are actually doing well in the early going. LEAGUE WIDE NUMBERS To date, here is how the league has performed in a variety 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 19th, Hitting Talk
There is always so much to talk about. Looking at the corner, names like Belt, Bohm, Lowe are touched on. In the outfield, what is going on with Kwan, Meadows, Robles, Julio Rodriguez and more. Ronald Acuna is targeting May 6th for a return to game action with the Braves. His last 155 games, Brandon 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 3
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, April 18th
We will start this look at pitching by highlighting four youngsters who are in the news and making waves – Ashby, Gore, Strider, Wright. There’s further talk about some hurlers who are dealing with injuries and what rotations will look like for a few teams in the short-term. THE YOUNGSTERS Aaron Ashby allowed one run 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 18th, Monday Musings
It is early… but let’s look anyway, because that is what we do. Guys with some wonkiness in the early going include Arozarena, Mullins, Mondesi and Swanson. Tatis making news for doing something dumb isn’t close to ideal. On the plus side we’ve got news on Arraez, Ozuna, Chisholm, Rizzo, Owen Miller and more. Randy 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 4/18: Monday Morning
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 4/18: Monday Morning Ray Flowers opens up the news page and talks about some of the storylines that you need to know about. Buxton, Trout, Acuna, Chavis, Heaney, Houck, Sonny Gray, Ryu, Rays pitching, Taylor Rogers/Jordan Romano (Thirty is 1.16. Twenty is 0.77. Fifteen is 0.58.), Sims, Cortes, Matt 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 2
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 4/16: It’s Still Early
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 4/16: It’s Still Early A brief discussion of sample size and its importance. Is it too early to make moves? What should you be consider doing, and not doing, at this early point in the season? Talk about Cobb, Luzardo, Joe – who are they and should you be counting on 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 2
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 is honestly unprepared for this. The Padres 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: Friday, April 15th
We’ve got health updates for hurlers like Castillo and Clevinger. There’s a Mariners’ arm that is impressing. Speaking of looking good, that’s what Luis Severino did Thursday. What about outlooks for youngsters Josiah Gray, Shane McClanahan and Casey Mize? What is up with Robbie Ray? What is going on with Conforto and how about those 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 14th, Hitting
There are some big-name outfielders who are a bit beat up. It sounds like Eloy Jimenez will be alright, but reports are suggesting that the Jays will be without their slugger, Teoscar Hernandez, for a while. Who might the Jays turn to in his absence? Ray also takes a look around some of the way 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 14th, Pitching
Ray Flowers has a lot to say about the Dodgers’ decision to pull Clayton Kershaw from a perfect game and the implications it brings to the fantasy game. He then touches on solid starters on the bump like Heaney and Kelly to see what he sees. Oh, and he has something to say about Gerrit 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 2
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: April 13th
Per usual, we have players headed to the. What does that mean for the Padres’ pitching staff and the Twins’ outfield? We have a youngster surging on the bump (Brash) and a veteran who has lost his oomph (Bieber). How did Zack Wheeler look in his first outing? Plus, lots of hitting notes. THE 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 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.
Player Profiles: Cobb, Joe, Luzardo
A good week, heck it has not even been a week of games, and people are ready to start blowing up their fantasy squad. Every pitcher with a good five innings… every batter with a strong 20 plate appearances… many folks seem to think that an offseason spent analyzing and ranking players should be thrown 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 Sample Size Game
You need talent. You need opportunity. You need a sample size. All three of those factors help to answer the question of – How do we view guys who start quickly or slowly in the month of April? In what follows, I will relay the work of some smart people who attempt to answer 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: Surging & Struggling Batters
Alec Bohm is struggling while Andrew Benintendi is surging. Who is striking out and who is making contact? There are names that might surprise you (both ways). There’s some batting order talk as well with a guy taking over at the top of his lineup while another guy might be losing his grip 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: Saves, Injuries, Hot Starts
Bullpens have been, predictably, messy. Do names like Blackburn and Manning deserve your attention? Updates on the health of guys like Flaherty, Giolito and Patino. Why do teams continue to embarrass the game by letting players pitch? DAY BY DAY SAVES Here are the saves, per day, starting with April 7th. Bold denotes a known/expected 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 11th, Pitching
Pitchers aren’t going deep into games to start the year, and it isn’t surprising. Some guys didn’t have their velocity in their first outing. Some guys are hurt already. A rookie was throwing 100 mph for the Reds. There’s a lot to dig into on the hill just days into the 2022 fantasy baseball season. 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 11th, Hitting
Though we are less than one week into the 2022 Fantasy Baseball season, there is panic in some streets and hysteria in others. To help quell some of that, we will spend a bit of time talking sample size before we dive in to some of the early storylines that are taking shape, like 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.
2022 MLB FAAB Values: Week 1
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 4/9: Opening Week 2022
Elite Fantasy Network · 4/9: Ray's Rundown: Opening Week 2022 So much to discuss after two days. I don’t like PitchCom. Every closer spot in baseball is in flux. Kinda No contract extensions for Devers/Judge. Crawford (5-$51). Jo Adell brutal start. Alejandro Kirk hitting 6th at DH. Julio Rodriguez/Josh Lowe/Spencer Torkelson hit 7th. Matt Duffy 4th LAA, Gio…
Ray’s Ramblings: Opening Day, Pitching
Day one of the 2022 fantasy baseball season had some gems tossed on the hill as well as some duds. Pretty much like every day is gonna play out this season. We highlight some of those results starting off with a potential fantasy star who had a disturbing outing. Shane Bieber might have a problem. 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.