MLB Seasonal Articles
2022 Player Profile: Ryan McMahon
I’ve had a love hate relationship with Ryan McMahon for years. It really has been mostly hate. I got nothing against the guy, but I’ve just felt that folks have been far too enticed by his prospects each season. Has anything changed heading into the 2022 season? 27 years old Bats/Throws: Left/Right Height/Weight: 6’2”, 215 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.
2021 Review: wOBA
There are a lot of terms to familiarize yourself when it comes to baseball players. Some of the names and what they represent can be pushed to the old backburner, but some of them should be addressed head on because of what they represent. This article will discuss one of those measures that you should 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.
2021: Expected ERA Review
Earned Run Average (ERA) is a notoriously poor way to assess how a pitcher performed. Over the years, we’ve realized this to be true, and we’ve worked to find ways that we may be able to point our analysis more directly at the performance of the pitcher. In this piece we will attempt to do 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 2/28: 2022 LABR Mixed League Review
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray's Rundown 2/28: 2022 LABR Mixed League Review Ray Flowers participated in a 15-team mixed league last week for the League of Alternative Baseball Reality (LABR). He already posted his diary of the draft, written in real-time, with the results. However, he did something in the draft that he never, ever does. What…
2021 Review: Batted Ball Matrix
A while back I bogarted, another term for borrowed (i.e. stole), a term from the Transformers, and more specifically the Autobots, when I debuted my Matrix of Leadership for Hitters and Pitchers. In this piece, we will play off that idea, this time focusing not on 10 offensive categories but on only Statcast data and 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 2/27: What is the Perfect Draft?
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 2/27: What is the Perfect Draft? Is there such a thing? Assuming you realize there isn’t anything that is perfect, what tips can we share to get close? First off, understanding your league rules and the software involved is a must. Second, you have to understand the player pool 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.
2021 Review: Exit Velocity
Hitting the ball hard is the key to lasting success as an offensive player. Sometimes a guy hits em where they ain’t, but the ideal batter is one that consistently hits the baseball hard. In this review, we will take a look at which batters did just that last season as well as focusing 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.
Ray’s Rundown 2/26: Tips for Auction Drafting
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 2/26: Tips for Auction Drafting Auction drafting is fast-paced, fun, and more than anything else, allows you to more directly control the shape that your team takes. Ray Flowers will help those of you who have never done an auction before as well as hopefully share some insights 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.
2021 Review: Barrel Rates
Hitting the baseball hard is ideal for an offensive performer. Not all hard-hit balls are the same though as they can be hit on the ground or in the air, so if we move to the next level we end up with a more directly focused type of batted ball – the barrel. WHAT 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.
2022 Player Profile: Logan Webb
At no point was Logan Webb thought of as a potential star. Then something happened. In the second half last season, and then in to the playoffs, he pitched like his goal was to be the Giants’ ace. So here we are, heading into the 2022 campaign with a ton of hype for the sinker 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 2/25: League Only- Tips to Win
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray's Rundown 2/25: League Only- Tips to Win What are some of the differences between playing in a mixed league and an NL or AL only setup? Are you playing in an auction league or snake draft setup? How important are at-bats and innings? Are there certain types of players to target…
2021 Review: Launch Angle
Launch angle is talked about everyone, everywhere at this point. We know the deal. Batters want to lift the ball and do damage with their swings and organizations become more accepting of the strikeout. You don’t have to lift the ball to be a successful hitter though, so don’t make the mistake of reading what 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 2/24: Playing in a Points League
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray's Rundown 2/24: Playing in a Points League Contrary to what some believe, Ray Flowers has no issue with points leagues. In this podcast, he explains why that is. He asks, what is the baseline we are starting with in terms of points per event? What is the ideal scoring system? Is…
2022 Player Profile: Blake Snell
In 2018 Blake Snell had a magical run on his way to the AL Cy Young award. That guy? Well, we haven’t seen him since 2018. Can the once impressive lefty, who can still dominate any opponent on any given day, every find a way back to the consistency that made him one of 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 LABR Mixed League Draft
Ray Flowers is back, yet again, for the LABR draft, one of the highlights of the preseason. Follow Ray’s journey in the 15-team mixed league with his live, in-draft diary of how the whole thing played out. LEAGUE RULES This is a 15-team, mixed, roto league. LABR uses a Ranked, Rotisserie Based Scoring System. The below tables show…
2022 Player Profile: Trent Grisham
Trent Grisham has a nice power speed combination that was on full display during the Covid shortened 2020 season. He didn’t exactly take off last season in his first full year in the bigs, but there are still skills here that are worth taking about. 25 years old Bats/Throws: Left/Left Height/Weight: 5’11”, 225 lbs. Position: 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 2/23: The H2H Plan
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 2/23: The H2H Plan Do folks want to play H2H? What does the change from a marathon to a sprint mean? Since we are playing H2H, what are some tips that you can leverage to succeed? Does all of this mean that in-season management invalidates the drafts? Multi-position players. Dual 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.
2021 Review: Hard-Hit Baseballs
As we continue to look beyond the surface data, it is time to pull the Statcast train up to the hard-hit baseball stop. The harder you hit it, the more consistently you do it, the more likely it is that you will have success with a bat in your hands. Facts, right? Let’s take 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.
2021 Review: Expected Batting Average
We know what guys hit last season, or we should, but what should they have batted when it comes to batting average? We will take a look at Expected Batting Average (xBA) from a variety of angles to answer that question WHAT IS xBA? From MLB.com… Expected Batting Average (xBA) is a Statcast metric 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.
2022 Player Profile: Akil Baddoo
Akil Baddoo came out of nowhere last season to become a fantasy performer of note, a difficult thing to do for a rookie. Just how much growth can we expect in year two – is a 20/20 season for the Tigers’ outfielder? 23 years old Bats/Throws: Left/Left Height/Weight: 6’1”, 215 lbs. Position: Outfield THE 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.
2022 Player Profile: Framber Valdez
No one in the game is better at inducing grounder than the Astros’ Framber Valdez. Can his game make the leap in 2022 or will be merely continue to be an impressive innings eater? 28 years old Bats/Throws: Left/Left Height/Weight: 5’11”, 235 lbs. Position: Starting Pitcher THE NUMBERS *Stats from Baseball Reference. NFBC ADP (since 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.
2021 Review: Home Run Rates for Pitchers
There is a running debate about how much influence pitchers have when it comes to the home run. We will discuss the issues surround these thoughts in this piece before detailing some of the 2021 number from the men on the hill. SOME RULES ABOUT PITCHERS Let’s go. 1 – Home run rates are not 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.
The MLB Lockout – What Is Going On?
Let’s run it all back to Covid. Two years ago, we had to play the game of – how many games will we play this season and how will that effect the players? Covid isn’t as big a deal at this point, though it is still lurking, but it has been replaced by a potentially…
2021 Review: Improved Chase Rates
In our continued look at batters who own the traits that we like to see as we try to predict 2022 success, we will pull the train over at the chase rate station. Let’s dive right in before the train leaves the station. WHAT IS CHASE RATE? Chase rate relates to the percentage of swings 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.