MLB Seasonal Articles
Ray’s Ramblings: Pitching Matchups Week 26
Here is a listing of the available info for starting pitching rotations for the next few days to help you set your lineups heading into the end of the week. PITCHING Chris Bassitt will make a triumphant return to the rotation for the Athletics Thursday. Meanwhile, Daulton Jefferies is done for the year. Shane Bieber 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 9/23: Down to the End
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 9/23: Down to the End Avisail Garcia to get paid. Ryan Pressley to get paid. Not enough talk about Yordan Alvarez. Matt Chapman another homer. Juan Soto never cools. Ty France appreciation. Buster Posey still ripping. Torres trying his best. McCutchen hanging on. Baseball in 2021 — Kazmir (SF) 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: Steaking Hitters & Hurlers
There are a bunch of streaking hitters, some with big names, some without. On the hill we’ve got injured hurlers, guys surging, guys sliding. It runs the whole gamut really. HITTING Andrew Benintendi had a homer and two RBI last night as he just will not stop hitting. It’s getting ridiculous. Over the last week 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: The Closer Grid, Week 26
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 last season). Regardless, we want/need 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: Some Monday Notes
With two weeks left, every decision counts in fantasy baseball. Here are some noteworthy bits of information to help you out down the stretch. HITTING Javier Baez has remarkably walked eight times his last 10 games. He’s also struck out just 10 times. That might be why he’s hit .383 the last two weeks while 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.
Baseball Elite Podcast: September 20, 2021
1. The Quietest MVP run of all … Bryce Harper’s ‘21 Candidacy. Harper versus Mike Trout moving forward… is it close? 2. 1st round repeat for ‘22 - Jose Ramirez 3. MLB News/Notes - E. Rosario hits for the cycle/Looks like Trout (calf) is now done for the season/K. Tucker (shoulder) dealing with discomfort/Whitlock (pectoral) pulled from his outing/Ryu (neck) lands on IL/Shane…
FAAB Values: Week 26
In the month of September, we will help you to make those final, necessary decisions to propel you to a fantasy championship by taking a look at players that might be able to aid you on the waiver-wire. *Bids will be based off a 1,000 FAAB system. CATCHER PLAYERTEAMPOS ELIG.BID $Keibert RuizWASC2-4Ryan JeffersMINC1-3Jason CastroHOUC1-3Dustin GarneauDETC2-3Austin 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 Look At Hurlers
Looking at arms today focus on the recent performance of some hurlers and as well as the potential rotation moves teams are making as the season winds down. PITCHING Ian Anderson is starting Friday for the Braves after their Thursday rain out. Here’s how they will go after that… #Braves will push back Ian Anderson 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: Trout Is Done
Mike Trout’s calf injury seems likely to cost him his season. Is he still a first round selection in fantasy? Jo Adell is also done. What about Matt Chapman? Grandal/Perez battle for catching stardom. On the hill, a bunch of youngsters are discussed. Some are pushing to the finish line well, while others seem 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.
Ray’s Rundown 9/9: Hot & Cold
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 9/9: Hot & Cold It looks like Mike Trout’s season is over. So is that of Jo Adell. Mike Zunino might be putting the finishing touches on the most improbable 30 homers season in the majors. Jesus Sanchez went deep twice. Jesus Aguilar (knee) likely done for the year. 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: It’s a Day for Twitter
Let’s get after it folks. Here are a bunch of tweets that might help you with some fantasy baseball lineup decisions as we push to the finish line. Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk: * David Bednar (right oblique) resumed playing catch and is pain free.* Steven Brault (left lat strain) doesn’t 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.
2021: Mid-September Rookie Report
Each month we will check in on the elite prospects in Major League Baseball, the ones that can make an impact in the fantasy game in 2021. Which youngsters should be on your watch list? Which guys are close to making an impact? Who is surging? Who is struggling? We got a bit of it 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: Recent Fantasy News
We are getting down to the wire. Every lineup decision causes consternation as we sift through our bench and the waiver-wire looking for any edge we can exploit the final couple of weeks. Here are some news and notes that might be pertinent to the struggle. HITTINGNolan Arenado has had a down season. Tells you 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.
Baseball Elite Podcast: September 13, 2021
Here’s ‘The Starting 9’ for today’s show … 1. The Great Max Scherzer … Still Great 2. What is Cody Bellinger for 2022? 3. What’s going on with deGrom and why is NYM wanting to pitch him? 4. Player Profile - Lourdes Gurriel 5. Waiver Wire Wins (SXM Host League) - A. Hays ($13), Taylor Hearn ($8), Luzardo ($1) 6. MLB…
FAAB Values: Week 25
In the month of September, we will help you to make those final, necessary decisions to propel you to a fantasy championship by taking a look at players that might be able to aid you on the waiver-wire.*Bids will be based off a 1,000 FAAB system. CATCHER PLAYERTEAMPOS ELIG.BID $Luis TorrensSEAC5-10Tom MurphySEAC3-5Yohel PozoTEXC2-5Ryan JeffersMINC2-5William ContrerasATLC1-2 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 Last Two Weeks
We’re down to crunch time for the 2021 fantasy baseball season, so let’s spend some time looking at the recent performances of guys that are doing well, in case you need to inject a boost of oomph into your offense. AVERAGE PLAYERTeamGPABB%K%BABIPAVGYasmani GrandalCHW104320.90%11.60%0.4350.469Kyle TuckerHOU12498.20%6.10%0.4250.432Nicky LopezKCR13605.00%13.30%0.4780.418Vladimir Guerrero Jr.TOR13596.80%11.90%0.3810.400Will SmithLAD93613.90%11.10%0.3750.400Edmundo SosaSTL11427.10%21.40%0.4480.378Bryce HarperPHI135812.10%17.20%0.3640.375Leury GarciaCHW9385.30%7.90%0.3870.375Harold CastroDET12362.80%19.40%0.4230.371Alex BregmanHOU11439.30%7.00%0.3640.368Hunter RenfroeBOS9405.00%12.50%0.3870.368Tony KempOAK9310.00%0.00%0.3210.367Ian 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: More Bad Than Good?
Some guys are doing their darndest to help us out down the stretch, while others are limping to that finish line barely holding on to relevance. We will take a look at a series of hitters and pitchers that fall into both categories in this Friday piece. HITTING Alex Bregman has torn it up 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.
Ray’s Rundown: Catching Up On The News
There are lots of pitching updates to hit on today. We got plenty of guys returning to action, and teams are shifting their starters accordingly. We will also spend some time talking about youngsters Alexy, Baumann and McKenzie. There’s also hitting to discuss, including a couple of hot hitting corner infielders as well as struggles 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 9/9: Need to Know
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 9/9: Need to Know Matt Chapman suddenly hitting homers. Mountcastle is attacking and succeeding. Adam Frazier barely hitting .300. Eddie Rosario playing time update. Grossman just keeps on producing. Joe Ryan sharp against Indians. Minor shuts out Orioles for six. Montas just keeps rolling. Freddy Peralta not sharp at 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: Sept. 7, News and Notes
Running around today, lots going on. We will return to our regularly scheduled program tomorrow with a full Rambling’s as well as a podcast. Jo Adell had three RBI last night. That’s 14 in 19 games. He’s also hitting .310 the last two weeks and .400 the last week. Most exciting? I see five strikeouts 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: September 7th, Pitching
There a couple of big-name hurlers discussed in this piece, but there is more in here about the arms that are more fringe types. You know, the ones that you are starting right now, sometimes with confidence but sometimes with some trepidation. Let’s talk some hurlers in this entry. Luis Castillo posted yet another quality 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.
Baseball Elite Podcast: September 6, 2021
Here’s ‘The Starting 9’ for today’s show … 1. End Game Pitching Strategies - What to look at and to consider when deciding who to pitch (realistic impact of the start on your categories, recent outings, opposing lineups, etc.) 2. Dog Day Heroes - Frank Schwindel, CJ Cron, Villar, DJ Peters, N. Lopez, Bryan De La Cruz, Amed Rosario 3.…
Ray’s Ramblings: Heading Into Week 24
Blackmon, Grandal, Mullins — tremendous. Don’t know what you call what Villar and Schwindel are doing — otherworldly? Adolis, Marsh — not so much. Don’t think we’ve left the hurlers out, we haven’t as we have lots to say there too. HITTING Willy Adames had another setback with his quad and he was placed 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.
FAAB Values: Week 24
In the month of September, we will help you to make those final, necessary decisions to propel you to a fantasy championship by taking a look at players that might be able to aid you on the waiver-wire. *Bids will be based off a 1,000 FAAB system. CATCHER PLAYERTEAMPOS ELIG.BID $Pedro SeverinoBALC2-5Jose TrevinoTEXC2-5Luis TorrensSEAC2-5Austin HedgesCLEC2-5Roberto 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.