MLB Seasonal Articles
2021: The Closer Grid, Week 16
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: The Halfway Point
As we take a pause on the season, it’s time to reflect a bit. We won’t go full on review, we did that in our recent podcast, but we will take a look at a few guys who have picked things up, or fallen flat of late. There is also talk of the inevitable injuries 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: July 12, 2021
Here’s ‘The Starting 9’ for today’s show … 1. Devastating … Acuna (ACL) done for the season 2. Overlooked Fantasy Hitting All-Stars - T. Turner/Olsen/Cronenworth/T. Anderson/Duvall/Tapia 3. Overlooked Fantasy Pitching All-Stars - R. Ray, Bassitt, K. Gibson, T. Walker, A. Reyes 4. Five Biggest Surprises - Ray - L. Castillo’s turnaround, Rodon, B. Crawford, Mullins, MIL SP trio /…
Vlad’s FAAB Values: Week 16
Vlad takes a look at the Week 16 free agents and rookie call ups!! 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 7/10: Ray’s Rundown – Second Half Hope?
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 7/10: Ray’s Rundown – Second Half Hope? Ray Flowers takes a look at some disappointing first-half performers. Is there any hope for a substantial rebound in the second half? Ray will discuss the following names: James McCann, Cody Bellinger, Cavan Biggio, Anthony Rendon, Francisco Lindor, Christian Yelich, Jeff McNeil, 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.
Pitching The Last 30 Days
Let’s look at the universe of pitchers over the last 30 days. Is thirty days enough to draw lasting conclusions? Maybe, maybe not. As always, we will use this info as a jumping off point to talk about starting pitchers. *Minimum 20 innings pitched. THE GOOD NameTeamWLIPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9HR/FBGB/FBERAxFIPSIERAWHIPJacob deGromNYM203414.030.7917.670.7912.00%1.041.851.711.680.50Jake OdorizziHOU30258.281.804.600.363.80%0.881.443.783.690.64Jose UrquidyHOU2022.17.661.216.331.6113.80%0.692.424.183.990.67Logan GilbertSEA202710.001.0010.000.678.00%1.122.333.042.950.74German MarquezCOL31347.941.854.290.5311.10%2.892.913.233.400.82Anthony DeSclafaniSFG4134.29.092.084.380.789.10%0.911.563.533.610.84Wily PeraltaDET21216.002.142.800.8611.80%2.182.144.134.190.86Kyle HendricksCHC30306.901.504.600.908.80%0.972.104.254.250.87Brandon 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 Break Approaches
As we near the All-Star Break, we can take stock of some of the situations around the diamond. Of course we have injuries to discuss on the hill, and some struggling bats. We’ve also go some ascending youngsters to discuss, so it’s not all frownie time. HITTING Charlie Blackmon has not come around as 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: The Last Two Weeks
We are just about to the All-Star Break. There’s a whole lotta data to break down, but one of the things that often gets missed once the games start to pile up is the players performance of late. In this piece we will look at the last 14 days for hitters. Make sure to remember 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: Bullpens, Starters, Injuries
More movement at the catcher spot. A big time bat nears a return. A bullpen implosion. A bullpen ascension? An injured ace. An injured breakout star? A commentary on the All-Star Game. All that and whole bunch more.HITTINGGarrett Cooper is just a guy, but one who can actually hit a bit. Have you seen 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.
From the Gut: Eight Second Half Hitters to Target
In this week’s From the Gut, Vlad looks at eight second half hitters to target in your fantasy baseball leagues!! 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 Arrival
Vidal Brujan is a Ray. Bradley is hitting. Goodrum is running. Zunino really can’t hit. On the hill we highlight Cease, Davies, Fried, Kim, Minor, Muller, Ober, Sale and Carrasco. HITTING Bobby Bradley has 100 plate appearances this season. Keep up his current pace over 500 and he would go deep 40 times since he 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 7/7: News of the Day
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 7/7: News of the Day Does every deGrom start have rain or an injury attached? Vidal Brujan called up by the Rays. Brewers make a trade for Rowdy Tellez. How does that impact his, and Keston Hiura’s outlook? As predicted, William Contreras loses gig. Brendan Rodgers making up 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: Names, Big & Small
We’re looking at second and third level players, for the most part, in this piece. There’s also some talk about Hayes, Hoskins and Rogers, but there is also a good deal of discussion about those guys at the end of a mixed league bench, or fellas who might even be on waivers. HITTING Jorge Alfaro 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 15
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: The Day After
The day after July 4th. You’re full up on food and fireworks, but the game goes on. It is a good time to check in on Chisholm and Franco. What can you turn to if you need some help at that second catcher spot? What about veterans like Duvall and Fletcher? Who is this Peterson 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: July 5, 2021
Baseball Elite Podcast, July 5, 2021 Here’s ‘The Starting 9’ for today’s show … 1. Silly discussion?? - Could Ohtani have the best fantasy season … ever? 2. All-Star rosters announced … How’d they get here? - AL - Eovaldi, K. Gibson, Kikuchi, Semien, T. Hernandez, Mullins, Ad. Garcia/NL - A. Frazier, Cronenworth, B. Reynolds, Ed. Escobar, B.…
Vlad’s FAAB Values: Week 15
SUNDAY UPDATE: Make sure you have a hitter on your bench ready in case Anthony Rendon (undisclosed), Andrew McCutchen (oblique) or Eduardo Escobar (quad) miss time. All three are day-to-day with the possibility lingering that any of them can hit the IL. For 15-teamers: ** Remove Edward Olivares from your bid lists. Poor guy was 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 7/3: Ray’s Rundown: Week 14 Wrap
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 7/3: Ray’s Rundown: Week 14 Wrap Marlins hit Acuna, Lopez ejected fiasco. Gallen hurts hamstring. Mize workload check is here. Fraley continues to produce. Adames is surging. Franmil Reyes is back. So is Didi Gregorius. Yermin Mercedes to the IL. Targets at catcher include: Elias Diaz, Jacob Stallings, Reese 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.
From the Gut: Coffee is for Closer Committees, A Deep Dive
In this week’s From the Gut, Vlad looks at closer opportunity and where our FAAB dollars have gone the first half of the fantasy baseball season. 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: Double-Up Time
It’s that time. The midpoint of the year (kinda). What follows in this piece with be the completely unscientific and, frankly, wrong to do double-up. We will take the performance of guys in the first half of the season, double that numbers, and give the “pace” the player is on. Again, this isn’t the right 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: Let July Begin
We’ve got some guys who are streaking with the bat in their hands. We’ve got some arms performing way above expectations on the hill. We’ve got recently promoted bats and lots of cool historical type information with the pitchers. *Note, the July 1st Rankings Update dropped. HITTING Ozzie Albies had two homers and seven RBI 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: July MLB Rankings Update
The first of every month throughout the regular season, Ray Flowers updates the rankings. He doesn’t move two or three guys around. He tears the whole thing down, builds it back up, and gives you the best look at the rest of the way rankings that you are going to find. This most latest update 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 14
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: Trades, Injuries & Performance
There are injuries everywhere. We have players on the verge of a return. We have players who looked good days ago, who don’t look good now. We have players hoping to be back in the near future. What is wrong with Soto? What are those Schwarber numbers again? What the hell is going on when 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.