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Ray’s Ramblings: Gold Gloves & More
The Gold Glove winners were announced, so we will hit on that a bit. A former star who failed in the playoffs had surgery. The potential AL ROY basically told his team he’s never signing an extension with them. A 30-homer bat moved across seas. The Reds are trying their darndest to save every flippin’…
Ray’s Rundown 11/4: Contracts, Trades & HOF
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray's Rundown 11/4: Contracts, Trades & HOF Kudos to the Braves for winning the World Series. Jose Ramirez returns to Indians. Nick Castellanos becomes free agent. Trever Bauer exercises player option. Jurickson Profar remains in San Diego. Merrill Kelly stays in Arizona but not Kole Calhoun. Adalberto Mondesi to change up training…
Ray’s Ramblings: Doubles
We took a look at triples recently, the 2021 leaders, the single season bests and the all-time leaderboard for a career. Today, we will look at doubles. Here is a link to the Triples article. THE HISTORY OF DOUBLES Here is the single season leaderboard, all-time. Player (age that year)DoublesYearPABatsEarl Webb (33)671931660LGeorge Burns (33)641926657RJoe Medwick+ (24)641936677RHank Greenberg+ (23)631934667RPaul Waner+ (29)621932697LCharlie Gehringer+ (33)601936731LTodd Helton (26)592000697LChuck Klein+ (25)591930722LTris Speaker+ (35)591923695LNick Castellanos (27)582019664RCarlos Delgado (28)572000711LBilly Herman+ (25)571935735RBilly Herman+ (26)571936709RGarret Anderson (30)562002678LCraig Biggio+ (33)561999749RNomar Garciaparra (28)562002693RGeorge Kell+ (27)561950724RJoe Medwick+ (25)561937677RJose Ramirez (24)562017645BBrian Roberts (31)562009717BLance Berkman (25)552001688BMatt Carpenter (27)552013717LEd Delahanty+ (31)551899645RGee Walker (28)551936589R Haven’t seen a 60 burger since 1936. The active leader…
Ray’s Ramblings: November 1st, 2021
Ray takes a look at the World Series between the Astros and Braves and gives his two-cents about the Braves choices on the hill. There’s also talk about losing your job in an email, ruining a million-dollar car and talking about one of the best stories in baseball history which occurred in California back in 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 10/28: MLB, Late October
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray's Rundown 10/28: MLB, Late October Ray takes a look at the Braves/Astros World Series. Ohtani wins Historic Achievement Award. He then discusses the Sporting News 2021 Awards, and he has an issue with one of their selections. Bubba Starling retires. Miguel Rojas returns to the Marlins. Jon Gray update. Mets cannot…
Ray’s Ramblings: Triples
I woke up today and thought – what random baseball topic can I cover in this piece? Then it came to me --- triples. WHAT IS A TRIPLE? Just kidding. THE HISTORY OF TRIPLES There are a lot of really old, i.e. in a coffin, guys on the all-time single season leader board. Player (age that year)TriplesYearPABatsOwen Wilson (28)361912643LDave Orr (26)311886593RHeinie Reitz (27)311894502LPerry Werden (31)291893556RHarry Davis (23)281897475RSam Thompson+ (34)281894502LGeorge Davis+ (22)271893600BJimmy Williams (22)271899693RSam Crawford+ (34)261914674LKiki Cuyler+ (26)261925701RShoeless Joe Jackson (24)261912653LJohn Reilly (31)261890576RGeorge Treadway (27)261894569LRoger Connor+ (36)251894534BSam Crawford+ (23)251903602LLarry Doyle (24)251911623LBuck Freeman (27)251899634LTom Long (25)251915556R The active single season…
Ray’s Ramblings: Mere Days Til Halloween
We are on the cusp of yet another World Series. We are also nearing free agency for a guy like Corey Seager, and the potential labor issues are closing in on us as well. Starting pitchers working in relief, overpaid pitchers and video games, as well as Bela Lugosi, make an appearance today. WORLD SERIES…
Ray’s Ramblings: October 22, 2021
Things are getting tight in the playoffs with homer records being set in both leagues. Also, some talk about a couple of fellas who picked up injuries like Grandal and Torkelson. DODGERS vs. BRAVES: Atlanta Leads 3-2 The Dodgers have won seven consecutive elimination games. https://twitter.com/SlangsOnSports/status/1451393319867666471 Max Fried allowed five runs over 4.2 innings to pick up the loss.…
Ray’s Rundown 10/21: Pace of Play, Pitching & Umpiring
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray's Rundown 10/21: Pace of Play, Pitching & Umpiring Ray hits on some playoffs notes with the ATL-LAD and BOS-HOU series. He then spends some time talking about the state of pitching before hitting on the other topic so many folks are discussing, and that is the pace of play and umpiring…
Ray’s Ramblings: Playoff Talk, October 19th
Pitching is in shambles for the Dodgers and Astros as they try to come back against the Braves and Red Sox. AMERICAN LEAGUE – RED SOX LEAD 2-1 The Red Sox offense is smoking hot. https://twitter.com/SlangsOnSports/status/1450291991015837696 They are the first team ever to hit three grand slams in a playoff year. They are also the first team to have…
Ray’s Rundown 10/15: A Fall Classic?
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray's Rundown 10/15: A Fall Classic? The checked swing heard round the world. Betts is a star. Could Webb be? Scherzer for the HOF. It worked, but Urias in relief? Kris Bryant is gonna get paid. Speaking of that, let’s talk qualifying offers.
2022 Free Agents & The Qualifying Offer
What is a qualifying offer? How much is it? Which players are free agents that might generate qualifying offers this offseason? We will answer those questions in this piece. WHAT IS A QUALIFYING OFFER? When a player is eligible for free agency a team can assign a qualifying offer to a player. The player may accept the…
October 12th, MLB Playoff Notes
It’s October and that means playoff baseball. Here are some interesting bits o’ info in regards to what is going on right now in the MLB playoffs. Score first… https://twitter.com/SlangsOnSports/status/1447792854496120835 The winner of Game 3 in a five game series that was tied 1-1 coming into the contest goes on to win 72 percent of the time (39…
2021 Review: Rookie Pitchers
Everyone loves talking about and drafting them, never mind the fact that most of them fail to match the expectations of the industry, while others we barely talked about in the preseason are the ones that actually emerge. Let us talk rookie pitchers in 2021 fantasy baseball. Here is a link to the hitter review. 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: Rookie Hitters
Everyone loves talking about and drafting them, never mind the fact that most of them fail to match the expectations of the industry, while others we barely talked about in the preseason are the ones that actually emerge. Let us talk rookie players in 2021 fantasy baseball. HITTERSRandy Arozarena (.274-20-69-94-20)It was a 20/20 effort by 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 10/7: A Review of the Top-50
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray's Rundown 10/7: A Review of the Top-50 Ray takes a look back at the top-50 players taking during draft season of fantasy baseball 2021. Who was a hit? Who was a miss? He will also spend a moment talking about pitcher usage this past season and what it might mean for…
2021 Review: Pitchers
With the regular complete, Ray Flowers will take a look around the diamond focusing the men who toed the rubber noting some of the performances that popped to him. *Here is a link to the hitter report. 0: The number of closers with 40 saves as Mark Melancon paced the league with 39. The last 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: Hitters
With the regular complete, Ray Flowers will take a look around the offensive contributions provided by players, noting some of the performances that popped to him. Zero: The number of barrels in 2021 for Davis Fletcher over his 572 batted ball events which certainly seems impossible. He hit .262 on the season, his career worst 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: October 4, 2021
Baseball Elite Podcast, October 4, 2021 Here’s ‘The Starting 9’ for today’s show … Pregame: How did LABR and Tout end up? Here is Ray's LABR report... 1. Top 10 Fantasy Hitters for 2021 (earnings) - Vlad ($42.4), Bichette (41.8), T. Turner (41.4), Ohtani (39.4), Jo. Ramirez (39.3), Tatis (38.9), Semien (37.2), S. Perez (37.0), T. Hernandez (32.7), Harper (31.3) 2. Hitting Category Hitters…
Ray’s Ramblings: Mere Days To Go
Guys getting hurt. Guys who are surging. Players who are slumping. Team’s pitching plans for the final few days of the season. Have at it fantasy baseball fans. HITTING Braves are getting tons of power since the trade deadline… Jorge Soler: 12 HR since the #Braves traded for him.Adam Duvall: 13 HR since the Braves 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: For Real
Ray spends a moment talking about two second half breakout performers – Ty France and Frank Schwindel. He also discusses a bunch of infielders who are doing well, one is making history, and a few others who are in the news. There’s then talk about pitching rotations down the stretch, cause we know that every 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 9/30: What Have We Learned?
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 9/30: What Have We Learned? Jorge Polanco continues the insanity. How good is Dansby Swanson? Corey Seager, the forgotten SS? No one is talking about Bo Bichette. Gavin Lux (neck) should be ok. Andy Ibanez back to hitting. Lane Thomas review. Bryan Reynolds trying to hold on. Scherzer couple 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 Final Tuesday
Just days left in the season. What is wrong with Jimenez? Can you start Darvish? What is going on with the Reds’ offense? That and more in this entry of the Ramblings series. HITTING Jonathan India has a double in 4-straight games and he has six in nine games. He’s scored seven times the last 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: Final Week, Offense
We are down to the final week of the 2021 fantasy baseball season, and what a ride it has been. Heartache and adulation, ups and downs, cursing and cheering. As we embark on the final week, here are some notes on the offensive side of the game. Has anyone noticed just how good Jose Altuve 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.