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Ray’s Ramblings: Homers and Base Hits
So much offense to talk about. How is the ball flying in the early going? We know that BABIP has its limitations, so is there something better we should be looking at? Health updates on Bellinger and Judge. Performance updates on guys like Alvarez and Hiura. Who is this Tyler Naquin fella and 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.
Ray’s Ramblings: Patience & Pitching
Before I get to reviewing some of the men who make their living on the hill, I’m going to talk about the single most important piece of advice I can give you in the month of April in Fantasy Baseball. I’m going to give you the four keys you need to win. If you don’t 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: India and Offense
Who is this Jonathan India kid? Is the hype justified? What is going on with the White Sox and Vaughan? Lo Cain is back. Mitch Garver has lost his stroke. Hampson is running again. Pederson is overrated. There’s a lot more in here too. JONATHAN INDIA – WHO IS THE KID? Let me just say 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 Bullpen Messes & Some SPs
Ray Flowers will take about starting pitchers in this piece, but before he gets to that, he simply must discuss the bullpen. Question after question is coming in about bullpen arms, so Ray thought he would address the situation squarely. Here is the most recent Closer Grid. THE STATE OF BULLPENS Rob Silver noted 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.
From the Gut: Don’t Panic
Trust me, I get it. Baseball is back and we are all incredibly excited. Especially since we’re getting a full season and are slowly coming out of this wild, mind-numbing pandemic. We’ve been drafting, researching, tweeting and drafting some more. Now that we have actual baseball that counts, we are glued to every pitch, 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.
2021 Player Profile: Dylan Cease
Dylan Cease throws easy gas. He’s also erudite, willing to listen and take coaching, and everyone seems to have a positive impression of the kid. To date though, he’s simply not being able to translate his talents into big-league success. Will that change in 2021? 25 years old Bats/Throws: Right/Right Height/Weight: 6’2”, 190 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.
Baseball Elite Podcast: April 7, 2021
Elite Fantasy Network · Baseball Elite Podcast: April 7, 2021 Baseball Elite Podcast, April 7, 2021 Here’s ‘The Starting 9’ for today’s show. 1. Tatis goes down … will try ‘rest and rehab’; Other notable issues – Bellinger (calf) misses Tuesday game … and maybe more/Paxton leaves with forearm discomfort/Rosenthal (shoulder) heads to Dallas 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 6th, Pitching Report
Let’s look at guys that tossed pitches Monday. We’ve got starters like deGrom, May, Montgomery, Pivetta and Rodon as well as a discussion about the bullpen in Philly. There are others in here too, so make sure to read the whole piece for all the insights to help ya out in fantasy baseball. Jose Alvarado 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: Tatis Injured
The news of the day is the injury to Fernando Tatis Jr. We do not know how much time he will miss, but we assess the situation and the fantasy implications below. We also have the Nationals’ Opening Day roster available. Are your players in or out of the lineup? We will then 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: The Closer Grid, Week 2
The 2021 season is barely a week old. OK, it isn’t at the time this piece is being written. Still, the 9th inning situations around the league are in flux everywhere, and it is causing all kinds of headaches as folks try to roster the best closing options in the game. I believe all fantasy 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: April 5, 2021
Baseball Elite Podcast, April 5, 2021 Here’s ‘The Starting 9’ for today’s show. 1.Ohtani pitching AND hitting … and getting hurt. Is it a whole new ballgame for fantasy players? 2. MLB News/Notes - ATL-WAS Monday game PPD … plan is to play on Tuesday … WAS could be without ELEVEN players for that game/ ‘The Year of…
Ray’s Ramblings: Week 2, 2021
Lots went down over the first weekend of the 2021 Fantasy Baseball season. Ray Flowers will talk about some FAAB results, a few hitters who excelled, and a few who didn’t, while also touching on some of the starting pitchers that folks are talking about. To set your lineup that week, as well as 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.
Vlad’s FAAB Values: Week 2
Welcome to my weekly free agent bidding column. The goal each week is to confidently prepare you to acquire hitters and pitchers off free agency or waivers to put your fantasy teams in contention for league titles and national competition prizes. FAAB stands for Free Agent Acquisition Budget (or Bidding) and it is an integral 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.
MLB Weekly Preview: April 5 – 11
Get your game breakdown, pitching rankings and latest IL info to dominate Fantasy Baseball in Week 2.
Baseball Elite Podcast: April 3, 2021
Elite Fantasy Network · Baseball Elite Podcast: April 3, 2021 Baseball Elite Podcast, April 3, 2021 Here’s ‘The Starting 9’ for today’s show. 1. VERY early Returns – SP Limitations, as expected (4 SPs with wins in the first 20 games)/Blake Snell pulled/E. Pagan with 2 wins!/HOU comes out crushing/Ohtani hitting the day before pitching/Ah, yes 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: Looking Back at Opening Day
How great was it to have games yesterday? I didn’t expect to be as excited as I ended up being with all the game action going down. It just felt different after last years truncated, strained season. Here’s to hoping that it is all smooth sailing from here on out. Yes, I know that 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.
Ray’s Rundown 4/2: Talking Opening Day
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 4/2: Talking Opening Day It was Ray Flowers’ birthday on Opening Day, and at 3 PM he shut it down to drink a mai tai and relax after a five month grind to prepare for the 2021 fantasy baseball season. So in this podcast, he’s doing something for 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.
2021 MLB Opening Day
The season is finally… here. There’s been a Covid hiccup in Washington with the Nats and Mets not playing today or Friday, and the weather is ice cold in some spots. Still, the games have begun, and here are some of the storylines to follow from the last 24 hours including batting orders, playing time 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 Player Profile: Madison Bumgarner
When he retires from the game of baseball, he will get HOF consideration. He’s finished top-10 in CY Young voting four times, has made four All-Star teams, has won two Silver Sluggers and has been part of three World Champions, of which he has compiled one of the best post season performance records in baseball 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.
What We Learned in 2021
The 2021 baseball season, after so much anticipation, is nearly here. Ray Flowers shares some of the things that he learned over the past couple of months. Adbert Alzolay will open the year in the Cubs rotation. “He’s got a four-pitch mix that we really like and we feel like he’s trending in 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.
From the Gut: Gut’s Guys 2021
There is nothing quite likely fantasy baseball draft season. Whether it’s best balls, slow drafts or regular FAAB leagues, us true diehards just can’t seem to get enough of drafting. Most of us have moved away from mock drafts, and for good reason. With no skin in the game, random people make off-the-wall picks 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.
Baseball Elite Podcast: March 31,2021
Elite Fantasy Network · Baseball Elite Podcast: March 31,2021 Baseball Elite Podcast, March 31, 2021 Here’s ‘The Starting 9’ for today’s show. 1. Decisions Made – Neris will be PHI’s closer/Dustin May snags the 5th spot in LAD rotation/Sixto to start the year at the alternate camp/A. Vaughn makes the team/TEX decides to let 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 Player Profile: Aaron Civale
There are a lot of young arms in baseball that generate a lot of excitement. Two of them are with the club that plays its home games in Ohio. in Shane Bieber and Zach Plesac (Player Profile). This piece is about the third option with the team from Cleveland – Aaron Civale. 25 years 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.
MLB Weekly Preview: April 1 – 4
Get your game breakdown, pitching rankings and latest IL info to dominate Fantasy Baseball in Week 1.