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Ray’s Ramblings: The Non-Tendered Bloodbath
It was a bloodbath last night. Players across the land were released to the free agent market as teams have decided to baton down the hatches for the storm that is the Covid world. No one is getting paid this offseason in what will likely go down as the most difficult time to be a…
Ray’s Rundown 11/30: On and Off The Field
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray's Rundown 11/30: On and Off The Field The Royals sign Mike Minor. Chicago News – Bryant still on trade block while James McCann drawing interest. The Blue Jays are tied to another infielder – Kolten Wong. The Reds are looking at adding a shortstop. Dan Straily considering a return from the…
Ray’s Rundown 11/28: Working in Fantasy Sports
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray's Rundown 11/28: Working in Fantasy Sports Have you always wondered how to get a gig in fantasy sports? What should you be looking for in terms of pay and workload? What paths should you follow to make your dream come true? Ray Flowers touches on his story before delving into what…
Ray’s Ramblings: Thanksgiving Baseball
This article ended up being mostly about the Tampa Bay Rays. It certainly didn’t start out that way when I sat down, but every story that kept popping seemingly had a Ray involved. I ended up writing about Wander Franco, Blake Snell, Randy Arozarena, Mike Zunino and Hunter Renfroe. There’s also some talk about 75-inch…
Ray’s Rundown 11/23: DFA’s and Player News
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray's Rundown 11/23: DFA’s and Player News What does it mean to be Designated for Assignment? Hunter Renfroe DFA by Rays. Renato Nunez DFA. Trevor Williams DFA with teammate Jose Osuna. Junior Guerra DFA. J.A. Happ in demand? Kris Bryant could be on the move? DJ LeMahieu wants to stay in NY…
Ray’s Rundown 11/21: Baseball & Other Stuff
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray's Rundown 11/21: Baseball & Other Stuff Should leagues changes player qualifications in season? The Taysom Hill story. Should there be a salary cap in baseball? The Mandalorian egg controversy. What kind of pizza is best? Would you give a guy a gazillion dollars if he really didn’t like playing the sport?…
Ray’s Ramblings: PEDs, Tommy John & More
Robinson Cano and PEDs, again. Mike Clevinger and a second Tommy John surgery. Free agents. Podcasts. News and notes of recent player reports. There’s a good deal of info in this little piece for Fantasy Guru. SPOT TO BOOKMARK The 2021 MLB Free Agent Tracker is up. We will be updating this sucker for the next whatever…
Ray’s Rundown 11/16: Around the Horn & The Holidays
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray's Rundown 11/16: Around the Horn & The Holidays Tony La Russa situation sparking lots of heated debate. Mike Soroka starts long road to recovery. Can Noah Syndergaard throw a baseball with his shirt on? Chris Sale to miss start of 2021. Eduardo Rodriguez believes he will be fully healthy next year.…
Ray’s Rundown 11/16: Around the Horn & The Holidays
Tony La Russa situation sparking lots of heated debate. Mike Soroka starts long road to recovery. Can Noah Syndergaard throw a baseball with his shirt on? Chris Sale to miss start of 2021. Eduardo Rodriguez believes he will be fully healthy next year. Gary Sanchez to be dealt? Amed Rosario working on his swing. Wander…
Ray’s Rundown 11/14: Looking at the MLB Awards
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray's Rundown 11/14: Looking at the MLB Awards Ray Flowers takes a look at the Rookie of the Year, Cy Young and MVP races. Who won? Did they deserve to win? What did you think? Yep, Ray will go over the polls he ran were you voiced your thoughts on the awards.
Ray’s Ramblings: Cy, ROY, QO
Who won the CY Young Awards this season and what did the vote totals look like? Ditto on the Rookie of the Year awards. Mr. Flowers also breaks down the Qualifying offer by reporting on the two men who accepted and the four who turned it down to become free agents. CY YOUNG WINNERS Trevor Bauer won…
Ray’s Rundown 11/9: The DH, a Signing & Personal Notes
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray's Rundown 11/9: The DH, a Signing & Personal Notes Will there be a universal DH in baseball moving forward? Robbie Ray signs a 1-year deal with the Blue Jays. There are now at least nine positive Covid people with the Dodgers organization. Former Astros’ GM Jeff Luhnow is now suing the…
Ray’s Rundown 11/7: Does Anyone Care Anymore?
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray's Rundown 11/7: Does Anyone Care Anymore? Does baseball care anymore? Ray Flowers is coming in hot on a myriad of topics. MLB gives Justin Turner a free pass. Cora/Hinch pay no real penalty – are managers again. Francisco Lindor to be dealt? Trey Mancini back to swinging a bat. Shohei Ohtani…
Ray’s Ramblings: Gold Gloves, Contracts, Weight
Get ready for the cavalcade of love for Vlad Guerrero after he lost weight. The Mets signed a couple of former speedsters in Mallex and Peraza. The Twins might drop Rosario? He is appreciably different as a producer than Ozuna? What are some of the highlights from the Gold Gloves in 2020? GUERRERO GETTING IN SHAPE Vlad…
Ray’s Rundown 11/2: Contracts, Free Agency & More
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray's Rundown 11/2: Contracts, Free Agency & More Talking about the qualifying offers that were extended this season. The recipients were LeMahieu, Springer, Bauer, Realmuto, Stroman and Gausman. The last two were surprising. There were also a plethora of other contract scenarios that played themselves out over the week with names like…
Ray’s Rundown 10/31: Looking At Free Agency
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray's Rundown 10/31: Looking At Free Agency Ray Flowers takes a look at the free agent market. Not only does he profile some of the bigger names that are available at each position, but he also discusses the overall landscape that could involve many players being mighty upset when they see the…
Ray’s Ramblings: 2020 World Series Wrap-Up
The Dodgers are the World Champions. Ray Flowers takes a look at some final notes on the Dodgers, and Rays, as we put a bow on the 2020 season. There’s also a couple of notes in here about free agency – with Hand and Wong being examples of the changing economic times for baseball in…
Ray’s Ramblings: Walks in 2020
Punchouts are a huge piece of the puzzle with arms. The ability to miss bats has never been more significant than it is at this point in time. Seems like everywhere you look there are strikeouts. Who performed the best in the K/9 category? Who didn’t show up? Let’s review the 2020 season. *Further work on…
Ray’s Rundown 10/26: World Series Talk & The Strikeout
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray's Rundown 10/26: Qualifying Offers & More The Dodgers are one win away from winning the 2020 World Series. Ray Flowers talks the homer, the steal of home, Mr. Arozarena and the legacy of Clayton Kershaw. Then he looks back at the increasing strikeout totals in MLB and which pitchers were at…
Ray’s Ramblings: Strikeouts in 2020
Punchouts are a huge piece of the puzzle with arms. The ability to miss bats has never been more significant than it is at this point in time. Seems like everywhere you look there are strikeouts. Who performed the best in the K/9 category? Who didn’t show up? Let’s review the 2020 season. *Further work on…
Ray’s Rundown 10/24: Qualifying Offers & More
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray's Rundown 10/24: Qualifying Offers & More What is a qualifying offer? Who is gonna get one? Ray talks about the players who are involved in the one-year scenario. He also touches on the projection systems that everyone seems to be talking about on social media. He also mentions his recent work…
Ray’s Ramblings: October 23, This and That
We’re approaching Halloween, though of course it will not be the same this year. Something that is the same as always is the oddities of postseason pitching. I’ll touch on that in here, as well as a hitting on a bunch of players that simply aren’t hitting. There’s also some reporting on some free agents,…
2020 Review: Troubles
Back in the preseason I wrote about Troubles and why you should care about it in the fantasy game. I know no one uses the category, but I still like it as a way to look at those players who tend to slip through the cracks in the 5x5 games (much less so in points…
Ray’s Rundown 10/19: 2020 Playoff Review
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray's Rundown 10/19: 2020 Playoff Review The World Series matchup is set. How did we get to the Rays and Dodgers? Ray talks about the MVP’s – Arozarena and Seager. Did you notice all the pitchers being pulled early (i.e. Charlie Morton)? What about all the home runs? How historic was the…