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Who Benefits from the Universal DH?
What you are about to read is a best guess as of May 14th, 2020. We are hearing that there will be a universal designated hitter, but we don’t know that for sure yet. Assuming the report is accurate, and putting aside the idea of whether or not it’s a good idea, we have chosen 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.
2020 Player Profile: Julio Teheran
If you’ve followed my work for any amount of time, you know that I’m a Julio Teheran mark. For years I’ve dabbled in the Teheran business, routinely rostering him in the mid to late rounds, and the majority of the time that selection has paid off. Will the 2020 season be any different? 29 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.
Ray’s Rundown 5/14: Pitching Value, Player Profiles & New Leagues
How should we be viewing pitchers in 2020 with the way the season is likely to play out? If you are going to redraft, should you be paying the premium to add the upper end arms? How many leagues are you planning on drafting once the new schedule/system, comes out? A few Player Profile reviews 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.
2020 Player Profile: Cole Hamels
Cole Hamels has been a very good pitcher for a decade. He’s had some hiccups on the mound of late though, as age has started to become an issue. Will he find fantasy success in his first season with the Braves? 36 years old Bats/Throws: Left/Left Height/Weight: 6’4”, 205 lbs. Position: Starting Pitcher THE NUMBERS 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.
Why Avoid Starting Pitching Early?
It is not a fool proof plan to avoid arms in the early rounds and many a team, as in a lot, do win rostering starting pitching at the beginning of the draft. I’ve previously argued that the reliance on arms early in a draft is risky. I will touch on those points, briefly, before 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: 5 Late-Round Hitters to Target
The road to the 2020 major league baseball season has been quite the roller coaster ride with certainly more hills to climb until we finally get that first pitch. There have been rumblings and rumors of everything from 10-team, three-division format with a universal DH to playing in neutral-site stadiums and, what seems like many 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.
2020 Player Profile: Jordan Yamamoto
No one pays much attention to the Marlins in the fantasy game, but they do have a few young arms that aren’t overly expensive on draft day. A couple of these cheap arms just may offer some significant fantasy value in 2020 if the cards play out just right. One of those guys is Jordan 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 5/12: What the Season Could Look Like
Ray Flowers discusses the early news on a proposal for the 2020 season. What are we hearing about the setup on and off the field? Sounds like the 2021 World Baseball Classic will not be played. Ray ran a couple of polls discussing which starting pitcher and which shortstop are most likely to fail 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.
2020 Player Profile: Amed Rosario
The shortstop position is obnoxiously deep this season. It’s so incredibly deep that a guy who was one steal away from going 15/20 while batting .287 isn’t even in the top-15 at the position according to current ADP. Who is Amed Rosario, and how high can he climb in 2020? 24 years old Bats/Throws: Right/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.
2020 Player Profile: Homer Bailey
He has a great name, if he was a hitter. As a pitcher, it’s slightly unfortunate. That kinda sums up his career. Sometimes he’s sharp and a handful for batters, while at other points he’s downright hittable. I speak of Homer Bailey of the Twins. 34 years old Bats/Throws: Right/Right Height/Weight: 6’4”, 220 lbs. 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 5/10: News, History & Star Wars
Some news of the day kinda stuff starts us off with a talk about Judge, Verdugo, Canning, Wainwright, Baez, Springer, Calhoun. A historical day in 2016 from Bryce Harper as he reached base seven times. Ray then breaks down the 20-punchout performances in big league history. Finally, Ray reveals his Star Wars rankings – from the 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.
Ray’s Rundown 5/9: Unbreakable Single Season Records
Ray Flowers previously discussed unbreakable career records, but in this podcast, he will talk about some of the most mind-boggling single-season numbers ever posted by hitters and pitchers. Numbers like .609, .426 and 1.12. Ray also pulled off the shelf his old Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract and had some fun talking about some of the numbers 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.
2020 Player Profile: Trent Thornton
Last season, Trent Thornton was a solid innings eater for a team that needed it in Toronto. He finished the season, unlikely so many other rookies, on a high note as he drove impressively to the finish line. Of all the names of arms that aren’t in the “draft me” territory, is Thornton someone 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.
MLB Ballpark Factors
We all know the role of ballparks matters in baseball. As I write this it is unclear where games will be played this season, so it’s unclear if this exercise is worth your time or not in the short-term. Regardless, it’s wise to understand what the numbers mean as well as the pros and cons 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.
2020 Player Profile: Spencer Turnbull
He’s a Tiger, but he is coming off a rookie season with 146 punchouts in 148.1 innings pitched. So why is no one talking about Spencer Turnbull? Do they know something that isn’t’ reflected in those numbers? 34 years old Bats/Throws: Left/Left Height/Weight: 6’5”, 215 lbs. Position: Starting Pitcher THE NUMBERS *Stats from Baseball Reference. 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.
2020 Player Profile: Josh James
Josh James throws hard. Like really hard. Working out of the bullpen last year he blew away the competition with a massive strikeout rate. This year he appears likely to transition into the Astros’ starting rotation. With his arm talent, the question becomes how much up draft boards he should be moved for the 2020 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 – Getting Saves in 2020
With so much uncertainty already in the air these last couple months regarding 2020 MLB, having to dive back into relievers and potential saves makes us want to throw our laptops against a wall. Let’s first dive back in to a portion of my Closer Tiers article from March reminding us how the saves landscape 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.
2020 Player Profile: Tom Murphy
It finally happened last year. After four years of breakout talk, Tom Murphy finally fulfilled expectations in 2019, though it was with the Mariners and not the Rockies. The question folks have to face this season is – how much of last season’s effort is repeatable for the slugging catcher. 29 years old Bats/Throws: 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.
2020 Player Profile: Steven Matz
The Mets had, what was sure to be, a near disastrous plan to basically split the 5th spot in the rotation between Steven Matz and Michael Wacha. With Noah Syndergaard having Tommy John surgery, it now appears that both will be given a shot to work as full-time member of the Mets’ rotation. So, where 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 5/5: Should We Redraft?
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 5/5: Should We Redraft? Ray Flowers ran a couple of polls to answer the questions he posed in his last podcast but before he gets to that, he will tackle where MLB currently is in their planning stages. Then, he touches on a big question – should leagues have already 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.
2020 Player Profile: Mark Canha
I don’t appear to be as high on Mark Canha as the fantasy baseball universe as a whole this season. Am I right with my line of thinking? Wrong? Should I reassess? We will use this addition to the Player Profile Series to determine the correct answer to the question – what is Canha’s 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.
2020 Player Profile: Gregory Polanco
By now, the 28 year old Gregory Polanco was supposed to be a fantasy stalwart, ripping off seasons of 20 homers and 20 steals. It just hasn’t happened. His skills have been passable, but injuries seemingly crop up at every moment stopping him from ever getting him where we need him to be. If 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 5/3: MLB Plans, Fantasy Plans & Booze
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 5/3: MLB Plans, Fantasy Plans & Booze MLB’s current plan seems to be an early July season. What happens to only setups if MLB goes with the plan of three divisions? Should we redraft our leagues? Should we just redraft because it’s been so long and so much as 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 5/2: Moonshine, Aliens & Baseball
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 5/2: Moonshine, Aliens & Baseball Ray Flowers discusses his stay at home beard and hitting 50 days at home. Does he intend to ever shave again? To play Santa Claus? What should we name our new moonshine endeavor? Are space ships from other planets real? Do you believe 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.