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2020 Player Profile: Monte Harrison
There are a lot of rookies that folks are interest in every year. There are always a handful of youngsters that folk’s zone in on, fight over and battle to add on draft day. Of course, there is that second level of rookie love that comes when a youngster is promoted to the big-leagues 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.
2020 Player Profile: Ji-Man Choi
He had a better batting average than Paul Goldschmidt, had a better OBP than Pete Alonso and a better SLG than Rhys Hoskins. The Rays’ Ji-Man Choi did some nice things last season, but did he do enough to be an option for most fantasy squads this season? 28 years old Bats/Throws: Left/Right Height/Weight: 6’1”, 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: Daniel Vogelbach
It took him a long while to arrive, but arrive he did last season for the Mariners swatting thirty homers. Of course, I’m talking about Daniel Vogelbach, an interesting offensive player with some pluses, but an awful lot of holes in his game. 27 years old Bats/Throws: Left/Right Height/Weight: 6’0”, 250 lbs. Position: First 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 4/30: The State of MLB & the HOF
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 4/30: The State of MLB & the HOF Ray talks about the possible 3-division option that MLB is discussing. Recently, Ray wrote two articles talking about the Hall of Fame. He goes into some more detail about the hitters and pitchers listed in the pieces. What has Ray written 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: Yonny Chirinos
The Rays have all kinds of pitching options, and seemingly whomever they turn to has had success in the recent past. One of those younger arms who has been impressive to date is Yonny Chirinos. What should we be expecting from the righty this season? 26 years old Bats/Throws: Right/Right Height/Weight: 6’2”, 240 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.
2020 Player Profile: Tony Gonsolin
I’ve wanted to do a writeup for Tony Gonsolin for a while. The Covd-19 situation, causing the delay to begin the season, has allowed me the time to get to him. It’s an uphill battle for him to gain fantasy relevance in mixed leagues this season given the depth of the Dodgers’ rotation, but that 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 – A Realigned League
The one certainty about the 2020 baseball season if we get one: it will be a bumpy fantasy ride like never before. As we head into the month of May, there is more than a glimmer of hope that we will get major league baseball this year. ESPN’s MLB Insider Jeff Passan posted a lengthy…
2020 Player Profile: Garrett Richards
Back in 2015 Garrett Richards was coming off a second straight impressive season highlighted by 15 victories and 207.1 innings pitched. Over the next four seasons he’s won six games with 147.1 innings pitched. Still, some folks are extremely excited about what he could offer this season. The question is – why? 31 years old 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 4/28: I’m Angry
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 4/28: I’m Angry Ray Flowers lets it rip in this episode. He talks about some of the polls he’s run of late. He discussed Jeff Passan’s writeup about where MLB sits at the moment. Who are you taking a shot on in the outfield (Carlson, Mazara, Puig, Verdugo) 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.
2020 Player Profile: Patrick Sandoval
The Angels have all kinds of pitching options. They might need them with health being a legitimate concern with three of their top-5 arms. There’s also talk about the team potentially using a 6-man rotation, not in spurts, all season long. Where does this info leave the young lefty, Patrick Sandoval? 23 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: Andrew McCutchen
Long one of my favorite players, Andrew McCutchen was off to a strong start with his new Phillies team last year before injuring his knee. He required ACL surgery and was going to miss the start of the regular season, though there was always a belief that he would be back in April. Now, with 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 4/26: The Importance of the Walk and Contact
Ray Flowers talks about the role of the walk, the strikeout, and contact in the overall offensive scheme for evaluating players. What numbers do you need to know when trying to target an average or on-base percentage weapon? What numbers should signal yellow/red as potentially dangerous levels for upper-end fantasy performance? Here is a link 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 4/25: The Home Run
Ray Flowers reviews his three-part written series about the home run. He takes a look at the context of the home run in 2020 baseball. He also discusses the role of the opposite-field homer, the distance of the homer, and which players gained significantly in their homer rates last season. Here is a link 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.
HOF Bound Hitters?
In this two-part series, I will take a look at current players, and pitchers, that are on a Hall of Fame trajectory. I won’t be discussing guys like Juan Soto or Walker Buehler, as great as they are they are just too you, as I’ll be focusing on guys that have more a track record 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: Jonathan Schoop
Jonathan Schoop is a solid, power hitting middle infielder. He’s not an outstanding player by any objective measure, but he’s a pretty solid counting category producer who is often very cheap on draft day. Is he worth adding as a potential up the middle offensive producer in 2020? 28 years old Bats/Throws: Right/Right Height/Weight: 6’1”, 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: Sandy Alcantara
The Marlins have some intriguing arms on the pitching side. It’s not like any of their projected starters are guys to build around, but once the rounds start piling up, there are some names to consider rostering. One of those names is Sandy Alcantara, the man we will profile today. 24 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.
Ray’s Rundown 4/23: Polls, Did You Know & Daily Life
Ray discusses a series of non-scientific polls that were run on his Twitter account (@baseballguys). How much are you drinking? What exercise are you getting? How is the living situation at home working? Ray plays a game of Who Am I? Finally, a couple of did you know questions about Kenley Jansen/Aroldis Chapman, Manny Machado/Matt 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.
HOF Bound Pitchers?
In this two-part series, I will take a look at current players, and pitchers, that are on a Hall of Fame trajectory. I won’t be discussing guys like Juan Soto or Walker Buehler, as great as they are, they are just too you, as I’ll be focusing on guys that have more a track record…
2020 Player Profile: Hunter Renfroe
When Hunter Renfroe was climbing through the minors, I was intrigued. He had a rocket of an arm in the outfield, seemed athletic and there was no doubt that he swung a powerful bat. Am I alone though, in the belief that even though he’s hit at least 26 homer each of the past three 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 – Late Round Starting Pitchers
By popular demand (a twitter poll), this week’s article will cover starting pitchers available after pick-250 overall in drafts. I looked at ADP data from NFBC Online Championship drafts (OC) from the week of April 10 – April 17 (45 drafts in total), listing all the SP in the 200-350 range, along with my corresponding 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: C.J. Cron
A first round selection in the 2011 MLB Entry Draft, C.J. Cron has been a productive big-league hitter for years. After four years in Anaheim he moved to Tampa in 2018 and had his best season. He was on the move again last season heading to Minnesota where he had his second-best power season. This 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 4/21: Mailbag
Ray Flowers, a man of the people if there ever was such a thing, took a bunch of the better questions that he received of late, compiled them, and answered them in this podcast. How does the shortened season affect players? Who has more/less value as a result? Does the postseason workload from 2019 get 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 is Your Favorite MLB Stadium?
What are your favorite baseball stadiums to visit? Do you have a bucket list? Ray Flowers lists his favorite parks that he’s been to, as well as the one that he needs to visit that he has not been able to make it to yet. Unfortunately, with Covid-19 going on, I don’t have access to the pictures and tickets that…
2020 Player Profile: Christian Vazquez
For years, he was a nobody. Last year, he was more than a somebody. Christian Vazquez was actually a Rockstar in the fantasy game, catapulting his owners into the winner’s circle in some leagues. What will he do for an encore? 29 years old Bats/Throws: Right/Right Height/Weight: 5’9”, 200 lbs. Position: Catcher THE NUMBERS *Stats 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.