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Ray’s Rundown 4/19: A Look at the Player Profile Series
A look at the player profile series. Ray touches on the men he has recently broken down on the hill including McHugh, Wood, Manaea & S. Gray. On offense, he will talk about Odor, Anderson, W. Calhoun, Pederson, Hernandez, Amed & Diaz. Ray then shifts to a strategy question – will doing a draft filled 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 4/18: Polls & Questions
Ray Flowers is always running polls, but this time, instead of writing about them, he chose to talk about them. Ray will break down your answers to questions like – who will be the best pitcher in 2025? The best hitter in 2025? How much drafting are you doing? What is the most money you 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 ADP Market Report 12
For the first time in well over a month, we have mass market activity and a hefty data set we can rely upon. The NFBC set a deadline for the completion of online championship (OC) drafts, and the fantasy managers came out in droves to draft. Moreover, there has been plenty of “news” for us 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.
Will Team Failure Rebound in 2020?
In a previous column, I checked in on how the theory of Last Year’s Bums worked out last season. Now it’s time to move to the current campaign. Of course, we don’t have any idea if these players are going to rebound after their poor 2019 efforts, but I’ll give some thoughts on whether or 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: Collin McHugh
The last time we saw Collin McHugh on the field, he was a reliever for the Astros. The next time he throws a real pitch he will likely be in the starting rotation for the Red Sox, we think, after the club signed him to a mere $600,000 contract in early March. What can we 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: Alex Wood
For years now, I’ve kinda been a mark for a lefty by the name of Alex Wood. He’s never really put up big innings, and last year was a total mess, but a move back to the Dodgers brings out my interest yet again. Is it warranted? 29 years old Bats/Throws: Right/Left Height/Weight: 6’4”, 215 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 4/16: MLB Mailbag
MLB Mailbag Ray Flowers takes your questions in this edition of the podcast. Should you be running FAAB in your leagues right now? What should you be doing if a player gets dropped, like Oscar Mercado, that shouldn’t be? How much do you spend? Who will be the leadoff hitter for the Angels this year? 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.
Did Team Failure Rebound in 2019?
Last Year’s Bum (LYB) is a thing some look at in the fantasy game. The theory goes like this. A player is expected to do well and the cost is high on draft day. The player goes out and lays an egg, and people move on the following season. The next season, that player ends 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: Sean Manaea
We’ve come a long way since the days when folks doubted the dedication of Sean Manaea. Now we are to the point where we are wondering if he can be a front-end starter in the fantasy game. 28 years old Bats/Throws: Right/Left Height/Weight: 6’5”, 245 lbs. Position: Starting Pitcher THE NUMBERS *Stats from 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.
From the Gut – Sprint Speed
Were someone to run a poll on what the most popular or favorite 5×5 roto category is, my assumption is that stolen bases would come in second behind home runs. It’s a category that is always on the forefront of our minds when we’re drafting and when adding players off the wire. Granted, there 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.
2020 Player Profile: Sonny Gray
When he began his career as an Athletic, Sonny Gray was really good. He had a hiccup in 2016, rebounded somewhat in 2017, but then fell down a rabbit hole in 2018 while with the Yankees. Last season, his first with the Reds, he returned to his Athletics’ form. Can he replicate his effort 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 Rundown 4/14: ADP 11 Review
ADP 11 Review Ray Flowers breaks down the most recent ADP data through the lens of the recent report from Vlad Sedler. Ray takes a look at the data that Vlad uncovered and gives his thoughts on the pluses and minuses of player movement. 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: Rougned Odor
For years fantasy managers, and for that matter his own team, have seemingly marginalized or even written off Rougned Odor. Yet, despite legit concerns about his offensive game, the second sacker remains incredibly productive… if you can ignore his batting average and on-base percentages. 26 years old Bats/Throws: Left/Right Height/Weight: 5’11”, 195 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: Brian Anderson
He has a boring name – Brian Anderson. He plays for a boring team – the Marlins. He has produced moderate fantasy numbers to date. So why are we writing about him? Will it be a waste of time? Let’s find out together. 26 years old Bats/Throws: Right/Right Height/Weight: 6’3”, 190 lbs. Position: Third 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 4/12: Potential Sleepers?
Potential Sleepers? Ray Flowers hates the word sleeper, but he’s knows it will get your attention so we will use it here. Ray will touch on a bunch of players that he has something to say about that most seem to be overlooking at this point. All of these players are listed outside the top-350 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 ADP Market Report 11
A bit different type of analysis this week. Since NFBC drafts have ramped up in the month of April, I decided to go back to analyzing the $350-entry, 12-team Online Champions (OC). This gives us a more relevant segment of the player pool – namely, those drafted among the top-360 overall. The “new” data 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 4/11: Updates, Binging & Quarantine
Updates, Binging & Quarantine Why doesn’t Nelson Cruz get more respect? A.J. Puk (shoulder) update. Andrew Heaney throwing but not off the mound? Griffin Canning (elbow) has been cleared to throw. Andrew McCutchen (knee) should be ready to go. Jose Peraza could be the starter at second for the Red Sox. Will Austin Riley make 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.
My All-Time MLB Favorites
Here is my list of my all-time Favorite MLB players. Some of the guys are stars. Some of them maybe even all-time greats. There’s a guy on the list that you certainly forgot ever existed (it’s a lock). I’m barely a homer too, there is only one SF Giant makes the list, and it will be pretty clear how…
2020 Player Profile: Willie Calhoun
Willie Calhoun has long been expected to be a strong run producer at the Major League level. That said, he has had an interesting ride to the big leagues. He’s pretty much always hit well enough in the minors, but there have been questions about his defense, his conditioning and his attitude. He’s also dealt 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: Joc Pederson
At one point in time, the Dodgers’ Joc Pederson was a top-20 prospect in all of baseball. For real. Hell, at one point he actually went 30/30 (check out his 2014 effort at Triple-A). That guy has never shown up on a big-league diamond, but there has been some success. At the same time, I’m 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 4/9: The Top 50- Catchers
The Top 50 Catchers It’s fitting that Ray’s look around the diamond concludes with the catcher’s spot, i.e. the black hole of offense in the fantasy game. It will be a struggle for Ray to say much in terms of praise as he digs deeply into the position, but he’s gonna still give it 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.
2020 Player Profile: Teoscar Hernandez
There is an awful lot of excitement about the offense with the Blue Jays this season. There is also tremendous pressure to grab a good deal of the Jays young hitters early in fantasy drafts. However, a 27 year old potential slugger in their outfield isn’t generating much juice at the moment, and his name 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: Dansby Swanson
The first pick in the 2015 MLB Entry Draft, Dansby Swanson has shown year-to-year improvement. That said, he’s moved so slowly forward with the bat that it’s hard to get excited about him at all as he’s merely fallen into the bucket of “compilers.” Will that change in 2020? 26 years old Bats/Throws: Right/Right Height/Weight: 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 – Power Trios
This past week brought forth the slightest glimmer of hope for a baseball season in 2020. This off the heels of discussions with MLB and government officials about sequestering teams in Arizona for a 4.5-month period starting in May. Reviewing some of the details listed in Jeff Passan’s article brings about more questions than answers, 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.