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2020 MLB Player Splits: Pitchers
We are all looking for any advantage we can find when it comes to player analysis. We can dive deep, looking at the minutia to find an advantage, and we can also be simple and take a shallower dive. In what follows, we will look at hurlers and point out some arms that have both 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: Jesse Winker
Jesse Winker has appeared in three big league seasons with an impressive .285/.379/.466 slash line (a .845 OPS). Yet, ask around and people have seemingly completely moved on from Winker at this point. Should you follow those that suggest caution, or is there a reason to target Winker in drafts this year? 26 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.
2020 MLB Player Splits: Batters
Some batters, few actually, are productive in all scenarios. More likely, some hitters excel at home or on the road, at night or during the day, or against lefties or righties. In this piece we will explore the splits you need to know in order to uncover some potential hidden gems, 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.
MLB ADP Market Report 3
Over the next few weeks, expect to see this weekly summary of recent ADP (average draft position) risers and fallers, per NFBC data. NFBC will be our go-to marketplace since there have been over 200 paid drafts that we can gather information from and because it has become the industry standard. Each week, leading up 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 – 2/16/20- Waiver-Wire Bidding
Waiver-Wire Bidding 1 – Don’t ever use first come first serves waivers. 2 – How to handle leagues with waiver-wire priority. 3 – What is FAAB? How do you set it up? Make sure you understand how your provider works waivers as they all have subtle nuances. How do you bid – what are 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 – 2/15/20- Drafting By Projections is Wrong
Drafting By Projections is Wrong 1 – What about projections on the site? 2 – How are projections created? 3 – What actually is an accurate projection? 4 – Are they actually accurate in terms of what they predict? 5 – If you want to use them, which ones are best? 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: Chris Sale
Chris Sale finally broke last season. He failed to throw the innings in 2018 which dinged his production, but 2019 was the season that the performance fell to concerning levels. Can the proud lefty rebound in ’20 or is he now amongst the group of highly skilled, but uncertain, starting pitchers? 31 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 – 2/14/20- The Perfect Draft
The Perfect Draft 1 – There is no perfect draft. 2 – Gotta understand all the variables with your lg. from type to size to categories etc. 3 – There is more than one way to do create a winning draft. There isn’t just one way. 4 – If Ray was going to describe 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 – 2/13/20- Trading & How to Be Successful
Trading, How to Be Successful 1 – (1) Identify a goal. (2) Identify how to achieve that goal by finding the team that can help you. (3) Look at the deal from the other team’s perspective. (4) Find out how the person likes to communicate – text, email, message board, phone call, in person. Be 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: Justin Verlander
Justin Verlander had a magical season in 2019 that included a WHIP of 0.80, the fifth best in baseball history and third best since 1901. The assumption is that he will continue to roll along as one of the top-3 pitching options in baseball in 2020. Is that a prudent position to take? 37 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.
Position Tiers Overview: 1B, 3B & DH
Drafting corner infielders have traditionally been synonymous with the necessity of locking in our power numbers. First and third base is where we have traditionally found our big boppers – the guys who could put 30-100 on the board with ease every ear. It’s still the case, but the landscape has changed a bit 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 – 2/12/20- Auction Tips
Auction Tips AUCTION TIPS There are three main ways to attack an Auction. You can go with the Stars & Scrubs Approach, The Balanced Approach, or the Salary/Roster Management System. As for tips on auction day… (1) You MUST know the player pool. (2) Have a plan but realize you might need to massage or flat out change 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 – 2/11/20- The Top 50 Players
The Top-50 Players What does Ray Flowers think of the top-50 players according to ADP? Unfiltered, Ray let’s fly his thoughts hitting on each player in this action-packed podcast as he gives his bullet point assessment of each player. Get that seatbelt set. The rocket is about to blast off. 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: Max Scherzer
For years, Max Scherzer has been a star. In point of fact, Scherzer has been a top-5 vote getter in the NL Cy Young voting in 7-straight seasons, a simply remarkable record of excellence. For the first time since 2013, there has started to leak into his profile some concerns about whether or not 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.
Ray’s Rundown – 2/10/20- Dynasty & Keeper Leagues
Dynasty and Keeper Leagues (1) What is your goal? Three years from now? Now? Will you even be in this league in two years? (2) What is your setup? There are so many different – points/roto, 10/15 team, 2/4/6 keepers – that it’s extremely difficult to come up with overarching rules/advice. (3) Define keeper/dynasty leagues. 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 2
Over the next few weeks, expect to see this weekly summary of recent ADP (average draft position) risers and fallers, per NFBC data. NFBC will be our go-to marketplace since there have been over 100 paid drafts that we can gather information from and because it has become the industry standard. Each week, leading up 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 – 2/9/20 – Ranking Players Properly
HOW TO RATE PLAYERS PROPERLY 1 – It is wrong to draft off an ADP list and much better to use the Tiering model. 2 – It is wrong to draft off last year’s numbers. 3 – It is wrong to draft players merely because they are young. 4 It is wrong to draft 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 – 2/8/20 – Two Catcher Leagues
2 CATCHER LGS 1 – Should you draft one guy early? Should you draft none early? When should you grab your second catcher? Do you draft a third catcher? 2 – What is the role of playing time in reference to your league type? What about batting order and overall team offensive expectation? 3 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.
Players to Target in 2020
There are rankings and tiering at Fantasy Guru to go by when trying to decide who you should be rostering this season. Those tools make this article a bit unnecessary as it’s clear what I think about players. At the same time, there should be an explanation given as to why I’m high on some 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.
Players to Avoid in 2020
There are rankings and tiering at Fantasy Guru to go by when trying to decide who you should be rostering this season. Those tools make this article a bit unnecessary as it’s clear what I think about players. Same time, there should be an explanation given as to why I’m down on some guys, so 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.
Building the Perfect Pitcher
How to you build the perfect pitcher? If you were in a lab you would create someone using Justin Verlander as the template. However, there is only one Justin Verlander to be taken on draft day so the better question for our use is – how to we distill all the data in our preseason 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.
Position Tiers Overview: Catchers
Welcome to my preseason series on position tiers. The plan is to break up the positions over the next several weeks and provide you with a deep overview and thoughts on each. Here is when you expect to see them: February 5 – Catchers (below)February 12 – Corner Infielders (1B, 3B) + DHFebruary 19 – 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 LABR Mixed League
The LABR event is one of the highlights of the baseball season each year (special thanks to Steve Gardner). For years, I would read about the event in the USA Today newspaper, enthralled at the analysis of how the drafts unfolded. For years, I’ve been part of the auction events, but this season I pivoted…
2019 Review: Isolated Power
Baseball is a simple game that has gotten a wee bit complicated of late. With the turn of the 21st century, copious amounts of statistical data has started to flow for the game we love, and at times it can be overwhelming. I mean, have you seen the formula for WAR? I can save 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.