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2019 Player Profile: Jose Ramirez
Back in the preseason of 2019 Fantasy Baseball, Jose Ramirez was roundly regarded a top-5 overall selection. The NFBC ADP info had him as the third player off the board (Jeff Mans and I didn’t by any means say pass on Ramirez, but at least we selected another third sacker as a better third overall 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.
Hot/Cold: Week 10
We’re at the point of the season that we kinda know who players are. Are they performing up to expectations or are the struggling to live up to the hopes placed on their shoulders? That said, do we really “know” who players are? Is it possible that the guy that started out hot has seen 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ray’s Ramblings: Keller, Myers, Votto
The Pirates are calling up the future in Mitch Keller. We don’t know how long he will be up, but he brings with him a good deal of fantasy intrigue. Wil Myers hasn’t lived up to expectations. Is that his fault or yours? The answer might surprise you. Joey Votto hasn’t lived up to expectations. 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Statistical Insights: May 27, 2019
While I recently asked the question – Are Expected Stats Ruining Fantasy Baseball? – that doesn’t mean I’m going to completely abandon the idea of using all the tools at my disposal, even if I might lay a bit less importance on them than many others in the industry. Let’s just ramble through some 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Why Don’t Players Bunt?
Men are macho. Get a gaggle of men together, what the hell is a gaggle anyway?, and you will see one fella try to out macho the next guy nearly every time. Whichever fella has bigger biceps, a faster car or the more expensive watch has to be the winner. Men are all about being 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
MLB Weekly Preview: May 27 – June 2
Jeff Mans and I were sitting around the metaphorical campfire, singing “Kumbaya” and talking about baseball, the future of the fantasy business and days of old. He reflected upon his Fantasy Alarm days and then, Eureka! Like a flash of lightning, the thought sprung from his mind… the MLB Weekly Preview. For those of you…
Ray’s Rundown – 05/25
(1) More rookie talk – Cavan Biggio, Kevin Cron and Josh Naylor. (2) Should Baseball Ban the DH? (3) Khris Davis to IL. (4) Cardinals change leadoff role. (5) Dickerson close to returning for PIT. (6) Astros updates on Alvarez/Tucker/Whitley. (7) Has Giolito arrived in Chicago? Waiver-wire: PITCHERS (Barlow, Kelley, Mahle, Martinez/Reyes Jimmy Nelson 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.
Vlad’s FAAB Values – Week 10
Welcome to my weekly Free Agent Acquisition Bidding/Budget (FAAB) column where my goal is to have you confidently prepared to acquire the hitters and pitchers off free agency or waivers to make your team better. Like most everything else in life, you get out what you put in. Those quickly slapping one- and two-dollar bids 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
2019 Player Profile: Kevin Cron & Josh Naylor
Two potential slugglers in the Natoinal League are slated to be called by by their respective clubs, and Ray Flowers is ready to break them both down for you. Those men are Kevin Cron of the D’backs and Josh Naylor of the Padres. As of Thursday night, Kevin Cron of the Diamondbacks led the minors 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
2019 Player Profile: Cavan Biggio
The new brigade is taking over baseball. Across the MLB landscape, teams continue to throw caution to the wind promoting rookies early in the season exposing them to Super 2 status allowing them to reach arbitration a year early. One of the most recent callups is the son of Hall of Famer, 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Should Baseball Ban the DH?
Some folks love the home run. They can’t get enough of it. They love watching majestic 450-foot fly balls arch into the seats, sent skyward by men with massive muscles. To others, they would prefer to watch that in batting practice, not in games. With seemingly every player in baseball capable of hitting 20 homers 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
The Closer Chart – May 23rd, 2019
The 2019 season is underway and, predictably, it’s a disaster. Some teams seem to have no plan at all. Other teams are continually searching for answers to get the last out, either because of poor performance or injury. Very few are the situations that have nary an issue. Each week we will try to 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ray’s Ramblings: Hitters, A Check In
Ray Flowers takes a look at the hitters around the infield and the outfield. Bogaerts is surging. Braun can still produce when in the lineup. Bregman and Bryant continue to mash the baseball. Yandy Diaz heads to the IL. Brian Dozier and a glimmer of hope. Hosmer is finally hitting. La Stella is tearing it 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.
BURR 2019: Week 9
Bullpen Usage & Reliever Ratings, or BURR, is an idea that Flowers and Mans have been playing around with since the 2017 season. The reason for their focus is simply that bullpens are a more important part of the modern game than ever before. You know what we mean. Whereas at one time starting pitchers threw 220 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Fantasy Baseball Elite Podcast: Episode 18
Jeff Mans and Ray Flowers break down the crazy FAAB weekend that was disucssing the likes of Hiura, Riley, Rodgers, Lopez, Calhoun and Mercado. the boys also ask the question - What is Wrong with Fantasy Baseball? They guys play a game of Either/Or when it comes to rostering this pitcher or that one.
From the Gut – May Showers and Flowers
We are nearly one-third of the way through the regular season and there have been numerous surprises. Both with how some teams have been performing as well as individual production among hitters and pitchers. This week, I’d like to take a glance at the standings as well as some May trends that might foreshadow future 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ray’s Ramblings: Mound Mavens May 22nd
Do the Braves have an ace in Mike Soroka? Who is Jake Arrieta at this point? David Price returned, and the results were very positive for the Red Sox lefty. Yu Darvish is improving, sort of. Cashner has been effective. Corbin has been solid, but there are some concerns. Minor has been a major contributor 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 Ramblings: Mound Mavens, May 21st
Ray Flowers takes a look at the bump. Alcantara is coming off a shutout. Does it matter? Is Buehler all the way back? How have things gone in Anaheim for rookie Griffin Canning? Eickhoff has hit a speed bump with the Phillies. Which of the righties, Fiers and Gausman, should you be targeting? Dakota Hudson 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.
Prospect Watch 2019: Week 9
Each week we will try to give a quick update on each of the top-40 minor leaguers that could help out in the fantasy game in 2019. Of course, there is an element of uncertainty with all of this as we never quite know when a team will decide to call up a youngster 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Hot/Cold: Week 9
We’re at the point of the season that we kinda know who players are. Are they performing up to expectations or are the struggling to live up to the hopes placed on their shoulders? That said, do we really “know” who players are? Is it possible that the guy that started out hot has seen 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ray’s Ramblings: FAAB Run Week 8
Vlad Sedler writes a great FAAB article every weekend helping you to gauge the market and how much of your cash you should be dropping on Player A or B. Many Monday, Ray Flowers tries to follow up Vlad’s advice piece with a review of how folks spent their free agent dough in the industry 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Is Baseball Too Expensive?
I recall going to baseball games as a child with great fondness. My family would head to the deli, grab some huge sandwiches, drive along the San Francisco Bay, pull into the parking lot and head into Candlestick Park to watch the Giants struggle for victory against opponents that often dwarfed the Giants in talent. 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 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
MLB Weekly Preview: May 20-26
Jeff Mans and I were sitting around the metaphorical campfire, singing “Kumbaya” and talking about baseball, the future of the fantasy business and days of old. He reflected upon his Fantasy Alarm days and then, Eureka! Like a flash of lightning, the thought sprung from his mind… the MLB Weekly Preview. For those of you…
Ray’s Rundown – 05/18
Every rookie in the world was seemingly called up this past week. Ray Flowers gives his breakdown of: Brendan Rodgers, Keston Hiura, Austin Riley, Nicky Lopez, Oscar Mercado, Willie Calhoun and Corbin Martin. Closers in Waiting, Waiver-wire HITTERS (Cron, Aledmys Diaz, Dyson, Kipnis, La Stella, Mallex Smith) and PITCHERS (Chase Anderson, Chris Archer, Chris Bassitt, 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.