Ray's MLB Ramblings
Ray’s Ramblings: Fellas On The Hill
You have a few moments for an update on pitchers in fantasy baseball? Of course you do. Here are some quick hitting thoughts on some of the arms that are in the news. Alex Faedo held the Twins to one hit and one walk over five scoreless innings. Though his ERA is 5.16 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.
Ray’s Ramblings: Recent xwOBA Performance
In this piece we will look at the past couple of weeks for offensive performers. Which players have seen their batted ball data suggest that their performance of late has improved? We will take a look at his topic through the lens of weighted on base average. WHAT IS WOBA? wOBA is based around an older 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: Times Are a Changing
Changes are occurring on the infield in Atlanta and Tampa. The Twins activated one of the top youngsters in baseball while the D’Backs demoted an outfielder that was a fantasy league winner in the second half last season. On the hill, there is news to discuss from a struggling youngster in Boston to a surging 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: Monday Thoughts
Ray Flowers highlights a few catchers who are surging offensively. There is then talk about a recently promoted outfielder who could help your fantasy squad as well as some talk about the health of guys like Albies and S. Marte. On the pitching front, health updates on a bunch of arms as well as 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.
2023 MLB FAAB Values: Week 20
Working the waiver-wire is one of the most important skills a fantasy player needs if they want to hoist the championship trophy at years end. To that end, we will do what we can to help you to navigate the pitfalls and dangers on a weekly basis. It is impossible to craft a list for 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: What is Going On?
What is going on with bats like Adames, Bogaerts, Cron and Moniak who are suddenly ice-cold? On the hill, we continue our recent look at arms that are performing well enough for you to consider rolling them out there in mixed leagues even if their skills aren’t top-notch. HITTERS Willy Adames was recently “rested” 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.
Ray’s Ramblings: Recent Production
We will start out by using the last two weeks as a springboard to a discussion about a bunch of players who you should be talking about. Two guys who are borderline starring out of the leadoff spot lead the way. There’s also a handful of veterans who seem to be fairly boring on 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 Ramblings: Pitching and More Pitching
Most days, this Ramblings piece delves into guys who swing and guys who throw. Today though, we’re just looking at the men who make their living chucking the ball. There are certainly some names in today’s column that many of you are counting on, but there are also a handful of lowered discussed players 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.
Ray’s Ramblings: Rookie Promotion & Other News
How the hell is Cody Bellinger doing this? Taking stock of the catcher spot, we’ve got three catchers who are crushing it. Is Andrew Vaughn doing something to get excited about? On the hill – Eury Perez returned to action. The Mariners are calling up high-end prospect Emerson Hancock. Who is Cole Ragans? All 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.
Ray’s Ramblings: August 7th, Monday Musings
We’re powering through to the final two months of the MLB season. On the offensive side we will discuss a couple contributors who have really slowed of late, as well as a couple of potentially under the radar positive performers. Lots of doom and gloom on the hill at the moment, though there are 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.
2023 MLB FAAB Values: Week 19
Working the waiver-wire is one of the most important skills a fantasy player needs if they want to hoist the championship trophy at years end. To that end, we will do what we can to help you to navigate the pitfalls and dangers on a weekly basis. It is impossible to craft a list for 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: August 4th, In the News
Here’s a video of Ray Flowers talking about some of the news items the last 24 hours. He discusses bullpens in Chicago, Seattle and Anaheim. He also talks about the struggles of Luis Urias, the solid work of JP Sears and the greatness of Shohei Ohtani. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLcIlqGOvwk
Ray’s Ramblings: Getting After It
Today, we’re gonna hit on a bunch of players on the offensive side of things who are in a groove of offensive production. Some of the names are obvious, but a couple may not be. We will then look at arms and see who has changed things up of late with the pitch mix 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.
2023 MLB Trade Deadline
It is MLB Trade deadline day. Ray Flowers has his Red Bull, some pizza and he made sure to get good night's sleep to gear up for this special day. All day Ray will be updating this running diary of the day. When a trade happens, Ray will list the deal and fire off some…
2023 MLB FAAB Values: Week 18
Working the waiver-wire is one of the most important skills a fantasy player needs if they want to hoist the championship trophy at years end. To that end, we will do what we can to help you to navigate the pitfalls and dangers on a weekly basis. It is impossible to craft a list for 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: Contact and Power
Making contact, and hitting the ball hard are two obvious keys to offensive success in baseball. Thirty days really isn’t enough time to get a true handle on who a player is, we all know that, but that isn’t going to stop us from looking at the last 30 days to see who has had 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: Trade Deadline Heating Up
Lucas Giolito is an Angel and Amed Rosario is a Dodger. Those two moves, and the potential for others, are discussed in a video in this piece. There is also talk about surging players at the dish, a potential star in Luciano and the struggles of Wander. On the hill there will be talk about 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: Men on the Hill
Arms, young and old, are the focus today. What is up with Gausman? Can Cueto turn back the clock? Bibee continues to impress, but what about fellow rookie Hunter Brown? Plenty more in here as well as we look at the fellas who ply their trade on the mound. Tanner Bibee continues to rack 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 Ramblings: A Review of Batsman
We will look at the performances of men who swing the bat by focusing first on the month of July, and then trying ot figure out what that means in the grand scheme of the 2023 fantasy baseball season. Jose Abreu has regressed in July with a .268/.316/.394 slash line. His .121 ISO on 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.
2023 MLB FAAB Values: Week 17
Working the waiver-wire is one of the most important skills a fantasy player needs if they want to hoist the championship trophy at years end. To that end, we will do what we can to help you to navigate the pitfalls and dangers on a weekly basis. It is impossible to craft a list for 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: The Arms Race
What is wrong with Julio Urias? Is Yu Darvish back? What is the outlook for a wonky Carlos Rodon? Those three names highlight this piece on pitching, one that is mostly populated with fringe mixed league guys you may want to add, or move on from, moving forward. Graham Ashcraft has finally found his footing. 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: Hitters – Risers & Fallers
Today, it is all hitters all the time. Which batsman are surging to help your fantasy baseball squad? Whom amongst Julien, Kirilloff and Kepler have staying power? Did we all have it wrong with Vlad Guerrero?Andrew Benintendi had a hit and steal last night as he continues to excel in the leadoff spot. In five 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: Hot Hitters & Pitching
On the offensive side, we’re a bunch of guys who have improved on offense of late – only positives! On the pitching side, it’s more of a mixed bag, with some guys trending upward and course downward. Let’s dive in and have some fun. HITTINGAndrew Benintendi has one homer and 28 RBI, which kinda leaves 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: Monday, Funday
Here’s a quick hitting article talking about some players that did some notable things over the weekend. Perhaps these are names that you added in your waiver-wire run, or they might he guys you are looking at on the waiver-wire depending on the size of the league you play in. HITTINGKerry Carpenter has quietly started 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.