Ray's MLB Ramblings
Ray’s Ramblings: Pitchers & K-BB-GB
There is no single measure to determine the success of a pitcher. It’s not strikeouts, walks, grounders, WAR etc. There’s just more to it than that. Still, I wrote about strikes outs and walks recently, and the importance of the means of K-BB%. In the preseason I wrote about the Triangle of Pitching – walks, 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: Run Production
Ray Flowers talks about the players that are producing the most runs in the early going. Which men are having success in the RBI and runs scored columns? After that discussion of offense, Ray switches over to pitching. What is going on with deGrom? Who of France, Mikolas, Singer, Suarez and Wells has staying power? 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: Who Am I Really?
Tim Anderson is struggling a bit. Why is that? Talking some infield after that with names like Arraez, Baty, Belt, Bregman, Castro, Mateo, Volpe and others highlighting the discussion. For those of you looking for some hurler news, we got some talk in here about Bryce Miller and Mike Soroka. TIM ANDERSON – AND HIS 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: Friday Follies
It’s Friday, and we have a lot to review. We’re talking about a few guys on offense who qualify at multiple spots, a few guys who have forgotten how to hit, and an overlooked option at first base. On the hill, there are some notes about guys whose roles could be changing, as well 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 Ramblings: I’m Good, But How Good?
Taking stock of the fantasy baseball landscape, we highlight a handful of players who have performed well to date. Are they going to keep it up? Will they reach even higher? Are they lucky to be where they are thus far? Let’s explore in this piece. HITTINGRonald Acuna is a superstar, but this is bananas. 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 Braves & More
There is a whole lotta Braves talk in here. Is that pitcher ready to make his mark? Can the former slugger who is slugging now continue? Is the buy low window closed on one of the best third baseman in fantasy baseball? What happened to that dynamic rookie from last season in the outfield? There’s 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: wOBA & Expected wOBA
This write will focus on weighted on-base average, or wOBA. What is it and how does that discussion lead into expected wOBA and what can that tell us about the batter’s performance to date? What is wOBA? wOBA is based around an older idea created by Pete Palmer called Linear Weights (Linear Weights was the precursor to WAR – an 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: Strikeout to Walk Ratio
There are lots of simple, and complicated, ways to break down a pitcher. Is he struggling at home or on the road? What about versus lefties or righties? Is he getting blitzed the third time through the order? How does his ground ball rate look? What is his SIERA? What does WAR say about his 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 Have We Learned?
Who are Bohm/Chapman anyway after their Jekyll and Hyde start to the season? Franco is running, but not hitting? Lourdes, J.D. and Jurickson are currently hitting. On the hill, updates on Alvarado, Painter, deGrom, Houck and Lamet. HITTINGAlec Bohm was impressive to start the year, but my goodness has he thrown up and missed 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: Youngster Review
Elly De La Cruz, Royce Lewis, Christopher Morel, Mickey Moniak and Kirilloff highlight the hitting side of the article. Vets Soler, Seager. DeJong and Harold Ramirez also get some pub. On the hill, there is a cornucopia of discussion surrounding the health of arms. HITTINGJeimer Candelario is not someone we talk about much here at 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: Friday Fun-Day
Just how good has Eury Perez been? What the heck is going on with Julio Urias? On offense, some updates on a bunch of infielders like India, Joe, Perdomo, Schmitt, Miller and Suarez. Plus, how are things going for uber-prospect Jordan Walker of the Cardinals? HITTINGJonathan India is working on a strong rebound effort after 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: Who Are They Really?
Does Edman stink? Is Outman a star? On the hill, what about youngsters Bello, Bradish and Liberatore? What do the Dodgers do with the injury to May and what is going on with the ghost-fork? HITTING Adam Duvall says he will be back June 9th from his wrist fracture. He was amazing to start 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: A League-Wide Look
We are at roughly the quarter-pole of the 2023 MLB season, so we thought it would be a good time to take a look at the state of the game. How have the new rules impacted offensive production? How are team using the injured list? Those are two of the man topics discussed in 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 Ramblings: Health, Demotions & Cheating
Oh Domingo German. Mason Miller is hurt worse than previous thought as is Nick Lodolo. The D’backs demoted yet another outfielder. Those stories lead the way in an interesting Ramblings piece today. HITTINGSix: The number of players with a 2.00 BB/K ratio or better in May which is remarkable – Will Smith 2.67, Jose Ramirez 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 We Thought?
Some guys are ripping it up. Others aren’t doing jack. Are the players, with a growing sample size, becoming who we thought they were, or, is something else potentially going on with a host of players you are considering dumping to, or adding off of, waivers? HITTINGLuis Arraez has slowed of late, but he’s still 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 Musings
A new week, a new set of data to review. What is the upshot with Baty and Colas? Who is this McLain kid? Which outfielder is suddenly slugging? What is going on with Clase? How bad is Minter? Are we close to seeing Soroka? More in here too of course. HITTING Brett Baty update time. 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: Power & Speed
We will talk about players that have begun the season on an impressive power/speed pace focusing on Bellinger, Lowe and Varsho. Then we will transition into talk about the Braves, Phillies and Rangers pitching. New images from @NASAPersevere may show evidence of what was once a wild and deep river on Mars. The observations 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 Ramblings: The Wheel Keeps Spinning
Every day someone gets hurt. Every day some one steps up. Every day teams make moves with their rosters. Did I mention that folks get hurt every day? HITTINGMichael Brantley (shoulder) was close to a return to action… until he wasn’t. Now, it is unclear when he will be ready for game action. Ezequiel Duran 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: Injuries and Performance
There are, surprisingly, more injuries on the hill with names like deGrom/Fried/Scherzer leading the way. Cease is struggling, will it turn around? Mitch Keller is starring – will that continue? Elias Diaz and Taylor Ward are hot right now. Will it continue? HITTINGMichael Brantley is inching closer to his return to the bigs, while Jose 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 Musings
This Miller kid in Seattle has been something. Is Ortiz in Pittsburgh next up? Wesneski in Chicago is doing some things of late as well. At the bat, Bleday is surging, but should you care? The Cardinals have a new DH, the Braves have a new SS and what is going on with the slow 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: Year to Year Improvement
The caveat, it is early, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t start to look at guys performance in 2023 and compare it to how they did in 2022. We will look at a series of measures in the early going to see who has improved. *Through games on May 3rd. EXIT VELOCITY Player2021+/-2022+/-2023+/- Gallo, Joey91.50.389.6-1.996.56.9 Joe, 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 – Actual vs. Expected
Earned Run Average is ingrained in our understanding of pitching, though it’s not a very good indicator of pitching performance. In this piece we will attempt to look past early season performance and ERA, to drill down a bit more to how guys are actually performing. Data through May 2nd with a minimum of 20-innings 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: Call-Ups On The Hill
Bryce Harper is back. Jacob deGrom, say it with me, is hurt again. Pfaadt is making his debut for the D’backs while Bryce Miller made his for the Mariners. We got a little more clarity on what was going on with Bradley and the Rays too. What did offense look like in the first month 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: Walker Demoted, Soto Struggling
Jordan Walker was shockingly demoted to the minors by the Cardinals Wednesday. Have they lost their marbles? Juan Soto has hit like donkey-butt this season. What is going on? Those two stories lead today’s piece, but you know there is more fantasy goodness in here as well. WALKER SURPRISINGLY DEMOTED Being a rookie ain’t easy 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.