Ray's MLB Ramblings
Ray’s Ramblings: Expected Pitching Results
Last week we took a look at the expected numbers and batters. This week, let’s take a very early look at how pitchers have performed to date, admitting that it is still really early to be judging guys off 20 innings pitched. Note that the data requires 60 plate appearances faced and is through games 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: Steals & Young Arms
The league is running more this season, and one team in particular is running at an elite rate. On the bump, tons of young arms are in the news including Taj Bradley, Tanner Bibee and Brandon Pfaadt. THE GAME IN 2023 The game hast tons of injuries in the early going and offense look 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.
Ray’s Ramblings: BABIP and More
It’s too early to weigh too heavily BABIP numbers, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be looking to do a little digging into the men who are posting some numbers that hop of the page in the early going. Who is this Logan Allen kid for the Guardians? EARLY BABIP NUMBERS Studies have shown 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: Friday Findings
Some thoughts on the suspension for Max Scherzer lead off this piece. Ray then talks about the power outage of Jose Abreu and the tremendous start of Matt Strahm. Way more in here than that too. MAX SCHERZER NEWS Here is what the league had to say about the 10-game suspension for Max Scherzer. Note, 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 Sweeper
We will have a quick talk about the Sweeper and those hurlers who are leaning on the pitch this year before moving into general talk about men on the bump. Yes, that means we will talk about Johan Oviedo. THE SWEEPER The “new” pitch really isn’t a new invention. The sweeper is merely a slider 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: Quality of Contact
It is still early, but not to early to figure out where players are starting to land. In this review, we will talk about guys who are hitting the ball hard, and whether or not that portends future success. QUALITY OF CONTACT *Through games of the 18th. Let’s look at Statcast and quality of contact. 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: Hit It Hard
Today we talk about some batted ball data. It is still very early, but if you are looking at hard hit and barrel rates, what can we discern? After that, a lot of talk about injuries. Guys going to the IL, moving off the IL, dealing with something but avoiding the IL. Yep, there’s lots 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: This and That
We will start out looking at some year over year batted ball data, before moving on to a couple of potential waiver-wire fellas who are killing it at the moment. Miley and Lopez are off to hot starts, but only one will sustain it. COMPARING LAST YEAR TO THIS… From Baseball Savant, here is league 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: Around the Horn
You got questions about youngsters and guys that you’ve been looking at on waivers of late? Well, we touch on some names in this piece like Garrett, Marsh, DeSclafani, Miller, Oviedo and more. Also updates on Grayson with the Orioles and Alek with the Blue Jays. HITTING Matt Baty has been called up by 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: Friday Finds
Today we will discuss a myriad of topics including a couple of guys hitting leadoff, a youngster failing, another having success and what is going on in Tampa where pitchers excel, but always get hurt. HITTINGCody Bellinger has two homers, a steal and nine RBI through 11 games, so I’ll give him a pass 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.
Ray’s Ramblings: This and That
Harper to play a new position? Jazz striking out a ton. Kelenic – mashing. Stott on fire. Those are some of the leads amongst batters in this piece, but we’ve also got a lot in here about pitching including some breakdowns of new pitch types and outlooks for 2023. HITTING Looking at the start 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: Surgers and Strugglers
Julien is promoted. Volpe is struggling. Cordero is slugging. Lowe is staring – both of them. On the pitching side, Ohtani and Alvarez are straight up dominate, and what are the Rays doing with Eflin injury? HITTINGFranchy Cordero hit a three run bomb last night for the Yankees. In 23 plate appearances he’s gone deep 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: Those Wacky Players
Players constantly keep us guessing. What spot in the batting order? What glove are they wearing? Are they performing above/below expectations? These are some of the questions we will endeavor to answer today. HITTINGTim Anderson has an injured knee and reports suggest he could miss 2-4 weeks. Who is Lenyn Sosa? He’s aggressive at 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: Monday, Week 3
It’s time that we start assessing some of the starts we are seeing. Who is doing well, but a deeper dive brings forth some caution? Might there be “struggling” players – that really aren’t? We will also look at offense around the league and focus in on a stadium up north that could offer 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.
Ray’s Ramblings: Friday Fun Day
It has only been a week, but let’s do a quick check in with how offense has gone thus far, with a focus on the stolen base. We will then talk about hot starters like Brian Anderson and what the Phillies are planning to do with their first base spot. Then, a bunch of health 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: Lots of Youngsters
There’s so much to talk about in baseball that we could obviously be here for days. For today, there is news in here about greybeards on the hill like Verlander, but on the offensive side of the ledger we’re going to be focused in on the younger players, cause that is who most people want 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: Patience in 2023
People spent a long amount of time trying to put together a winning squad in fantasy baseball. Often, a ton of time. So why, after less than a week of game action, are you willing to blow that team up? In what follows I will try to bring some sanity to the sample size/patience game. 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: Early ’23 Returns
It’s early, but it isn’t time to panic. Some talk about a couple of bullpen situations that are in flux as well as a talk about a guy who has hit a couple of homers who everyone in the world wants to add to their roster. Trust the process. HITTINGNolan Gorman hit two homers Sunday, 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: Opening Day – Pitchers
As expected, it was a wild day filled with ups and down. There were strong performances, record performances in fact, sprinkled with a litany of injuries on the bump. Welcome to baseball in 2023. PITCHES ON O.D. One guy tossed 100 pitches – Mitch Keller. He hit that number exactly though he only went 4.2 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: Opening Day – Hitters
Day one brought tons of storylines. There were more steals. There were homers and injuries too. Even some fellas in batting order spots that seemed a bit strange. Here’s a rundown of what occurred with players on Day 1 of the MLB season in 2023. CJ Abrams glove in Game 1 — not good. CJ 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.
Launch Angle, A Review
Batters want to lift the ball because chicks dig the long ball. It’s also how you do the most damage with a bat in your hand and how you get paid. This review will focus directly on launch angle talking about the ideal levels to target and who also hit the ball awfully hard. 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.
BABIP – What You Need to Know
A little more than a decade ago, few people talked about BABIP. A few years later it seemed like everyone began to take notice and you would find BABIP mentioned frequently. A few years later BABIP was all anyone could talk about. Now, we’ve seen a bit of a pullback with the measure as folks 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 FSGA Mixed League
Ray Flowers is back again. Ray will break down how his mixed league FSGA Champions League draft played out with his live diary of the draft (yep, he writes this article while he’s actually drafting to give you his real-time thoughts on putting his squad together). Before we get to his team, let’s look at…
Every Team – One Player
We’re getting close to the end of Spring Training, so it is a good time to take a look around the landscape of baseball. To that end, we will highlight one player for each team that you need to know something about. TEAMPLAYER NOTEArizona DiamondbacksNo one is talking about Gabriel Moreno, and that’s a mistake. 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.