Ray's MLB Ramblings
Ray’s Ramblings: Players in the News
Are we approaching liftoff for Gunnar? Fernando Tatis is in the news again. What’s the work on Kopech? Is Yelich really that bad? Who leads baseball in homers since 2018? Hint – he’s hit four homers in five games. Who is this Meneses guy? Why aren’t we talking more about the Guardian who is batting 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: Arms, Big & Small
Justin Verlander was pulled from a no-hitter. Yu Darvish is having a child. Michael Kopech is hurt. Frankie Montas finally found his footing. Those are some of the lead stories in this piece. ERA doesn’t come close to telling the whole story, but this is still worth mentioning. In the three weeks since trade deadline, 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: Talking Arms
This one is all about arms as we aren’t wasting any time talking about batters. It’s that time of year where, not just the “big” names, matter if they throw the ball. Guys dealing with injury, workload concerns, slipping production or perhaps improvement across the board. Let’s get after it in this piece. Before 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: Running Waters
The Royals promoted Drew Waters. Who is the youngster? Who has the 4th best batting average in baseball since 2019? Acuna getting caught on the bases while Bregman and Fraley are hitting everything. There’s also some pitching talk in here, so don’t worry if you are looking for that. ROYALS CALL UP WATERS The Royals, 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.
2022 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: Pitchers & Expected wOBA
Earlier this week we talked about expected weighted on base percentage, or xwOBA, on the hitting side of things. In this piece, we will flip that and look at hurlers and how things are playing out for the men who chuck the baseball. WHAT IS wOBA? Weighted on Base Percentage, a rift off of on-base 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 – Recent xwOBA
What is Weighted on Base Percentage? What is expected wOBA? Why should you care? Who is performing well, or poorly, of late. Let’s explore. WHAT IS wOBA? Weighted on Base Percentage, a rift off of on-base percentage. Abbreviated as wOBA, it was created by Tom Tango. wOBA is used to measure the overall effectiveness of 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: Arms, Big and Small
We’ve got guys heading to the shelf with injury while others are seemingly avoiding the dreaded IL. There’s even some mention of guys returning from the list. Among the healthy, some guys are hitting the skids while others are doing their best to become fantasy relevant down the stretch. Mike Clevenger and the Padres were 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: Baty, Batters & Pitching
The Mets are calling up one of their top-end prospects. Bichette/Bellinger/France are all trending down, while Cobb/Gibson/Morton are trending up. METS MAKE MOVE Brett Baty is being called up by the Mets, a day after they said they wouldn’t do it because they were concerned about his defense. So why now? Eduardo Escobar is dealing 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: Bold Moves & Health Updates
The Athletics are promoting one of the best catching prospects in the game. Wander Franco is nearing a return. Where did the pop go with Ronald Acuna? How bad are things with Carlos Carrasco? Civale and Garrett are rolling on the hill while Eduardo Rodriguez pushes for a return to action. HITTING Ronald Acuna returned 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: Streaking, Sliding & Catchers
A middle infielder in the AL is on pace go to 15/30 and not enough folks are talking about him. What is going wrong with that corner infielder who went .277-29-98 last year? Then, we will hit on a few catchers who are trending up… and down… before some pitcher and playoff talk. HITTER – 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.
2022 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: Let’s Get After It
Some guys just stink. Some guys don’t. We will investigate players on both sides of the coin in this piece, so in the words of Jeff Mans… let’s go. HITTING Dylan Carlson was on the bench for the Cardinals today. His last 16 games he’s hitting .162 with a .564 OPS. Ugh. The future talk 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: Braves Make Move
Let’s get down to it. There are a couple of names in here that you should be greatly concerned with. There are also a series of players who are streaking right now who might be able to help your squad. Plus, a breakdown of this Grissom kid with the Braves who was just promoted. BRAVES 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: More on Those Arms
There are veterans and youngsters to discuss in the game of fantasy baseball. Injuries, either just picked up or returning from. What about rolling? Some are rolling, rolling, rolling… while others appear to be rolling off the edge of a cliff. Chris Bassitt threw 114 pitches against the Reds as he allowed one unearned run 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: Trying to Help on the Mound
This is a fantasy baseball piece filled with pitching talk, but don’t be misled by the title since we were still able to stick some offensive talk in there at the end of the piece. Here is Shane Bieber talking pitching. Dane Dunning worked seven scoreless against the Astros allowing one walk and one hit 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 8th, Around The Horn
Guys are changing teams, guys are trying to establish themselves as fantasy options and others are losing footing as they struggle to do simply things like staying healthy. The journey never ends, and today we add another chapter to the book of 2022. HITTING Jo Adell has skills, but he’s also struggled immensely on defense 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.
2022 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: August 5th, This & That
Fantasy baseball is our life. Fantasy analysis is required to succeed in that life. Here are some taeks, they aren’t hot, on players. Actually, not many takes and more just some light analysis on this Friday. HITTERS You saw that the Angels made history, didn’t cha? The Angels scored 7 runs today, ALL on solo 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 – Pitchers
Dustin May is closing in on a return while Freddy Peralta just returned. Those are two of the hurlers discussed in today’s look at the potchers mound. Sandy Alcantara has thrown 19.2 innings more than anyone else in the game with a 1.88 ERA and 0.93 WHIP. His last seven starts he’s failed to go 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 – Hitters
There are plenty of names that we could hit on, but why not touch on a few that aren’t exactly spotlight types who are performing well of late? Don’t worry, there is still some star power in here as well. Elvis Andrus is hot. I haven’t written that sentence in years. Since July 15th he’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: The Day After the Deadline
The dust is settling on the MLB Trade Deadline 2022, and now is as good a time as any to assess who the winners and losers are given all the player movement that went on. Which category did your players end up in? If you missed it, here is the full Trade Deadline Diary. I 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.
2022 MLB Trade Deadline
It’s that time of year– the 2022 MLB Trade Deadline. Our very own Ray Flowers is on the case this deadline day, as he will update every deal that comes down as teams attempt to prepare their rosters for the stretch run to the playoffs. Ray will touch on every relevant deal throughout the day,…
2022 MLB Rankings Update: August
The first of every month, all throughout the regular season, Ray Flowers will completely update the 2022 fantasy baseball rankings for each position. Ray surveys the data and comes up with his rankings for the rest of the 2022 regular season taking into account injuries, playing time and performance to date. It should be getting 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.