Ray's MLB Ramblings
Ray’s Ramblings: Fellas on The Hill
There are always arms to discuss and in this entry we do just that. We find time to touch on baseball history, some elite first half performers and some guys who are starting to show some cracks in the façade. MLB sent all teams a memo talking about setting up a consistent technique to rub 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: Guys on the Bump
Monday was hitting, so we are talking pitching in this piece. We have some injured arms to discuss, a guy who suddenly found the strikeout, a guy who was a star who has hit a hiccup and a guy who changed his pitch mix to highlight a series or reports on the starting pitcher position. 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: Expected Home Runs
We’re months into the season so it is worth taking a look at the home run ball to date. We will hit on players who appear to have been a bit unlucky, as well as those that have been a bit fortunate to date as we review the big fly to date. *NOTE – 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: Who Am I?
In this entry we are going to try and find out who these hitters are. Superstars? Solid players? Guys that are over their head? Guys that should be much better? You get the deal. ALEX BREGMAN – ASTROS Alex’s last season of 100-games played he went .296-41-112-122 and was a superstar. He stunk during 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.
2022 MLB FAAB Values: Week 11
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: Strikeouts, Walks, Grounders
I talk about strikeouts, a lack of walks and generating ground balls as the simple panacea of pitching. I’ve even called it the Triangle of Pitching at times. Whatever you term it, the idea is a strong spot to start when we are talking about profiling pitchers. Let’s check in to see which hurlers 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: Thursday, June 16th
A handful of offensive players are highlighted, including surging performers like Cronenworth, Donovan, Happ, Reynolds, Rosario and Voit. On the bump, it’s mostly updates on the health of arms like Woodruff, Peralta, Chapman, Cabrera and Lopez. Oh, and what the heck is going on in Tampa where soooo many arms are on the IL. HITTING 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: Pitches Thrown
We here about pitch counts on a daily basis. Doesn’t seem like they are helping hurlers stay healthy, but teams to have data to support the idea that pitch counts can be manipulated to success on the diamond. We will take a look at pitch counts from a variety of angles in this piece. Stats 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: Left On Base Percentage
What is left on base percentage? Why does it matter? Who is doing “well” and “poorly” in the measure? Let’s explore. LEFT ON BASE PERCENTAGE I wrote about Left on Base Percentage, or Strand Rate, each spring. Some details from that piece. The following factors can impact that strand rate. The ability of a pitcher 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: Smaller Names On The Hill
Today we will look at some lesser names on the hill, or those kinda guys that you start but don’t always feel confident in doing so. There are also some updates on guys like Nola and Scherzer, we don’t want to just touch on lesser name hurlers after all. We will end the piece with 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: Surging & Healthy
The title says it all. Of course, there are updates on Albies and Strasburg, but we will try to be positive with the news on Flaherty, India, Guerrero, Cronenworth, Berti, Mitch Keller, Chris Archer and more. HITTING Ozzie Albies fractured his left foot and he is going to miss some serious time as he has 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: Barrel Rates
We checked in on barrel rates about a month ago, so let’s do it again. Who is hitting the ball on the nose the most and who is struggling to rip it with ferocity? WHAT IS A BARREL? From MLB.com… The Barrel classification is assigned to batted-ball events whose comparable hit types (in terms of exit 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 Down?
The Yankees have an unexpected slugger. The Rangers have a fantasy star. A three time 30-homer hitter is suddenly hot. What is going on with Realmuto and Yepez? On the hill, Dakota/Suarez are getting grounders, but? Edward Cabrera struggles. Some other stuff as well. HITTING Luis Arraez… The numbers don’t lie ?@markdero7 takes a look 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 10
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 leagues 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?
Strasburg returns. Cease can’t find the strike zone. Webb received some poor support. Moncada isn’t hitting. Mancini is. What is going on with the slow start of Juan Soto? Lots of other good stuff in here as well. HITTING This article lays out the case that the best hitter in baseball is… Yordan Alvarez. Jake 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: Having Fun Yet?
Today we will wet your whistle with some moderate names who are performing at high levels. On the other end, some big names who aren’t pulling their weight. Some youngster who are, and aren’t hitting. You get the point. There is good and bad in this one. Join now! A live event to learn some 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: K and BB Rates
It is never as simple as one number. Never has been, never will be. But, if we are looking to boil things down to success or failure on the hill, I start out mentioning three traits – grounders, walks and strikeouts. In this piece, and duh because you saw the title, we will focus on 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 These Guys?
In this entry we highlight surging pitchers like Ashcroft and Wacha, as well as similarly hot hitters with names like Fortes, Garcia and Gonzalez. HITTING Maybe offense isn’t dead after all… Today in MLB:5 leadoff HR3 multi-HR games by leadoff hitters11 total HR by leadoff hittersAll of those are tied for the most on 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: What’s Up With Buehler?
Walker Buehler is struggling. What is going on? There are also updates on the health of Flaherty and Megill. On offense, Duran with Texas, Canha with New York and Drury with the Reds highlight our review of offense. WHAT IS UP WITH WALKER BUEHLER? Walker Buehler was drafted to be an SP1. He has not performed 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: Numbers To Know
Let’s get wild. In this addition of Ray’s work he highlights some numbers that really pop. Some will titillate. Some might inspire. Some might cause you to hurl. A veritable cornucopia of emotions is sure to follow. .267: The ISO mark of Christian Walker, the 8th best mark in baseball. Walker hit 29 homers back 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 Mound Musings
This Monday we take a look at hurlers who started games over the weekend. We’ve got guys who are rolling like Pivetta, guys who are doing OK like Webb, and guys who are having a hard time with control like Cease. Names big and small are discussed. Luis Castillo racked up 111 pitches over 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.
2022 MLB FAAB Values: Week 9
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Ray’s Ramblings: Friday Fun-Day
There are some surging bats that we need to discuss, as well as struggling players like Mullins and Reynolds that are causing all kinds of concern for current squads. THE HOME RUN From Eno Sarris’ recent article. Homers per fly ball are down a little over 20 percent on pulled balls — they’re down 45 percent on 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 Do We See Here?
We’ve got players with hit streaks, on base streaks, runs batted in streaks. We’ve got an aging lefty on the hill defeating Father Time, while a youngster is throwing 95-96 mph changeups causing hears to go a flutter. LEAGUE UPDATE From Todd Zola. May 2022 rendered the lowest K% and BB% since beginning of last 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.