Ray's MLB Ramblings
Ray’s Ramblings: 2024 April MLB Rookie Review
We’re a couple of weeks into the 2024 MLB season, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have plenty to talk about when it comes to rookies in fantasy baseball. We will review how some of the upper end rookies have performed, before hitting on recent callups like Jonatan Clase, Jack Leiter and Andy Pages. RECENT 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: Bulk Relievers & Starter Updates
Ray Flowers will review how teams are using the bullpen by focusing on the guys in the pen who are starting games or throwing multiple innings. Who are some of those bulk guys? Ray will look back to 2023 as well as ahead to 2024. After that discussion, Ray will break down starting pitchers 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: The Second Coming Has Arrived
Jackson Holliday has arrived? An in-depth discussion on what his arrival with the Orioles will look like. Ray Flowers then discusses some somewhat under the radar offensive performers before dipping his toes into the pitching pool. As you might imagine, there is some good there, and some bad. THE SECOND COMING HAS ARRIVED! Jackson Holliday 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: Hits Keep on Coming
Another day, another couple of pitcher injuries to discuss. We will also talk about a bullpen in transition and some positivity — with young pitcher arms. This isn’t just a pitcher piece though, so expect some talk about some of the upwardly mobile youngsters in the game as well as what the Red Sox plan 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 Sample Size Discussion
It is early. We don’t want to jump to conclusions. Is that hot player really that good? Is that straggler really going to be as bad as he looks right now? Ray Flowers hits on – again – what you need to know about sample size and how a couple of weeks of action is 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: April 4th, 2024
Thursday is a light day for Major League Baseball, as teams travel to their destination for weekend action. Doesn’t mean we don’t have anything to talk about though. So with that, we will dive in to some of the storylines you need to know about heading into the small slate of MLB games on Thursday. 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: It’s Early, But
Ray Flowers reminds everyone that there is a free daily show, Monday through Friday, talking fantasy baseball. He also discusses the health of players, those fellas who are performing well to start the year and those that have limped out of the gate slowly. THE DAILY SHOW Don’t forget about FREE show, Fantasy Sports Daily, 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 Did We Learn?
What did we learn on Opening Day of the 2024 MLB season? A little? A lot? Something in the middle? Ray breaks down some of the key storylines you need to know about after the league truly got going. HITTERS Jackson Chourio hit leadoff for the Brewers today, much higher in the order than 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: The Day Before The Day
The 2024 fantasy baseball season is a day away. OK, it actually started last week in Korea for the two games Dodgers-Padres slate, but the “real” Opening Day is Thursday, March 28th. Here are some of the key storylines to be made aware of as the Major League Baseball season truly gets underway. HITTING NEWS 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.
2024 MLB Draft Book
You have the rankings but you just aren’t sure how to apply them on draft day? Does that describe you? No worries if it does, because we’ve got a tool to help bring it all into focus so you can dominate on draft day. Let us introduce the 2024 MLB Draft Book. What players should 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.
2024: One Player Per Team
A while back I wrote a quick hitting column that highlighted on player on every team. It was received well, so I thought I would do it again with a whole new set of players. Here is a quick not on one player for every squad. Let’s go! TEAMPLAYER NOTEArizona DiamondbacksOutside top-10 at C, Gabriel 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.
The Perfect Draft: Late Pitching
There is no such thing as a perfect fantasy baseball draft. We all like to think that we can accomplish the goal, which is admirable, but it also a moving target that no one can lock down. It’s only in retrospect, when the season is complete, that we can piece today what would have been 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.
The Perfect Draft: Middle Pitching
There is no such thing as a perfect fantasy baseball draft. We all like to think that we can accomplish the goal, which is admirable, but it also a moving target that no one can lock down. It’s only in retrospect, when the season is complete, that we can piece today what would have been 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.
The Perfect Draft: Early Pitching
There is no such thing as a perfect fantasy baseball draft. We all like to think that we can accomplish the goal, which is admirable, but it also a moving target that no one can lock down. It’s only in retrospect, when the season is complete, that we can piece today what would have been 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.
2024 ADP: One Up, One Down
Ray Flowers takes a look at ADP and for each round of the draft, he gives a player he likes at the cost and a player whom he doesn’t like at the cost. This isn’t to say that he is out on the players listed in the negative column. We are merely stating that these 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.
2024 MLB Free Agents
Ray Flowers keep a running tabulation of where all the MLB free agents this offseason end up. What team, how much money and a quick comment accompany this list so you are aware of where all the players, big and small, end up in 2024. *Note: Bookmark this page as the article will continually be updated…
2024 Breakout Pitcher of the Year
Back in 2014 I predicted the breakout effort of Corey Kluber before anyone else was talking about him, starting a yearly attempt at predicting which pitcher will greatly outpace their draft day cost. A couple of times over the last decade, the selection for Breakout Pitcher of the Year has broken out in a big 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.
2024 Tout Wars Solds League
Ray Flowers breaks down his 15-team Tout Wars mixed league, as he’s part of the interesting/different Solds League. How is the league setup differently? How did Ray’s team come together? Let Ray Explain. RULES 5 x 5 Rotisserie style scoring. Hitting Categories – OBP, HR, RBI, Runs, SBPitching Categories – IP, ERA, WHIP, K, SOLDSThis league does not…
2024 ADP Talk: Too Costly
Which players are being over drafted in fantasy baseball in 2024? Which players are simply too costly given the price point you are being asked to pay according to ADP (from the NFBC since the start of January)? CATCHER Francisco Alvarez, NYM (ADP 147) – Taking a catcher inside the top-150 picks needs to say 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.
H2H Players To Target
We’re writing a series of articles about players to target and avoid, and we can’t leave out the H2H setup, can we? I know everyone is leaning H2H these days, so you’re damn right we aren’t gonna ignore the Head to Head game. Before we get to the players, a couple of sections with 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.
The Home Run, Part IV: HR/FB Ratios
We’ve been looking at the home run from a variety of angles this offseason, and it is time to wrap up the review of the past when it comes to the big fly. Earlier we talked about the HR/FB ratio for seasons from 2020-22. In this column we will bring the homer to fly ball 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.
The Home Run, Part III: Was It Earned?
In Part III of our review of the home run, we will take a look at how many homers were hit, how far they went, how many of them were earned and how many of them were rather fortunate outcomes for the men with the bat in their hands. PART I – History PART II 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.
The Home Run, Part II: Gainers/Losers
In Part II of our look at the home run, we will explore the fly ball. There will also be talk about launch angle, as there should be, as we start to move away from fly ball rates a bit. We will take a look at some of the men who increased their ability 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.
MLB Best Ball: Drafting Pitchers Rounds 11-20
The objective of the Best Ball articles is to educate, inform, and provide projected Average Draft Position (ADP) based on the experiences of Fantasy Gurus. (Rob Brink will be providing updated ADP for Underdog) Let’s delve into some pitching strategies. Navigating pitching in Best Ball leagues can be intricate, requiring consideration of several factors: 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.