Ray’s Rundown 7/1: Mid-Season Rankings Update
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 7/1: Mid-Season Rankings Update Ray Flowers talks about the rankings process and the movement of some players. On the pitching side, how do we handle guys coming up against workload limitations or guys dealing with injury (Eury, Clayton, Taj as examples)? What sort of wizardry is employed to find the…
Ray Flowers talks about the rankings process and the movement of some players. On the pitching side, how do we handle guys coming up against workload limitations or guys dealing with injury (Eury, Clayton, Taj as examples)? What sort of wizardry is employed to find the keys to the castle? What type of players on offense will see their roles expand in the second half and how does that impact their outlook? What does the Aroldis Chapman trade mean for the Rangers and Royals? Ray then talk about what is going on with the Rays pitching and follows that up with the new and exciting opportunity that is about to become a reality at FantasyGuru.com.
*NOTE: McClanahan last just three innings in his start and there is now talk about him heading to the IL.
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