Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 4/25: Injuries, Success & Sample SizeRay breaks down some of the FAAB results from the weekend. He discusses horrible umpiring and what the means for a guy like Eric Lauer. Some discussion is had about injured hurlers – Hendriks, Castillo, Yarbrough, Manning, Mize – and then a tip of
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Ray’s Rundown 4/22: April 2022
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 4/22: April 2022Early season baseball – weather, pitching changes and no scoring. Ronald Acuna update. Trevor Story leadoff. Bryce Harper update. Austin Slater stepping up? Brendan Rodgers is not Teoscar Hernandez update. Mike Trout Update. Stephen Strasburg update. Franmil Reyes buy low time closing? Rookie reviews – discussion on Greene/Lodolo, Abrams,
Ray’s Rundown 4/18: Monday Morning
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 4/18: Monday MorningRay Flowers opens up the news page and talks about some of the storylines that you need to know about. Buxton, Trout, Acuna, Chavis, Heaney, Houck, Sonny Gray, Ryu, Rays pitching, Taylor Rogers/Jordan Romano (Thirty is 1.16. Twenty is 0.77. Fifteen is 0.58.), Sims, Cortes, Matt Brash,
Ray’s Rundown 4/16: It’s Still Early
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 4/16: It’s Still EarlyA brief discussion of sample size and its importance. Is it too early to make moves? What should you be consider doing, and not doing, at this early point in the season? Talk about Cobb, Luzardo, Joe – who are they and should you be counting on them?
Ray’s Rundown 4/9: Opening Week 2022
Elite Fantasy Network · 4/9: Ray's Rundown: Opening Week 2022 So much to discuss after two days. I don’t like PitchCom. Every closer spot in baseball is in flux. Kinda No contract extensions for Devers/Judge. Crawford (5-$51). Jo Adell brutal start. Alejandro Kirk hitting 6th at DH. Julio Rodriguez/Josh Lowe/Spencer Torkelson hit 7th. Matt Duffy 4th LAA,
Ray’s Rundown 4/1: One Week To Go
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 4/1: One Week To Go There’s just one more week until the start of the season, and there is so much to talk about. (1) MLB moving to Humidors. (2) MLB new rules including length of IL term and minor league options not counting in May. (3) Brewers 6-man
Ray’s Rundown 3/26: News, Notes, Draft & Hold
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 3/26: News, Notes, Draft & HoldThere’s a ton to talk about in fantasy baseball, so Ray Flowers will hope around hitting on topics you need to know about. (1) New rules – including the Ohtani rule, expanded rosters and the horrid ghost runner. (2) Angels to roll with six
Ray’s Rundown 3/23: The Top-50 Relief Pitchers
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 3/23: The Top-50 Relief PitchersIt’s time for some quick-hitting, off-the-cuff, analysis. Our intrepid analyst, Ray Flowers, will take a look at the National Fantasy Baseball Championships (NFBC) Average Draft Position (ADP). There will be no notes, no prep, no nothing other than turning the mic on and letting ‘er
Ray’s Rundown 3/22: The Top-50 Starting Pitchers
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 3/22: The Top-50 PitchersRay Flowers will talk about the top-50 pitchers in the fantasy game. Not his list of the top-50 players, you can find that on the rankings page, but the top-50 players at the starting pitcher position according to the NFBC’s ADP data. No notes. No prep. Just
Ray’s Rundown 3/20: The Top-50 Outfielders
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 3/20: The Top-50 OutfieldersIt’s time for some quick-hitting, off-the-cuff, analysis. Our intrepid analyst, Ray Flowers, will take a look at the National Fantasy Baseball Championships (NFBC) Average Draft Position (ADP). There will be no notes, no prep, no nothing other than turning the mic on and letting ‘er rip.
Ray’s Rundown 3/19: The Top-50 Shortstops
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 3/19: The Top-50 ShortstopsRay Flowers will talk about the top-50 shortstops in the fantasy game. Not his list of the top-50 players, you can find that on the rankings page, but the top-50 players at the position according to the NFBC’s ADP data. No notes. No prep. Just turning the
Ray’s Rundown 3/18: The Top-50 Third Basemen
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 3/18: The Top-50 Third BasemenIt’s time for some quick hitting, off the cuff, analysis. Our intrepid analyst, Ray Flowers, will take a look at the National Fantasy Baseball Championships (NFBC) Average Draft Position (ADP). There will be no notes, no prep, no nothing other than turning the mic on
Ray’s Rundown 3/17: The Top-50 Second Basemen
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 3/17: The Top-50 Second BasemenRay Flowers will talk about the top-50 second basemen in the fantasy game. Not his list of the top-50 players, you can find that on the rankings page, but the top-50 players at the position according to the NFBC’s ADP data. No notes. No prep. Just
Ray’s Rundown 3/16: The Top-50 First Baseman
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 3/16: The Top-50 First BasemanIt’s time for some quick hitting, off the cuff, analysis. Our intrepid analyst, Ray Flowers, will take a look at the National Fantasy Baseball Championships (NFBC) Average Draft Position (ADP). There will be no notes, no prep, no nothing other than turning the mic on
Ray’s Rundown 3/15: The Top-50 Catchers
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 3/15: The Top-50 CatchersRay Flowers will talk about the top-50 catchers in the fantasy game. Not his list of the top-50 players, you can find that on the rankings page, but the top-50 players at the position according to the NFBC’s ADP data. No notes. No prep. Just turning the
Ray’s Rundown 3/14: The Top-50 Overall
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 3/14: The Top-50 OverallIt’s time for some quick-hitting, off the cuff, analysis. Our intrepid analyst, Ray Flowers, will take a look at the National Fantasy Baseball Championships (NFBC) Average Draft Position (ADP). There will be no notes, no prep, no nothing other than turning the mic on and letting
Ray’s Rundown 3/13: Working the Trade Market
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 3/13: Working the Trade MarketShifting to in-season, Ray Flowers will take a bit about what is needed to have success on the trade market. Some big-ticket items include the following: (1) Be honest about who a player is. (2) Understand how your roster is set up and what you can
Ray’s Rundown 3/12: Working the Waiver Wire
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 3/12: Working the Waiver WireRay Flowers talks the waiver-wire. (1) How should waivers work? First come, first serve? Waiver priority? FAAB? (2) Make sure you understand how your provider works waivers as they all have subtle nuances. How does the bidding work, and directly, setting up more than one
Ray’s Rundown 3/11: The Catcher’s Position
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 3/11: The Catcher’s PositionRay Flowers, and special guest Rob Povia, talk about the catcher position. The guys first talk about the art of catching. (1) What is catcher framing and why does it matter? Strike rate and Runs From Extra Strikes. (2) Controlling the running games through caught stealing rates. (3) What is Catcher
Ray’s Rundown 3/6: Multi-Position Players
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 3/6: Multi-Position PlayersTo support the piece titled MLB Positional Qualifications in 2022, Ray Flowers will talk about those players that qualify at more than one position to start the season. Are those players worth drafting? What are their skills? Are their names you may not have realized who qualified at