Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 3/23: Top-50 HittersRay Flowers shares his thoughts on the top-50 hitters according to NFBC ADP in the month of March. Who is too high? Who is too low? Ray gives his unfiltered, off-the-cuff thoughts on the top-50 hitters.
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Ray’s Rundown 3/22: Top-50 Pitchers
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 3/22: Top-50 PitchersBack by popular demand! Ray Flowers gives his thoughts on the top-50 pitchers according to ADP in the month of March from the NFBC. No notes, no prep, just his unfiltered thoughts as he goes through the top-50 according to drafters.
Ray’s Rundown 3/15: Trades & Injuries
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 3/15: 2024 – Trades & InjuriesRay Flowers picks up the mic and talks injuries and trades. (1) What is the deal with Gerritt Cole? Here is an update that occurred after podcast was recorded. (2) What does the Brewers’ bullpen look like now that Devin Williams is down? (3)
Ray’s Rundown 10/14: That’s a Wrap
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 10/14: That’s a Wrap Ray Flowers raps up the 2023 fantasy baseball podcast series by taking a look at a variety of topics from the playoffs, to injuries to looking ahead to the 2024 season. PLAYOFFS Braves 104 wins – Lose 3-1 to Phillies zOrioles 101 wins – Swept
Ray’s Rundown 10/7: The Top-50 Pitchers
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 10/7: The Top-50 Pitchers Ray Flowers looks at pitching in 2023. Which hurlers had the best seasons in the land? Ray opens up the Player Rater and just riffs with you about who the top-50 performers were. Link to other mentioned source. 2023 MLB Pitching Review.
Ray’s Rundown 10/6: The Top-50 Hitters
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 10/6: The Top-50 Hitters Who were the best performers in 2023? Ray Flowers breaks down the top-50 hitters in baseball by looking at the Player Rater. Who surprised? Who broke out? Who did what we expected? Ray shots off the cuff, not notes, and just shares his unfiltered thoughts.
Ray’s Rundown 10/5: 2023 MLB Pitching Review
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 10/5: Pitching Ray Flowers spends some time talking about pitching in the modern game. Workloads have gone down, so he will hit on that topic for a moment. Then, he targets wins. Why are we still using wins in fantasy baseball? How did saves play out in 2023 compared
Ray’s Rundown 9/30: It’s Nearly Over
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 9/30: It’s Nearly Over The 2023 regular season is almost over for fantasy baseball. Ray Flowers starts out this podcast talking about where the fantasy game is headed. What setup do you play in? Are you considering changing up that format for 2024? How did your squad fair this
Ray’s Rundown 9/23: This Is It
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 9/23: This Is It Ray Flowers continues the September tradition of discussing the waiver-wire this week. He will share some thoughts on the final week of the regular season. He will also discuss the health situations with Manoah, Fried, Alcantra, Kopech, McLain, Royce Lewis, Raley, Arenado and Yelich. Ray
Ray’s Rundown 9/16: Waivers & Milestone
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 9/16: Waivers & Milestones With just a few weeks left in the fantasy baseball season, Ray Flowers spends a good deal of time talking about who is on the wire, who you should be looking at and maybe who you should be fading this week: HITTERS (Campusano, Torkelson, Schanuel, Polanco, Biggio,
Ray’s Rundown 9/8: Youngsters & Waivers
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 9/8: Youngsters & Waivers Ray Flowers spends a good deal of time talking about the waiver-wire this week, cause let’s face it. If you are still playing, you’re likely working the wire heavily at this point. He discusses the youngsters (Jordan Lawlar, Jasson Dominguez, Jacob Young, Evan Carter, Davis Schneider, Spencer Torkelson) and vets (Canha, Moncada, Solano and Taylor).
Ray’s Rundown 9/2: The Waiver-Wire
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 9/2: The Waiver-Wire Ray Flowers talks about the real world waivers in MLB – and the wildness that was/is the Angels and what has happened to the Reds as a result of the moves they were able to make. He will then speak about waivers this week while focusing
Ray’s Rundown, August 26th: Injuries, Waivers & Bullpens
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 8/26: Injuries, Waivers & Bullpens The sad fate of Shohei Ohtani – Mike Trout –and Stephen Strasburg. Ray will then spend some time dishing on the waiver-wire this weekend. Ray will update recent callups: Noelvi Marte, Masyn Wynn, Nolan Schanuel, Wilyer Abreu. Then, a little talk about youngsters CJ Abrams, Oneil Cruz and Gabriel Moreno. Who should you be considering adding down the
Ray’s Rundown 8/18: Working the Wire
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 8/18: Working the Wire Ray Flowers dives into the waiver-wire on this edition of the podcast. He spends a good deal of time breaking down two huge callups – STL SS Masyn Wynn and LAA 1B Nolan Schanuel. What is their outlook the rest of 2023 as well as
Ray’s Rundown 8/12: Rookies & Hurler Workloads
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 8/12: Rookies & Hurler Workloads Ray Flowers talked about rookies this week in his August update of the first year players. In this podcast he will discuss the plight of the youngsters in more detail (here is a link to the article). He will also discuss a series of hurlers
Ray’s Rundown 8/5: Health and Performance
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 8/5: Health and Performance Ray Flowers starts off with a quick review of the trading deadline and what went down. The case of Shane McClanahan and the ever-present injury situation with the Rays. 1 – What is he dealing with right now? 2 – This is not his first injury this
Ray’s Rundown 7/28: Trades & Batted Ball Info
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 7/28: Trades & Batted Ball Info Ray wrote about making contact and hitting the ball hard the last 30 days. He discusses that topic in depth here. Ray then talks about the trade market. (1) Kendall Graveman to HOU for Korey Lee. (2) Lance Lynn/Joe Kelly to Dodgers for Trayce
Ray’s Rundown 7/22: Rankings & Recent Performances
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 7/22: Rankings & Recent Performances Ray Flowers is back for his weekly podcast into the world of fantasy baseball. First off, he will handle some scheduling housekeeping for the upcoming Rankings release in August. Then he will talk the trade deadline and how you need to make sure to
Ray’s Rundown 7/15: State of the Union
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 7/15: State of the Union Major League Baseball took its break this week for the All-Star Game. Part of that process involved a whole lot of interviews with players, coaches, front offices and the commissioner. This podcast will discuss eight big ticket items from the A.S.B. (data is directly
Ray’s Rundown 7/8: The Walking Wounded
Elite Fantasy Network · Ray’s Rundown 7/8: The Walking Wounded PLAYERS SENT TO IL: Mike Trout (hamate), Aaron Judge (toe), Jazz Chisholm (oblique), Jose Altuve (oblique), Yordan Alvarez (oblique) – Corbin Carroll’s shoulder is a problem (amazingly, he played Friday). Tommy Edman (wrist), Esteury Ruiz (shoulder), Rowdy Tellez (forearm), Ryan Mountcastle (vertigo), Shane McClanahan (back), Clayton Kershaw (shoulder), Daniel Hudson (knee), Adam Wainwright (shoulder), Tanner Houck (face), Triston McKenzie (UCL) to 60-day IL (hoping Sept.), Cal Quantrill (shoulder) – Cody Morris. Ke’Bryan Hayes is back (NOTE: he was placed back on
