No one in the game is better at inducing grounder than the Astros’ Framber Valdez. Can his game make the leap in 2022 or will be merely continue to be an impressive innings eater?28 years oldBats/Throws: Left/LeftHeight/Weight: 5’11”, 235 lbs.Position: Starting Pitcher THE NUMBERS*Stats from Baseball Reference.NFBC ADP (since January 1st): Position (53rd), Overall (144th)THE SKILLS*Data
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Ray’s Ramblings: Let July Begin
We’ve got some guys who are streaking with the bat in their hands. We’ve got some arms performing way above expectations on the hill. We’ve got recently promoted bats and lots of cool historical type information with the pitchers.*Note, the July 1st Rankings Update dropped.HITTINGOzzie Albies had two homers and seven RBI the other day,
Ray’s Ramblings: Up & Down Recently
Offensively, we’ve got guys surging and slumping. Ray Flowers will point out some of those names. He will also look a bit at the last two weeks offensively as well, before delving into a review of the pitcher’s mound.HITTINGBrandon Lowe is 6-for-51 against everyone. He hit .182 in April, .196 in May and .179 in
Ray’s Ramblings: Lots of Pitching
Another day, another series of injured arms with names like Walker, Duffy, Fried dealing with things. We’ve got health updates with Strasburg, Syndergaard, Soroka, Valdez and more. There’s talk about youngsters like Fleming and Singer, as well as veterans like Wood and Gibson. There’s even a bit of non-sense on the offensive side of things
Ray’s Ramblings: Pitching Only Today
No fronting as the kids say in this piece. Actually, does anyone say “fronting” anymore, or did I just date the hell out of myself? It is all pitching today. No more, no less.Sandy Alcantara has made eight starts and the results have been damn impressive. He’s just 1-2 even though he’s tossed six quality
Ray’s Ramblings: Mound Mavens, August 27th
Fantasy baseball artms to know.Chase Anderson rebounded from a down effort. Trevor Bauer’s second half seems like a down effort. Matthew Boyd is missing bats, but… Fried and Hamels are mixed league options with high levels of trustworthiness. For what that is worth. King Felix, he isn’t. Brian Johnson? Kidding, right? Keuchel has been the