I recall going to baseball games as a child with great fondness. My family would head to the deli, grab some huge sandwiches, drive along the San Francisco Bay, pull into the parking lot and head into Candlestick Park to watch the Giants struggle for victory against opponents that often dwarfed the Giants in talent. […]
Ray’s Ramblings: FAAB Run Week 8
Vlad Sedler writes a great FAAB article every weekend helping you to gauge the market and how much of your cash you should be dropping on Player A or B. Many Monday, Ray Flowers tries to follow up Vlad’s advice piece with a review of how folks spent their free agent dough in the industry […]
Ray’s Rundown – 05/18
Every rookie in the world was seemingly called up this past week. Ray Flowers gives his breakdown of: Brendan Rodgers, Keston Hiura, Austin Riley, Nicky Lopez, Oscar Mercado, Willie Calhoun and Corbin Martin. Closers in Waiting, Waiver-wire HITTERS (Cron, Aledmys Diaz, Dyson, Kipnis, La Stella, Mallex Smith) and PITCHERS (Chase Anderson, Chris Archer, Chris Bassitt, […]
Are Expected Stats Ruining Fantasy Baseball?
A few days ago, I asked the question What is Wrong With Fantasy Baseball? The response from many was that nothing is wrong (if you think that, you’re wrong). In this piece I’ll take a stab at something that I hope there will be more unanimity with – that expected stats are ruining fantasy baseball. […]
Ray’s Ramblings: Mound Mavens, May 17th
What is wrong with Aaron Nola? Ray Flowers does some digging. Bieber has been good, minus the homer issues. Duffy – is he ever worth it? Foltynewicz just can’t seem to find what he had last season. Hendricks has snapped back, from some early season struggles, and has looked dominant the last month. Kikuchi has […]
The Closer Chart – May 16th, 2019
The 2019 season is underway and, predictably, it’s a disaster. Some teams seem to have no plan at all. Other teams are continually searching for answers to get the last out, either because of poor performance or injury. Very few are the situations that have nary an issue. Each week we will try to get […]
2019 Player Profile: Brendan Rodgers
Brendan Rodgers is one of the best young prospects in the game. Toss in that he will get to play half his games at Coors Field, and you can understand the excitement that accompanies him. Reports are suggesting that the vaunted prospect will be called up Friday, and that means we have to break him […]
Prospect Watch 2019: Week 8
Each week we will try to give a quick update on each of the top-40 minor leaguers that could help out in the fantasy game in 2019. Of course, there is an element of uncertainty with all of this as we never quite know when a team will decide to call up a youngster or […]
BURR 2019: Week 8
Bullpen Usage & Reliever Ratings, or BURR, is an idea that Flowers and Mans have been playing around with since the 2017 season. The reason for their focus is simply that bullpens are a more important part of the modern game than ever before. You know what we mean. Whereas at one time starting pitchers threw 220 […]
2019 Player Profile: Austin Riley
Austin Riley was a first-round draft pick out of high school in 2015 by the Braves. Pretty much all he has done since being drafted is hit. There is massive power in his bat, though there is also a lot of swing and miss to his game. Still, with an open spot on the roster, […]
