Unless you own one of about five guys, your catcher position is a mess if you’re in a two catcher setup. We’ve got veterans doing nothing. We’ve got nobodies doing something. We’ve got injured guys struggling. Truthfully, the catcher’s spot has been a mess for years, but it’s even worse this season than in years […]
Ray’s Ramblings: Mound Mavens, June 21st
Bauer is back on his game. Plesac continues to pitch well which the Indians need, as Clevinger is headed to the IL again. Chavez has entered the rotation for the Rangers. deGrom hasn’t matched last season, but he’s not that far off. Snell was bombed, yet again, in his last outing. Giolito has been tremendous. […]
Ray’s Ramblings: Batters, June 21st
Albies has done a lot of the hot and cold thing this season. Bradley always seems to do that for the Red Sox. Melky and Miguel Cabrera are both producing batting average. Castellanos has struggled to find his footing after two solid seasons. Elias Diaz has been passable with the bat in his hands. Donaldson […]
The Closer Chart – June 20th, 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 […]
Ray’s Ramblings: Mound Mavens, June 20th
The Marlins are being forced to change things up with their rotation leading to Gallen and Yamamoto getting shots in the rotation. Shaun Anderson is another youngster in the NL. Should you be looking his way? Homer Bailey is having success. Really. DeSclafani is rounding into form. Flaherty is going in the other direction. Happ […]
BURR 2019: Week 13
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 […]
Ray’s Ramblings: Mound Mavens, June 19th
Is Chase Anderson worth an add? What about the Giants’ Tyler Beede? Is Berrios an ace? Sonny Gray is quietly piling up innings. What’s the deal with Elieser Hernandez of the Marlins? Lucchesi and Means, two young arms piling up lots of solid innings. Mikolas and Miley. Two M’s that don’t dominate, but that can […]
2019 Player Profile: Zack Collins
Zack Collins was a start in college at Miami, Florida leading to a first-round selection by the White Sox. He’s progressed through the minors with moderate success with the bat. He’s always shown an ability to work the count and hit the ball deep, but he’s also dealt with contact issues, as well as a […]
Ray’s Ramblings: Mound Mavens, June 18th
The Cubs lost Kyle Hendricks. Who is this Adbert Alzolay kid? Trevor Williams is set to return this week for the Pirates. Chris Archer is a mess. Is it time to give up on the former dominant righty? Foltynewicz just cannot seem to get on track. Dakota Hudson gets grounders, but that’s it. Jurado looked […]
Prospect Watch 2019: Week 13
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 […]