SUNDAY UPDATES: – Reynaldo Lopez pitching Sunday so it looks like it may be Manny Banuelos going Monday @ BAL and possibly going a second time over the weekend if he pitches well. He’s 28, walks too many guys and really never lived up to the hype from his Yankees prospects days. I’d probably pass on […]
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Ray’s Rundown – 04/20
(1) Is it time to stop drafting pitchers early? (2) Trade Veto – yes or no? (3) What’s the latest on youngsters like Eloy Jimenez, Vlad Guerrero, Nick Senzel, Dylan Cease and Griffin Canning? (4) WW – Montas, Aaron Sanchez, Pineda, Sabathia, Soroka & Toussaint, Minor, Pivetta, Brad Peacock, Alex Reyes / C.Walker, O.Narvaez, Kingery, […]
Injury/Playing Time Report – Week 4
Every time you look up, it seems likely someone is being removed from a game with some sort of physical malady. As Jeff Mans pointed out in this tweet, the DL was used nearly 700 times last season, and we sure seem on our way to another obnoxiously huge number in 2019. Ray reviews some […]
Week 4: Doing the Splits
We don’t have a ton of data yet, despite what some folks are trying to lead you to believe, but after three weeks it’s ok to check in on some numbers that aren’t always at the forefront of in-depth analysis. We will take a look at some of the splits that can be used to […]
Ray’s Ramblings: Cabrera & Votto Done?
I’ve been getting a lot of questions from folks wanting to move on from Miguel Cabrera and Joey Votto. Two batters, likely headed to the Hall of Fame, are there reasons to suggest that it’s time to move on from the former stars in the fantasy game? Ray Flowers also takes a look at pitchers. […]
The Closer Chart – April 18, 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: Hitters/Pitchers – Hot & Cold
Kingery is rolling. Lindor is about ready to return. How is McNeil doing it? Ozuna is mashing homers. Trea Turner’s return is up in the air. Boyd has been as on his game as possible in the early going. Bundy needs to start throwing his slider a lot more. Burnes hasn’t done anything but strike […]
BURR 2019: Week 4
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: April 17th, Pitch Clock
Two of the better righties in baseball, Nola and Syndergaard, are struggling in the early going. Kershaw returned from a health issue to look pretty darn sharp. As he returned, another left as Snell has been placed on the DL with one interesting injury. Darvish is still trying to throw strikes. Luis Castillo has looked […]
Fantasy Baseball Elite Podcast: Episode 14
Rankings update? The importance of sample sizes? Luis Castillo has been impressive, but are there still concerns? The need to decide what it is you need in a deal, and how that is at least as important as who is the “better” player. Snell to DL with foot issue. Braves starting rotation. Brewers starting rotation. […]
