Winning in the DFS game. Getting the hot gal at the end of the bar on a Saturday night to go home with you. Finding strong performances off the waiver-wire. People think it’s easy to accomplish all three of those tasks, but I’m here to tell you it isn’t. Since I’m not going to comment […]
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2019 Player Profile: Brendan McKay
Brendan McKay will be called up to start for the Rays on Saturday against the Rangers. One of the better pitching prospects in baseball, the lefty that is McKay is a two-way player in the mold of Shohei Ohtani. The bat doesn’t appear to be ready at this point, but the arm is. What skills […]
The Closer Chart – June 27th, 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 27th
The D’backs have Robbie Ray, and are calling up Alex Young. David Price continues to generate outs. John Means is just about ready to return for the Orioles. Lyles should return for Pirates, but he hit the shelf while on a big-time skid. Mahle and Heaney have both hit the skids a bit. Marco Gonzales […]
From the Gut – Lucky or Unlucky? xFIP Lives
Predicting starting pitcher performance has always been a tough task in fantasy, whether projecting for the season or from start to start. Elite arms like Max Scherzer are more predictable – especially in a matchup against a weak offense – but a guy like Scherzer is usually a set-and-forget scenario if you own him. We’re […]
Ray’s Ramblings: Injuries & Lineup Decisions
Tim Anderson is hurt, and he’s going to miss substantial time with that ankle holding him back. What will the White Sox do in his absence? Is there anything to worry about with the slumping Josh Bell? Giancarlo Stanton is hurt again. Should anyone be surprised? The Marlins and the Padres pitching rotations could be […]
BURR 2019: Week 14
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 Catcher Review – June 26th
Just as we’re taking an in-depth look at bullpen with our BURR metric, we think it’s important to breakdown the catcher’s position as well. Normally we just worry about the offensive side of the game, but as we move to the next level of analysis we’re looking more and more at the importance defensive side […]
Hot/Cold: Week 14
We’re at the point of the season that we kinda know who players are. At least we think we do. Are they performing up to expectations or are the struggling to live up to the hopes placed on their shoulders? That said, do we really “know” who players are? Is it possible that the guy […]
Ray’s Ramblings: Mound Mavens, June 25th
Homer Bailey is performing, but can you trust him? Luis Castillo is a sell now candidate? Merrill Kelly has been effective, in particular of late. Kikuchi has become a pitching machine. Mikolas has been effective, nothing more. Miley is showing some signs of crumbling. Paddack has the yellow flags a waving. Pineda just can’t seem […]
