Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Robbie Ray was not sharp despite earning the win in Monday's 7-4 game against the Astros. Ray pitched 5 innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on eight hits (including three home runs) and three walks with three strikeouts. The 2021 American League Cy Young winner has not looked anywhere close to his previous season and is now 5-6 with a 4.97 ERA, 77 strikeouts, and 27 walks over 12 starts and 70 2/3 IP. Both his walks and HR have crept up and resemble some...

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Robbie Ray had a rough outing against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday. He pitched five innings and allowed six hits, three walks and four earned runs while striking out six. He was tagged with the loss in the game, dropping his season-long record to 4-6. Most of the damage in Wednesday's game came in the second inning, when Orioles second baseman Rougned Odor blasted a three-run homer. Ray now has a 4.93 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP on the year. He lines up for a ...

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Robbie Ray broke out in a big way in 2021, but he has not shown the same level of performance so far this season. Through seven starts, Ray has a 3-3 record with a 4.22 ERA, a 1.17 WHIP, and 41 strikeouts in 42 2/3 innings. That adds up to a decent enough stat line, but it's somewhat alarming that Ray is only striking out 8.65 batters per nine innings when his career rate is 11.11 K/9, and he hasn't struck out less than 11.25 batters per nine innings since ...

Winning the Cy Young award is quite a prestigious honor. From Don Newcombe in 1956 to Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Tom Seaver, Greg Maddux, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, and many more, that honor puts you in elite company.Last season, we saw two pitchers take home their first Cy Young award. However, whereas Corbin Burnes (NL) was seen as ascending talent that was a Cy Young candidate in 2020, no analyst in the world could have predicted Robbie Ray to take home the AL Cy Young award. As you'd ...

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Robbie Ray's breakout 2021 campaign was fueled by his strikeout prowess. He led the majors with 248 strikeouts. His 32.1% strikeout rate ranked in the top 7% of the league and he averaged a sturdy 11.5 K/9. Through four starts so far this year, Ray has been unable replicate last year's bat-missing success. He has just 18 strikeouts over 25.1 innings, which amounts to 6.4 K/9. His 17.6% strikeout rate ranks in the 27th percentile. Ray's decreased velocity this ...

Seattle Mariners left-hander Robbie Ray gave up six runs and 10 hits while walking four and striking out four in 6 1/3 innings in a loss on Wednesday against the Chicago White Sox. Ray was solid in his season debut on April 8 against the Minnesota Twins, giving up just one earned run while walking four and striking out five in seven innings in his first win of the season. The southpaw allowed three home runs on Wednesday night to a strong White Sox lineup. Ray has struck out nine hitters in his...

Thursday's scheduled game between the Seattle Mariners and Minnesota Twins has been pushed back to Friday. An ominous weather forecast in Minnesota has caused the postponement. The teams will now open their four-game series with a 4:10 PM EST game on Friday. Reigning AL Cy Young winner Robbie Ray will be taking the mound for the Mariners in his debut with the team while Joe Ryan will be on the hill for the Twins.

Seattle Mariners pitcher Robbie Ray was named the Opening Day starter by the team on March 31. It should come as no surprise that Ray, the recipient of a five-year, $115 million contract this offseason, will toe the rubber against the Minnesota Twins on Opening Day. Through two Cactus League starts, Ray has compiled a 4.32 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 11:4 K:BB over 8 1/3 innings. While he may not be able to emulate his impressive 2021 Cy Young season in which he posted a 13-7 record, 2.84 ERA, 1.04 WHIP ...

Robbie Ray had long been a polarizing figure in fantasy baseball circles. Last season, the Ray truthers were vindicated when he turned in a career year as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays and won the AL Cy Young award.Ray posted a 13-7 record, 2.84 ERA, struck out a league-leading 248 hitters, and finally realized his potential by becoming the ace that many believed he could be. He cashed in on that success this offseason when he signed a five-year deal worth 115 million dollars with the ...

We love finding value when it comes to fantasy drafts. We love it so much that we've made the term "sleeper" almost meaningless, throwing it around in all sorts of situations. We want to know who the next Cedric Mullins or Robbie Ray might be. But sometimes winning a league can actually come down to who you don't draft.Our obsession with finding the next breakout performer sometimes leads players to rocket up draft boards well beyond the price that we got so excited about at first.If a good ...