Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said the team remains active in the free-agent pitching market and suggested that there is a good chance that the Jays add another free-agent starter after re-signing lefty Robbie Ray to a one-year, $8 million deal last weekend. Toronto lost Matt Shoemaker and Taijuan Walker to free agency last month and have a need for more arms. The Blue Jays already have Ray, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Nate Pearson, Tanner Roark and Ross Stripling, but they would rather have a...

The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a one-year, $8 million deal with free-agent starting pitcher Robbie Ray on Saturday, according to a source. Ray, a 29-year-old left-hander was in his sixth season with the Diamondbacks when he was traded to Toronto in 2020. He went 1-4 with an ugly 6.62 ERA in 11 total starts this season, including going 1-1 with a 4.79 ERA in his four starts with the Blue Jays. Ray is 49-51 with a 4.26 ERA in seven career seasons, six of which have been with Arizona. The southpaw...

Toronto Blue Jays starter Robbie Ray will take the mound for Wednesday's game against the New York Yankees. The 28-year-old continues to struggle with control, making him a volatile fantasy option any time he is in the starting rotation. Ray owns a 7.17 ERA, 1.91 WHIP, and 63/41 K/BB through 47 2/3 innings in 2020. Couple in the fact that he is facing a potent Yankees' offense, and it is better to leave Ray on the waiver wire on Wednesday.

Robbie Ray is in the midst of an awful season, posting a 7.84 ERA, 2.00 WHIP, and a hideous 20.1 BB%. Hitters have been able to pound his pitches, as he's allowed a 13.9 Barrel% and 2.61 HR/9. These type of numbers should have you ignoring his trade to the American League and Toronto Blue Jays, right? WRONG.In this article, we'll take a look at what makes Ray an intriguing starting pitcher for the stretch run in the fantasy season. We'll examine the Blue Jays' recent track record along with ...

Left-handed pitcher Robbie Ray has been traded to the Toronto Blue Jays, a splash addition at the Trade Deadline for a club that needed additional starting pitching. Ray has been erratic in 2020, leading the Majors with 31 walks and six wild pitches through his first seven starts, which has produced a 7.84 ERA. But despite those concerns, he remains an elite strikeout asset, having averaged at least 12 K/9 over each of the past four seasons. Having been with Arizona since 2015, Ray will have to ...

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Robbie Ray has been slow out of the gate in 2020, sporting an 8.64 ERA with nine walks in 8 1/3 IP. The good news is hes struck out 11, but hes also surrendered three long balls and hasnt made it through five innings in a start yet. The Astros are notoriously patient after leading the league in 2019 in walk-rate (10.1% BB%); they now sit with the third-best mark this season (12.3% BB%). If Ray continues to pitch outside the strike zone, the Astros batters ...

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Robbie Ray has a difficult test ahead of him Thursday as he faces off against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers currently have the second-highest batting average versus southpaws this season (.324), while being the second-hardest team to strikeout (14.3% K-rate). Ray didn't do so hot against this club in 2019 either, going 1-2 in five starts while owning a 4.60 ERA and 1.30 WHIP. The 28-year-old has the high-strikeout arm to potentially dominate any ...

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Robbie Ray has a new over-the-top motion in his delivery out of the windup this year that he's hoping will help him create better timing and a more direct finish to the plate. Ray threw 14 first-pitch strikes to the 15 batters he faced in his Cactus League outing on Thursday, and he didn't walk a single hitter. The left-hander has an excellent 11.1 K/9 in his six big league seasons, but his 4.1 BB/9 gives fantasy owners fits and makes him a volatile fantasy...

BALLER MOVE: Target ~130-140CURRENT ADP: ~152 overallANALYSIS: Robbie Ray is one of the most fascinating pitchers in baseball. He has some of the best fundamental pitches in the game, but when it comes to command and control, he struggles. Heis an elite strikeout pitcher as he had a K% of 31.4 in 2018 and 31.5 in 2019. To go with it, he also had an impressive SwStr% of 12.8 and 13.6. Unfortunately, with those strikeout rates came a horrendous 13.3 and 11.2 BB%.In 2019, Robbie Rays best month of ...

With fantasy baseball draft season in full swing, those of us who partake in this joyous game are now looking through as much draft data as possible in a bid to find players we love who have lower average draft positions (ADP) than we believe they should. All this to eke out as much draft value as possible. But how do we judge value in drafts?Its not possible to say Player X has good value as he should be drafted 20 spots higher since his value isnt quantifiable as an individual. If you believe ...