Ray Flowers

If you drafted Alshon Jeffery around his ninth round ADP in the NFFC, you won the round. Ray Flowers breaks down what might have been the perfect draft this year in his final RotoWire column.

Jerricho Cotchery has scored in five of the last six weeks, but Ray Flowers recommends not starting him this week.

Ryan Fitzpatrick's legs have made him a top-10 quarterback the last four weeks.

Ray Flowers loves Brian Hartline's steady performance level in PPR leagues.

Ray Flowers discusses Andrew Luck, Matt McGloin and a whole host of other quarterbacks this week.

Matt Forte leads all RBs in fantasy points over the last four weeks. Ray Flowers takes a snapshot of each position over that timespan in this week's edition.

Riley Cooper was among the three-touchdown club members in Week 9. Ray Flowers shares his thoughts on Cooper and more in this week's themed version.

Not everyone can consistently bring it for his fantasy owners as Drew Brees can.

Ray Rice continues to be a disappointment this year. Ray Flowers puts Rice's numbers among many others this week for context.

Ray Flowers believes that Cam Newton remains among the elite quarterbacks, among other notes this week.

Ray Flowers crunches the red zone numbers for running backs and concludes that Ben Tate isn't worth being in the conversation so long as Arian Foster is healthy.

Jamal Charles is pondering a life without PPR leagues, and he doesn't like it. Ray Flowers is right there with him.

Ray Flowers talks about who he's worried about and who he's not worried about. Which list does Russell Wilson make?

Better times are ahead for Jacksonville's Cecil Shorts, according to Ray Flowers.

Ray Flowers' new football column for RotoWire debuts this week. In it he discusses Ahmad Bradshaw, Josh Gordon (pictured), Emmanuel Sanders and more.

Yasiel Puig was benched for his defense on Wednesday. Ray Flowers talks about that and a number of other observations inspired from Wednesday's play.

Yasiel Puig has cooled off considerably from his initial scalding rate. Ray Flowers discusses how to make that information actionable in this week's article.

Ray Flowers puts Mark Trumbo under the microscope. Do second-half splits matter?

Stephen Strasburg is among the starting pitchers that goes under Ray Flowers' microscope this week.

Ray Flowers fetes CarGo's 20-20 achievement and discusses others close to reaching that milestone this year, and talks about a few of the bigger names on the trade deadline rumor mill.

Matt Harvey is supposed to be limited to 220 innings this year. Ray Flowers believes he won't be allowed to go that high, and mentions other pitchers that might have an innings cap this season.

Guess who has outperformed Manny Machado this year? He makes Ray Flowers' list of players performing worse than you might think.

Ray Flowers passes judgment on five players operating in a fashion opposite that we expected. He says to buy Starlin Castro now.

Ray Flowers assauges the concerns of Kris Medlen's fantasy owners that are worried about Medlen moving to the bullpen once Brandon Beachy returns.

Ray Flowers tackles Justin Verlander's disappointing season so far. Is it really all about the velocity?

Ray Flowers discusses R.A. Dickey's disappoing debut with the Jays and hits the bullpen circuit.

What's wrong with Nolan Arenado, Kris Medlen and Rickie Weeks? Ray Flowers suggests the problem primarily lies with our expectations.

Can Dan Uggla turn it around? Ray Flowers discusses him and three of his other struggling teammates in Atlanta.

Ray Flowers sends a skeptical tone about Patrick Corbin and Didi Gregorius in this week's version.

Josh Hamilton has been awful this season. Is there any reason to think the good times will return with the slugger? Also, can Starling Marte & Carlos Gomez keep up their hot starts to the season? Ray Flowers gives his thoughts.

Mariano Rivera remains a timeless wonder, but there are many other shaky bullpens out there. Ray Flowers breaks it down and advocates for a new fantasy stat.

Antii Niemi and the Sharks have been on a roll. Ray Flowers discusses who else has been finishing strong in his penultimate column for the season.

Phil Kessel seems to be a guy everyone loves to hate, but he's been a highly efficient performer at the end of the day.

Johan Franzen, The Mule, won't be doing much racing down the stretch, but he's been especially effective for the Red Wings late in the season and into the playoffs.

A few big names have already been moved - could Dan Boyle be next? Ray Flowers covers that and the trends of a handful of players in this week's article.

Sam Gagner is scoring at a higher pace than before, but he's still carrying a negative plus-minus.

Dany Heatley's fantasy owners probably remember him in happier times. Ray Flowers discusses Heatley and more disappointments this week.

The Kings' Jeff Carter has caught fire as of late, sparking his team along the way.

Jonathan Bernier has taken half of the last 10 starts between the pipes for the Kings. Ray Flowers discusses whether that's likely to continue.

Ryane Clowe might have been lucky to get just a two-game suspension, but that doesn't excuse his lack of offensive output this season.

Pekka Rinne leads the NHL in GAA despite having a losing record.

Claude Giroux has some work to do to come close to last year's scoring pace.

Ray Flowers discusses Alexander Ovechkin's shortfall this season, among other early season standouts.

Patrick Marleau and the Sharks keep on rolling.

Joffrey Lupul's injury is a big blow to the Leafs.

Ray Flowers avoided a goalie run in a recent industry draft, taking Patrick Sharp and a handful of other elite forwards while the rest of his league pounded the goalies.

Michael Bourn still hasn't landed a job. Ray Flowers evaluates his merits.

Ray Flowers discusses the current pitcher free agent market, including recent signee Brett Myers and still unsigned starter Shaun Marcum.

Ray Flowers shares his opinions about the big Royals-Rays trade.