WR Rashod Bateman, BAL (2 Viewers)

[massraider]

had girlfriends from this high school.

Aren’t you a little old for that?




(I kid, I kid!)

Ha ha


no

 

[Lansdowne]

Already felt irrationally confident starting Bateman in Week 1, and that was before the Andrews news dropped:

https://x.com/rapsheet/status/1700691170693636257?s=46

 

[JoeJoe88]

Already felt irrationally confident starting Bateman in Week 1, and that was before the Andrews news dropped:

https://x.com/rapsheet/status/1700691170693636257?s=46

I just benched Jordan Addison(my WR4) for Bateman for what it’s worth. I also have Flowers but I’m going to roll with Rashod.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

I’m flexing him in a 16 team league (gokng
5-wide/2 RB) - I don’t know about irrationally confident, but I think his floor will be relatively safe in PPR.

The Rave s have Likely, who’s a very capable receiving TE.

The distribution will be a little less TE-dominant, but I’m not expecting a windfall.

I’d be thrilled with 6/72/1
I’d take 6/72
I’d settle for 5/50

Man, Mahomes in one league l, LJax in another. Cmon TEs.

 

[IHEARTFF]

No Andrews should be big for Bateman

 

[Dr. Octopus]

No Andrews should be big for Bateman

I think I’m starting him a a league I’m thin at WR. It could have been worse - I left Toney on my bench.

 

[The Frankman]

Rashod Bateman caught 3-of-3 targets for 35 yards in the Ravens’ Week 1 win over the Texans.

Bateman saw the same number of targets as Odell Beckham Jr., while Zay Flowers surprised with 10 targets on the afternoon. The good news is Bateman caught every pass that came his way, which included an 18-yard reception to help setup a touchdown on the opening drive of the third quarter. In a game that didn’t feature Mark Andrews, Bateman’s low target volume isn’t particularly encouraging. He could be difficult to trust as anything more than a deep flex play in Week 2 against the Bengals.
- Rotoworld

 

[Faust]

Rashod Bateman played well behind Zay Flowers and Odell Beckham Jr. in the Ravens’ Week 1 win over the Texans.

Bateman’s 25 snaps were just one more than Nelson Ahgolor’s 24. He appeared on just 39.1 percent of the Ravens’ offensive snaps on the day, while Flowers and OBJ combined to miss just 15 of the team’s 64 snaps on the afternoon. How the return of Mark Andrews impacts future snap shares is to be determined, but Bateman’s light workload makes him difficult to trust in Week 2 against the Bengals.

 

[JoeJoe88]

About done with this dude to be honest. I started him this week after Andrew’s was ruled out expecting at least a decent game. Zay appears to already be head and shoulders better than him.

 

[Lansdowne]

He’s now being treated as WR4 on the Ravens and that’s not including Mark Andrews. Fully convinced he’ll need a change of scenery to rehab his value at this point.

Edit - apparently he’s hurt again (though he wasn’t being used anyway prior to that)

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

He’s now being treated as WR4 on the Ravens and that’s not including Mark Andrews. Fully convinced he’ll need a change of scenery to rehab his value at this point.

Agree. Ir sucks. So much talent. Feel like he cheesed off ownership/coaching when he came out with that presser.

Full on doghouse.

 

[Down Under]

He’s now being treated as WR4 on the Ravens and that’s not including Mark Andrews. Fully convinced he’ll need a change of scenery to rehab his value at this point.

Agree. Ir sucks. So much talent. Feel like he cheesed off ownership/coaching when he came out with that presser.

Full on doghouse.

Who sucks? What presser?

 

[Lansdowne]

He’s now being treated as WR4 on the Ravens and that’s not including Mark Andrews. Fully convinced he’ll need a change of scenery to rehab his value at this point.

Agree. Ir sucks. So much talent. Feel like he cheesed off ownership/coaching when he came out with that presser.

Full on doghouse.

Apparently he may have injured his hamstring, putting his status for Week 4 in question.

https://x.com/jeffzrebiec/status/1706055068993081737

WR Rashod Bateman was laboring toward end of game and walked with pronounced limp back to locker room. He said his hamstring tightened up on him, but he felt like it wasn't anything serious.
Between Bateman and Edwards (concussion), Ravens will have more injury concerns this wk.

Hoping they just put him on IR so I can stash him away in dynasty (again) and pick up a WR that’s actually going to see targets. Feels like if it’s not one thing with this guy it’s another.

 

[JohnnyU]

I tried trading him and failed. I suppose he's just a roster clogger for the foreseeable future. I'm not trading for some late round rookie pick. I might as well keep him. If you're wanting to trade Bateman, the best way to do do it is in a package deal.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Who sucks? What presser?

It sucks. As in, the situation. He hurt his hammy. And before that even with OBJ out they barely used him.

He gave a presser criticizing ownership in the off-season.

 

[JohnnyU]

He's not an UFA until 2026, so best case scenario for those who have him on their dynasty teams is a trade or being cut.

• Current Contract​

  Rashod Bateman signed a 4 year, $12,599,412 contract with the Baltimore Ravens, including a $6,523,208 signing bonus, $12,599,412 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,149,853. In 2023, Bateman will earn a base salary of $1,805,401, while carrying a cap hit of $3,436,203 and a dead cap value of $3,261,604.
  

  CONTRACT TERMS:4 yr(s) / $12,599,412

  SIGNING BONUS$6,523,208

  AVERAGE SALARY$3,149,853

  GTD AT SIGN:$12,599,412

  TOTAL GTD:$12,599,412

  FREE AGENT:2026 / UFA

  	BONUS BREAKDOWN	CAP DETAILS	CASH DETAILS
  YEAR		AGE	BASE SALARY	SIGNING	CAP HIT	DEAD CAP	YEARLY CASH	CASH AAV
  2021		22	$660,000	$1,630,802	$2,290,802	$6,523,208	$7,183,208($7,183,208)	$7,183,208
  2022		23	$1,232,701	$1,630,802	$2,863,503	$4,892,406	$1,232,701($8,415,909)	$4,207,955
  2023		24	$1,805,401	$1,630,802	$3,436,203	$3,261,604	$1,805,401($10,221,310)	$3,407,103
  2024		25	$2,378,102	$1,630,802	$4,008,904	$1,630,802	$2,378,102($12,599,412)	$3,149,853
  2025		26	-	-	-	-	-
  2026		27	UFA
  Contract Notes: Fully Guaranteed 5th-year option available

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

He's not an UFA until 2026, so best case scenario for those who have him on their dynasty teams is a trade or being cut.

Yep. A trade would be ideal.

And the good news is that just about every team would be an upgrade passing-wise.

 

[JohnnyU]

He's not an UFA until 2026, so best case scenario for those who have him on their dynasty teams is a trade or being cut.

Yep. A trade would be ideal.

And the good news is that just about every team would be an upgrade passing-wise.

I agree. One of the worst things about dynasty leagues is being in the position of wishing for a trade. Not like 10 team leagues where everyone has studs at every position and you couldn't care less about guys like Bateman. Only problem you have each week is which stud do I bench.

 

[Lansdowne]

At the rate it’s going he’s not going to get his 5th year option picked up next offseason, which would put him as a 2025 UFA. Feels like another sunk cost in dynasty. I still believe in the talent, the opportunity just isn’t there. Another example that situation matters as much as talent.

 

[Soulfly3]

His health has been as big a detriment as his situation. Maybe moreso.

Flowers doing just fine.

 

[Wigglytuff's Gruff]

Yeah. Would the Ravens have been as keen to draft Flowers if Bateman had been more available and productive?

Doubtful, in my opinion.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

At the rate it’s going he’s not going to get his 5th year option picked up next offseason, which would put him as a 2025 UFA. Feels like another sunk cost in dynasty. I still believe in the talent, the opportunity just isn’t there. Another example that situation matters as much as talent.

If they don’t pick up his option it would be the best thing for shareholders.

Another team will pick him up, and unlike a trade it wouldn’t be as limited.

Let’s say the Chiefs or Bills sign him - those landing spots are not likely to happen in a trade.

 

[Faust]

Rashod Bateman (hamstring) did not practice Thursday.

Bateman and Odell Beckham Jr. (ankle) have missed both practices the open the week, potentially leaving the Ravens thin at receiver for Week 4. They have one practice to go on Friday, so we’ll see if things change then, but it’s possible the Ravens will be banking on Zay Flowers, Devin Duvernay, and Nelson Agholor as their top three receivers in Week 4.

 

[JohnnyU]

Just asking, are there any questions regarding his work ethic?

 

[Mr.Blonde]

Just asking, are there any questions regarding his work ethic?

When Nelson Agholor beats you out of your job, such questions get asked.

 

[Faust]

Ravens removed Rashod Bateman (hamstring) from the team’s Week 5 injury report against the Steelers.

The Ravens appear set to have Bateman and Odell Beckham Jr. (ankle) back for Week 5. Beckham has been listed by the team as questionable, but said he expects to play after logging limited practices throughout the week. Bateman being active is great for the Ravens, but probably matters little for fantasy managers. He’s managed just seven receptions for 59 yards on the season and is the third target option at best in the offense.

 

[JohnnyU]

That drop in the end zone sealed his fate. He is now officially worthless, even in dynasty, if he wasn't already. He will need a reboot with another team to have any chance of rebuilding any value.

 

[Tonycarpenter]

Bateman is on WW in my dynasty league.
I'm here reading about his fall from grace because he's been a highly touted WR with some injury, some drops, QB carousel, He'd be my WR8, i don't need him but could flip him. Or suggest a crappy team flip grab him and look good for my suggestion priming the pump for a future trade perhaps. Like is he the next Marquis Goodwin or something. Is there any speculation on a team, situation where he'd be a good fit? I don't think i saw the drop in question but heard all the WRs let down LJax

 

[Faust]

Jonas Shaffer
Lamar Jackson on his work with Rashod Bateman, who’s had a slow start this season: “We always have chemistry in practice. We just have to transition it into the game.”

Jackson said there was a miscommunication on his INT on Sunday, and that contact on Bateman didn’t help.

https://twitter.com/jonas_shaffer/status/1714726940647493780?s=21

 

[grateful zed]

losing faith, but cant drop in deep dyno.

 

[Lansdowne]

losing faith, but cant drop in deep dyno.

I dropped him and put him on my watch list. He just doesn’t look like the same guy that he was prior to the Lisfranc foot surgery last year. I can’t find the graph but there was something showing that Bateman was last between him, Andrews, Flowers, Agholor, and OBJ in average yards of separation. He’s getting only a small piece of a very small pie (3 targets per game on a team that averages 29 pass attempts per game with four guys ahead of him). His confidence is shot and he’s resorting to liking tweets from people defending his poor play (when he’s not deactivating his account and avoiding the media after the game). Seems mentally soft. Plenty to like about his college profile but he’s looking more and more like another N’Keal Harry at this point. It’s just always something. I want to believe, but I’m not sure it’s going to happen for him. Definitely not as a Raven.

 

[Biabreakable]

Despite Batemans greater Athletic gifts than Tyler Johnson I have always felt Johnson was the better of the 2 WR watching them play together for the Gophers.

Tyler Johnson isnt really good enough to be productive at the NFL level either, but he does the best that he can to max out what he can do.

I cant say that about Bateman. If you gave Johnson Batemans athletic ability I think he would be a star in this league or if you gave Bateman Johnsons mind and heart he would be a star in the NFL.

Its just sad to see this potential go to waste, and to see players that work hard and do their best but still not have enough gifts for that to translate into production but its something that happens all the time in football.

 

[Ilov80s]

losing faith, but cant drop in deep dyno.

Rapidly approaching the Terrace Marshall zone.

 

[eighsse2]

Funny how quickly things can change. I thought my dynasty WR room was loaded top-to-bottom with studs and potential studs. Still have my 2 stars and a pending 3rd, but the rest are very unexciting. (AJ Brown, Lamb, Garrett Wilson, Godwin, Dotson, Johnston, Bateman)

 

[ffmail4me]

becoming a roster clogger for sure. I can't trade or drop him in a dynasty and feel good about it. stuck.

 

[Lansdowne]

losing faith, but cant drop in deep dyno.

Rapidly approaching the Terrace Marshall zone.

The only thing separating them is Bateman has put more positive game tape thus far. Otherwise they're in the same boat: durability concerns, already replaced on the depth chart, needing fresh start elsewhere for any chance to rehab their value. That's a solid comparison.

 

[eighsse2]

Bateman quietly becoming the most consistent WR in the NFL. Targets, by game: 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3.

 

[metoo]

becoming a roster clogger for sure. I can't trade or drop him in a dynasty and feel good about it. stuck.

 

[Faust]

Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Rashod Bateman “should be fine” after leaving practice with an apparent foot injury.

Harbaugh added, “We’ll see how he does tomorrow.” It sounds like he has a good chance of returning for at least a limited practice on Thursday, but we will need to wait and see. Bateman has been slowly working his way toward a larger role in the Baltimore offense and a foot injury could derail the progress he has made. The former first-round pick is worth an add in deeper fantasy leagues, though a missed practice or a questionable tag at the end of the week would put him back on the waiver wire in most leagues.

 

[eighsse2]

Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Rashod Bateman “should be fine” after leaving practice with an apparent foot injury.

Harbaugh added, “We’ll see how he does tomorrow.” It sounds like he has a good chance of returning for at least a limited practice on Thursday, but we will need to wait and see. Bateman has been slowly working his way toward a larger role in the Baltimore offense and a foot injury could derail the progress he has made. The former first-round pick is worth an add in deeper fantasy leagues, though a missed practice or a questionable tag at the end of the week would put him back on the waiver wire in most leagues.

No one in the fantasy community:
Oh, thank goodness.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Rashod Bateman “should be fine” after leaving practice with an apparent foot injury.

Harbaugh added, “We’ll see how he does tomorrow.” It sounds like he has a good chance of returning for at least a limited practice on Thursday, but we will need to wait and see. Bateman has been slowly working his way toward a larger role in the Baltimore offense and a foot injury could derail the progress he has made. The former first-round pick is worth an add in deeper fantasy leagues, though a missed practice or a questionable tag at the end of the week would put him back on the waiver wire in most leagues.

So much talent. Such the wrong team to be on.

Hoping Bateman gets a change of scenery soon.

 

[Lansdowne]

Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Rashod Bateman “should be fine” after leaving practice with an apparent foot injury.

Harbaugh added, “We’ll see how he does tomorrow.” It sounds like he has a good chance of returning for at least a limited practice on Thursday, but we will need to wait and see. Bateman has been slowly working his way toward a larger role in the Baltimore offense and a foot injury could derail the progress he has made. The former first-round pick is worth an add in deeper fantasy leagues, though a missed practice or a questionable tag at the end of the week would put him back on the waiver wire in most leagues.

https://x.com/jamisonhensley/status/1727432591861559728?s=46

Sounds like he’ll be okay for Sunday night.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

losing faith, but cant drop in deep dyno.

Rapidly approaching the Terrace Marshall zone.

The only thing separating them is Bateman has put more positive game tape thus far. Otherwise they're in the same boat: durability concerns, already replaced on the depth chart, needing fresh start elsewhere for any chance to rehab their value. That's a solid comparison.

He’s still very young, so I don’t see him as a drop.

Shallow bench leagues he’s tricky though, I agree.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Rashod Bateman “should be fine” after leaving practice with an apparent foot injury.

Harbaugh added, “We’ll see how he does tomorrow.” It sounds like he has a good chance of returning for at least a limited practice on Thursday, but we will need to wait and see. Bateman has been slowly working his way toward a larger role in the Baltimore offense and a foot injury could derail the progress he has made. The former first-round pick is worth an add in deeper fantasy leagues, though a missed practice or a questionable tag at the end of the week would put him back on the waiver wire in most leagues.

https://x.com/jamisonhensley/status/1727432591861559728?s=46

Sounds like he’ll be okay for Sunday night.

I’m actually starting him in one league. Higgins absence leads to desperate measures. Hoping with Andrews out he might have a bump in targets.

 

[eighsse2]

losing faith, but cant drop in deep dyno.

Rapidly approaching the Terrace Marshall zone.

The only thing separating them is Bateman has put more positive game tape thus far. Otherwise they're in the same boat: durability concerns, already replaced on the depth chart, needing fresh start elsewhere for any chance to rehab their value. That's a solid comparison.

He’s still very young, so I don’t see him as a drop.

Shallow bench leagues he’s tricky though, I agree.

Yeah I really don't want to drop him (dynasty, 8 lineup, 12 bench), but I look at rankings too frequently and keep seeing him wayyyyy dowwwwn therrrre and really start to think about it.

 

[Lansdowne]

losing faith, but cant drop in deep dyno.

Rapidly approaching the Terrace Marshall zone.

The only thing separating them is Bateman has put more positive game tape thus far. Otherwise they're in the same boat: durability concerns, already replaced on the depth chart, needing fresh start elsewhere for any chance to rehab their value. That's a solid comparison.

He’s still very young, so I don’t see him as a drop.

Shallow bench leagues he’s tricky though, I agree.

Yeah I really don't want to drop him (dynasty, 8 lineup, 12 bench), but I look at rankings too frequently and keep seeing him wayyyyy dowwwwn therrrre and really start to think about it.

Expert rankings tend to be reactive rather than proactive. Usually by the time the rankings adjust the secret is already out on a player. Bateman’s numbers haven’t justified him being ranked too high. Thing is he’s been showing signs of life, he’s been playing ahead of Agholor and now seeing more snaps than OBJ. With the Andrews injury there is opportunity to be more depended on. Sometimes you just want to make sure you’re ahead of the curve, because if he has a 100/1 game it’ll be too late.

 

[Mingooch]

Finally dropped him for OBJ

 

[Ilov80s]

Andrews is out, this is pretty much his last chance to show someting

 

[Lansdowne]

Andrews is out, this is pretty much his last chance to show someting

If he’s still not heavily involved in the offense after this then I hope he forces the issue in the offseason and gets traded to another organization. It was already a bad fit going to a team that historically doesn’t feature the WR that much. Bateman is a prototypical X receiver and just needs to stay healthy and get targets, he’ll handle the rest. He just looks the part.