Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Tyler Chatwood will move to the Cubs bullpen after the club acquired starting pitcher Cole Hamels on Friday. Chatwood has struggled with the Cubs after signing for three years this past offseason. Chatwood has a 4.98 ERA and 1.78 WHIP on the season. Walks have really hurt Chatwood and he should be avoided in all formats at the present time.

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 16! Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back again this year with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. This is our fifth year now writing this weekly column, helping fantasy baseball managers pick the best pitchers weekly. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 16, and our recommendations on whether to start or sit each pitcher.  If you've got any questions about which pitchers can capitalize on a j[...]

Welcome back to Rotoballer's series using Statcast to extrapolate, dig into, and commiserate over data to examine pitching performances. The weekly series will be dynamic as we fine-tune our findings and enlighten ourselves on the information and tools at our disposal. It's All-Star Week so rather than approaching the column in typical fashion, we'll use this edition for reflection, savoring and reprimanding yours truly for my calls to-date. It's been an immensely fun and rewarding exercise t[...]

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Tyler Chatwood went five innings on Friday versus the Padres. Chatwood allowed five hits, three runs, three walks and struck out two on the evening. Chatwood continues to walk hitters and as long as he does, owners can avoid Chatwood in all formats. He will head into the All-Star break with a 5.04 ERA

The Chicago Cubs starting rotation has been underperforming in the pitching department this year. They are second-worst in walks per nine innings at 4.22, tied for sixth-worst in fielding independent pitching (FIP), 20th in total strikeouts with 396, yet have somehow come out ninth-best in team earned run average with a 3.83 ERA for the entire team. Jon Lester has been himself for the most part, and Mike Montgomery has been a viable option for the back end of the rotation. The other three st[...]

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 15! Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back again this year with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. This is our fifth year now writing this weekly column, helping fantasy baseball managers pick the best pitchers weekly. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 15, and our recommendations on whether to start or sit each pitcher. If you've got any questions about which pitchers can capitalize on a ju[...]

Tyler Chatwood had a rough night against the Cincinnati Reds, but the Chicago Cubs offense bailed him out for a no decision. He gave up seven runs on nine hits and four walks. Chatwood struck out four batters and made it through 5 2/3 innings. He has a 5.01 ERA this season after the game Saturday. He draws the San Diego Padres before going into all star week. Chatwood has an 8.1 BB/9 which is terrible. It's hard to see any fantasy value in Chatwood now or for the near future.

Welcome to our surprising starts series. Every week we'll be going over a few surprising starting pitcher performances around the majors to determine whether these starts were smoke and mirrors or something more. This week we saw some great performances over the weekend from three young pitchers. Max Fried utterly dominated the Cardinals for 11 strikeouts, German Marquez twirled a gem at Dodger Stadium, and Brad Keller allowed just one earned run total in a two-start week. Fried's performa[...]

Tyler Chatwood has been a bad investment for the Chicago Cubs. The starting pitcher struggled on Saturday giving up seven earned runs over five innings. Chatwood managed to strike out six batters, but he gave up seven hits and three walks. He has had issues with the strike zone this season, and has an ugly 8.30 BB/9. He hasn't won a game since May 5th against the Chicago [...]

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Tyler Chatwood has been activated from the paternity list prior to Thursday's game. It is not known when Chatwood will start next, but it will likely come on Saturday or Sunday versus the Twins. Chatwood has had poor command this year and owns a 3.95 ERA and 1.73 WHIP. As long as he continues to walk batters, Chatwood can be avoided in most formats. Reliever Dillon Maples was optioned to Triple-A Iowa to make room for Chatwood.