Brett Anderson has taken multiple steps towards a rehab assignment recovering from a back injury, and it appears he’s finally ready to make a start on the mound. He will start with Class-A Rancho Cucamonga tonight, which will be his first game action since October of 2015. If all goes well he coul[...]

This article references A.J. Griffin, Aaron Nola, Aaron Sanchez, Adam Conley, Adam Wainwright, Alex Wood, Alfredo Simon, Andrew Cashner, Andrew Heaney, Anibal Sanchez, Anthony DeSclafani, Archie Bradley, Bartolo Colon, Blake Snell, Brandon Finnegan, Brandon McCarthy, Brett Anderson, Brett Oberholtzer, Bud Norris, Carlos Carrasco, Carlos Martinez, Carlos Rodon, Chad Bettis, Charlie Morton, Chase Anderson, Chi Chi Gonzalez, Chris Archer, Chris Bassitt, Chris Heston, Chris Sale, Chris Tillman, Chris Young, Christian Bergman, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Kershaw, Cody Anderson, Colby Lewis, Cole Hamels, Colin Rea, Collin McHugh, Corey Kluber, Dallas Keuchel, Daniel Norris, Danny Salazar, David Price, Derek Holland, Dillon Gee, Doug Fister, Drew Pomeranz, Drew Smyly, Duane Underwood, Dylan Bundy, Eduardo Rodriguez, Erasmo Ramirez, Ervin Santana, Felix Hernandez, Francisco Liriano, Frankie Montas, Garrett Richards, Gerrit Cole, Gio Gonzalez, Hector Santiago, Henderson Alvarez, Hisashi Iwakuma, Homer Bailey, Hunter Harvey, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Ian Kennedy, Ivan Nova, J.A. Happ, Jacob deGrom, Jacob Lindgren, Jaime Garcia, Jake Arrieta, Jake Odorizzi, Jake Peavy, Jake Thompson, James Paxton, James Shields, Jameson Taillon, Jarred Cosart, Jason Hammel, Jeff Hoffman, Jeff Locke, Jeff Samardzija, Jerad Eickhoff, Jered Weaver, Jeremy Guthrie, Jeremy Hellickson, Jesse Hahn, Jhoulys Chacin, Jimmy Nelson, Joe Kelly, Joe Ross, John Danks, John Lackey, John Lamb, Johnny Cueto, Jon Gray, Jon Lester and more! To see our tiered staff rankings for starting pitchers, head over to our fantasy baseball rankings dashboard. You can easily filter and export all sorts of rankings and tiers - mixed leagues, points leagues, top prospects, and more! Starting pitchers get you 40% of the key stats in 5x5 leagues, and are sometimes even more important in H2H and points leagues.  Our starting pitcher depth charts have a special fantasy baseball focus, to let you know which pitchers are worth owning and whic[...]Keep on reading: MLB Starting Pitcher Depth Charts for Fantasy Baseball

This article references Aaron Nola, Alex Wood, Atlanta Braves, Brett Anderson, Carlos Martinez, Craig Kimbrel, Jaime Garcia, Jordan, Jordan Zimmerman, Jordan Zimmermann, Lucas Giolito, Marco Gonzales, Matt Wisler, Tanner Roark and more! Aaron Nola, Philadelphia Phillies Nola was impressive in his rookie 2015 campaign-- a 3.59 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 68 strikeouts in 77.2 innings pitched. He owns a 2.57 minor league career ERA, including a 3.58 ERA in Triple-A earlier in 2015, and was a top-50 prospect in baseball before cracking the big leagues last year. He posted league-average batted ball splits in 2015, and slightly above-average strikeout (21.4%) and walk (6.0%) rates. Nola has impeccable control of three above-average pitches, a[...]Keep on reading: Five Deeper Starting Pitcher Targets For 2016: National League

This article references Brett Anderson, Howie Kendrick, Zack Greinke and more! The Los Angeles Dodgers have announced that they have extended a $15.8 million qualifying offer to starting pitchers Zack Greinke, Brett Anderson and second baseman Howie Kendrick. #Dodgers extend qualifying offers to Zack Greinke, Brett Anderson and Howie Kendrick. https://t.co/EJhc9bMz4P — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) November 6, 2015 After Greinke announced that he would opt out of the final three years of his six-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the 31-year-old received [...]Keep on reading: Dodgers Extend Qualifying Offer To Greinke, Anderson, Kendrick

This article references A.j. Pierzynski, Alex Avila, Alex Gordon, Alex Rios, Asdrubal Cabrera, Austin Jackson, Bartolo Colon, Ben Zobrist, Brandon Morrow, Brett Anderson, Chase Utley, Chris Davis, Chris Denorfia, Chris Iannetta, Cliff Lee, Colby Rasmus, Daniel Murphy, Darren O'day, David DeJesus, David Freese, David Price, Denard Span, Dexter Fowler, Dioner Navarro, Doug Fister, Gerardo Parra, Hisashi Iwakuma, Howie Kendrick, Ian Desmond, Ian Kennedy, Jason Heyward, Jeff Samardzija, Jeremy Guthrie, Jimmy Rollins, Joakim Soria, Joe Nathan, John Lackey, Johnny Cueto, Jordan, Jordan Zimmerman, Jordan Zimmermann, Justin Morneau, Justin Upton, Marco Estrada, mark buehrle, Mark Lowe, Mark Reynolds, Marlon Byrd, Matt Wieters, Mike Leake, Mike Napoli, Mike Pelfrey, Rajai Davis, San Diego Padres, Scott Kazmir, Shawn Kelley, Stephen Drew, Steve Pearce, Tim Hudson, Tim Lincecum, Torii Hunter, Tyler Clippard, Wei-Yin Chen, Yoenis Cespedes, Yovani Gallardo, Zack Greinke and more! Now that we've entered the MLB offseason, it's time to talk qualifying offers. Teams will spend the next few days deciding whether or not to extend a qualifying offer to their impending free agents. The qualifying offer system was designed to replace the old arbitration-based system that used Type A, B, and C free agents. If the qualifying offer is rejected, the team will receive a compensatory pick after the first round of the amateur draft. The team signing the player will lose their first [...]Keep on reading: 2016 Free Agents and Potential Qualifying Offer Fates

This article references A, Aaron Harang, Adam Conley, Adam Warren, Alex Wood, Alfredo Simon, Andrew Cashner, Andrew Heaney, Ariel Pena, Barry Zito, Bartolo Colon, Brad Hand, Brandon Finnegan, Brett Anderson, C, Carlos Carrasco, CC Sabathia, Chad Bettis, Charlie Morton, Chase Anderson, Chris Archer, Chris Heston, Chris Rusin, Chris Sale, Chris Tillman, Chris Young, Clayton Kershaw, Cody Anderson, Colby Lewis, Cole Hamels, Collin McHugh, Corey Kluber, Dallas Keuchel, Dan Haren, Daniel Norris, Danny Salazar, David Hale, David Price, Drew Smyly, Edinson Volquez, Eduardo Rodriguez, Erasmo Ramirez, Erik Johnson, Ervin Santana, Felix Doubront, Felix Hernandez, Francisco Liriano, Garrett Richards, Gerrit Cole, Gio Gonzalez, Hector Santiago, Henry Owens, Hisashi Iwakuma, Ian Kennedy, Ivan Nova, J.A. Happ, Jacob deGrom, Jaime Garcia, Jake Arrieta, Jake Odorizzi, Jake Peavy, James Shields, Jarred Cosart, Jason Hammel, Jeff Locke, Jeff Samardzija, Jered Weaver, Jeremy Hellickson, John Danks, John Lackey, John Lamb, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Jordan Zimmerman, Jordan Zimmermann, Jose Fernandez, Jose Quintana, Josh Smith, Josh Tomlin, Julio Teheran, Justin Nicolino, Justin Verlander, Kevin Gausman, Kris Medlen, Kyle Gibson, Kyle Hendricks, Kyle Kendrick, Lance Lynn, Lance McCullers, Madison Bumgarner, Marco Estrada, Marcus Stroman, mark buehrle, Martin Perez, Matt Harvey, Matt Moore, Matt Wisler, Max Scherzer, Michael Pineda, Michael Wacha and more! What’s up RotoBallers. Welcome to the final week of this column, as we approach the home stretch of the fantasy baseball season. Thank you all for RotoBalling with us all season long, and I hope that this column (along with the rest of our MLB content) has helped you win some leagues. Now let's get 'er done and bring home the bacon! Below are all of the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 26, including our recommendation on whether to start or sit them for your fantasy baseball [...]Keep on reading: Week 26 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

This article references A, Aaron Brooks, Aaron Harang, Aaron Nola, Adam Conley, Adam Morgan, Adam Warren, Alex Wood, Alfredo Simon, Andrew Cashner, Andrew Heaney, Ariel Pena, Bartolo Colon, Brad Hand, Brandon Finnegan, Brett Anderson, C, Carlos Carrasco, Carlos Martinez, Carlos Rodon, CC Sabathia, Chad Bettis, Charlie Morton, Chase Anderson, Chris Archer, Chris Heston, Chris Rusin, Chris Sale, Chris Tillman, Clayton Kershaw, Cody Anderson, Colby Lewis, Cole Hamels, Collin McHugh, Corey Kluber, Dallas Keuchel, Dan Haren, Daniel Norris, Danny Salazar, David Price, Derek Holland, Drew Smyly, Edinson Volquez, Eduardo Rodriguez, Erasmo Ramirez, Erik Johnson, Ervin Santana, Felix Doubront, Felix Hernandez, Francisco Liriano, Garrett Richards, Gerrit Cole, Gio Gonzalez, Hector Santiago, Henry Owens, Hisashi Iwakuma, Ian Kennedy, Ivan Nova, J.A. Happ, Jaime Garcia, Jake Arrieta, Jake Odorizzi, Jake Peavy, James Paxton, James Shields, Jarred Cosart, Jason Hammel, Jeff Locke, Jeff Samardzija, Jered Weaver, Jeremy Guthrie, Jeremy Hellickson, Jhoulys Chacin, Jimmy Nelson, John Danks, John Lackey, John Lamb, Johnny Cueto, Jon Gray, Jon Lester, Jordan Zimmerman, Jordan Zimmermann, Jorge De La Rosa, Jose Fernandez, Jose Quintana, Josh Smith, Josh Tomlin, Julio Teheran, Justin Nicolino, Justin Verlander, Kevin Gausman, Kris Medlen, Kyle Gibson, Kyle Hendricks, Kyle Kendrick, Kyle Ryan, Lance Lynn, Lance McCullers, Madison Bumgarner, Marco Estrada and more! What’s up RotoBallers. Below are all of the projected starting pitching matchups for [...]Keep on reading: Week 25 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

This article references A, Aaron Brooks, Aaron Harang, Aaron Nola, Adam Conley, Adam Morgan, Alex Wood, Alfredo Simon, Andrew Cashner, Andrew Heaney, Ariel Pena, Bartolo Colon, Brad Hand, Brett Anderson, C, Carlos Carrasco, Carlos Martinez, CC Sabathia, Chad Bettis, Charlie Morton, Chris Archer, Chris Heston, Chris Rusin, Chris Sale, Chris Tillman, Clayton Kershaw, Cody Anderson, Colby Lewis, Cole Hamels, Collin McHugh, Dallas Keuchel, Dan Haren, Danny Duffy, Danny Salazar, David Price, Derek Holland, Drew Hutchison, Drew Smyly, Edinson Volquez, Eduardo Rodriguez, Erasmo Ramirez, Erik Johnson, Ervin Santana, Felix Doubront, Felix Hernandez, Francisco Liriano, Garrett Richards, Gerrit Cole, Gio Gonzalez, Hector Santiago, Henry Owens, Hisashi Iwakuma, Ian Kennedy, Ivan Nova, Jacob deGrom, Jaime Garcia, Jake Arrieta, Jake Odorizzi, Jake Peavy, James Paxton, James Shields, Jarred Cosart, Jason Hammel, Jeff Locke, Jeff Samardzija, Jered Weaver, Jeremy Hellickson, Jesse Chavez, Jhoulys Chacin, Jimmy Nelson, Joe Kelly, John Danks, John Lackey, John Lamb, Johnny Cueto, Jon Gray, Jon Lester, Jordan Zimmerman, Jordan Zimmermann, Jorge De La Rosa, Jose Fernandez, Jose Quintana, Josh Tomlin, Julio Teheran, Justin Nicolino, Justin Verlander, Kevin Gausman, Kris Medlen, Kyle Gibson, Kyle Hendricks, Kyle Kendrick, Kyle Lobstein, Lance Lynn, Lance McCullers, Madison Bumgarner, Marco Estrada, Marcus Stroman, mark buehrle, Martin Perez, Masahiro Tanaka and more! What’s up RotoBallers. My apologies for not being able to post the Week 23 start/sit column last week, things were extra hectic with Memorial Day. I hope everyone had a great one, and here we are back in action. Below are all of the projected starting pitching matchups for [...]Keep on reading: Week 24 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

This article references A, Aaron Nola, Brett Anderson, C, Carlos Rodon, Chris Tillman, Clayton Kershaw, Eduardo Rodriguez, Erasmo Ramirez, J.A. Happ, Jaime Garcia, Jake Arrieta, Jake Peavy, Jon Niese, Josh Tomlin, Kris Medlen, Kyle Hendricks, Madison Bumgarner, Mike Leake, Noah Syndergaard, OF, Patrick Corbin, R.A. Dickey, RB, SP, SS, Taijuan Walker, Taylor Jungmann, TE, Tom Koehler, Wei-Yin Chen, Yordano Ventura, Yovani Gallardo and more! Welcome to the playoffs. It's a nerve-racking time when one disastrous pitching outing can be fatal. This week (and hence forth) I'm going to mix it up with my waiver wire material and focus on not only good pitching options, but also good pitching matchups for that particular week. All that matters at this point is getting you production to advance to the next week. As always, included are options for both shallow and deeper leagues. I also add my list of pitchers discussed previously a[...]Keep on reading: Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 24: Playoff Time

This article references A, Aaron Nola, Bartolo Colon, Brett Anderson, C, Carlos Rodon, Chris Tillman, Cole Hamels, Derek Holland, Eduardo Rodriguez, Erasmo Ramirez, Jaime Garcia, Jake Peavy, Jon Niese, Jorge De La Rosa, Kris Medlen, Kyle Hendricks, Mike Leake, Noah Syndergaard, OF, R.A. Dickey, San Diego Padres, SP, SS, Steven Matz, Taijuan Walker, Taylor Jungmann, TE, Tom Koehler, Wei-Yin Chen, Yordano Ventura, Yovani Gallardo and more! Welcome to Week 23. Most of you are either in the playoffs at the moment or in the week before playoff action begins so I'll start by saying congratulations for still reading along, because that means you're still in the fight. This week (and hence forth) I'm going to mix it up with my waiver wire material and focus on not only good pitching options, but also good pitching matchups for that particular week. All that matters at this point is getting you production to advance to the next week. [...]Keep on reading: Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 23: Grabbing Mets and More