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There is no such thing as a can't-miss pitching prospect. Pitchers never stay healthy. Relievers are volatile. All of these are sayings that diehard fantasy baseball players are familiar with, and to some extent, live by during the fantasy season. Developing a pitching strategy is hard enough with access to the waiver wire, but in draft-and-holds, with set season-long rosters, the difficulty is ratcheted up even more.One thing that owners know for sure regarding pitching is that injuries will ha[...]

A tough position to evaluate is that of relief pitchers, as a lot of success for closers comes from success from teams. There are also a lot of bullpens by committee these days, further stifling the value of closers.That being said, only four of the pitchers that ranked in the top-10 in saves in 2017 followed up in 2018. One of those pitchers had a huge jump in saves, but [...]

As the New Year has finally come, and fantasy football is over, at last, fantasy baseball draft season is right around the corner. [...]

Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the disabled list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to take advantage of breakouts or impact bats before others sure can.The primary challenge of playing in an NL or AL-only league is often the lack of options regarding adding and subtracting players when needed. I[...]

Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the disabled list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to take advantage of breakouts or impact bats before others sure can. The primary challenge of playing in an NL or AL-only league is often the lack of options regarding adding and subtracting players when neede[...]

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Caleb Ferguson earned his first career win in Saturday's 8-3 game against the Mets. Ferguson started the fourth inning after relieving Clayton Kershaw and proceeded to pitch four scoreless innings, allowing three hits and a walk with six strikeouts. The outing was by far his best of the season, although it was his first appearance out of the bullpen. Ferguson is now 1-1 with a 5.52 ERA, 18 strikeouts, and seven walks in 14 2/3 IP. It is unclear whether Ferguson will[...]

Los Angeles Dodgers Caleb Ferguson suffered his first career loss on Sunday in a 4-1 game against the Giants. The 21-year-old surrendered four runs (three earned) on two hits (both home runs) and a walk with six strikeouts in five innings. He now has a 7.59 ERA with 12 strikeouts and six walks in 10 2/3 IP. [...]

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that Caleb Ferguson will be called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City to start against the Rangers on Tuesday with Kenta Maeda starting Wednesday, per Dodger Talk's David Vassegh. A DL move will be necessary to bring Ferguson up, but none has been disclosed at this time. Ferguson has posted a 1.38 ERA and 1.05 WHIP in 39 innings pitched for Double-A Tulsa and a 2.25 ERA and 1.63 [...]