As a sport, baseballs greatest cultural advantage might be its roots as a game which begins with the thaw of winter and the arrival of spring. There is nothing more generally inspiring for all fans than the promise of Spring Training and the potential growth of young players. Thats especially true when those prospects play for a team, like the Padres, which has been a perennial doormat for so many seasons. A few years ago, we saw a similar pattern with the Astros when they jumped from finishing [...]

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San Diego Padres starter Chris Paddack registered his first quality start Thursday, yielding three earned runs in six innings in a loss against the Cincinnati Reds. Paddack struck out five and only allowed three hits and a walk but was the victim of two long balls. The 23-year-old rookie now holds a tidy 2.25 ERA, 0.80 [...]

Mid-April means trends are rounding into form and you can start to believe in stats, aren't you excited? Welcome back everyone to our starts/sits column for Week 3. We here at RotoBaller set out to ease your decision-making with our weekly starting pitcher matchups and recommendations.In case you missed it, this is oursixth year now writing this weekly column, helping fantasy baseball managers pick the best pitchers weekly.Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for [...]

Baseball is in full swing, didn't you miss it? Welcome back everyone to our starts/sits column for Week 2. We here at RotoBaller set out to ease your decision-making with our weekly starting pitcher matchups and recommendations.Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for [...]

The first official week of fantasy baseball is coming to an end and many of you are celebrating your draft hits and lamenting the misses. Realistically, there is no way to definitively know whether you made the correct decision or not for at least another month. It's a tormenting feeling at times because you may either cut bait too soon, or you're in too deep and played chicken with a replacement for long enough that they were picked up.The phrase Buy or sellis abit looser than it typically woul[...]

The first week of baseball has seen disappointments and surprises abound, but none more than looking to early rookie performances. From players not expected to make the team playing key roles, to players not being held down due to service time, this is a great time to jump into the waiver wire to grab those players that were not drafted to start the year and might be free now. Or, on the other side, what players are hyped but should be sold while their stock is high? For the first week of this a[...]

Baseball is back! Opening Day of the 2019 MLB slate came and went last week, but now we have the start of the minor league season to look forward to this week. Fantasy owners, especially those in dynasty/keeper leagues, are always looking for the next young stud prospect that might be a difference-maker at the next level.That's where we come in! If you aren't already familiar with this year's 2019 top-prospects list by MLB Pipeline, here you go. Many of the top names on this list -- Fernando Tat[...]

San Diego Padres starter Chris Paddack was excellent in a no-decision Sunday against the San Francisco Giants, completing five innings of one-run ball. In his first career big league start, Paddack was perfect through 3 1/3 frames and didnt allow a hit until the fifth inning. He ended up surrendering two hits, a walk and struck out seven before exiting after 79 pitches. The 23-year-old rookie won a starting job after an electric spring training and was as good as advertised, looking comfortable[...]

Opening Day is finally here! Welcome back everyone to our starts/sits column for Week 1. We are back again this year with our weekly starting pitcher matchups and recommendations. In case you missed it, this is our sixth year now writing this weekly column, helping fantasy baseball managers pick the best pitchers weekly.Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 1,which will be updated as rotations are inevitably announced and tweaked.For head-to-head leagues, [...]