San Diego Padres starting pitcher Chris Paddack has been optioned to Triple-A on Wednesday. This move is more to limit Paddack's innings than it is a real demotion. Paddack has struggled over his last few starts and the Padres want to make sure that he stays healthy. He should be back on the Padres roster in a few weeks. Right-hander Robert Stock has been recalled to replace Paddack on the active roster. Stock is expected to pitch out of the bullpen.

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There are very few Fantasy experiences more pleasing than hitting on a late-round sleeper or sneaky waiver acquisition not unlike the experience of finding a twenty-dollar bill in your pocket that you had completely forgotten. [...]

San Diego Padres starter Chris Paddack suffered his second consecutive loss, allowing five earned runs in 4 1/3 innings Tuesday against the Philadelphia Phillies. The 23-year-old rookie yielded eight hits including five extra-base knocks while striking out four. Paddack was yanked after letting two runners on in the fifth and the bullpen promptly served up a grand slam to seal his fate. Despite the rough stretch, Paddack still sits with a 2.97 ERA, 0.89 [...]

San Diego Padres starter Chris Paddack struggled Wednesday over five innings against the New York Yankees, surrendering four earned runs and absorbing his third loss. Three of the six hits against Paddack were homers and he walked one while striking out six. The 23-year-old rising fantasy stud was noticeably laboring and he now stares at a 2.40 ERA and 0.82 [...]

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Chris Paddack (neck) has been scratched from his scheduled start versus the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. Paddack reportedly woke up with a stiff neck, so the Padres will push him back to Wednesday against the Yankees just to be safe. Robbie Erlin will make the start versus the Jays on Sunday. DFS players should be able to find a more reliable option for Sunday.

San Diego Padres starter Chris Paddack picked up his fourth win Monday, tossing six innings of one-run ball against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Paddack relinquished five hits and zero walks in 89 pitches while striking out seven. The Sheriff remains good as advertised, rocking a 1.93 ERA, 0.76 [...]

In the blink of an eye we find ourselves well into the latter-half of May, and as always, we are still trying to find answers and long-term truths. [...]

Mid-May marks the fantasy baseball season's quarter pole, which can be exciting as data becomes robust, but also frightful for pitching as warmer air leads to long flies. Are you keeping tabs of park factors, team stats and pitchers tweaking with their repertoire? [...]

Now that I've already spoiled Avengers: Endgame on Youtube(hey, the Russo brothers said it was OK), it's time to pivot to the other most topical item in 2019 pop culture: Game of Thrones.I admit I'm not an avid viewer of the show, so don't take this as a love letter to the series. OK, I haven't really "watched" the show per se, but it looks cool. It's not that I don't want to watch it, I just don't have that kind of time to invest. Put it this way - I'm still halfway through Season 2 of Breaking[...]