Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy kept rolling by shutting down the Twins for seven innings in his first start back from the All-Star break. Duffy allowed just five hits while walking three and striking out four, and the bullpen held on just well enough to give Duffy his sixth win of the season. Duffy has been a new man recently, posting a shiny 2.58 ERA and 5-2 record since May 24. Unfortunately, there are a lot of concerns built into those numbers. Pretty much all the red flags [...]

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. While this is just for the weekend, we will have an updated list on Sund[...]

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (July 14th). Below that, you will also find our start/sit recommendations for each matchup. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit and DFS lineup decisions. Use this column to set your season-long and DFS lineups for today, and get a better sense of which starters we think will have success. Here[...]

With the All-Star break approaching, predicting the two-start pitchers for Week 16 can be tricky. There's one game on Thursday (STL/CHC) and everybody else resumes play on Friday. For those in weekly head-to-head contests, you have an extra three days (four, if you count the lone Thursday matchup) added to your typical week-long matchup. Also, teams tend to reset their rotation back to the top, unless their ace threw in the All-Star Game. Remember, we're trying to pr[...]

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy continued his confounding season on Monday by tossing six shutout innings against Minnesota. This is Duffy's third quality start in his last five outings, but the other two starts featured 12 earned runs between them. In fact, dating back to April 6, Duffy has yet to allow two or three earned runs in a start. Either he's held his opponents to less than two earned runs (nine starts) or given up four or more (eight starts). Obviously, there's still [...]

As the MLB schedule has crossed the halfway mark for the season, we will look at our rosters to see who is trending upward and which players are due for falls. With a look at the data from June and the first half, there are several names to target for profit and others to trade away in the second half. Whether our teams are competing for a title or rebuilding, we will look to roster the players that best fit our plans. Here are some June movers and shakers to consider as trade commodities [...]

Due to a combination of harder throwers and hitters focusing on hitting for power, strikeouts are at an all-time high in baseball. For pitchers, this is an ideal trend. The ability to generate swings and misses is the most important skill to possess, as it's the only true way to control what happens after the pitch is thrown and eliminate the randomness that the ballpark, fielders, weather, and luck can play. The stat is equally important for fantasy players. Not only are strikeouts a categor[...]

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[...]

We have 13 games on Monday, including two doubleheaders: NYY/BAL and PHI/NYM. Also, five of the teams playing have "TBD" listed as their Monday probable pitcher. However, we're still able to find six streamable starting pitcher options for your fantasy team. Consistency is the key, as my streamers tend to have two things in common: they allow three earned runs, or less, in their recent starts and they tally at least five strikeouts in their outings. If my streaming p[...]

The trade market is about to go into a frenzy, both in reality and fantasy. The All-Star break offers a brief respite from the everday grind of the Major League schedule, but it is the perfect opportunity for fantasy owners to evaluate their rosters before making a final push for a championship run. Scouting players who may be undervalued and re-assessing players who may be overvalued is a weekly exercise that you should constantly pursue as a dedicated fantasy baseball manager. Fortunately, [...]