This article references Danny Duffy, DEF, Doug Fister, Jason Heyward, Jered Weaver, Johnny Cueto, Shelby Miller, SP, WR and more!   The Regression Monster Cometh While it isn’t an end-all, be-all stat – because those don’t exist – FIP is a much better tool for analyzing pitchers and predicting future performance than raw ERA. Case in point: In the past three seasons, the 10 pitchers who outperformed the FIP by the highest margins saw their ERA increase by two-thirds of a run on average in the following season. That includes the four pitchers out of that group of 30 who actually managed to lower their ERA. St[...]Keep on reading: Top Five Starting Pitchers Due for Regression: Fantasy Baseball Predictions

This article references Adam Wainwright, Danny Duffy, Edinson Volquez, Eric Stults, Giancarlo Stanton, Josh Collmenter, Nick Tepesch, Nick Tropeano, Ryan Vogelsong, SP, WR and more! It's a bittersweet moment for me. I love doing these columns for RotoBaller, but unfortunately the fantasy baseball season is just about over.  I've savored every moment preparing and drafting my selections for you, and I'm excited to do it again next year.  I hope you've enjoyed reading these selections as much as I have liked writing them.  If you have any suggestions or comments on how to improve for next season, I'm all ears.  Actually, I guess I'm all eyes.Below are some[...] Keep on reading: Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 26 (Part 2)

This article references Adam Wainwright, Alex Cobb, Alex Wood, Carlos Carrasco, Cole Hamels, Danny Duffy, David Price, Derek Holland, Edinson Volquez, Felix Hernandez, James Paxton, Jeff Samardzija, Johnny Cueto, Jose Quintana, Kevin Gausman, Kyle Hendricks, Madison Bumgarner, Michael Pineda, Shane Greene, SP and more! What's up RotoBallers. If you are reading the column, then your teams are most likely still in the championship chase as we head into the final week of the fantasy baseball season. It's been a fun and exciting year of MLB action, and we've had a blast here at RotoBaller providing our fantasy baseball analysis.Hopefully we've helped you along the way, and you are in a position to bring home those championships. Many RotoBaller writers have been burning off their fingertips all season long, [...] Keep on reading: Week 26 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

This article references Danny Duffy, Mike Leake, Roberto Hernandez, SP and more! Fantasy baseball owners are always looking for the next sleeper or big player from the waiver wire to help improve their teams. Every year there are starting pitchers who come out of nowhere to make a huge splash, and then there are guys who take a little bit longer to develop or round into form as the season progresses.Below I will be discussing three starting pitchers who may be sleepers for your team and may still be available on your league's waiver wire, depending on the leag[...] Keep on reading: 3 Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Deeper Leagues

This article references Danny Duffy, SP and more! BALLER MOVE: Add in All LeaguesANALYSIS: On the season, Danny Duffy has been a strong starting pitcher for the Royals. Given that he's only 49% owned in Yahoo leagues, Duffy is making another appearance on our fantasy baseball waiver wire sleepers list. In 115.2 IP this season, Duffy has given up 82 H and only 33 ER, including a very low 9 HR. With a 2.07/1 K/BB ratio and 91 Ks on the year, Duffy is no strikeout machine, yet he's still a great option as a waiver wire pickup. His season ER[...] Keep on reading: Danny Duffy (SP, KC) -- Waiver Wire Pickups

This article references Brandon McCarthy, Clay Buchholz, Danny Duffy, Dillon Gee, Erasmo Ramirez, Garrett Richards, Jason Hammel, Jorge De La Rosa, Kevin Gausman, SP, Taijuan Walker, Ubaldo Jimenez and more! With the fantasy baseball playoffs right around the corner, every game you get out of your starting pitchers becomes more and more important. While it's always smart to look at the waiver wire to try and find pitching sleepers and pad stats during the weekend, not every guy is worth picking up. With that in mind, here are the guys that I think you should and shouldn't add for this weekend's spot starts. Best Starting Pitcher Streamers Danny Duffy vs San FranciscoWith a 1.19 ERA [...] Keep on reading: Weekend Pitching Streamer Options: The Best & Worst

This article references Collin McHugh, Danny Duffy, Dillon Gee, Jake Odorizzi, James Paxton, Kyle Kendrick, Mike Leake, Roenis Elias, SP, Vance Worley, WR and more! I have been viciously attacked by a summer cold recently and it appears this monstrosity of an infection has made it its goal to neutralize me where it hurts most: my mind. As a result, I must apologize to my beloved readers as my wit right now may not even be up to Kenny Bania standards.  Then again, there's always the possibility that my readers are merely reading to criticize, of which I can relate to nearly everything I read on the internet.  If that's the case, then you're welcome for m[...] Keep on reading: Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 19 (Part 2)

This article references Charlie Morton, Chase Utley, Danny Duffy, Dillon Gee, Kevin Gausman, Matt Harvey, Paul Goldschmidt, SP, Zack Wheeler and more! This piece focuses on the best two-start starting pitcher streamers and sleeper waiver wire pickups for Week 19 of fantasy baseball. These sleeper pitchers are near or below 50% ownership in Yahoo! leagues, and some are ideal for shallow leagues, but most are under-the-radar starters that can be considered in head-to-head leagues. Danny Duffy, KC -- 41% OwnedProjected starts: Tuesday @AZ, Sunday vs. SFDespite just a 5-10 record on the season, Duffy has been quite good lately-[...] Keep on reading: 4 Two-Start Starting Pitcher Sleeper Streamers for Week 19

This article references Bartolo Colon, Brett Anderson, Chase Anderson, Danny Duffy, Jake Odorizzi, Marcus Stroman, Rubby De La Rosa, SP, Travis Wood, Trevor Bauer and more! Around this time every year the projected pitchers for a lot of teams two days in advance seem to be the same starting pitcher: TBD. Now is usually the time when teams have decided whether to be buyers or sellers for the trade deadline, so it's never been uncommon to see teams make call ups from Triple-A the day of a prospect's start.  It seems there has been an increase in the TBD department this season when looking at pitcher projections two days in advance.  [...] Keep on reading: Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers For Week 18 (Part 1)

This article references Bartolo Colon, Danny Duffy, Dillon Gee, Jeff Locke, Kyle Kendrick, Nathan Eovaldi, Rubby De La Rosa, SP and more! We've officially entered the unofficial second half of the 2014 season. Not only is MLB primed for some fantastic races, but it appears most fantasy leagues are still there for the taking.  This puts some added pressure to make sure your streamers are the correct choices from here on out.  Below are some of the starting pitcher streaming sleepers for the second half of Week 16 to consider adding off your league's waiver wire. Some of these SP options can be considered sleeper[...] Keep on reading: Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers: Post All Star Break