The New York Yankees sent out reliever David Robertson to pitch the seventh inning against the Toronto Blue Jays Friday night. The game would ultimately end after seven, with rain causing the abbreviated affair. The 33-year-old Robertson, who served as the closer of the Chicago [...]

The New York Yankees sport arguably the strongest, most dominant bullpen in baseball. Chad Green, Adam Warren, Jonathan Holder, David Robertson, Dellin Betances, and Aroldis Chapman all sport sub-3.06 ERAs and all — save for Holder — own 10+ strikeouts-per-nine-innings ratios. A.J. Cole has been nothing to sneer at either (3-1, 1.29 WHIP). You would think a bullpen like that wouldn't need help, especially considering the Yankees have long been rumored to be in the market for a starting pi[...]

Welcome back to Rotoballer's series using Statcast to extrapolate, dig into, and commiserate over data to examine pitching performances. The weekly series will be dynamic as we fine-tune our findings and enlighten ourselves on the information and tools at our disposal. We've rolled over the All-Star break and the trade deadline is fast approaching. With myriad players likely on the move over the next week, we'll shift gears in Week 17 and look at baseball's most coveted and reliable commoditi[...]

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Happy Kyle Tucker weekend, everyone! Oh, and I guess it was also some big American holiday recently, so cheers to those of you who celebrate Kyle Tucker's independence from the Minor Leagues. Okay, obviously you're adding Tucker whereever possible, but he's already 46% owned so he doesn't really qualify as someone I figure most of you can get. Let's chat about some widely-available assets instead, shall we? Ownership rates a[...]

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[...]

The New York Yankees pitching had a performance to forget on [...]

While holds are even tougher to predict than saves, the players we'll highlight today include some elite setup men to target off the waiver wire in Week 6. Bottom line: the more likely an MLB team is to win, the more likely these pitchers will be eligible to earn the holds that could be the difference between winning or losing in your fantasy league. Let's get to it.   Week 6 Waiver Wire RP Pickups for Holds David Robertson, New York Yankees 5 Holds, 2.93 ERA, 15.1 IP, 19 K, 0[...]

In the eighth inning of Thursday's series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays, the New York Yankees held a 4-2 lead and sent reliever David Robertson to the mound. The usually steady 33-year-old ran into a world of trouble, as he allowed a leadoff hit and an ensuing pair of walks, loading the bases with no outs. Given his track record of escaping major jams, however, the Yankees probably felt most comfortable with Robertson on the mound and their faith in him paid off. After striking out the ne[...]

After dealing with a bout of food poisoning, New York Yankees reliever David Robertson finally made his spring training debut Saturday against the New York Mets. He faced just two batters and tossed just six pitches, but they were all strikes, resulting in two strikeouts. The 32-year-old appears very likely to be the club's eighth-inning pitcher as the setup man ahead Dellin Betances on the depth chart but behind Aroldis Chapman. Robertson returned to the Yankees last season after a move at th[...]