You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 18! 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 18, and our recommendations on whether to start or sit each pitcher.  If you've got any questions about which pitchers can capitalize on a j[...]

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher James Paxton (back) had his back stiffen up on him on Sunday after a 35-pitch bullpen session on Saturday. Manager Scott Servais is confident that the issue is minor and that Paxton can return from the disabled list to make a start in the next five to six days. Paxton has been the team's best starter this year and is 8-4 with a 3.70 ERA, 1.09 [...]

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher James Paxton (back) has been scratched from Tuesday's start against the San Francisco Giants. He was expected to come off the 10-day DL, but the team has decided to not bring him back yet. Roenis Elias will draw the start against the Giants on Tuesday. He's a risky DFS option in an emergency start.

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.  If you've got any questions about which pitchers can capitalize on a j[...]

Seattle Mariners pitcher James Paxton (back) was able to throw a 40 pitch bullpen session on Saturday and looks poised to return to the team's rotation on Saturday. Following his bullpen session, Paxton said, "It feels good, everything is all good." Paxton has been out of action since July 12 with lower back stiffness. [...]

Seattle Mariners pitcher James Paxton (back) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Saturday. If all goes well, he could return to the team's rotation on Tuesday. He has been out since Jul 12 with lower back stiffness. He has pitched to a 8-4 record with a 3.70 ERA and a 155/33 K/BB ratio. Assuming he returns on Tuesday he'll be in play in both season-long and daily leagues.

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. It's All-Star Week so rather than approaching the column in typical fashion, we'll use this edition for reflection, savoring and reprimanding yours truly for my calls to-date. It's been an immensely fun and rewarding exercise t[...]

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher James Paxton's (back) lower back stiffness isn't believed to be "lingering issue," according to general manager Jerry Dipoto. However, Dipoto said Paxton will go on the disabled list, but the plan is to bring him back for the fourth game of the second half against the Giants. Paxton allowed three runs in just two-thirds of an inning against the Angels on Thursday and left the game. This is good news for Paxton, though, as the team's ace shouldn't miss much time[...]

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher James Paxton (back) left his start Thursday early with lower back stiffness and tossed just 17 pitches over two-thirds of an inning against the Angels. That's obviously not good news for the Canadian left-hander, but at least the All-Star break next week will give him extra time to rest if it's a serious injury. Paxton was having a fine season with an 8-3 record, 3.49 ERA, 1.07 [...]

Seattle Mariners starter James Paxton will take the mound Thursday night to face the Angels for the first time this season in Anaheim. In 11 career starts against the Angels, Paxton is 4-2 with a 2.07 ERA. Paxton on the road this season has also pitched well, going 4-1 with a 3.45 ERA with 79 strikeouts in 62 2/3 innings pitched through 10 starts. The big left-hander has punched out at least nine hitters in five of his last six starts and now has 154 strikeouts for the season. All of these tren[...]