James Paxton Will Start Thursday Against Angels rotoballer.com Wed 7/11/18 3:53 PM

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher James Paxton will start Thursday against the Angels. This was originally Felix Hernadez' spot. Hernandez (back) was recently placed on the 10-day disabled list and may miss through the All-Star break. The Mariners have said that Friday's start, which was originally Paxton's, will be a spot-start from a call-up rather than a bullpen day. Paxton will still be pitching on normal rest due to the off-day the Mariners had on Monday. Paxton has had a great first-half [...]

Week 15 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers rotoballer.com Sun 7/8/18 6:47 PM

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[...]

James Paxton Has 30 K's In Last 20 Innings Pitched rotoballer.com Sat 7/7/18 11:00 AM

Seattle Mariners starter James Paxton will face the Rockies Saturday afternoon at Safeco Field. Paxton has put together two really strong starts in a row and has at least nine strikeouts in each of his last three starts. Overall he has punched out 30 hitters over his last 20 innings pitched and now has 145 K's through 111 2/3 innings pitched this season. Paxton has, however, struggled at times when pitching during day games this season. In seven daytime starts, Paxton is only 2-2 with a 4.32 ER[...]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings and Starts/Sits (7/5/18) rotoballer.com Thu 7/5/18 3:46 AM

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (July 5th). 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 [...]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings and Starts/Sits (7/4/18) rotoballer.com Wed 7/4/18 8:24 AM

Happy 4th of July everyone! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (July 4th). 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 th[...]

James Paxton K's 10-Plus For Sixth Time This Season rotoballer.com Wed 6/27/18 10:25 AM

Seattle Mariners starter James Paxton pitched seven strong innings of two-run baseball as the Mariners edged the Orioles 3-2 on Tuesday. Paxton (7-2) struck out 10 hitters while walking only one on 92 pitches to pick up his first win since June 10. The big left-hander bounced back from two rocky outings to lower his ERA to 3.65 with a [...]

First Inning Dooms James Paxton rotoballer.com Thu 6/21/18 12:10 PM

Seattle Mariners starter James Paxton allowed four first-inning runs Thursday, taking the loss as the Yankees edged the Mariners 4-3. It was the first time the big left-hander had ever faced the Yankees in his career and they gave him a rude awakening in the first by hitting two home runs. Paxton (6-2) settled down after that, making it through five innings while striking out nine hitters. The Mariners are most certainly in the playoff hunt but their ace has not fared well against the titans of [...]

James Paxton Has 2.91 Career ERA Against Twins rotoballer.com Fri 5/25/18 10:14 AM

Seattle Mariners starter James Paxton will take the ball Friday night against the Twins. In four career starts against Minnesota, Paxton is 2-1 with a 2.91 ERA. Paxton received a no-decision against the Twins on April 5th despite tossing five innings of two-run baseball. Paxton has been lights out in the month of May and is 2-0 with a 1.45 ERA over his last four starts. During that span, he has pitched two complete games (one of them a no-hitter), allowed only 14 hits in 31 innings while strikin[...]

James Paxton Posts Quality Start After No-No Performance rotoballer.com Sun 5/13/18 11:56 AM

Seattle Mariner starter James Paxton allowed three runs through six innings of work Sunday against the Tigers. Paxton is coming off two starts where he struck out 16 batters in one start and then no-hit the Blue Jays in his last start. Paxton struck out four and allowed six hits, including a solo home run in the fifth inning to the Tigers Niko Goodrum. Paxton's ERA is now a very respectable 3.54 and continues to be the Mariners best pitcher in their starting rotation.

James Paxton Throws No-Hitter Against Blue Jays rotoballer.com Tue 5/8/18 6:07 PM

Seattle Mariners pitcher James Paxton went nine innings only giving up three walks while striking out seven in the 5-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. This marks the first time a Canadian pitcher has ever no-hit a team in Canada and also marks the sixth no-hitter in Mariners history. The last no-hitter by the Mariners was by Hisashi Iwakuma in 2015. This also just came after Paxton struck out 16 members of the Athletics in his last start. Clearly, he's in a groove right now and it brings his ERA[...]