Dan Straily Pitches Well; Outdueled by Juan Nicasio rotoballer.com Sat 4/30/16 3:57 AM

Dan Straily had a productive outing on Friday, pitching six innings of two-run ball. Unfortunately for him, Pittsburgh's Juan Nicasio was better. Straily has been a pleasant surprise for the Reds, averaging 8.25 strikeouts per nine innings and posting a 3.38 ERA. His FIP is over a run higher, howeve[...]

Juan Nicasio Handed Second Loss rotoballer.com Sun 4/24/16 9:10 AM

Nicasio surrendered two runs over five innings against the D-Backs Saturday. The right-hander allowed three hits and issued four walks while striking out four. Nicasio has issued 11 walks over his last 14 innings and has produced a 4.95 BB/9 rate in 2016. The Pittsburgh starter will need to exhibit [...]

Juan Nicasio Bounces Back With Solid Outing rotoballer.com Mon 4/18/16 12:40 PM

After allowing four earned runs and issuing five walks his last time on the bump, Nicasio went six innings Sunday, allowing three earned runs and picking up the win. The Pittsburgh right-hander surrendered five hits, walked two, and struck out six. The starter boasts an impressive 10.20 K/9 through [...]

Yesterday's Perfect MLB DFS Lineups: Wednesday 4/6/16 numberfire.com Thu 4/7/16 12:53 PM

Juan Nicasio fanned seven batters in six innings for the Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday, enough to land him in our perfect MLB DFS lineups. Who joined him?

Juan Nicasio Earns Rotation Spot rotoballer.com Wed 3/30/16 6:32 PM

This article references Juan Nicasio and more! Perhaps Pirates pitching coach Ray Searage has once again resurrected a career. Nicasio had a phenomenal spring, allowing zero earned runs over 15.0 inning while striking out 24 and walking five. The 29-year old right-hander always had the stuff to be a successful starting pitcher but was victimized by Coors Field for most of his career. Nicasio has the potential to rack up strikeouts and is worth a late-round flyer.Keep on reading: Juan Nicasio Earns Rotation Spot

Juan Nicasio (SP, PIT) - 2016 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers rotoballer.com Wed 3/30/16 7:43 AM

This article references Juan Nicasio, Ryan Vogelsong and more! Current ADP (Yahoo): 344 Baller Move: Target ~321 No one has ever questioned Juan Nicasio's ability to pitch, but after posting a 5.03 ERA through four seasons in Colorado, the outlook was not bright. The Dodgers decided to take a chance on him in 2015 and it paid huge dividends. As a reliever in the Dodgers organization, he threw in 53 games, totaling 58.1 innings, 65 strikeouts, 32 walks, 3.86 ERA, and a 2.83 FIP.  These numbers are impressive, but his low FIP suggests that his ERA sho[...]Keep on reading: Juan Nicasio (SP, PIT) - 2016 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers

Puig Unscathed, McCullers Sidelined, Nicasio Fans 10, Peralta Retur... rotoballer.com Thu 3/17/16 1:42 PM

This article references Aledmys Diaz, Collin McHugh, Dallas Keuchel, Doug Fister, Greg Garcia, Jedd Gyorko, Jhonny Peralta, Juan Nicasio, Lance McCullers, Mike Fiers, Scott Feldman, Yadier Molina, Yasiel Puig and more! Fantasy Baseball Spring Training News and Notes from 3/17/16 Yasiel Puig and the Los Angeles Dodgers Can Now Breath Easy As reported last week, Yasiel Puig was the next target of MLB's Domestic Violence Policy. However, Puig will not be suspended, as the league has decided to take no action against the Dodgers outfielder. "The Office of the Commissioner's investigation did not uncover any witness who supported the assault allegation; both Puig and his sister denied that an assault occurr[...]Keep on reading: Puig Unscathed, McCullers Sidelined, Nicasio Fans 10, Peralta Returns Wearing Cast