As I'm attempting to fill in for our inimitable Kyle Bishop, I want to point out that pitching help is tough to find, but that history favors owners who are willing to take risks and acknowledge that sometimes old dogs can learn new tricks.This week's waiver wire list features a number of arms which might emerge to bolster teams in a variety of leagues. Occasionally, we're best off ignoring the name and focusing on the tools, performance, and statistics.A reminder before we begin: This column fo[...]

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Minnesota Twins right-hander Kyle Gibson was dominant in an 8-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday. Gibson spun seven innings of one-run ball, striking out nine and allowing just five hits. His only mistake was a solo homer off of the bat of Jose Abreu. Gibson earned the win, improving his record to 5-2 with a 4.08 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, and 60 strikeouts in 57 1/3 innings of work. [...]

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As regular readers may already be aware, in addition to this and my other weekly columns, I manage RotoBaller's Waiver Wire List. During the construction of this week's edition, it hit me: We're at the point of the season where the number of quality pitchers on the waiver wire is at one of its lowest points. [...]

May is half over. That's scarcely believable, but it's true. Much more believable but equally true: there are plenty of players that should be axed. April showers can't bring May flowers for everyone, and some players even got that proverb mixed up: they are following up April flowers with damp May production. This analogy is failing, so let's move on to the serious part.Stats are through Friday, May 17. As we say every week: Remember that these recommendations are for standard leagues up to 12 [...]

Minnesota Twins right-hander Kyle Gibson did enough to earn his fourth win in a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday. Gibson pitched 5 2/3 innings of three-run ball, striking out five and walking two. While it wasn't a dominant start, Gibson was able to win his second straight decision. The veteran right-hander got off to a rough start this season but has shown improvement. Over the past month, Gibson has a 3.34 ERA, 1.00 [...]

To say that the starting pitcher position has been underwhelming to start the year is an understatement. [...]

Mid-May marks the fantasy baseball season's quarter pole, which can be exciting as data becomes robust, but also frightful for pitching as warmer air leads to long flies. Are you keeping tabs of park factors, team stats and pitchers tweaking with their repertoire? [...]

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team LeaguesOWNED IN: 21% of LeaguesANALYSIS: In his age-31 season, Kyle Gibson is having one of the best years of his career. Posting a 3-1 record, he's punched out 40 in 38.1 innings to go with a 4.19 ERA and 1.19 [...]