After an effortless first inning this afternoon against the Rockies, Kyle Hendricks ran into trouble in the second and never recovered. Digging himself in a hole with his leadoff fielding error, he would surrender an unearned run in the frame. This would only be the beginning of the sloppy afternoon[...]

This article references Aaron Nola, Aaron Sanchez, Adam Conley, Adam Wainwright, Alex Wood, Alfredo Simon, Andrew Cashner, Andrew Heaney, Anibal Sanchez, Brandon Finnegan, Bud Norris, Carlos Carrasco, Carlos Martinez, Carlos Rodon, CC Sabathia, Chad Bettis, Charlie Morton, Chase Anderson, Chris Archer, Chris Bassitt, Chris Sale, Chris Tillman, Chris Young, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Kershaw, Cody Anderson, Colby Lewis, Cole Hamels, Collin McHugh, Corey Kluber, Dallas Keuchel, Danny Salazar, David Price, Derek Holland, Doug Fister, Drew Smyly, Edinson Volquez, Ervin Santana, Felix Doubront, Felix Hernandez, Francisco Liriano, Garrett Richards, Hector Santiago, Hisashi Iwakuma, Ian Kennedy, J.A. Happ, Jacob deGrom, Jaime Garcia, Jake Arrieta, Jake Odorizzi, Jake Peavy, James Shields, Jarred Cosart, Jason Hammel, Jeff Samardzija, Jerad Eickhoff, Jeremy Hellickson, Jimmy Nelson, Joe Kelly, John Danks, John Lackey, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Jordan Lyles, Jordan Zimmermann, Jorge De La Rosa, Jose Fernandez, Jose Quintana, Josh Tomlin, Juan Nicasio, Julio Teheran, Justin Verlander, Kendall Graveman, Kenta Maeda, Kyle Gibson, Kyle Hendricks, Luis Severino, Madison Bumgarner, Marcus Stroman, Martin Perez, Masahiro Tanaka, Mat Latos, Matt Cain, Matt Garza, Matt Harvey, Matt Moore, Matt Wisler, Max Scherzer, Michael Pineda, Michael Wacha, Mike Fiers, Mike Leake, Mike Pelfrey, Mike Wright, Nathan Eovaldi, Nathan Karns, Noah Syndergaard, Patrick Corbin, Phil Hughes, R.A. Dickey and more! What’s up RotoBallers. Welcome to Opening Day. We've waited patiently, and will finally be rewarded with some sweet, sweet MLB action. Since you're a smart and savvy RotoBaller reader, and have been using all our awesome preseason tools and content, you've surely drafted some outstanding fantasy teams that are ready to dominate. And as always, we'll be here with pitcher matchups every week of the season and help win some leagues. Below are all of the projected starting pitching matchups [...]Keep on reading: Week 1 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

This article references Andrew Miller, Aroldis Chapman, Brett Cecil, Dellin Betances, Doug Fister, Drew Storen, Jake Arrieta, Jason Hammel, John Lackey, Kyle Hendricks, Lance McCullers, Marco Estrada, Mike Fiers, Nathan Eovaldi, Roberto Osuna, Scott Feldman, Zack Greinke and more! "Wins" is the "runs scored" of pitching stats - overshadowed, grammatically awkward and often an afterthought on draft day. Most owners figure that drafting good pitchers will automatically translate into more wins. [...]Keep on reading: Four Starting Pitcher Draft Sleepers for Wins

This article references Billy Hamilton, Byung Ho Park, Delino DeShields, Ian Kennedy, Jonathan Schoop, Kyle Hendricks, raisel iglesias and more! This article first appeared on the Metro news publication. With the wealth of information available these days, it’s become more difficult for owners to identify true “sleepers.” Players like Raisel Iglesias have seen their fantasy stock rise steadily after an entire offseason of hype. There are still some potential breakout bargains to be found, however. You can read about more draft values and sleepers with our daily updated list. Make sure to also bookmark our fantasy baseball ran[...]Keep on reading: Five Draft Bargains and Targets: Potential Breakouts and Sleepers

This article references Kyle Hendricks and more! BALLER MOVE: Target ~200 CURRENT ADP: 210 ANALYSIS: Kyle Hendricks broke into the bigs in 2014 and produced impressive surface stats, going 7-2 with a 2.46 ERA and 1.08 WHIP in 13 starts. However, an anemic strikeout rate limited his utility in fantasy baseball leagues. Last season, though, his K% leaped by eight percentage points and his K/9 increased from 5.27 to 8.35. He gave up a few more homers, which contributed to the run-and-a-half rise in his ERA, but his walk rate remained excell[...]Keep on reading: Kyle Hendricks (SP, CHC) - 2016 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers

This article references Aaron Nola, Adam Conley, Adam Wainwright, Alex Cobb, Alex Wood, Andrew Cashner, Andrew Heaney, Anibal Sanchez, Anthony DeSclafani, Carlos Carrasco, Carlos Martinez, Carlos Rodon, Chad Bettis, Chris Archer, Chris Heston, Chris Sale, Chris Tillman, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Kershaw, Cole Hamels, Collin McHugh, Corey Kluber, Dallas Keuchel, Daniel Norris, Danny Salazar, David Price, Derek Holland, Doug Fister, Drew Hutchison, Drew Smyly, Edinson Volquez, Eduardo Rodriguez, Erasmo Ramirez, Erik Johnson, Ervin Santana, Felix Hernandez, Francisco Liriano, Garrett Richards, Gerrit Cole, Gio Gonzalez, Hector Santiago, Henry Owens, Hisashi Iwakuma, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Ian Kennedy, J.A. Happ, Jacob deGrom, Jaime Garcia, Jake Arrieta, Jake Odorizzi, Jake Peavy, James Paxton, James Shields, Jason Hammel, Jeff Samardzija, Jerad Eickhoff, Jesse Chavez, Jesse Hahn, Jimmy Nelson, Joe Kelly, Joe Ross, John Lackey, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Jordan Zimmermann, Jose Fernandez, Jose Quintana, Josh Donaldson, Josh Tomlin, Julio Teheran, Justin Verlander, Kenta Maeda, Kevin Gausman, Kris Medlen, Kyle Gibson, Kyle Hendricks, Lance McCullers, Lucas Giolito, Luis Severino, Madison Bumgarner, Marco Estrada, Marcus Stroman, Masahiro Tanaka, Mat Latos, Matt Harvey, Matt Moore, Max Scherzer, Michael Pineda, Michael Wacha, Mike Fiers, Mike Leake, Nathan Eovaldi, Noah Syndergaard, Patrick Corbin, Phil Hughes, raisel iglesias, Rich Hill, Rick Porcello, Robbie Ray, Rubby De La Rosa and more!  Our starting pitching rankings will be split into two parts. Today's edition will examine only the top five tiers of starters, as determined by our staff's composite rankings (which differ a bit from my own evaluations where noted). Using the composite rankings to guide discussion helps to highlight personal preferences while also providing a more balanced view of the players' values. These rankings are for standard 5x5 leagues. You should adjust these rankings to account for your leag[...]Keep on reading: 2016 Fantasy Baseball Tiered Rankings: Starting Pitchers, Part 1 (March)

This article references Kyle Hendricks and more! Lost amidst the free agent signings and veterans at the top of Chicago’s pitching rotation is Kyle Hendricks, the 26-year-old who’ll be pitching in only his third season in the majors in 2016.  His first two years weren't exactly extraordinary, but there have been signs of fantasy value. He became a solid late-season pickup in 2014, going 4-0 with a 1.69 ERA that August. Last year, however, he struggled, pitching to an underwhelming 8-7 record. A major reason for this drop in success was h[...]Keep on reading: Flying Under The Radar, Kyle Hendricks May Be Worth A Late-Round Pick

This article references Jason Hammel, Jon Lester, Kyle Hendricks and more! Jason Hammel has been named the Chicago Cubs starter for Game 4 of the NLCS on Wednesday. The right-hander didn’t fare too well in his first start of the post-season during the NLDS. Hammel allowed two runs on three hits and three walks in only three innings pitched. He didn’t suffer the loss, but he wasn’t named the starter for Game 3 because Kyle Hendricks will get the chance to start instead. Instead of bringing back Jon Lester on short rest, the Cubbies will go with the 33-year-o[...]Keep on reading: Hammel Named Game 4 Starter For Cubs

This article references A, Aaron Harang, Adam Conley, Adam Warren, Alex Wood, Alfredo Simon, Andrew Cashner, Andrew Heaney, Ariel Pena, Barry Zito, Bartolo Colon, Brad Hand, Brandon Finnegan, Brett Anderson, C, Carlos Carrasco, CC Sabathia, Chad Bettis, Charlie Morton, Chase Anderson, Chris Archer, Chris Heston, Chris Rusin, Chris Sale, Chris Tillman, Chris Young, Clayton Kershaw, Cody Anderson, Colby Lewis, Cole Hamels, Collin McHugh, Corey Kluber, Dallas Keuchel, Dan Haren, Daniel Norris, Danny Salazar, David Hale, David Price, Drew Smyly, Edinson Volquez, Eduardo Rodriguez, Erasmo Ramirez, Erik Johnson, Ervin Santana, Felix Doubront, Felix Hernandez, Francisco Liriano, Garrett Richards, Gerrit Cole, Gio Gonzalez, Hector Santiago, Henry Owens, Hisashi Iwakuma, Ian Kennedy, Ivan Nova, J.A. Happ, Jacob deGrom, Jaime Garcia, Jake Arrieta, Jake Odorizzi, Jake Peavy, James Shields, Jarred Cosart, Jason Hammel, Jeff Locke, Jeff Samardzija, Jered Weaver, Jeremy Hellickson, John Danks, John Lackey, John Lamb, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Jordan Zimmerman, Jordan Zimmermann, Jose Fernandez, Jose Quintana, Josh Smith, Josh Tomlin, Julio Teheran, Justin Nicolino, Justin Verlander, Kevin Gausman, Kris Medlen, Kyle Gibson, Kyle Hendricks, Kyle Kendrick, Lance Lynn, Lance McCullers, Madison Bumgarner, Marco Estrada, Marcus Stroman, mark buehrle, Martin Perez, Matt Harvey, Matt Moore, Matt Wisler, Max Scherzer, Michael Pineda, Michael Wacha and more! What’s up RotoBallers. Welcome to the final week of this column, as we approach the home stretch of the fantasy baseball season. Thank you all for RotoBalling with us all season long, and I hope that this column (along with the rest of our MLB content) has helped you win some leagues. Now let's get 'er done and bring home the bacon! Below are all of the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 26, including our recommendation on whether to start or sit them for your fantasy baseball [...]Keep on reading: Week 26 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

This article references A, Aaron Brooks, Aaron Harang, Aaron Nola, Adam Conley, Adam Morgan, Adam Warren, Alex Wood, Alfredo Simon, Andrew Cashner, Andrew Heaney, Ariel Pena, Bartolo Colon, Brad Hand, Brandon Finnegan, Brett Anderson, C, Carlos Carrasco, Carlos Martinez, Carlos Rodon, CC Sabathia, Chad Bettis, Charlie Morton, Chase Anderson, Chris Archer, Chris Heston, Chris Rusin, Chris Sale, Chris Tillman, Clayton Kershaw, Cody Anderson, Colby Lewis, Cole Hamels, Collin McHugh, Corey Kluber, Dallas Keuchel, Dan Haren, Daniel Norris, Danny Salazar, David Price, Derek Holland, Drew Smyly, Edinson Volquez, Eduardo Rodriguez, Erasmo Ramirez, Erik Johnson, Ervin Santana, Felix Doubront, Felix Hernandez, Francisco Liriano, Garrett Richards, Gerrit Cole, Gio Gonzalez, Hector Santiago, Henry Owens, Hisashi Iwakuma, Ian Kennedy, Ivan Nova, J.A. Happ, Jaime Garcia, Jake Arrieta, Jake Odorizzi, Jake Peavy, James Paxton, James Shields, Jarred Cosart, Jason Hammel, Jeff Locke, Jeff Samardzija, Jered Weaver, Jeremy Guthrie, Jeremy Hellickson, Jhoulys Chacin, Jimmy Nelson, John Danks, John Lackey, John Lamb, Johnny Cueto, Jon Gray, Jon Lester, Jordan Zimmerman, Jordan Zimmermann, Jorge De La Rosa, Jose Fernandez, Jose Quintana, Josh Smith, Josh Tomlin, Julio Teheran, Justin Nicolino, Justin Verlander, Kevin Gausman, Kris Medlen, Kyle Gibson, Kyle Hendricks, Kyle Kendrick, Kyle Ryan, Lance Lynn, Lance McCullers, Madison Bumgarner, Marco Estrada and more! What’s up RotoBallers. Below are all of the projected starting pitching matchups for [...]Keep on reading: Week 25 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups