This article references A, Aaron Brooks, Aaron Nola, Brett Anderson, C, Chris Tillman, Daniel Norris, David Price, Eduardo Rodriguez, Erasmo Ramirez, Ervin Santana, Henry Owens, Jaime Garcia, Jake Peavy, Kyle Gibson, Kyle Hendricks, Mike Leake, Mike Montgomery, Noah Syndergaard, OF, R.A. Dickey, RB, Robbie Ray, SP, SS, Taijuan Walker, Taylor Jungmann, TE, Tom Koehler, Wei-Yin Chen, WR, Yovani Gallardo and more! Welcome to Week 19. As if you haven't been beaten over the head with this concept, we have more rookies to discuss today. That doesn't mean add them asap, simply we will be diving a little deeper into their performances to determine whether they have what it takes to succeed in 2015. We'll also be talking about a few previously discussed pitchers who need to be acknowledged. If you've been following along with this series all season, you know the drill. If not, this article is to help you un[...]Keep on reading: Week 19 Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire: Norris, Anderson, DeSclafani, Owens

This article references A, Aaron Brooks, Aaron Nola, Ben Zobrist, Brett Anderson, C, Carlos Martinez, Chris Tillman, Eduardo Rodriguez, Erasmo Ramirez, Ervin Santana, Jaime Garcia, Jake Peavy, Jesse Chavez, Josh Hamilton, Kyle Hendricks, Lance McCullers, Matt Wisler, Mike Leake, Mike Montgomery, Noah Syndergaard, OF, R.A. Dickey, SP, SS, Taijuan Walker, Taylor Jungmann, TE, Tom Koehler, Wei-Yin Chen, WR, Yordano Ventura, Yovani Gallardo and more! Welcome to Week 18. Once again, there's a rookie sensation to discuss along with a former CY Young winner and another impressive rookie are on the plate. If you've been following along with this series all season, you know the drill. If not, this article is to help you uncover starting pitcher options that may have been overlooked in your league or dropped after a poor start. As always, included are options for both shallow and deeper leagues. I also add my list of pitchers discussed pr[...]Keep on reading: Week 18 Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire: Severino, Leake, Dickey, Brooks

This article references A, Adam Wainwright, Buck Farmer, C, C.C. Sabathia, Carlos Gomez, Carlos Rodon, David Holmberg, Drew Hutchison, Jeff Locke, Jimmy Nelson, Kyle Gibson, Kyle Hendricks, Maikel Franco, Matt Garza, Mike Pelfrey, OF, Robbie Ray, San Diego Padres, SP, SS, Stephen Strasburg, Steven Moya, Taylor Jungmann, TE, Todd Frazier, Wilmer Flores, WR and more! Poor [...]Keep on reading: Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 17 (Part 2)

This article references A, Brett Anderson, C, Chris Tillman, Jake Peavy, Kyle Hendricks, Mike Montgomery, OF, Patrick Corbin, RB, Robbie Ray, SP, SS, TE, Ubaldo Jimenez, Wade Miley, WR and more! On Sunday, four more were inducted into baseball immortality. Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio officially changed residences to Cooperstown and smiled as moldings of their likeness were mounted inside hallowed grounds. As far as this author is concerned, every one of these players deserves the awards. Biggio was an on-base machine and one of the greatest offensive second basemen of all time. Though never a fan of the Braves, Smoltz was the only player I really liked[...]Keep on reading: Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 17 (Part 1)

This article references A, Aaron Nola, Adam Jones, Ben Zobrist, Brett Anderson, C, Chris Davis, Chris Tillman, Danny Duffy, David Lough, Eduardo Rodriguez, Erasmo Ramirez, Ervin Santana, Jacob deGrom, Jaime Garcia, Jake Peavy, Jesse Chavez, Jesse Hahn, Jose Fernandez, Kyle Hendricks, Madison Bumgarner, Manny Banuelos, Matt Wisler, Michael Pineda, Mike Leake, Mike Montgomery, Nathan Karns, Noah Syndergaard, OF, SP, SS, Taijuan Walker, Taylor Jungmann, TE, Tom Koehler, Ubaldo Jimenez, Wei-Yin Chen, Yordano Ventura, Yovani Gallardo and more!                           The long week 15 stretch is over as we move into standard weekly matchups for week 16. The depth of reliable pitching to be found on the waiver wire is becoming thinner and thinner as owners are more willing to dump first-half busts and scoop up the intriguing options we discuss in this article. If you've been following along with this series all season, you know the drill. If not, this [...]Keep on reading: Week 17 Starting Pitching Waiver Wire: Santana, Nola, Koehler & More

This article references A, C, Jake Arrieta, Jason Hammel, Jon Lester, Kyle Hendricks, OF, SP, SS, TE, WR and more! BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ team leagues OWNED IN: 26% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: The forgotten man in the Cubs rotation. While Jon Lester, Jake Arrieta, and Jason Hammel are the headliners, Kyle Hendricks is fortifying the backend of that rotation. Through 104.2 innings Hendricks has compiled a 3.44 ERA and 1.11 WHIP with a 84/18 K/BB ratio. This is after a 2014 campaign in which Hendricks completed 13 starts with 7-2 record and 2.46 ERA. So is this legit? The numbers say yes. Hendr[...]Keep on reading: Kyle Hendricks (SP, CHC) – Waiver Wire Pickups

This article references A, Brett Anderson, C, Chase Anderson, Eduardo Rodriguez, Jaime Garcia, Jake Arrieta, Jake Peavy, Jason Hammel, Jesse Chavez, Jesse Hahn, Jimmy Nelson, Jon Lester, Kendall Graveman, Kyle Hendricks, Manny Banuelos, Matt Garza, Matt Moore, Matt Wisler, Mike Leake, Mike Montgomery, Noah Syndergaard, OF, SP, SS, Taijuan Walker, Taylor Jungmann, TE, Ubaldo Jimenez, Wei-Yin Chen, Wily Peralta, WR, Yordano Ventura, Yovani Gallardo and more! Welcome back readers! Hope you all enjoyed the All-Star festivities, but it's likely you had the itch for real baseball as much as I did. This week we'll focus on pitchers that aren't heavily owned who have a good opportunity for second half success, along with some heavily owned pitchers to target in trades. If you've been following along with this series all season, you know the drill. If not, this article is to help you uncover starting pitcher options that may have been overlooked in you[...]Keep on reading: Week 15/16 Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Analysis: Talking Ace Ventura, Hendricks, and Jungmann

This article references A, Adam Morgan, Andrew Cashner, Anibal Sanchez, Bartolo Colon, C, C.j. Wilson, Carlos Carrasco, CC Sabathia, Chad Bettis, Chad Billingsley, Charlie Morton, Chase Anderson, Chris Archer, Chris Tillman, Chris Young, Clayton Kershaw, Colby Lewis, Cole Hamels, Collin McHugh, Corey Kluber, Dallas Keuchel, Dan Haren, Danny Duffy, David Price, Doug Fister, Drew Hutchison, Eduardo Rodriguez, Erasmo Ramirez, Ervin Santana, Felix Hernandez, Francisco Liriano, Garrett Richards, Hector Santiago, Hisashi Iwakuma, Jake Arrieta, Jake Odorizzi, Jake Peavy, James Shields, Jeff Locke, Jeff Samardzija, Jeremy Guthrie, Jesse Chavez, Jimmy Nelson, John Lackey, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Jordan Zimmerman, Jordan Zimmermann, Jorge De La Rosa, Jose Fernandez, Jose Quintana, Julio Teheran, Justin Verlander, Kyle Hendricks, Lance Lynn, Madison Bumgarner, Manny Banuelos, Marco Estrada, Martin Perez, Masahiro Tanaka, Matt Cain, Max Scherzer, Michael Pineda, Miguel Gonzalez, Mike Bolsinger, Mike Fiers, Mike Leake, Mike Montgomery, Noah Syndergaard, OF, Patrick Corbin, Phil Hughes, R.A. Dickey, RB, Rick Porcello, Robbie Ray, Scott Feldman, Scott Kazmir, Shelby Miller and more! What’s up RotoBallers. Welcome back from the All-Star break, where hopefully you all had a chance to recharge and are ready to rock for the second of the the MLB season. Below are all of the projected starting pitching matchups for [...]Keep on reading: Week 15 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

This article references A, C, Chad Bettis, Chase Anderson, Cole Hamels, Danny Duffy, Drew Hutchison, Johnny Cueto, Jon Niese, Jonathan Papelbon, Kyle Hendricks, Marco Estrada, Mike Bolsinger, OF, Robbie Ray, San Diego Padres, SP, SS, Steven Matz, Taylor Jungmann, TE, Tom Koehler, WR, Zack Greinke and more! The All Star break is done. The Game of Thrones season is over. True Detective has been borderline atrocious. And football season is still nearly a month away. There is literally nothing to hold anyone back from going all in on their fantasy baseball teams. It’s imperative for dynasty league owners at this time to figure out if they are 2015 contenders or playing for the future. Not to be outdone, it’s equally important for owners in Al-only and/or NL-only leagues to pay attention to any [...]Keep on reading: Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 15 Weekend

This article references A, Andrew Heaney, Bryce Harper, C, Chase Anderson, Chris Heston, Curtis Granderson, Dan Jennings, Daniel Murphy, Jeff Locke, Kendall Graveman, Kyle Hendricks, Lucas Duda, mark buehrle, Max Scherzer, Mike Leake, OF, Patrick Corbin, RB, Rubby De La Rosa, Ryan Vogelsong, San Diego Padres, SP, SS, TE, Wilmer Flores, WR and more! Entering the final weekend of the first half, let’s pause a moment and analyze the chances of all the teams in the majors. There seem to be basically three separate tiers of teams. The first contains teams that are clearly playoff favorites. This will be the Royals, Astros, Angels, Nationals, Cardinals, Pirates and Dodgers. Kansas City, Houston, St. Louis and Los Angeles (N) have sort of just survived by playing close to .500 ball after coming out of the gates hot. The Nationals used amazing p[...]Keep on reading: Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 14 (Part 2)