Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Luke Weaver picked up a win in Thursday's Cactus League spring start against the San Francisco Giants, yielding just two singles and a double over five scoreless innings with no walks and four strikeouts. In three spring appearances he has a 1-0 record, 1.59 ERA and 10 strikeouts with a 0.97 [...]

There is no such thing as a can't-miss pitching prospect. Pitchers never stay healthy. Relievers are volatile. All of these are sayings that diehard fantasy baseball players are familiar with, and to some extent, live by during the fantasy season. Developing a pitching strategy is hard enough with access to the waiver wire, but in draft-and-holds, with set season-long rosters, the difficulty is ratcheted up even more.One thing that owners know for sure regarding pitching is that injuries will ha[...]

On February 13, 2019, we assembled a group of industry experts to take part in the second annual RotoBaller Friends and Family Expert Mock Draft.Our participants represented multiple sites, including: CBS Sports (Heath Cummings) The Athletic (Nando Di Fino) Fantasy Alarm (Howard Bender) Fangraphs (Alex Chamberlain) Roto[...]

Fantasy experts are placing a bigger emphasis on drafting elite starters early this year. It is apparent this strategy is making its way across the fantasy community, as the high-end starters are being valued higher than before. In points leagues, this is a wise methodology, as an ace can serve as the backbone of a fantasy team. Seven different SPs tallied over 600 points in standard formats, whereas only six hitters reached that mark. Even Mike Trout failed to reach that level of production tha[...]

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Luke Weaver was one of the biggest fallers in the rankings from the start of 2018 to 2019. He went into 2018 as one of the best young pitchers, but his performance has dropped him outside of the top-75 starters. This offseason he was traded to Arizona after a year that saw him ultimately moved to the bullpen due to a lack of production. He finished the year with a 4.85 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, and 121 strikeouts in 136 innings. [...]

We continue our fantasy baseball tiered rankings analysis with the second base position. The sun is still rising on 2019, but RotoBaller writers JB Branson, Pierre Camus, Chris Zolli and myself are here with our initial pre-draft rankings to give you a sense of player values as early as possible. As the offseason progresses, these rankings are sure to change quite a bit over the coming weeks. [...]

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First baseman Paul Goldschmidt was in the last year of his deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the 31-year-old was thought to be a trade candidate this offseason. The deal was finalized on Wednesday, as the Cardinals got their man and Goldy was traded for Luke Weaver, Carson Kelly, Andy Young, and a Competitive Balance Round B draft pick.In 2018, Goldschmidt had a .290/.389/.533 slash line with 33 home runs and 83 RBI. [...]

The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired catcher Carson Kelly, starting pitcher Luke Weaver, infielder Andy Young and a Compensation Round B pick in next year's draft from the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday in exchange for first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. Goldy is a superstar but had just one year left on his deal and the D-backs weren't going to sign him to a long-term extension. [...]

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 23! 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 23, and our recommendations on whether to start or sit each pitcher.  If you've got any questions about which pitchers can capitalize on a j[...]