The Philadelphia Phillies have been doing due diligence on San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner since spring training, according to MLB.com's Jon Paul Morosi. The 29-year-old left-hander will be a free agent after this year and could become available if the Giants fall out of contention, which is expected. Aaron Nola and Jake Arrieta headline Philly's rotation, but Nick Pivetta, Zach Eflin and Vince Velasquez are unproven behind them. Their staff ERA is 5.09 through 11 games o[...]

Baseball is in full swing, didn't you miss it? Welcome back everyone to our starts/sits column for Week 2. We here at RotoBaller set out to ease your decision-making with our weekly starting pitcher matchups and recommendations.Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for [...]

Welcome back to fantasy baseball, and welcome to the hitting streamers column for the week of 4/1 - 4/7.[...]

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner allowed two earned runs, five hits and one walk with nine strikeouts across seven innings in a quality start and loss against the San Diego Padres on Thursday. He threw 66 of his 92 pitches for strikes and the only mistakes he made was a double to Ian Kinsler and a solo homer to [...]

When are we going to finally get around to making MLB Opening Day a national holiday? I can tell you the only thing that kept me from calling in sick was the fact that technology allows me to stream live games in HD on my cell phone while I sit at my desk waiting until I can run home to sit in front of the big screen.For those who weren't lucky enough to catch most of the action or simply want a neatly condensed recap, RotoBaller is here to help. [...]

Opening Day is finally here! Welcome back everyone to our starts/sits column for Week 1. We are back again this year with our weekly starting pitcher matchups and recommendations. In case you missed it, this is our sixth year now writing this weekly column, helping fantasy baseball managers pick the best pitchers weekly.Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 1,which will be updated as rotations are inevitably announced and tweaked.For head-to-head leagues, [...]

We are continuing our updated analysis of points league tiered rankings with a final look at starting pitchers. In H2H points leagues, starting pitchers are the lifeblood of a fantasy team. The more innings and strikeouts a starter can rack up, the further it carries your team toward a championship.There is a solid core of SP at the top that are sure to fly off draft boards much earlier than in roto leagues. [...]

San Francisco Giants starter Madison Bumgarner did little to quiet the critics during the spring, allowing 35 hits in only 20 2/3 innings with a 8.27 ERA. Of course, reading too deeply into exhibition numbers for a veteran like Bumgarner could be a fatal fantasy mistake. But the 29-year-old southpaw has made only 38 starts over the past two seasons and posted his highest [...]

As you get ready for last-minute drafts or reflect on recent results, we wanted to give our staff the chance to share theirleast favorite preseason ADP values.We recently polled some of our fantasy baseball writers to get their take on which hitters and pitchers they are likely to avoid in the early rounds of fantasy drafts. [...]

Its a stocked junkyard full of veteran left-handers in this edition of starting pitcher busts. Highlighted in articles depicting their incredible value and abilities over the last few years, the players on this list have suffered a free fall from the upper ranks of talent since then. After seeing a rapid transformation in quality from these pitchers, its advisable to be out a year early rather than a year late on these hurlers before things get worse.[...]