Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Marco Estrada (back) has been released by the organization on Tuesday. Estrada has been sidelined since April due to a back issue that needed surgery. He wasn't pitching well during his rehab outings, so the Athletics decided to let him go. He might land on another team, but won't have any fantasy value.

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Marco Estrada (back) is still not doing baseball activity yet. However, he said Sunday that he might resume playing catch sometime next week. He had an ablation procedure on his back a month ago after a dismal start to the season. Estrada has a 6.85 ERA, 1.31 [...]

Welcome back to "Are You For Real?" Each week, we look at lower-owned starting pitchers who have performed unexpectedly well in their last outing(s).This week we're looking at two pitchers that were on nobody's radar coming into the season,Chris Bassitt of Oakland and Adam [...]

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Marco Estrada (back) said he is feeling better after an ablation procedure for his back pain. He doesn't anticipate needing much time on a rehab assignment once he's able to pitch again. The veteran right-hander hasn't done well in Oakland in his five starts before the injury, posting an ugly 6.85 ERA, 1.31 [...]

The calendar's turned to May and we're heading out to the mound for a Rest-of-Season update of our mixed rankings analysis. RotoBaller writers Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Bill Dubiel and Scott Engel want you to crush the competition and know that rankings can't end on draft day. Check out our fantasy baseball rankingsdashboard for the latest and greatest ranks at any time.Starting pitching is necessary to claim a title in most leagues, but you can take many routes to get there. Those who investe[...]

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Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Marco Estrada underwent a minimally-invasive ablation procedure on his back on Tuesday after he was still experiencing pain from his lumbar strain. He will obviously need more than the 10 days on the injured list before he returns. The procedure uses radio-frequency waves to provide relief for chronic back pain. The right-hander will be shut down from all baseball activities for the next seven days, and there is no timetable for his return. Estrada is 0-2 with[...]

The Oakland Athletics announced [...]

Mid-April means trends are rounding into form and you can start to believe in stats, aren't you excited? Welcome back everyone to our starts/sits column for Week 3. We here at RotoBaller set out to ease your decision-making with our weekly starting pitcher matchups and recommendations.In case you missed it, this is oursixth year now writing this weekly column, helping fantasy baseball managers pick the best pitchers weekly.Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for [...]

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Marco Estrada, who was scheduled to start on Saturday against Texas before it was postponed, will be skipped in the rotation. Brett Anderson will stay on turn and go Sunday against the Rangers. Estrada had an ERA over 5.00 in Toronto last year and the hope was that he'd be much better in hitter-friendly Oakland in 2019, but that hasn't been the case so far. Estrada is 0-1 with a 4.87 ERA, 1.13 [...]