This article references A, Matt Shoemaker, SP and more! BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 31% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: To say that it has not been a good year for Matt Shoemaker is an understatement. A season removed from being one of the biggest breakout starting pitchers in baseball, Shoemaker is now looking like one of the worst starters in baseball and could potentially lose his spot in the rotation if he doesn’t get things going right soon. So why add him in most leagues? There are a lot of numbers that do not lo[...]Keep on reading: Matt Shoemaker (SP, LAA) – Waiver Wire Pickups

This article references A, Alfredo Simon, Anthony Desclafini, Brett Anderson, Carlos Gomez, Drew Pomeranz, Edinson Volquez, Matt Shoemaker, Michael Brantley, Nelson Cruz, Wily Peralta, Yan Gomes and more! Quality over quantity. Every fantasy owner knows this. But when looking at the starting pitcher free agent waiver wire for the coming week, ideally you would like to have a guy that is going to be on the mound more than once. Most teams are going to have a couple of starters pitching twice in a given week, which in turn raises their value as a streaming option and weekly sleepers. In this weekly column, I’ll be looking at my top five two-start pitchers that you should consider streaming for yo[...]Keep on reading: Top Five Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Week Three

This article references Addison Reed, Andrew Cashner, Brian McCann, Buster Posey, Carlos Santana, Clayton Kershaw, Devin Mesoraco, Evan Gattis, Francisco Liriano, Jake McGee, Jonathan Lucroy, Jose Quintana, Luke Gregerson, Mat Latos, Matt Cain, Matt Shoemaker, Matt Wieters, Salvador Perez, Sean Doolittle, Taijuan Walker and more! Position scarcity and depth are topics of great debate every draft season. Where the talent pool is deep, you can afford to wait. Where it is scarce, an early pick is often in order. During the work on my series of draft value articles using RotoBaller's ADP Draft Sleepers Tool, I examined the depth of each position in great detail. The culmination of that work is this latest article, one in which I explore the deepest and shallowest positions in this year's draft.   Deepest: Starting P[...]Keep on reading: How to Use Positional Scarcity and Depth to Your Advantage

This article references Adam Wainwright, Alex Cobb, Alex Wood, Andrew Cashner, Anibal Sanchez, Bartolo Colon, Brandon McCarthy, Carlos Carrasco, Carlos Martinez, Chris Archer, Chris Sale, Chris Tillman, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Kershaw, Cole Hamels, Collin McHugh, Corey Kluber, Dallas Keuchel, Dan Haren, Danny Duffy, Danny Salazar, David Price, Derek Holland, Doug Fister, Drew Hutchison, Drew Pomeranz, Drew Smyly, Ervin Santana, Felix Hernandez, Francisco Liriano, Garrett Richards, Gerrit Cole, Gio Gonzalez, Henderson Alvarez, Hisashi Iwakuma, Homer Bailey, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Ian Kennedy, Jacob deGrom, Jake Arrieta, Jake Odorizzi, Jake Peavy, James Paxton, James Shields, Jason Hammel, Jeff Samardzija, Jered Weaver, Jesse Hahn, Jimmy Nelson, John Lackey, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Jordan Zimmerman, Jordan Zimmermann, Jose Fernandez, Jose Quintana, Julio Teheran, Justin Masterson, Justin Verlander, Kevin Gausman, Kyle Hendricks, Kyle Lohse, Lance Lynn, Madison Bumgarner, Masahiro Tanaka, Mat Latos, Matt Cain, Matt Garza, Matt Harvey, Matt Shoemaker, Max Scherzer, Michael Pineda, Michael Wacha, Mike Fiers, Mike Leake, Mike Minor, Nathan Eovaldi, Phil Hughes, R.A. Dickey, Rick Porcello and more! What's up RotoBallers. The MLB season is right around the corner, and this is the home stretch for our fantasy baseball drafts.  There has been a lot of recent news around MLB, so I thought I'd take a few minutes and give you our updated 2015 starting pitcher rankings for your fantasy baseball drafts. These updated starting pitcher rankings are based on a combination of recent injuries, spring training performances and players winning/losing position battles. I think it's a pretty solid list[...]Keep on reading: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Rankings: Top 100

This article references Josh Collmenter, Kevin Gausman, Marcus Stroman, Matt Shoemaker, SP, Ubaldo Jimenez and more!   Where Have All The Pitchers Gone? It is widely believed that the enlightened fantasy drafter can find plenty of talent in the later rounds of the draft. So you finish up the outfield, pick up the all-important backup catcher and then - BAM! - where did all the pitchers go? Have no fear. There are a few hidden gems in the SP department that most of your competitors will likely overlook.   Josh Collmenter: ADP 285 Rarely does one see a club's unquestioned ace go potential[...]Keep on reading: Three Starting Pitchers Who Will Outperform Their 2015 ADP: Rankings Analysis

This article references Collin McHugh, David Price, DEF, Derek Norris, Drew Smyly, Francisco Liriano, Jesse Hahn, Kyle Lohse, Matt Shoemaker, Shelby Miller, SP, T.J. House, WR, Yovani Gallardo, Zack Wheeler and more!   Gold Mine In football they say defense wins championships. Well in fantasy baseball, pitching wins championships. Cheap pitching, to be specific. Each year I take joy in uncovering hidden gems come draft day, sniping the quality young names that haven’t commanded a heavy price tag yet. In this article I will share three starting pitchers who I expect to outperform their ADP in 2015. Fantasy baseball gods be willing, these players will end up on most of my rosters.   Drew Smy[...]Keep on reading: Three Starting Pitchers Who Will Outperform Their 2015 ADP

This article references Matt Shoemaker, SP and more! BALLER MOVE: Target late in all leaguesANALYSIS: Matt Shoemaker got his shot in early May 2014, and stayed in the rotation until an oblique strain ended his season in mid-September. Shoemaker ended 2014 16-4 with a 3.04 ERA and a 124/24 K/BB rate, earning himself second place in the AL Rookie of the Year voting. However, heading into 2015 with a locked-up rotation spot, Shoemaker might be in for a bit of regression during his sophomore campaign, given his concerning minor league stats. His 8.[...] Keep on reading: Matt Shoemaker (SP, LAA) -- 2015 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper

This article references Garrett Richards, Hector Santiago, Matt Shoemaker, SP, Tyler Skaggs and more! Matt Shoemaker: 2015 Fantasy Baseball SleeperAs is with virtually every team every season, the five men who made up the Angels' opening day starting rotation were not the same who ended in it. Garrett Richards and Tyler Skaggs went from bottom of the rotation starters to promising rotation staples, but they ultimately hit the disabled list and missed the playoff push. Hector Santiago was sent to the bullpen in early May after he posted an 0-6 record and 5.19 ERA. That opened the door [...] Keep on reading: Matt Shoemaker: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper

This article references Andrew Heaney, C.j. Wilson, Hector Santiago, Jered Weaver, Matt Shoemaker, Mike Leake, SP and more! As we head into the home stretch of the fantasy baseball season, and continue rolling through the fantasy baseball playoffs for head-to-head leagues, it's important to stay on top of hot players and continue improving your rosters off the waiver wire. If we can find some weekly starting pitching sleepers, two-start pitchers, and players that have been on a roll - it can give us that slight edge that we need to bring home the trophy. Top 3 Starting Pitcher Wavier Wire PickupsBelow ar[...] Keep on reading: 3 Starting Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 23

This article references 2B, Christian Yelich, David Price, DEF, Denard Span, Drew Smyly, Erick Aybar, Garrett Richards, Josh Harrison, Lucas Duda, Martin Prado, Matt Shoemaker, SP, WR and more! Well Rotoballers, we've just about reached the end of the fantasy baseball season. Many of your leagues are about to begin the playoffs, and I hope my advice throughout the year has helped you make the cut. If my advice didn't pan out, that wasn't me. That was some guy named Ralph who hacked my account. He got both me and Jim Bowden.This will be my final article for this year's fantasy baseball season. But never fear! I will be writing fantasy football content for RotoBaller, and hosting th[...] Keep on reading: Fantasy Baseball Players Trending Up and Down in Late August