Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Mike Leake allowed just one hit and one walk while striking out two batters over two scoreless innings of work in the Cactus League spring opener against the Oakland Athletics on Friday. He did uncork a wild pitch on the surprisingly chilly day in Peoria, Ariz. Leake got off to a nice start in this one, but time will tell if that's just an anomaly. He saw a drop in velocity during the 2018 campaign and that contributed to him getting belted around for a 4.36 ER[...]

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[...]

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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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Welcome back, RotoBallers. For those of you still playing - we're here to try and help with your lineup decisions, and of course bring him those championship trophies! I'm filling in for the regular@Roto_Dubsthis week, as he has "real life" stuff to attend to. For those who aren't familiar, 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 [...]

Seattle Mariners starter Mike Leake has allowed only one run through 13 innings pitched in September heading into his Tuesday start against the Astros. The veteran has endured some ups and downs at times this season but, for the most part, has been solid in the Seattle rotation. Leake will have a tough test against a potent Astros lineup on Tuesday and is 0-2 with a 5.00 ERA in three starts against them this season. For the year, Leake is 10-9 with a 3.99 ERA with a 1.28 [...]

Welcome back to Rotoballer's series using Statcast to extrapolate, dig into, and commiserate over data to examine pitching performances. The weekly series will be dynamic as we fine-tune our findings and enlighten ourselves on the information and tools at our disposal. We're closing in on two weeks left of regular season baseball and fantasy managers with skin left in the game know its significance. Whether it's the few remaining chances to gain critical roto points or a critical head-to-head[...]

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 25! 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 25, 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[...]