We're past the 10% mark of the season now for this, April's penultimate Cut List. That still doesn't mean free rein to chop off your roster anyone you don't like, but samples are only increasing, playing time divisions becoming clearer, injuries piling up. That said, the Watch-Out list of players to keep for now won't appear, at least this week. While it's a cute play on the [...]

All eyes continue to be on Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the No. 1 overall prospect, as he works his way back from an oblique strain in spring training. The 20-year-old looks to be fully healthy and is now slashing .360/.448/.560 with a homer and six RBI in seven games for High-A Dunedin and Triple-A Buffalo.It shouldn't be long now before he's called up to the Blue Jays to make his much-anticipated big league debut. Anyone who has been stashing him in fantasy leagues will surely be looking forward to [...]

The Atlanta Braves optioned starting pitcher Sean Newcomb to Triple-A Gwinnett on Sunday. Newcomb had a nightmare outing against the Mets on Saturday, allowing five hits and four earned runs in just 1 1/3 frames. He has a 4.38 ERA with eight walks and five strikeouts in his three outings this year. Newcomb must find his command before the Braves or fantasy owners will consider him a starting option again. Touki Toussaint, the team's No. 6 prospect, tossed six shutout innings with seven strikeo[...]

Welcome to our Surprising Starts series, where every week we look at lower-owned starting pitchers who have performed unexpectedly well in their last outing(s).Major league batters are striking out at an astounding 23% clip so far this season, which has resulted in plenty of unheralded hurlers racking up massive strikeout totals. We're looking at three high upside arms this week in Max Fried of Atlanta, Freddy Peralta of Milwaukee, and Matthew Boyd of Detroit. [...]

Atlanta Braves starter Sean Newcomb allowed two runs on four hits across seven innings of work during a 4-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon. He struck out two batters while walking two. The 25-year-old was in line for the victory, but Arodys Vizcaino vultured the win after blowing a save opportunity. Newcomb has been strong in the run prevention department through the early going, as evidenced by his 1.64 ERA. On the other hand, his 1.45 [...]

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 [...]

Atlanta Braves starter Sean Newcomb tossed four shutout innings, striking out three batters and walking four, during an 8-0 win over the Chicago Cubs on Monday night. The biggest issue for Newcomb was his control, as he needed 91 pitches to get through four-plus innings. Newcomb was a pleasant surprise for fantasy owners in 2018, posting a 12-9 record to go along with a 3.90 ERA, 1.33 [...]

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. [...]

If a rotisserie fantasy baseball league had a younger brother, it would be the points league. Not that its necessarily inferior, but the points format is trying to make a name for itself after the roto leagues have paved the way for decades. Its a setup thats gaining some popularity as it pits you against your league-mates in a weekly head-to-head battle, comparable to fantasy football.[...]

"The best way to predict the future is to create it." If only that were the case in fantasy sports...Other than tampering with the fabric of time-space, which is a bad idea (ask Marty McFly), we just don't know what the future really holds. [...]