Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs made his season debut in Sunday's start at Oakland. He allowed just two earned runs, five hits and a walk with two strikeouts across 4 2/3 innings, throwing 50 of his 86 pitches for strikes. Skaggs was slowed by a forearm issue late in spring training, so it's surprising that he even went this deep into the game. His only real mistake was a titanic blast by Khris Davis. Other than that he was solid, and the southpaw will be a decent f[...]

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. [...]

To some fantasy owners, theres nothing more frustrating than the good but oft-injured starting pitcher. It makes owners just want to wash their hands entirely of pitchers like Rich Hill, James Paxton, and Stephen Strasburg in favor of sub-par innings-eatersand often pushes these fragile hurlers down draft boards.However, in certain league formats, targeting these pitchers at their discounted prices can actually be a solid strategy in building an outstanding pitching staff on a budget. [...]

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs (forearm) allowed a hit while striking out seven and walking none in 5 1/3 innings of a minor league game on Monday. He's now in line to start the third game of the season against the A's on Saturday. The left-hander went 8-10 with a 4.02 ERA, 1.33 [...]

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs (forearm) threw 50 pitches in a minor league game on Friday and will start again on Wednesday in either a minor league game or a Cactus League game. The left-hander might not be stretched out for the start of the season, but he's likely to be in the rotation to begin the year. Skaggs has strikeout upside and is a top-of-the-rotation arm for the Halos, but he must prove his health to fantasy owners before he's owned in all mixed leagues.

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Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs (forearm) made it through his bullpen session on [...]

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs, who has been dealing with left forearm fatigue, threw a bullpen session on [...]