The Detroit Tigers announced that veteran pitcher Jordan Zimmermann will be tabbed as the Opening Day starter, giving him the honors for the second straight year. Zimmermann's time in Detroit has been relatively lackluster, and he turned in a 7-8 record in 2018 while posting a 4.52 ERA and just 111 strikeouts in 131 and 1/3 innings of work. He's not recommended in most formats unless he gets off to a very hot start.

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Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann (abdomen) said he has already started throwing in Florida after core muscle surgery in October. He hasn't had any neck or back issues and isn't expected to need a nerve-block injection for the first time in a few years. Zimmermann will be 33 in May and just isn't much of a fantasy option these days outside of deep AL-only setups. The veteran right-hander doesn't miss many bats at this point in his career, is an injury risk and hasn't had an ERA [...]

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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Detroit Tigers outfield prospect Christin Stewart (abdomen) and starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann (abdomen) underwent core muscle surgery in Philadelphia on Thursday. According to Dr. Robert Meyers, both surgeries were a success and both players are expected to be ready for spring training in 2019. Stewart has plenty of upside and should compete for a starting role last year after hitting .267/.375/.417 with two homers and 10 RBI in 17 games to finish off the season. He had 25 homers and 80 R[...]

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann has had a bit of an issue with the long ball this year (1.9 HR/9), and that problem cropped up again in a 5-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. Zimmermann went four innings, gave up four runs on eight hits, and struck out four while walking two against the Brew Crew. He was given a 3-0 lead in the first inning, but promptly gave up a two-run shot to Christian Yelich and a solo bomb to Ryan Braun in the bottom of the inning. Zimmermann[...]

Welcome to our surprising starts series. Every week well be going over a few surprising starting pitcher performances around the majors to determine whether these starts were smoke and mirrors or something more.This week we saw the revitalization of another veteran pitcher that was once left for dead. We also saw a young fireballer carry his minor league dominance into the majors.Adam [...]

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 [...]