The first advanced pitching stat most fantasy owners encounter is FIP. FIP stands for Fielding Independent Pitching, and attempts to measure a pitcher's actual skill instead of the effects of luck or his supporting cast. According to the DIPS theory that the metric is based upon, pitchers control only Ks, BBs (and HBP) and home runs allowed. Therefore, Ks, walks and dingers are the only inputs to determine the number.Calculating FIP requires way more math than most fantasy owners are comfortable[...]

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Matt Cain left to a standing ovation following what was his final start. He went five innings allowing zero runs and striking out four. Cain finishes his career with a 3.69 ERA and 104 wins in his 13 year career which was all spent with the Giants. His accomplis[...]

San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain will retire at season's end. The Giants have a $21 million player option on Cain and were going to decline it. Cain who is 32 has spent all 13 years as a Giant and won three World Series. Cain who is a three time All-Star holds a career 3.69 ERA.

The San Francisco Giants continue to shuffle pitchers from the the starting rotation to the bullpen and vice versa. This time it will be Matt Cain who will be moved back into the starting rotation for atleast one more start. Cain will square off versus the Marlins on [...]

San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain will be removed from the starting rotation Manager Bruce Bochy confirmed Thursday. Taking Cain's spot will be Chris Stratton who has been on the disabled list with a calf injury. Stratton has struggled this year between being a starter and reliever and has a 7.[...]

With the expected return of pitcher Madison Bumgarner, the San Francisco Giants will shift Matt Cain to the bullpen. Cain will operate as the teams long reliever. He has had his fair share of troubles this season including a 5.56 ERA and 1.70 [...]

Matt Cain looked sharp in his start at Coors Field Saturday, but was still saddled with the loss. Cain pitched five innings and was charged with just one earned run. He walked two and struck out three. Cain, like most of the Giants, has really struggled this season. He's lost five of his last five s[...]

Matt Cain threw five innings against the Mets on [...]

Matt Cain gave up nine earned runs to the Reds on Friday, lasting just 3 1/3 innings. Cain walked six and struck out two, raising his ERA to 4.70. He was having success up until this start, but those performances were just a mirage, as Cain's 7.04 K/9 and 4.40 BB/9 are awful peripherals that display[...]

Matt Cain went five solid innings against the Padres on Saturday, allowing one run and striking out seven. The strikeouts are great, but fantasy owners shouldn't get too carried away against a start against San Diego, one of the weakest lineups in baseball. Cain now has a 2.30 ERA, but he isn't goin[...]