San Francisco Giants veteran right-hander Matt Cain allowed three runs (all earned) on five hits over 4 2/3 innings pitched in Tuesday night's 3-0 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Cain struck out two, walked four and took the loss. It was another uninspiring effort from the three-time All-Star, who[...]

San Francisco Giants right-hander Matt Cain allowed six runs (all earned) on six hits in 4 2/3 innings pitched in Thursday's 11-6 loss to the Colorado Rockies. Cain struck out seven, walked one and took the loss. For the second straight game, a veteran Giants pitcher was hammered in Coors Field (Jak[...]

San Francisco Giants veteran right-hander Matt Cain allowed two earned runs on six hits over six innings pitched in Friday's 3-2 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Cain struck out three, walked one and earned a no-decision. Cain was understandably overshadowed by Dodgers rookie Ross Stripling, who[...]

This article references Carlos Carrasco, Clayton Kershaw, Danny Salazar, James Shields, Johnny Cueto, Matt Cain, Max Scherzer and more! As Opening Day rapidly approaches, we close the preseason version of Champ or Chump by looking at a trio of pitchers. Pitchers have a unique set of data points to consider. Stats like BABIP and SwStr% continue to matter, but we want our pitchers to have low BABIPs and high whiff rates whereas with hitters it's the opposite. Pitchers have their own luck-driven stat in strand rate (LOB%), and ERA estimators such as FIP that have proven more predictive of future performance than ERA alone. PITCH[...]Keep on reading: Preseason Champ or Chump: Starting Pitchers

This article references Clayton Kershaw, Matt Cain, Tyler Clippard and more! 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 comfort[...]Keep on reading: Using Sabermetrics for Fantasy Baseball Part 6: FIP and xFIP

This article references Aaron Nola, Adam Wainwright, Alex Cobb, Alex Wood, Andrew Cashner, Andrew Heaney, Anibal Sanchez, Brett Anderson, Brett Oberholtzer, Brian McCann, Carlos Carrasco, Carlos Martinez, Carlos Rodon, CC Sabathia, Chase Anderson, Chris Archer, Chris Heston, Chris Sale, Chris Tillman, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Kershaw, Cole Hamels, Collin McHugh, Corey Kluber, Dallas Keuchel, Daniel Norris, Danny Duffy, Danny Salazar, David Price, Derek Holland, Doug Fister, Drew Hutchison, Drew Smyly, Edinson Volquez, Eduardo Rodriguez, Erasmo Ramirez, Erik Johnson, Ervin Santana, Felix Hernandez, Francisco Liriano, Garrett Richards, Gerrit Cole, Gio Gonzalez, Hector Santiago, Henry Owens, Hisashi Iwakuma, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Ian Kennedy, J.A. Happ, Jacob deGrom, Jaime Garcia, Jake Arrieta, Jake Odorizzi, Jake Peavy, James Paxton, James Shields, Jason Hammel, Jeff Samardzija, Jeremy Hellickson, Jesse Chavez, Jesse Hahn, Jimmy Nelson, Joe Kelly, John Lackey, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Jonathan Gray, Jordan, Jordan Zimmerman, Jordan Zimmermann, Jorge De La Rosa, Jose Fernandez, Jose Quintana, Josh Tomlin, Julio Teheran, Justin Verlander, Kevin Gausman, Kris Medlen, Kyle Gibson, Kyle Hendricks, Lance McCullers, Madison Bumgarner, Marco Estrada, Marcus Stroman, Martin Perez, Masahiro Tanaka, Mat Latos, Matt Cain, Matt Harvey, Matt Shoemaker, Max Scherzer, Michael Pineda, Michael Wacha, Mike Fiers, Mike Foltynewicz, Mike Leake, Nathan Eovaldi, Noah Syndergaard, Patrick Corbin, Phil Hughes and more! We're back again for part two of the first look into our starting pitcher rankings. Brad, Max, Kyle, and I just love baseball so much that we can't stay away from it. Just to remind you all, our rankings were submitted on December 6th before the Hot Stove went berserk and caused this late December heat wave to ripple out (seriously, here in NY it's about to be 70 degrees on Christmas Eve). [...]Keep on reading: 2016 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Starting Pitcher (Part 2)

This article references A, C, Chris Heston, Matt Cain, OF, SP, SS, TE and more! The San Francisco Giants placed Matt Cain on the 15-day DL with a nerve irritation in his right elbow, according to The San Francisco Chronicle. The starting pitcher has struggled since his original return from the DL but will have to sit out again before possibly turning it around for a Giants team that is in the hunt for October. Cain will be replaced by Chris Heston in the rotation. Heston will start on Sunday. Cain, 30, has posted a 6.15 ERA and 1.58 WHIP through his 10 starts this sea[...]Keep on reading: Cain (Elbow) Lands On DL: Heston Recalled, Starts Sunday

This article references A, C, Chris Heston, Cole Hamels, Hisashi Iwakuma, Matt Cain, Max Scherzer, Mike Fiers, Nolan Ryan, OF, Ryan Vogelson, Ryan Vogelsong, SP, SS, TE, WR and more! The no hitter. Few events in sports can make a stadium root against the home team, but a no-no can. There is a virtual guarantee of a great defensive play to preserve the effort, adding to the excitement of the event. Like a championship, these gems live on well after their season has faded into a distant memory, allowing anonymous names like Bud Smith to stand as equals with immortals such as Nolan Ryan or Sandy Koufax. So far, the 2015 season has blessed us with five of these gems. One was [...]Keep on reading: Champ or Chump: What to Make of Heston, Fiers, and Iwakuma

This article references A, Aaron Harang, Aaron Nola, Adam Conley, Adam Morgan, Alex Wood, Alfredo Simon, Andrew Cashner, Andrew Heaney, Bartolo Colon, Brad Hand, Brett Anderson, Buck Farmer, C, Carlos Carrasco, Carlos Martinez, Carlos Rodon, CC Sabathia, Chad Bettis, Charlie Morton, Chase Anderson, Chris Archer, Chris Rusin, Chris Sale, Chris Tillman, Clayton Kershaw, Colby Lewis, Cole Hamels, Collin McHugh, Corey Kluber, Dallas Keuchel, Dan Haren, Danny Duffy, Danny Salazar, David Hale, David Holmberg, David Price, Derek Holland, Drew Smyly, Edinson Volquez, Eduardo Rodriguez, Erasmo Ramirez, Ervin Santana, Felix Doubront, Felix Hernandez, Francisco Liriano, Garrett Richards, Gerrit Cole, Gio Gonzalez, Hector Santiago, Henry Owens, Hisashi Iwakuma, Ian Kennedy, Ivan Nova, J.A. Happ, Jacob deGrom, Jaime Garcia, Jake Arrieta, Jake Odorizzi, Jake Peavy, James Shields, Jason Hammel, Jeff Locke, Jeff Samardzija, Jered Weaver, Jerome Williams, Jesse Chavez, Jimmy Nelson, Joe Kelly, John Danks, John Lackey, John Lamb, Johnny Cueto, Jon Gray, Jon Lester, Jordan Zimmerman, Jordan Zimmermann, Jorge De La Rosa, Jose Quintana, Josh Tomlin, Julio Teheran, Justin Nicolino, Justin Verlander, Kevin Gausman, Kris Medlen, Kyle Gibson, Kyle Hendricks, Lance Lynn, Lance McCullers, Madison Bumgarner, Marco Estrada, mark buehrle, Martin Perez, Masahiro Tanaka, Mat Latos, Matt Barnes, Matt Cain, Matt Garza, Matt Harvey, Matt Wisler and more! What’s up RotoBallers. Below are all of the projected starting pitching matchups for [...]Keep on reading: Week 21 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

This article references A, C, Jesse Chavez, Matt Cain, Mike Foltynewicz, OF, Patrick Corbin, RB, SP, SS, TE, Tom Koehler, WR and more! The 2015 MLB Trade Deadline has come and gone. We now know what teams are in it to win it this year, and who is already looking towards next season and beyond. With all the trades happening, this makes seller teams like the Braves, Reds and Orioles that much more of a better team to stream an opposing pitcher. These pitchers are projected to pitch twice in week 18 and are owned in less than 50% of Fleaflicker and Yahoo leagues. Editor’s Note: RotoBaller’s fantasy baseball waiver wir[...]Keep on reading: Top Two-Start Pitcher Streamers & Sleepers for Week 18