This article references A, C, Matt Cain, OF, SP, SS, TE and more! BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues/NL-only Leagues OWNED: 22% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Matt Cain has not been overly impressive in his return from injury earlier in the season. He has a pedestrian 4.09 ERA that is really harmed by his alarming 1.64 HR/9 this season. Granted, he has pitched in only a small sample size of 22.0 innings this season, but fantasy owners are right to be skeptical of the right-hander. There is a lot of reason to be optimistic on Cain bouncing back and[...]Keep on reading: Matt Cain (SP, SF) – Waiver Wire Analysis

This article references A, Adam Morgan, Andrew Cashner, Anibal Sanchez, Bartolo Colon, C, C.j. Wilson, Carlos Carrasco, CC Sabathia, Chad Bettis, Chad Billingsley, Charlie Morton, Chase Anderson, Chris Archer, Chris Tillman, Chris Young, Clayton Kershaw, Colby Lewis, Cole Hamels, Collin McHugh, Corey Kluber, Dallas Keuchel, Dan Haren, Danny Duffy, David Price, Doug Fister, Drew Hutchison, Eduardo Rodriguez, Erasmo Ramirez, Ervin Santana, Felix Hernandez, Francisco Liriano, Garrett Richards, Hector Santiago, Hisashi Iwakuma, Jake Arrieta, Jake Odorizzi, Jake Peavy, James Shields, Jeff Locke, Jeff Samardzija, Jeremy Guthrie, Jesse Chavez, Jimmy Nelson, John Lackey, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Jordan Zimmerman, Jordan Zimmermann, Jorge De La Rosa, Jose Fernandez, Jose Quintana, Julio Teheran, Justin Verlander, Kyle Hendricks, Lance Lynn, Madison Bumgarner, Manny Banuelos, Marco Estrada, Martin Perez, Masahiro Tanaka, Matt Cain, Max Scherzer, Michael Pineda, Miguel Gonzalez, Mike Bolsinger, Mike Fiers, Mike Leake, Mike Montgomery, Noah Syndergaard, OF, Patrick Corbin, Phil Hughes, R.A. Dickey, RB, Rick Porcello, Robbie Ray, Scott Feldman, Scott Kazmir, Shelby Miller and more! What’s up RotoBallers. Welcome back from the All-Star break, where hopefully you all had a chance to recharge and are ready to rock for the second of the the MLB season. Below are all of the projected starting pitching matchups for [...]Keep on reading: Week 15 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

This article references A, A.j. Pollock, Alcides Escobar, Alex Gordon, Andrew Heaney, Andrew McCutchen, Bryce Harper, C, Charlie Morton, Chris Heston, Drew Hutchison, J.D. Martin, J.D. Martinez, jose reye, Jose Reyes, Kyle Gibson, Lorenzo Cain, Matt Cain, Matt Holliday, Matt Wisler, OF, RB, Robbie Ray, Ryan Braun, Salvador Perez, SP, SS, Starling Marte, TE, WR and more! Congratulations to the women’s soccer team for grabbing the gold in the Women’s World Cup. For those of us that do not watch soccer too often…cough, cough, me….it was kind of fun to see an offensive explosion in the first 15 minutes of the game. Even more fun was seeing all the World War Two references on Twitter, Facebook and all of social media. Wonder what the over/under on how many of those references were made during that blitzkrieg to start the game? See, just got in another one. [...]Keep on reading: Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 14 (Part 1)

This article references A, Andrew Heaney, Brett Anderson, C, Chris Heston, George Springer, Jered Weaver, mark buehrle, Matt Cain, Matt Moore, OF, SP, SS, TE, WR and more! Quality over quantity. Every fantasy owner knows this. But when looking at the starting pitcher free agent waiver wire for the coming week, ideally you’d like to have a guy that is going to be on the mound more than once. Most teams are going to have a couple of starters pitching twice in a week. This in turn raises their value as streaming options and weekly sleepers. In this column, I’ll be looking at my top five two-start pitchers that you should consider streaming for your fantasy te[...]Keep on reading: Top Five Two-Start Pitcher Streamers & Sleepers for Week 14

This article references A, C, Jose Fernandez, Matt Cain, OF, SP, SS and more! Matt Cain didn’t have the return he would have hoped on Thursday when he allowed five runs to the Miami Marlins. Cain, 30, missed most of 2014 with a flexor tendon strain in his right elbow. The right-hander made his 2015 debut over a year after he suffered the injury. He allowed the five runs on seven hits over five innings pitched. Cain wasn’t doing all the bad until the fifth inning. He allowed two homeruns and four runs in total for his final inning of work. One of those homers was[...]Keep on reading: Matt Cain Shaky In 2015 Debut Following Elbow Injury

This article references A, Aaron Harang, C, Chase Anderson, Felix Hernandez, J.A. Happ, Jake Peavy, Joe Blanton, Jose Fernandez, Justin Masterson, Kendall Graveman, Kyle Ryan, Matt Cain, Matt Moore, Mike Bolsinger, OF, Roenis Elias, SP, SS, Taylor Jungmann, Tommy Milone, Wandy Rodriguez and more! They’re baaaaack. After long hiatuses, several pitchers will be making their first starts of the year over the next couple days. Chief among them being Jose Fernandez, who will slap the cleats on Thursday and face the defending world champions. But there are oh so more big names. Fernandez will square off against Matt Cain, who will also be making his first start of the season. Matt Moore will toe the rubber at home against the Indians in his opening start of 2015. And on Friday, Jake Peavy wi[...]Keep on reading: Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 13 (Part 2)

This article references A, Andrew Miller, Archie Bradley, Billy Hamilton, Carlos Gomez, Cruz, Daniel Murphy, Devin Mesoraco, Doug Fister, Edwin Encarnacion, Hunter Pence, Ivan Nova, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jorge Soler, Jose Fernandez, Lance Lynn, Martin Perez, Mat Latos, Matt Cain, Matt Holliday, Nelson Cruz, Patrick Corbin, Ryan Zimmerman, SP, Stephen Strasburg, Victor Martinez and more! Sprains, strains, and surgeries. These three words make chills run down the spine of even the most hardened fantasy player. They're the little “what if” clause hanging over every fantasy season, that thing you just can't ever really predict no matter how much pre-draft research you do. Like it or not, being able to properly deal with injuries is one of the main separators between casual fantasy players and league champions. Given the importance of this aspect of the game, I'll be devoting[...]Keep on reading: MLB Injury Updates for Fantasy Baseball: Holliday, Miller, Pence, Zimmerman, VMart, Mesoraco

This article references Anthony Rendon, Brandon Belt, Chris Sale, Garrett Richards, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Jayson Werth, Jenrry Mejia, Jeurys Familia, Joakim Soria, Joe Nathan, Kenley Jansen, Matt Cain, Matt Wieters, Michael Brantley, Ryan Braun, Sean Doolittle, Tyler Clippard, Yordano Ventura and more! Sprains, strains, and surgeries. These three words make chills run down the spine of even the most hardened fantasy owner. They're the little “what if” clauses hanging over every fantasy season, those things you can't really predict no matter how much pre-draft research you do. Like it or not, being able to properly deal with injuries is one of the main separators between casual fantasy players and league champions. Given the importance of this aspect of the game, I'll be devoting a weekly c[...]Keep on reading: MLB Injury Updates for Fantasy Baseball: Brantley, Braun, Nathan, Mejia, Ventura and More

This article references Addison Reed, Andrew Cashner, Brian McCann, Buster Posey, Carlos Santana, Clayton Kershaw, Devin Mesoraco, Evan Gattis, Francisco Liriano, Jake McGee, Jonathan Lucroy, Jose Quintana, Luke Gregerson, Mat Latos, Matt Cain, Matt Shoemaker, Matt Wieters, Salvador Perez, Sean Doolittle, Taijuan Walker and more! Position scarcity and depth are topics of great debate every draft season. Where the talent pool is deep, you can afford to wait. Where it is scarce, an early pick is often in order. During the work on my series of draft value articles using RotoBaller's ADP Draft Sleepers Tool, I examined the depth of each position in great detail. The culmination of that work is this latest article, one in which I explore the deepest and shallowest positions in this year's draft.   Deepest: Starting P[...]Keep on reading: How to Use Positional Scarcity and Depth to Your Advantage

This article references Adam Wainwright, Alex Cobb, Alex Wood, Andrew Cashner, Anibal Sanchez, Bartolo Colon, Brandon McCarthy, Carlos Carrasco, Carlos Martinez, Chris Archer, Chris Sale, Chris Tillman, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Kershaw, Cole Hamels, Collin McHugh, Corey Kluber, Dallas Keuchel, Dan Haren, Danny Duffy, Danny Salazar, David Price, Derek Holland, Doug Fister, Drew Hutchison, Drew Pomeranz, Drew Smyly, Ervin Santana, Felix Hernandez, Francisco Liriano, Garrett Richards, Gerrit Cole, Gio Gonzalez, Henderson Alvarez, Hisashi Iwakuma, Homer Bailey, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Ian Kennedy, Jacob deGrom, Jake Arrieta, Jake Odorizzi, Jake Peavy, James Paxton, James Shields, Jason Hammel, Jeff Samardzija, Jered Weaver, Jesse Hahn, Jimmy Nelson, John Lackey, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Jordan Zimmerman, Jordan Zimmermann, Jose Fernandez, Jose Quintana, Julio Teheran, Justin Masterson, Justin Verlander, Kevin Gausman, Kyle Hendricks, Kyle Lohse, Lance Lynn, Madison Bumgarner, Masahiro Tanaka, Mat Latos, Matt Cain, Matt Garza, Matt Harvey, Matt Shoemaker, Max Scherzer, Michael Pineda, Michael Wacha, Mike Fiers, Mike Leake, Mike Minor, Nathan Eovaldi, Phil Hughes, R.A. Dickey, Rick Porcello and more! What's up RotoBallers. The MLB season is right around the corner, and this is the home stretch for our fantasy baseball drafts.  There has been a lot of recent news around MLB, so I thought I'd take a few minutes and give you our updated 2015 starting pitcher rankings for your fantasy baseball drafts. These updated starting pitcher rankings are based on a combination of recent injuries, spring training performances and players winning/losing position battles. I think it's a pretty solid list[...]Keep on reading: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Rankings: Top 100