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Double Up! Two-Start Pitchers For April 2-8

Finally, the wait is over. Major League Baseball is here, and I for one, could not be happier. A new season brings new beginnings. It brings a fresh start and 162 chances for a team to write their story. For us fantasy crazies, records are set to 0-0, hopes are high, and everyone has their eyes set on that championship trophy. For the next 23 weeks or so, depending on your league, I will be giving a break down of two-start pitchers for each week. Two-start pitchers are incredibly important to fantasy owners, especially those…

Spring Training News and Notes

The calendar is changing. Winter is trying to keep its grip on large part of the country, but that will soon be over. Hope is in the air. Baseball season is nearly upon us. Spring Training is here, which means it’s the best time of the year. Many of us compare this time to the days and weeks leading up to Christmas. Like keeping track of the big sales at Christmas, there is also a lot of news going on in Arizona and Florida.After his intersquad start on March 8, Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke said he has a nagging…

Twins Rent Lance Lynn for 2018

The Twins signed Lance Lynn to a one-year deal to help supplement their rotation. The Twins needed to add some rotation depth after losing Ervin Santana for at least a month.Lance Lynn’s 2017 fantasy stats seemed good on the surface, with a 3.43 ERA, 11 wins, and 7.4 K/9. His ERA was almost 1.50 points lower than his ERA estimators. His 3.8 BB/9 and 1.3 HR/9 boosted up his estimators (4.82 FIP), with a .244 BABIP and 79% LOB% limited runs allowed. While some extreme batted-ball pitchers (high groundball or flyball) can…

2018 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Starting Pitchers, Part 3 (51-75)

This gets said most seasons, but starting pitching is incredibly deep. Between safe veteran options and up-and-coming young flamethrowers, there's a little bit of everything in this part of the rankings.I've always preached the depth of pitching while filling out your roster. It's certainly important to grab some top-tier arms, but filling out your pitching staff with strong late-round options can pay big dividends. And this year, the late-round options you'll find below are quite intriguing. Included are several…

The Baseball Show, S2.E9 Mike Petriello [Video]

A total joy to welcome Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) of MLB.com this week to The Baseball Show! Mike is best known for his coverage of Statcast, which is the technology being employed that is revolutionizing the game of baseball. How fast players run, the angle of a batter's swing, the velocity and spin rate on a ball slung by a pitcher, and so much more. Mike walks us through what exactly it all means, and how it is growing and being integrated into today's game. We got into some specific examples, including the recent…