Starting Pitchers Fantasy Articles
By Tim Kanak on February 20, 2024
My starting pitcher rankings are mostly based upon my fScores, with a heavier lean on fStuff and fERA than on fControl, even though fControl is necessary for pitchers to be starters. A minimum of a 95 should be desired for … read more »
Continue Reading Fantasy Baseball Draft Arbitrage: Pitchers to Target (2024)
By Josh Shepardson on February 13, 2024
ERA minus FIP is a quick and dirty stat available to sort at FanGraphs to help identify lucky and unlucky pitchers. No statistic is infallible. Yet, a positive ERA minus FIP indicates a pitcher was unlucky, and a negative suggests … read more »
Continue Reading 12 Unlucky Starting Pitchers: Draft or Fade? (2024 Fantasy Baseball)
By Austin Lowell on January 30, 2024
A quality start or “QS” is a statistic that gets recorded when a starting pitcher lasts six innings or more while allowing three runs or less in a game. Forty years ago, throwing six innings or more was hardly noteworthy, … read more »
Continue Reading Fantasy Baseball Quality Starts Leagues Draft Primer (2024)
By Nate Miller on January 29, 2024
That’s right! It is time to prepare for fantasy baseball season once again. The fantasy football season is in the rearview mirror, the Super Bowl is right around the corner and the NBA and NHL are both about midway through … read more »
Continue Reading Top 5 Fantasy Baseball Prospect Rankings: Pitcher (2024)
By Scott Youngson on September 21, 2023
We’ve reached the final week of the 2023 baseball season. Whew! With that comes a lot of uncertainty when it comes to starting pitching rotations. Once a club’s postseason status is secured, good or bad, the level of variability goes … read more »
By Scott Youngson on August 31, 2023
It’s September, and rosters are expanding. As such, starting rotations will likely see more changes than usual. Compounding the variability, teams out of the playoff race may opt to give some prospects a look, while the few teams whose spot … read more »
By Scott Youngson on August 3, 2023
The trade deadline is in the rearview mirror, and several starting pitchers are getting accustomed to their new homes. Max Scherzer and Jordan Montgomery are adjusting to the Texas heat while Mad Max’s former teammate Justin Verlander returns home. Lucas Giolito … read more »
By Joshua Thusat on May 26, 2023
Happy Memorial Day to you. My heartfelt gratitude goes out to all the military personnel who have died during their service in the United States Armed Forces. I know many of you will be traveling to see loved ones, or … read more »
By Scott Youngson on March 24, 2023
We all get attached to certain players for one reason or another. Sometimes just like the player and believe in their potential. Come draft day, we find ourselves reaching for them, drafting them a round or two earlier than their … read more »
Continue Reading Players to Reach For: Pitchers (2023 Fantasy Baseball)
By Josh Shepardson on February 22, 2023
Positional versatility is especially useful for hitters. However, in fantasy leagues that use starting pitcher and relief pitcher lineup spots, having a starter who can slot into a reliever role is a nifty bonus. RP-eligible starters are available throughout drafts, … read more »
Continue Reading RP-Eligible Starting Pitchers to Target (2023 Fantasy Baseball)
