Johnny Cueto, Jeff Samardzija already giving Giants a boost The San Francisco Giants are 11-11, which isn't exactly stunning for a team that has every bit of the talent necessary to win another World Series. But a .500 record for these Giants at this point? That actually isn't too bad at all.   The Giants have had their share of problems early: Madison Bumgarner's velocity is down and hasn't … [Read more...]

Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Get Rich Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @RyanPBoyer on Twitter.   Last August, Rich Hill was a 35-year-old pitching for the independent league Long Island Ducks. Now 36, Hill has a 2.42 ERA this month and is third in the American League in strikeouts. Hill was electric against the Tigers on Tuesday night, striking out eight batters, walking none and allowing just four … [Read more...]

Bartolo Colon and Billy Hamilton face off in foot race to first The baseball gods can be cruel. Sometimes, it's ripping a pitcher away with Tommy John surgery, Others, it's ruining a possible no-hitter in the ninth inning. But occasionally, the baseball gods reward us with the perfect highlight. The type of thing that's so incredible you have to see in order to believe.  [Join a Yahoo Daily … [Read more...]

You won't believe this barehanded catch by the Braves' Daniel Castro One of the most important things in baseball is being able to make keen adjustments. Most of the time when we talk about adjustments, we're talking about hitters and pitchers and their ongoing duels. But fielders need to make adjustments too, particularly when baseball start flying in directions they weren't expecting. … [Read more...]

The Walk-Off: Andrew McCutchen smashes three homers to beat Rockies Here's one way to get out of an early season funk: Hit three homers in a game like Pittsburgh Pirates star Andrew McCutchen did Tuesday night at Coors Field.  [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] McCutchen was hitting .213 with two homers and five RBIs entering the contest and by the end, he had five homers, 10 … [Read more...]

Harper, Arenado on pace for rare homer feat In the contemporary era, home run power typically requires a "giveback" in the form of strikeouts. This, of course, is a boom economy for strikeouts, and those that manage to hit with authority while running high contact rates qualify as outliers. And then there's what Bryce Harper and Nolan Arenado are doing thus far in 2016. Coming into Tuesday night, … [Read more...]

Jake Arrieta says taking PEDs 'would be a ridiculous mistake' Considering how great Jake Arrieta has been for the Chicago Cubs over much of the past year, it was only a matter of time before someone began speculating that the 30-year-old right-hander was somehow cheating. Turns out, Arrieta already has heard those accusations from some of his fellow major leaguers and others and he seems … [Read more...]

Mets place d'Arnaud on DL with shoulder injury The Mets have placed starting catcher Travis d'Arnaud on the 15-day DL with a right rotator cuff strain, the team announced Tuesday. Veteran backstop Rene Rivera is coming up from Triple-A to fill the roster spot. Unfortunately for d'Arnaud, trips to the disabled list are nothing new. He's battled injury problems throughout his career. Here's a … [Read more...]

Fantasy Roundtable: Roundtable: Who's Legit? This is the weekly Fantasy Roundtable, where the writers of Rotoworld Baseball let the readers of Rotoworld Baseball in on a quick staff discussion. It's water cooler talk ... that we've decided to publish. Look for it every Tuesday. Drew Silva: Let's examine hot starts from unlikely players -- which ones we believe in, which ones we don't. There … [Read more...]

A's minor-leaguer Sean Murphy dead unexpectedly at age 27 Oakland Athletics minor leaguer Sean Murphy died unexpectedly on Monday, the club announced. The 27-year-old pitcher spent six seasons in Oakland's minor-league system after being drafted in the 33rd round in 2010 out of Keystone College in Pennsylvania. He showed the most promise in 2013, going 10-9 with a 3.94 ERA. He worked his way … [Read more...]