![AL FAAB Factor: Waiver Pickups of the Week](https://res.cloudinary.com/rotowire/image/upload/ar_16:6,c_fill,dpr_auto,f_auto,g_auto:custom_no_override,q_auto,w_auto/wwraficwqx1hk2puctdz.jpg)
Erik Siegrist looks over an AL free-agent pool that has few players with reliable playing time but plenty of intriguing prospects, including the Orioles' Cade Povich.
![Mound Musings: Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match](https://res.cloudinary.com/rotowire/image/upload/ar_16:6,c_fill,dpr_auto,f_auto,g_auto:custom_no_override,q_auto,w_auto/jeujkqesuyqxxb5sz0m4.jpg)
Brad Johnson discusses the need to play favorable matchups as part of successful fantasy baseball strategy, with the Cardinals' Miles Mikolas making a good matchup pitcher.
![Mound Musings: Their Stock Is on the Rise](https://res.cloudinary.com/rotowire/image/upload/ar_16:6,c_fill,dpr_auto,f_auto,g_auto:custom_no_override,q_auto,w_auto/e4amejxzzs6hgxzd6v37.jpg)
Brad Johnson highlights a few pitchers who have impressed him in the early-going of the season, starting with Toronto's Yusei Kikuchi.
![MLB Barometer: Hot Starts for Young Hitters](https://res.cloudinary.com/rotowire/image/upload/ar_16:6,c_fill,dpr_auto,f_auto,g_auto:custom_no_override,q_auto,w_auto/dyttbrzeclpzoewrte00.jpg)
Anthony Volpe is one of this season's hottest starters, and his strong early results are backed by a new approach and a swing change.
![Week 3 FAAB Results - Sad Strider Drops](https://res.cloudinary.com/rotowire/image/upload/ar_16:6,c_fill,dpr_auto,f_auto,g_auto:custom_no_override,q_auto,w_auto/nh1mry3j6vofswgeu0rq.jpg)
This is the week where we saw the sad Spencer Strider drops on the waiver wire, including a couple of Jeff Erickson's teams.
![AL FAAB Factor: Waiver Pickups of the Week](https://res.cloudinary.com/rotowire/image/upload/ar_16:6,c_fill,dpr_auto,f_auto,g_auto:custom_no_override,q_auto,w_auto/vjowvfdbfbfbduqgh016.jpg)
Erik Siegrist looks over the free-agent options in the American League as the Jackson Holliday era begins in Baltimore.
![Mound Musings: Endgame Odyssey – American League](https://res.cloudinary.com/rotowire/image/upload/ar_16:6,c_fill,dpr_auto,f_auto,g_auto:custom_no_override,q_auto,w_auto/nibobnp4fideb7i2i6y7.jpg)
Brad Johnson reviews some AL bullpens with question marks, beginning in Seattle where Andres Munoz isn't always finishing games.
![Rounding Third: Week 2 FAAB Results - More Problems Than Solutions](https://res.cloudinary.com/rotowire/image/upload/ar_16:6,c_fill,dpr_auto,f_auto,g_auto:custom_no_override,q_auto,w_auto/xbzwvfgjcwcc9hllwhhh.jpg)
How much did Ronel Blanco go for in Jeff Erickson's leagues following his no-hitter and subsequent good start against the Rangers?
![AL FAAB Factor: Waiver Pickups of the Week](https://res.cloudinary.com/rotowire/image/upload/ar_16:6,c_fill,dpr_auto,f_auto,g_auto:custom_no_override,q_auto,w_auto/xbzwvfgjcwcc9hllwhhh.jpg)
Erik Siegrist reviews the available talent in the American League as the baseball world waits to see what Ronel Blanco can do for an encore.
![Mound Musings: My 2024 “Home” League Pitching Staff](https://res.cloudinary.com/rotowire/image/upload/ar_16:6,c_fill,dpr_auto,f_auto,g_auto:custom_no_override,q_auto,w_auto/fvjxz1b5dtoizfiiaf1v.jpg)
Brad Johnson offers a peek into his fantasy team's pitching staff, starting with his No. 1 pitcher, the Mets' Kodai Senga, whom he had kept from last year's roster.
![The Z Files: Projecting Pitcher's BABIP](https://res.cloudinary.com/rotowire/image/upload/ar_16:6,c_fill,dpr_auto,f_auto,g_auto:custom_no_override,q_auto,w_auto/onpfqe0giyydhsvgjzor.jpg)
Todd Zola considers a new approach to regressing a pitcher's BABIP, which suggests better days should be ahead for Hunter Greene.
![Mound Musings: The Endgame Odyssey Continues – American League](https://res.cloudinary.com/rotowire/image/upload/ar_16:6,c_fill,dpr_auto,f_auto,g_auto:custom_no_override,q_auto,w_auto/gagmsnm2tvppxisvrhvt.jpg)
Brad Johnson looks at unstable AL bullpens, including in Texas where the Rangers hope Jose Leclerc will step up to claim the closer job.
![Collette Calls: Perplexing Starting Pitching](https://res.cloudinary.com/rotowire/image/upload/ar_16:6,c_fill,dpr_auto,f_auto,g_auto:custom_no_override,q_auto,w_auto/t6zchcet8kpzmjxhcpeo.jpg)
Jason Collette discusses different strategies for dealing with the difficult starting pitching market.
![Mound Musings: A Look at Pitching in the AL West](https://res.cloudinary.com/rotowire/image/upload/ar_16:6,c_fill,dpr_auto,f_auto,g_auto:custom_no_override,q_auto,w_auto/qqjt6vt9ssnpgzegnxkg.jpg)
Mound Musings is back for the season and Brad Johnson takes a look at AL West pitching, starting in Houston where a breakout year for Framber Valdez in 2022 offers hope to a lineup in flux.
![Collette Calls: 2023 NL East Bold Predictions](https://res.cloudinary.com/rotowire/image/upload/ar_16:6,c_fill,dpr_auto,f_auto,g_auto:custom_no_override,q_auto,w_auto/vl8bnwjphxc0zdkawtii.jpg)
Jason Collette offers 10 bold predictions about the NL East, giving the case against Michael Harris and the case for Jorge Soler.
![The Z Files: OK, I'm SOLD](https://res.cloudinary.com/rotowire/image/upload/ar_16:6,c_fill,dpr_auto,f_auto,g_auto:custom_no_override,q_auto,w_auto/im1hf4mhl6apqgkpkedh.jpg)
Todd Zola reconsiders his stance against adding holds as a roto category, and takes a look at the impact it would have on relievers like Devin Williams.