Week one in fantasy baseball is in the books, and we’re already in full-swing. With that, XNSports fantasy baseball coverage is well underway and we are back for this week, ready to give you what you need to know.
Each and every week, we will break down the pitching forecast for the upcoming week. Here, you’ll find relief pitchers with no off days (more opportunities), good matchups, and bad matchups. In addition, you will find some relievers who will start. Keep those guys in mind when your closers have bad matchups, or if you do not have any closers rostered.
Without further ado, this week’s Relief Pitcher Positional Forecast:
Closers with No Off-Days
Koji Uehara, Boston Red Sox
John Axford, Cleveland Indians
David Robertson, New York Yankees
Matt Lindstrom, Chicago White Sox
Chad Qualls/Josh Fields, Houston Astros
Good Matchups
[Player, Team, (Opponent)]
Craig Kimbrel, Atlanta Braves (Mets)
Joe Nathan, Detroit Tigers (Padres)
Jim Johnson, Oakland Athletics (Twins and Mariners)
Greg Holland, Kansas City Royals (Twins)
Trevor Rosenthal, St. Louis (Cubs)
Rafael Soriano, Washington Nationals (Marlins)
Ernesto Frieri, Los Angeles Angels (Mets, Mariners, and Astros)
Joakim Soria, Texas Rangers (Astros)
Bad Matchups
[Player, Team, (Opponent)]
Kenley Jansen, Los Angeles Dodgers (Tigers and Diamondbacks)
Glen Perkins, Minnesota Twins (Athletics and Royals)
David Robertson, New York Yankees (Orioles and Red Sox)
Relief Pitcher Probable Starts
[Player, Team, (Opponent, Date)]
Hector Santiago, Los Angeles Angels (Mariners, April 8th)
Drew Smyly, Detroit Tigers (Not scheduled)
Garrett Richards, Los Angeles Angels (Mariners, April 9th)
Tyson Ross, San Diego Padres (Indians, April 8th)
Bruce Chen, Kansas City Royals (Twins, April 11th)
Joe Kelly, St. Louis Cardinals (Cubs, April 11th)
Roberto Hernandez, Philadelphia Phillies (Brewers, April 9th)
Dallas Keuchel, Houston Astros (Blue Jays, April 10th)
Alex Wood, Atlanta Braves (Nationals, April 12th)
Tanner Scheppers, Texas Rangers (Red Sox, April 7th and Astros, April 13th)
Carlos Villanueva, Chicago Cubs (Cardinals, April 12th)
Jesse Chavez, Oakland Athletics (Twins, April 9th)
Brett Anderson, Colorado Rockies (Giants, April 12th)
Tanner Roark, Washington Nationals (Marlins, April 9th)
Lucas Harrell, Houston Astros (Blue Jays, April 9th)
Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland Indians (White Sox, April 10th)
Robbie Ross, Texas Rangers (Red Sox, April 9th)
Alfredo Simon, Cincinnati Reds (Not scheduled)
Franklin Morales, Colorado Rockies (White Sox, April 8th)
Dustin McGowan, Toronto Blue Jays (Astros, April 10th)
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