2 weeks agoColorado Rockies manager Bud Black announced on Sunday that left-hander
Kyle Freeland will start on Opening Day on March 28 against the Tampa Bay Rays on the road. It will be Freeland's fourth career Opening Day nod for the Rockies. While Freeland should go ignored in most mixed fantasy leagues in 2025, he could be worth a look as a cheap DFS play in his first start of 2025 against Tampa. The 31-year-old veteran southpaw only made 21 starts (113 1/3 innings) in 2024 due to injuries and had a second straight season with an ERA above 5.00 while also posting a 1.41 WHIP with 85 strikeouts and 26 walks. He can have the occasional solid performance, but Freeland has mostly been inconsistent in his time in Colorado and has given fantasy managers headaches in deeper leagues with his lack of command. He has a career 4.48 ERA and 1.42 WHIP with a below-average 17.2 percent strikeout rate.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com - Thomas Harding
7 months agoColorado Rockies left-hander
Kyle Freeland (finger) was forced to leave his start early on Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves due to another blister issue on his left middle finger. The Rockies don't think the condition will prevent Freeland from making his next scheduled start, though, which will come on Sunday in Milwaukee against the first-place Brewers. Despite the lingering issue, the 31-year-old southpaw was effective on Tuesday and allowed just one earned run while striking out five in five innings (79 pitches). He dealt with the same blister issue in the middle of last month. In 13 starts since returning from an elbow injury in late June, Freeland has allowed two earned runs or fewer nine times and has an ERA of 3.63 in that span with 64 K's and 16 walks in 74 1/3 innings. Despite the nice recent stretch, Freeland will be a risky fantasy play in Milwaukee coming off another blister issue.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com - Matthew Leach
8 months agoColorado Rockies starting pitcher
Kyle Freeland picked up the win in Wednesday's 2-1 victory over the Angels, throwing seven innings of one-run ball. The southpaw allowed six hits and no walks while striking out six. It was just the third win of the season for the 31-year-old, but all three wins have come in his last four starts. Despite the gaudy 5.64 ERA, he's pitched very well since coming off the IL in June, posting six quality starts in his last seven starts with a 2.91 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, and an 18.5% K-BB% over that stretch. Impressively, he's got a 1.88 ERA at Coors Field this season in four home starts, which is where he'll pitch in his next turn through the rotation against the Mets. He could be an under-the-radar waiver add for teams in need of pitching help as he's just 12% rostered in Yahoo leagues.
--Jarod Rupp - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
9 months agoColorado Rockies starting pitcher
Kyle Freeland made his return to the mound after not pitching since mid-April. The left-hander showed no signs of rust as he cruised through the Washington Nationals hitters on Sunday. Freeland threw six shutout innings, allowing one hit while striking out four batters in the no-decision. The veteran southpaw hasn't always been a viable option but should carry solid streaming appeal against the Chicago White Sox during his next start.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: mlb.com
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