Mon, 25 Jul 2016 22:47:38 -0700

Colorado Rockies SP Jorge De La Rosa allowed just two runs - one earned - and four hits over 6 1/3 innings in a no-decision Monday, July 25, against the Baltimore Orioles. He was seeking his 100th career victory.

Fantasy Tip: JDLR rebounded rather nicely after an ugly performance last time out against Tampa Bay when he yielded a career-high nine runs. He remains a decent NL-only fantasy option and DFS play.

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| Source: The Associated Press

Wed, 20 Jul 2016 22:02:19 -0700

Colorado Rockies SP Jorge De La Rosa allowed nine runs - seven earned - and 11 hits over four innings with two walks and a strikeout Wednesday, July 20, against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Fantasy Tip: JDLR had been money at Coors Field heading into this season, but he has been a disaster regardless of venue this season. He is 6-7 with a 6.07 ERA this season and is only worth keeping in the deepest of NL-only leagues at this point.

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| Source: The Associated Press

Wed, 06 Jul 2016 22:54:34 -0700

Colorado Rockies SP Jorge De La Rosa allowed three earned runs, seven hits and a walk with five strikeouts over seven innings in a loss Wednesday, July 6, against the San Francisco Giants. He threw 64 of his 97 pitches for strikes in the quality start.

Fantasy Tip: JDLR was horrible to start the season, posting a 10.08 ERA through his first eight appearances. However, he has managed four straight quality starts and a respectable 3.12 ERA over his past four outings to lower his ERA to 5.74. He still has work to do, but he has re-emerged as a useful option in most NL-only fantasy formats.

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| Source: The Associated Press

Fri, 01 Jul 2016 22:35:44 -0700

Colorado Rockies SP Jorge De La Rosa held the Los Angeles Dodgers to two runs on five hits in seven innings on Friday, July 1. He walked four and struck out four in the team's 5-0 loss.

Fantasy Tip: Downside: the loss breaks De La Rosa's four-game (and three-start) winning streak. Upside: It's his third quality start in a row, and he worked nine combined scoreless innings in the prior two appearances. It looks like De La Rosa's move out of the rotation got him going again, and he already has deep mixed league value.

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| Source: The Associated Press

Mon, 20 Jun 2016 20:24:18 -0700

Miami Marlins OF Marcell Ozuna enjoyed his first multi-homer game of the season Monday, June 20, clobbering a pair of offerings from Colorado Rockies SP Jorge De La Rosa into the left-field stands in a 5-3 defeat. Ozuna's solo shots were two of eight hit by both teams, breaking the MLB record (five) for the highest-scoring game in which every run was scored via a solo homer.

Fantasy Tip: Ozuna isn't hitting .411 like he was last month, but Monday's effort puts him well on pace to eclipse the seven homers and 17 RBI he collected in May (five home runs and 16 RBI in June thus far). Due to the fact he doesn't steal any bases, he hasn't been quite a top-10 fantasy outfielder this season, but he's been among the best four-category hitters in baseball all season long.

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| Source: ESPN.com

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 22:03:52 -0700

Colorado Rockies SP Jorge De La Rosa allowed just three hits and a pair of walks in five scoreless frames against the New York Yankees on Tuesday, June 14.

Fantasy Tip: Making his first start since May 24, De La Rosa continued the momentum he'd built in eight strong innings of relief work in with five shutout innings against the Yankees. The bullpen made it interesting later on, but the lefty still collected his third win of the season. Those in NL-only leagues should pick him up while deeper mixed owners can keep an eye on De La Rosa.

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| Source: The Associated Press

Mon, 13 Jun 2016 15:51:53 -0700

Colorado Rockies SP Jorge De La Rosa, who is moving back into the starting rotation, recently dropped a hesitation in his delivery while working in relief. He held opponents to one run and three hits in three relief outings with 10 strikeouts and no walks in eight innings. De La Rosa was 1-4 with an 11.41 ERA in six starts. In his last outing against the Pittsburgh Pirates, he also showed increased velocity with his fastball.

Fantasy Tip: Perhaps the move to the bullpen is just what De La Rosa needed to turn his season around. Take a wait-and-see approach, though, if you're desperate for starting pitching in cavernous mixed and NL-only leagues. He'll face the Yankees at Coors Field Tuesday.

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| Source: MLB.com - Thomas Harding

Sun, 12 Jun 2016 07:29:48 -0700

Colorado Rockies SP Jorge De La Rosa will start against the New York Yankees Tuesday, June 14. As a result, SP Chad Bettis will have his scheduled start moved back to Wednesday, June 15.

Fantasy Tip: De La Rosa is 2-4 with an 8.81 ERA in nine appearances (six starts) this season, with 15 walks and 39 strikeouts over 31 2/3 innings. He had pitched better since being demoted to the bullpen, posting a 1.13 ERA in three appearances, but he should continue to be viewed as a risky play in all formats until he can string together several decent starts.

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| Source: The Denver Post - Nick Groke

Wed, 25 May 2016 14:36:07 -0700

Colorado Rockies SP Jorge De La Rosa will be moved to the bullpen for now, according to manager Walt Weiss. SP Chris Rusin will move into the starting rotation.

Fantasy Tip: It was only a matter of time for De La Rosa, who was sporting a horrendous 11.41 ERA and 2.28 WHIP in six starts for the Rockies this year after getting blasted by the Red Sox in his first start off the DL last night. He shouldn't be owned anywhere. Rusin has a 3.93 ERA in four starts for Colorado this year. He should only be an option for the desperate in NL-only leagues with a career 5.9 strikeouts per nine innings.

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| Source: The Denver Post - Patrick Saunders

Tue, 24 May 2016 21:06:57 -0700

Colorado Rockies SP Jorge De La Rosa (groin) started his first game in almost a month after being activated from the disabled list and struggled Tuesday, May 24, against the Boston Red Sox. He lasted only 3 1/3 innings, surrendering seven runs on nine hits and three walks, while striking out only one.

Fantasy Tip: De La Rosa has been the definition of abysmal in 2016, as he's made it beyond the fourth inning only once this season in six starts. At this point, he should only be taking up a roster spot in deep NL-only leagues in case he's able to get into a rhythm but right now, the thought of starting him while he's struggling like this just seems laughable.

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| Source: USA TODAY Fantasy Sports