2-Start Chart for the Week of September 2nd
by Paul Sporer
September 2, 2024
We have a star-studded board to open up September so we could see some strong pitching scores this week. There is definitely some risk in the streaming tiers, but that’s always the case. It just feels more severe because we have so little time left in the season (last gm is Sept. 29th) so every dud feels more impactful. Trust your decisions, realize that they won’t all work, and don’t let a bad start make you reluctant to keep streaming if that’s your best path to scaling the standings.
If you have questions about anyone else, leave me a comment!
2-Start Board for Wk of September 2nd
| RANK | TYPE | PITCHER | MATCHUPS | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | Pitch+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Chris Sale | COL/TOR | 153.2 | 2.58 | 1.02 | 27% | 104 |
| 2 | 1 | Logan Gilbert | at OAK/at STL | 171.2 | 3.09 | 0.90 | 21% | 101 |
| 3 | 1 | Luis Castillo | at OAK/at STL | 165.1 | 3.65 | 1.17 | 18% | 105 |
| 4 | 1 | Jack Flaherty | at ARI/CLE | 135 | 3.07 | 1.02 | 26% | 104 |
| 5 | 1 | Corbin Burnes | CHW/TBR | 164.1 | 3.23 | 1.13 | 16% | 103 |
| 6 | 1 | Gerrit Cole | at TEX/at CHC | 63 | 3.86 | 1.33 | 17% | 100 |
| 7 | 2 | Freddy Peralta | STL/COL | 148.1 | 3.70 | 1.19 | 19% | 98 |
| 8 | 2 | Joe Musgrove | DET/SFG | 71 | 4.44 | 1.27 | 15% | 101 |
| 9 | 2 | Michael Wacha | CLE/MIN | 139 | 3.50 | 1.21 | 14% | 101 |
| 10 | 2 | Brayan Bello | at NYM/CHW | 137 | 4.66 | 1.37 | 13% | 100 |
| 11 | 3 | Osvaldo Bido | SEA/TEX | 56 | 3.21 | 1.07 | 14% | 96 |
| 12 | 3 | Jared Jones | at CHC/WSN | 95 | 3.88 | 1.15 | 18% | 102 |
| 13 | 3 | Justin Verlander | at CIN/ARI | 67 | 4.16 | 1.22 | 15% | 102 |
| 14 | 4 | Zack Littell | MIN/at BAL | 129.2 | 3.89 | 1.31 | 16% | 103 |
| 15 | 4 | Kyle Harrison | ARI/at SDP | 121.2 | 4.22 | 1.31 | 14% | 98 |
| 16 | 4 | Simeon Woods Richardson | at TBR/at KCR | 117 | 3.85 | 1.18 | 13% | 104 |
| 17 | 4 | Luis Severino | BOS/CIN | 152.1 | 3.96 | 1.26 | 12% | 100 |
| 18 | 4 | Jameson Taillon | PIT/NYY | 133.1 | 3.85 | 1.20 | 14% | 108 |
| 19 | 4 | Gavin Williams | at KCR/at LAD | 52.1 | 4.99 | 1.41 | 16% | 102 |
| 20 | 4 | Eduardo Rodriguez | LAD/at HOU | 21.1 | 5.06 | 1.22 | 12% | 108 |
| 21 | 5 | Andrew Heaney | NYY/LAA | 134.1 | 3.95 | 1.24 | 17% | 101 |
| 22 | 5 | Max Meyer | WSN/PHI | 51.1 | 5.44 | 1.38 | 10% | 97 |
| 23 | 5 | Tyler Phillips | at TOR/at MIA | 36 | 5.50 | 1.22 | 13% | 99 |
| 24 | 5 | Kyle Freeland | at ATL/at MIL | 85 | 5.51 | 1.47 | 12% | 102 |
| 25 | 5 | Patrick Corbin | at MIA/at PIT | 147.1 | 5.50 | 1.51 | 10% | 101 |
| 26 | 5 | Ty Madden | at SDP/at OAK | 5 | 1.80 | 1.40 | -5% | 99 |
| 27 | 6 | Jack Leiter | NYY/LAA | 13.1 | 12.83 | 2.40 | 4% | 97 |
| 28 | 6 | J.T. Ginn | SEA/TEX | 8.2 | 5.19 | 1.04 | 11% | 98 |
| 29 | 6 | Chris Flexen | at BAL/at BOS | 134.1 | 5.29 | 1.51 | 7% | 97 |
| 30 | 6 | Julian Aguiar | HOU/at NYM | 14 | 6.43 | 1.50 | 5% | 97 |
TYPE Key:
1 – Auto-Start | 2 – All Formats | 3 – Most Formats |
4 – Some Formats | 5 – YOLO | 6 – Hard Pass
1 – Auto-Start | 2 – All Formats | 3 – Most Formats |
4 – Some Formats | 5 – YOLO | 6 – Hard Pass
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Did you forget Ryne Nelson?
I did, I overlooked him when slotting in Arizona. Only pulled in Eduardo. Ryne is a must-start for me, ranking just under Peralta.
Thank you sir