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The chart includes their performance for 2025, their opponent’s wOBA rank versus the pitcher’s handedness from this year so far, my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues, and then usually a note about them (some days are board-only). Obviously, there are league sizes beyond those three so it’s essentially a shorthand for shallow, medium, deep. If a pitcher only has an “x” in 15-team, it doesn’t mean there’s no potential use in 10s and 12s, but it’s a much riskier stream for those spots.

These are general recommendations, and your league situation will carry more weight whether you are protecting ratios or chasing counting numbers. This is for standard 5×5 roto leagues. The thresholds for H2H starts are generally lower, especially in points leagues so I thought there would be more valuable focusing on roto.

Just writing up the 1 and 2-x guys tonight! Will answer questions on anyone else if you have them, though.

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Daily SP Chart archive

The chart includes their performance for 2025, their opponent’s wOBA rank versus the pitcher’s handedness from this year so far, my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues, and then a note about them. Obviously, there are league sizes beyond those three so it’s essentially a shallow, medium, deep. If a pitcher only has an “x” in 15-team, it doesn’t mean there’s no potential use in 10s and 12s, but it’s a much riskier stream for those spots.

These are general recommendations, and your league situation will carry more weight whether you are protecting ratios or chasing counting numbers. This is for standard 5×5 roto leagues. The thresholds for H2H starts are generally lower, especially in points leagues so I thought there would be more valuable focusing on roto.

JUMP TO 2-START CHART

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Daily SP Chart archive

The chart includes their performance for 2025, their opponent’s wOBA rank versus the pitcher’s handedness from this year so far, my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues, and then a note about them. Obviously, there are league sizes beyond those three so it’s essentially a shallow, medium, deep. If a pitcher only has an “x” in 15-team, it doesn’t mean there’s no potential use in 10s and 12s, but it’s a much riskier stream for those spots.

These are general recommendations, and your league situation will carry more weight whether you are protecting ratios or chasing counting numbers. This is for standard 5×5 roto leagues. The thresholds for H2H starts are generally lower, especially in points leagues so I thought there would be more valuable focusing on roto.

The site is dark Monday for Memorial Day, but I had to get y’all at least a board-only post. I think I’m starting Gav Williams in weekly lineup 15-team leagues to get the 2-step. I am terrified because even during this run with a 2.25 ERA in his last 4 starts, he still has a 1.45 WHIP. Hopefully he can build on his 3 BB over the last two starts after 17 BB in the previous 24 IP (4 starts).

JUMP TO 2-START CHART

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Daily SP Chart archive

The chart includes their performance for 2025, their opponent’s wOBA rank versus the pitcher’s handedness from this year so far, my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues, and then a note about them. Obviously, there are league sizes beyond those three so it’s essentially a shallow, medium, deep. If a pitcher only has an “x” in 15-team, it doesn’t mean there’s no potential use in 10s and 12s, but it’s a much riskier stream for those spots.

These are general recommendations, and your league situation will carry more weight whether you are protecting ratios or chasing counting numbers. This is for standard 5×5 roto leagues. The thresholds for H2H starts are generally lower, especially in points leagues so I thought there would be more valuable focusing on roto.

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5/23/25

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2-START PITCHERS FOR WEEK 9

• JP Sears at HOU, at TOR
• Spencer Strider at PHI, BOS
• Tomoyuki Sugano STL, CHW
• Jameson Taillon COL, CIN
• Nick Martinez at KCR, at CHC
• Gavin Williams LAD, LAA
• Carson Palmquist at CHC, at NYM

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Daily SP Chart archive

The chart includes their performance for 2025, their opponent’s wOBA rank versus the pitcher’s handedness from this year so far, my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues, and then a note about them. Obviously, there are league sizes beyond those three so it’s essentially a shallow, medium, deep. If a pitcher only has an “x” in 15-team, it doesn’t mean there’s no potential use in 10s and 12s, but it’s a much riskier stream for those spots.

These are general recommendations, and your league situation will carry more weight whether you are protecting ratios or chasing counting numbers. This is for standard 5×5 roto leagues. The thresholds for H2H starts are generally lower, especially in points leagues so I thought there would be more valuable focusing on roto.

Mostly board-only for Saturday outside of a handful of comments off the dome before I head to bed. Plus, something is going on with Baseball-Reference where I can’t sum games of data in the gamelogs like normal and I use that feature a lottttt. We do have that feature here, too, but I have some old spreadsheets setup for BRef’s style and I haven’t gotten around to updating to FG’s style so I can use our gamelogs in situations like this.

I’ll probably do a separate post for Sunday. I might make it a Sunday-Monday combo as I would still like to get something up for y’all on Monday despite the site being dark as a whole.

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Daily SP Chart archive

The chart includes their performance for 2025, their opponent’s wOBA rank versus the pitcher’s handedness from this year so far, my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues, and then a note about them. Obviously, there are league sizes beyond those three so it’s essentially a shallow, medium, deep. If a pitcher only has an “x” in 15-team, it doesn’t mean there’s no potential use in 10s and 12s, but it’s a much riskier stream for those spots.

These are general recommendations, and your league situation will carry more weight whether you are protecting ratios or chasing counting numbers. This is for standard 5×5 roto leagues. The thresholds for H2H starts are generally lower, especially in points leagues so I thought there would be more valuable focusing on roto.

Pardon the mostly note-less board tonight. I wasn’t able to get things started before catching a movie tonight (Friendship… really liked it, definitely delivered if you’re already a Tim Robinson fan!!) and I’m just beat at this late hour so after the first couple I just hit a wall for the night. As always, I’ll respond to comments if you have questions on specific guys and if I can get some time after the podcast in the morning, I’ll add some comments. I’ll also run a board-only ranking for the weekend again this week. The site at large is dark for Memorial Day so a Monday board is TBD but I really hate to miss a Monday w/the 2-start board (except this week 🙈) and I don’t have any grand plans for Monday so it shooould be business as usual for the chart even if I call it a half-holiday and go board only that day, too.

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5/22/25

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TOP 5s AROUND THE INF (12-tm Player Rater)

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• Cal Raleigh
• Hunter Goodman
• Logan O’Hoppe
• Shea Langeliers
• William Contreras/Willson Contreras
• Notables Missing: Adley Rutschman, Salvador Perez (combined value of -$1.50)

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Daily SP Chart archive

The chart includes their performance for 2025, their opponent’s wOBA rank versus the pitcher’s handedness from this year so far, my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues, and then a note about them. Obviously, there are league sizes beyond those three so it’s essentially a shallow, medium, deep. If a pitcher only has an “x” in 15-team, it doesn’t mean there’s no potential use in 10s and 12s, but it’s a much riskier stream for those spots.

These are general recommendations, and your league situation will carry more weight whether you are protecting ratios or chasing counting numbers. This is for standard 5×5 roto leagues. The thresholds for H2H starts are generally lower, especially in points leagues so I thought there would be more valuable focusing on roto.

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