4/5/24

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2-START PITCHERS: WEEK 2

• Charlie Morton & Reynaldo López – NYM/at MIA
• Cole Irvin – at BOS/MIL
• Brayan Bello – BAL/LAA
• Javier Assad – at SD/at SEA
• Graham Ashcraft & Frankie Montas – MIL/at CWS
• Reese Olson – at PIT/MIN
• Tyler Anderson – TB/at BOS
• James Paxton – at MIN/SD
• Jakob Junis – at CIN/at BAL
• Louie Varland & Chris Paddack – LAD/at DET
• Adrian Houser – at ATL/KC
• Nestor Cortes – MIA/at CLE
• Alex Wood – at TEX/WAS
• Spencer Turnbull – at STL/PIT
• Mitch Keller – DET/at PHI
• Blake Snell – WAS/at TB
• Andrew Heaney – HOU x2
• Trevor Williams – at SF/at OAK

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The chart includes their last season performance until we get some actual data for this year, their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness from last year (and then I’ll add the last 30 days outlook next month), my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues, and then a note about them (notes will be more statistical-based once we get some sample to work with). 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 basically a 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 value focusing on roto.

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4/4/24

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INJURIES/TRANSACTION NEWS

• Eury Pérez getting TJ
• Josh Jung timetable: 8-10 wks
• Jeimer Candelario hurt w/elbow

FAST START HITTERS: IN-OR-OUT

• Carson Kelly (2-C lgs only) – 1%
• Alex Kirilloff – 5%
• Brice Turang – 25%

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Daily SP Chart archive

The chart includes their last season performance until we get some actual data for this year, their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness from last year (and then I’ll add the last 30 days outlook next month), my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues, and then a note about them (notes will be more statistical-based once we get some sample to work with). 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 basically a 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 value focusing on roto.

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Daily SP Chart archive

The chart includes their last season performance until we get some actual data for this year, their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness from last year (and then I’ll add the last 30 days outlook next month), my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues, and then a note about them (notes will be more statistical-based once we get some sample to work with). 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 basically a 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 value focusing on roto.

Read the rest of this entry »

Daily SP Chart archive

The chart includes their last season performance until we get some actual data for this year, their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness from last year (and then I’ll add the last 30 days outlook next month), my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues, and then a note about them (notes will be more statistical-based once we get some sample to work with). 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 basically a 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 value focusing on roto.

Read the rest of this entry »

4/1/24

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INJURIES/TRANSACTION NEWS

• Royce Lewis out at least a month (quad) – cutting him anywhere?
• Austin Martin coming up; Willi Castro going into lineup
• Oswaldo Cabrera dominates starting all 4 gms – not yet 3B elig.
• J.D. Davis pops off in OAK
• Justin Steele out for a month (hamstring)
• Ben Brown called up
• Jared Jones, Jack Flaherty, Paul Blackburn, Brady Singer pop off
• Sean Murphy out for a month (oblique); Travis d’Arnaud relevant again!

SP MELTDOWN REACTIONS

• Bailey Ober
• A.J. Puk
• Trevor Rogers
• Ryan Weathers
• Luis Severino
• Kenta Maeda

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Daily SP Chart archive

The chart includes their last season performance until we get some actual data for this year, their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness from last year (and then I’ll add the last 30 days outlook next month), my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues, and then a note about them (notes will be more statistical-based once we get some sample to work with). 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 basically a 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 value focusing on roto.

I was going to recommend some really bad starters for an April Fool’s gag, but I was worried some people might take them seriously and then get pissed at me for starting Chris Flexen 플렉센 v. ATL! 😂

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3/29/24

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OPENING DAY REVIEW

• Jorge Mateo starts vL
• Royce Lewis gets hurt again
• Griffin Jax gets the first SV for MIN
• Maikel Garcia goes yard while leading off
• Jason Foley gets the first SV for DET
• Garrett Crochet dominant for 6 IP; gets ATL next wk
• Oswaldo Cabrera starts at 3B & goes yard
• Jake Meyers starts in CF & goes yard

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