Starting Pitcher Chart – August 22nd
Daily SP Chart archive
The chart includes their season performance, their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness over the last 30 days, 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 basically a risky 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.
If you’ve been reading all year, you know I’m always trying things to hopefully improve the chart. The matchup is now in one column instead of three (the three is for automation purposes in Excel) and I was able to add the wOBA rank for the entire year along w/the Last 30 day rank so you can get a more complete picture. That will also help show why someone might get recommended everywhere despite facing a Top 5 offense over the L30 because I know that team is Bottom 5 for the year and I don’t believe in their hot streak or something to the effect. And this way I don’t have to use the comment explaining that, you’ll just something like 4th/28th and have a better understanding.
I think I’m going to be putting extra commentary in this space down the stretch (not everyday, but multiple times a week) so be sure to check this spot as you scroll down to the sheet. As always, if you want to discuss any further, hit me up in the comments!
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