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Starting Pitcher Chart – May 24th, 2025

Michael McLoone-Imagn Images

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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 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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Starting Pitcher Chart – May 23rd, 2025

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

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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 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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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1417 – Top 5 Rankings at C, 1B, and 2B

5/22/25

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

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Starting Pitcher Chart – May 22nd, 2025

Jim Cowsert-USA TODAY Sports

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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 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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Paul Sporer’s Baseball Chat – May 21st, 2025

Thanks for coming out!

1:03

Paul Sporer: Hey y’all, thanks for coming out!!

1:03

Tim: Are we calling Miguel Vargas’ recent run run a hot streak or was there enough there to think he’s clicking in the majors?

1:10

Paul Sporer: I think he’s starting to put some things together. Full disclosure: I’ve been a long-time Vargas mega-fan but I don’t think I’m just being blinded by fandom here. Simple fact is he deserved better than his .204 BABIP over 591 PA coming into this year and then he was even worse thru 20 gms this yr at .196 BABIP!! Things are finally coming around lately and it’s not even an exorbitant BABIP (.304) as he’s hitting .316/.383/.568 w/6 HR in his last 107 PA. So all that to say, I buy this and think we can see some sustained success from Vargas

1:10

Adenolith: Looking for 1 more pitcher in my h2h league. Are you feeling Rasmussen, Warren, or L. Henderson the most?

1:10

Paul Sporer: Playing the matchups is likely the best move here, but on talent alone, I lean Rasmussen

1:10

Slay, Slade: Cecconi seems like an interesting arm but gets DET, LAD, @NYY next… Should I hold in a deep league? Start vs. DET?

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Starting Pitcher Chart – May 21st, 2025

Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images

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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 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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Starting Pitcher Chart – May 20th, 2025

Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

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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 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.

Completely spaced on the 2-start board this week, my sincere apologies on that.

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Starting Pitcher Chart – May 19th, 2025

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images

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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 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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Starting Pitcher Chart – May 17th-18th, 2025

Denis Poroy-Imagn Images

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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 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.

Sunday added!

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1415 – 2-Start Pitchers for Week 8

5/16/25

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INJURIES/TRANSACTION NEWS

2-START PITCHERS FOR WEEK 8

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