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Starting Pitcher Chart – August 28th

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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.

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1210 – A List of Pitchers ft. PitcherList’s Nick Pollack

8/25/23

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Starting Pitcher Chart – August 25th

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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.

From Miller to Keller is an 11-pitcher group that presents a ton of fun options to stream across many formats. There are some tricky spots, but plenty of upside!

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Starting Pitcher Chart – August 24th

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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.

Selective notes today… and probably for the rest of the year. Mostly because the obvious guys on the high and low ends really don’t need a ton of analysis and then I can spend more time researching the real heart of the slate.

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Paul Sporer’s Baseball Chat – August 23rd, 2023

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1:04

Paul Sporer: Hello everyone, thanks for coming out!

1:05

Air Horn: BWAOW WOW WOW OWWWWWWWW

1:05

Paul Sporer: That’s a pretty good imitation!

1:05

Guest: rank for ROS homers: Santana Moore Suwinski Aranda

1:05

Paul Sporer: Is that Dylan Moore?

1:09

Paul Sporer: Santana/Suwinski are pretty close for #1, I’d look and try to estimate what kinda lefty SP load PIT might have that would hurt Suwinski. Moore is surging but still comes 3rd and Aranda just doesn’t play enough, so while he carries some intrigue, I’m not really buying into we see him carve out a real role

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Starting Pitcher Chart – August 23rd

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There are some tough spots to navigate on Wednesday with several team streamer or better types either battling some major volatility, facing a tough matchup, or both! Your situation will always be the driving factor in your decisions as the risk/reward calculus is different for everyone.

If I’m really trying to catch lightning in a bottle, I think I’d take the big swing with Quintana. Sale is ahead of him, but unlikely to be as widely available and I just don’t think Sale’s a good bet for 5 IP. I want to be clear, this is for a chase situation where you need some flat out good luck to really get going.

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Starting Pitcher Chart – August 22nd

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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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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1209 – Call-Up Fest and Waiver Review

8/21/23

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MY AUDIO IS COMING FROM MY CAMERA MIC BECAUSE STREAMYARD RANDOMLY RESET MY SETTINGS AND WE DIDN’T KNOW UNTIL THE SHOW WAS OVER. SO SORRY ABOUT THAT! -Paul 

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Starting Pitcher Chart – August 21st

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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.

Thresholds open up a bit on Mondays, particularly in weekly lineup leagues where you have to commit for the 2-step on the weekend, but even in daily lineup leagues because you have the rest of the week to catch up if a gamble falls through… well, within reason… probably won’t be able to outrun a 10-run bomb or anything, but those are really rare anyway.

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1208 – Lynn Surging, Tigers Rising, and Wk 22 2-Start SPs

8/18/23

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3 UP, 3 DOWN

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