Spencer Strider is easily the fantasy pick up of the year:
.@SpencerSTRIDer's Super Sweet Sixteen (Strikeouts). pic.twitter.com/J8IGsYVevX
— MLB (@MLB) September 2, 2022
I started this in early-September last year and it seemed to be useful. The chart will include their performance over the last five starts, their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness, and then my start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues.
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.
Let’s go secure some titles!
| PITCHER | TM | OPP | THR | 10 | 12 | 15+ | L5 STATS | OPP wOBA L30 days | NOTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alek Manoah | TOR | at PIT | R | x | x | x | 3.34 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 16% K-BB | .280 – 27th | Hasn’t allowed >4 ER in any start this yr |
| Luis Castillo | SEA | at CLE | R | x | x | x | 2.84 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 25% K-BB | .279 – 28th | 2 tms have gotten 4 ER off him this yr: LAD and…. OAK! |
| Charlie Morton | ATL | MIA | R | x | x | x | 3.26 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 28% K-BB | .277 – 29th | Still has occasional blips, but now at 2.92 ERA & 102 Ks in L80 IP |
| Sandy Alcantara | MIA | at ATL | R | x | x | x | 2.72 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 15% K-BB | .326 – 7th | Schedule on fire lately: at PHI, SD, at LAD, LAD, at ATL |
| Jordan Montgomery | STL | CHC | L | x | x | x | 1.76 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 21% K-BB | .264 – 29th | Has 5% HR/FB w/STL aided by 8 pt. jump in GB to 54% |
| Jeffrey Springs | TBR | NYY | L | x | x | x | 2.93 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 23% K-BB | .300 – 21st | 1 bad inn. at BOS yielded just his 2nd start >3 ER (3.08 SP ERA) |
| David Peterson | NYM | WAS | L | x | x | x | 2.60 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 20% K-BB | .303 – 18th | Carrasco returns Sun., but I’d stash in case another spot opens |
| Yu Darvish | SDP | at LAD | R | x | x | x | 4.05 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 21% K-BB | .356 – 2nd | Too good to sit even at LAD |
| Dustin May | LAD | SDP | R | x | x | x | 1.64 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 24% K-BB | .322 – 8th | Will have post-TJ hiccups, but an easy start right now |
| Domingo Germán | NYY | at TBR | R | x | x | x | 1.82 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 16% K-BB | .330 – 4th | Hasn’t allowed >3 ER in 7 starts since 5 ER debut |
| Sonny Gray | MIN | at CWS | R | x | x | x | 2.03 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 16% K-BB | .305 – 15th | Dominant 2H: 1.91 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 18% K-BB in 37.7 IP |
| Reid Detmers | LAA | HOU | L | x | x | x | 2.51 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 20% K-BB | .368 – 3rd | No shame in passing v. HOU with non-aces down the stretch |
| Dean Kremer | BAL | OAK | R | x | x | x | 2.25 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 15% K-BB | .289 – 24th | 50% GB in L5 (38% seas.) has fueled 0.3 HR (0.8 seas.) |
| Kyle Gibson | PHI | at SFG | R | x | x | x | 2.30 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 18% K-BB | .288 – 25th | Had 4.91 ERA, 1.4 HR/9 in F16; 2.80 ERA, 0.7 HR/9 in L9 |
| Alex Cobb | SFG | PHI | R | x | x | x | 3.10 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 16% K-BB | .328 – 5th | 5.73 ERA/2.62 FIP in F8 screamed regression & it came: 2.82/3.10 in L13 |
| Daniel Lynch | KCR | at DET | L | x | x | x | 4.73 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 6% K-BB | .267 – 28th | There’s risk even w/the matchup due to hitability (10.1 H9) |
| Nick Pivetta | BOS | TEX | R | x | x | 4.08 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 16% K-BB | .311 – 12th | Great v. sub-.500 tms: 2.12 ERA, 0.88 WHIP; 5.61, 1.55 v. =>.500 tms | |
| Lance McCullers Jr. | HOU | at LAA | R | x | x | 1.69 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 4% K-BB | .290 – 22nd | 3+ BB in all 3 starts since returning | |
| Zach Plesac | CLE | SEA | R | x | x | 5.46 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 13% K-BB | .297 – 19th | Solid 3.87 ERA in L15 after 5.40 in F8 | |
| JP Sears | OAK | at BAL | L | x | 2.53 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 4% K-BB | .351 – 6th | BB surge in L3 could be exposed by BAL (13% BB vL in L30) | ||
| Eric Lauer | MIL | at ARI | L | x | 3.00 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 6% K-BB | .301 – 20th | F14 starts: 7% BB, 1.9 HR/9; L11: 11% BB, 1.3 HR/9 | ||
| Josiah Gray | WAS | at NYM | R | 5.47 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 13% K-BB | .344 – 3rd | Has just 3 HR-free outings in 23 starts | |||
| Drew Hutchison | DET | KCR | R | 3.04 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 6% K-BB | .292 – 21st | WHIP & K-BB are buckets of cold water on the ERA | |||
| Johan Oviedo | PIT | TOR | R | PIT Debut | .299 – 18th | Upside arm who could have some Sept. intrigue, but not v. TOR! | |||
| Zach Davies | ARI | MIL | R | 2.39 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 7% K-BB | .313 – 10th | Abandon him on the waiver wire | |||
| Davis Martin | CWS | MIN | R | 4.68 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 5% K-BB | .308 – 14th | Too risky for little upside | |||
| Adrian Sampson 샘슨 | CHC | at STL | R | 4.43 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, 11% K-BB | .373 – 1st | I dare you! | |||
| Kyle Freeland | COL | at CIN | L | 5.93 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, 6% | .317 – 14th | CIN is basically Coors Jr. in terms of park factor | |||
| Luis Cessa | CIN | COL | R | 4.50 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 13% K-BB | .290 – 23rd | Has just 2 starts totaling 6 IP | |||
| Dallas Keuchel | TEX | at BOS | L | 10.13 ERA, 1.92 WHIP, 9% K-BB | .328 – 9th | BOS ripped him for 6 ER in 2 IP when they saw him on 5/26 |
The 2022 version of Bullpen Report includes five different sections, as well as the closer chart, which can be found at the bottom of the page.
The “RosterResource” link will take you to the corresponding team’s RosterResource depth chart, which will give you a better picture of the full bullpen and results of the previous six days (pitch count, save, hold, win, loss, blown save.)
Click HERE to view the full Closer Depth Chart.
I started this in early-September last year and it seemed to be useful so it’s time to bring back the Daily SP Chart!
The chart will include their performance over the last five starts, their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness, and then my start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues. 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.
Let’s go secure some titles!
How can you not be romantic about baseball?
Last inning, Willson Contreras was in the dugout going over Christopher Morel's swing with him and helping him make adjustments. Watch Willson's reaction to Morel after he homered in the next at-bat. 😂❤️
(📸: @WatchMarquee) pic.twitter.com/bs4KYtv7WJ
— Cubs Zone (@CubsZone) August 31, 2022
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While the NFBC Main Event garners most of the attention, there are a handful of leagues with even a larger entry fee ($2.5K to $15K). They get originally named “High Stakes Leagues” and this year there are nine of them. With so much money on the line, these fantasy managers are going to try to gain any advantage. Most of the time, these managers will be a week or two ahead of everyone else on their adds. Here are the players and some information on the ones added in five or more of these leagues: Read the rest of this entry »
Tough time to be a Giants fan when the team can’t even manage to pay the power bill on time:
https://twitter.com/irapolis/status/1564450468599930880?s=20&t=6J_rwuhMpXb1JE3EgoP9ZQ
I started this in early-September last year and it seemed to be useful so it’s time to bring back the Daily SP Chart!
The chart will include their performance over the last five starts, their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness, and then my start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues. 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.
Let’s go secure some titles!
The season has begun and we are back with Throwing Heat! For those who didn’t read these articles last season, this weekly article focuses on pitchers who are pitching well. When we are further into the season it will be based on a pitcher’s previous three starts but for now, it will just be their most recent starts.
This article’s beauty is that it highlights all types of pitchers from the best in the league to pitchers who are barely rostered. If someone is on a hot streak they will be in this article. I will also tell you if the hot streak is legit or if it appears to be a facade. I hope you enjoy it!
