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.

Hit me with any questions in the comments!

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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.

Hit me with any questions in the comments!

Ober in for Ryan, obviously not nearly as interested and consider him really just a Hail Mary option in a decent matchup

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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.

Board tonight, comments in the morning! (Fixed that date error)

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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.

Board tonight, comments in the morning!

• Pleeeeease let Skubes be great today, my Tigers need it sooo badly!
• Webb survived his 2x v. LAD w/1 up, 1 down and has closed the season w/a solid 3.00 ERA/1.25 WHIP in 10 starts (60 IP)
• Ragans only went 3.7 in his return from the IL with 62 pitches… he should get more this time out (75-80) which should be enough to at least get 5 IP… that said, I overranked him and underranked Horton so just consider them flipped
• Ohtani now has 5 IP in 2 of his L3 and he was still great in 3.7 IP at BAL in between the two 5 IP outings so I’m OK running him anywhere
• Gav Williams now has a 2.48 ERA over his L19 starts, dating back to June 1st; the skills were wobbly early in the run with a 5% K-BB casting a shadow over his 3.05 ERA in first 8 starts, but over his L11 he’s up to a solid 16% K-BB
• I didn’t give Pepiot enough consideration last night and ranked him based on his season not hist recent stretch… he sputtered after some time off and with the Rays fully out of it, they could keep limiting Pep this week so I slashed an “x” and I consider him just below Giolito now
• Miller is a little scary for sure, but you can’t pass on a COL start outside of Coors with a competent pitcher
• Oviedo does have 3 BB in each of his L4 outings so there’s blowup risk here if he does it again and someone finally takes advantage (just 8 ER despite 1.55 WHIP)
• The 1-x guys are so scary in this final week… there’s real upside with all of them, but season-ending downside, too

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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.

It’s a very short slate with just 3 games as this seems to be a designated makeup day where they would’ve slotted games canceled over the summer.

Not much by way of decision-making or potential streaming except maybe some shallow spots where JV or McGreevy are available.

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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.

The penultimate weekend of the season!! Sorry I missed Friday’s board, hope you navigated well in my absence.

This weekend plus one more week is all we have, let’s finish strong!

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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.

Board tonight, comments in the morning! (Yes, I’m going back to the well on Tong even after the nightmare v. TEX)

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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.

Board tonight, comments in the morning!

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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.

I fell asleep before 10pm for maybe only the 2nd or 3rd time of the baseball season! Let’s take a look at Tuesday’s board:

• There was a version of this board up for about 2 minutes that had Eury as 3-x. I’ve moved him down as I definitely don’t trust him in all formats going into Coors.
• Abbott has been wobbly down the stretch (4.40 ERA/1.26 WHIP in L30) and I’ve had some skepticism about him all year so I’m not terribly surprised by the downturn, but he was brilliant last time out in SDP to hopefully assuage some concerns that were building.
• Ohtani was right back down to 3.7 IP last time out and he’s just not a bankable 5 IP having done it exactly once this year and now gets a brutally difficult matchup so I’m not sure I’m looking to start him in many spots
• Clay Holmes is starting, but Manaea is following and while he hasn’t been terribly good at all this year, following does put him in a better spot to steal a win even if it’s only 3-4 good innings so I don’t mind the risk in some spots.
• Let’s be careful with Pepiot… seems to be wearing down in the stretch run here and gets a tough matchup so while I’m still a mega-fan of the talent, he’s not a must-start here.

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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.

Board tonight, comments in the morning!

• Rodón and Suárez are the only real studs today and Suárez gets stuck facing LAD… still running him everywhere, of course
• Littell walks a tightrope with the excellent 4% BB% and putrid 1.8 HR9; his last 2 starts crystallize the range of outcomes w/this skillset — 4.3 IP/5 ER/4 HR v. TOR | 6 IP/2 ER/0 HR at SDP
• Taillon was OK off the IL (4.3 IP/2 ER) and gets a trip back to his old stomping grounds where he should be able to put himself in line for a Win
• Bradish has been fantastic in 3 starts since returning from injury with skills to back it up, though 2 of his L3 starts will be v. and at NYY
• Gallen had been rolling with a 2.20 ERA/1.05 WHIP in his L7 (6 QS) but suffered through a rough 1st inning at SFG (3 ER) to interrupt the run… allowed just 2 ER over his final 5.7 IP of that SFG start so I’m not letting the 5 ER outing deter and in fact, I’m adding a 10-team reco for him and probably prefer him to Strider in a 1 v. 1
• Ashcraft and Sheehan are two rising young arms that I like a good bit, but these are some tough matchups to navigate so they aren’t must starts
• Alexander is running a 2.20 ERA/0.98 WHIP so I might’ve undersold him a bit. I knew he was doing well, but didn’t know it was that well. I’ve added an “x” and I’d start him over Leiter. I still prefer the Ashcraft/Sheehan duo over him as I believe in their stuff more
• Can’t wait to watch Yesavage’s debut tonight… and if Boyle’s on, it could be a great matchup!

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