Starting Pitcher Chart – July 3rd, 2024
by Paul Sporer
July 3, 2024
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Starting Pitcher Chart – July 1st, 2024
by Paul Sporer
July 1, 2024
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The updated rankings are done! They will be live Monday. Sorry for the delay that led to no official June update. I’ll update again after the Trade Deadline.
We also have our shortest slate of the season so far with just 3 games, too, so I decided to put the 2-start chart here instead of splitting the posts. I usually split if the Monday chart is taking a while and I need to get to bed, but obviously a 6-man board doesn’t take much time. Start Gore & Brown, maaaaybe consider Peterson in some spots and stay away from the other 3! That said, I will still give you the chart with the info so you can make you own decisions. Maybe you’re hoping for a cheap win from Wilson in Coors since Milwaukee is so good. I have an unreasonable soft spot for him and even I’m not really giving him any consideration.
Speaking of the 2-start board, sorry for no podcast talking through the group with Justin on a Friday pod. He was a bit under the weather and I had the Fireside Chat podcast ready to share with y’all anyway so it was an easy fill-in instead of posting it on Saturday.
The top 10 are all ranked in the Top 55 of the upcoming rankings, but then just one other in the Top 75 so it’s kind of a studs and duds week. There are some streamable candidates including my boy Wesneski. I was big on him last year and unfortunately he blew up in our faces as the HRs were just too much (2.0 HR9). They aren’t gone (1.6), but I like the 15% K-BB rate. Philly is scary, the Angels are not.
Soriano is slated to return on Tuesday and would set up for a pair. Hopefully the abdomen infection is cleared up and he’s ready to pick up where he left off. He’s been one of the better waiver pickups this season.
2-Start Board for Wk of July 1st
| RANK | TYPE | PITCHER | MATCHUPS | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB |
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| 1 | 1 | Tarik Skubal | at MIN/at CIN | 97 | 2.32 | 0.94 | 24% |
| 2 | 1 | George Kirby | BAL/TOR | 99.1 | 3.35 | 0.97 | 22% |
| 3 | 1 | Dylan Cease | at TEX/ARI | 98.1 | 3.84 | 1.06 | 24% |
| 4 | 1 | Luis Gil | CIN/BOS | 85.2 | 3.15 | 1.12 | 15% |
| 5 | 1 | MacKenzie Gore | NYM/STL | 85 | 3.60 | 1.39 | 19% |
| 6 | 2 | Reynaldo López | SFG/PHI | 79.1 | 1.70 | 1.11 | 17% |
| 7 | 2 | Kutter Crawford | at MIA/at NYY | 94 | 3.54 | 1.15 | 17% |
| 8 | 2 | Mitch Keller | STL/NYM | 98.1 | 3.20 | 1.22 | 15% |
| 9 | 2 | Hunter Brown | at TOR/at MIN | 80.1 | 4.37 | 1.37 | 17% |
| 10 | 2 | Nathan Eovaldi | SDP/TBR | 73 | 3.45 | 1.16 | 16% |
| 11 | 3 | Zack Littell | at KCR/at TEX | 86.1 | 4.17 | 1.36 | 18% |
| 12 | 3 | Simeon Woods Richardson | DET/HOU | 66 | 3.41 | 1.14 | 14% |
| 13 | 4 | Brady Singer | TBR/at COL | 89.1 | 3.12 | 1.18 | 16% |
| 14 | 4 | Kyle Gibson | at PIT/at WSN | 87.2 | 3.70 | 1.24 | 11% |
| 15 | 4 | Hayden Wesneski | PHI/LAA | 45 | 3.60 | 1.16 | 15% |
| 16 | 4 | José Soriano | at OAK/at CHC | 72.1 | 3.48 | 1.18 | 11% |
| 17 | 4 | Mitch Spence | LAA/BAL | 68.1 | 4.35 | 1.24 | 14% |
| 18 | 4 | Sean Manaea | at WSN/at PIT | 76.1 | 3.89 | 1.30 | 13% |
| 19 | 4 | Spencer Arrighetti | at TOR/at MIN | 65 | 5.68 | 1.60 | 13% |
| 20 | 4 | David Peterson | at WSN/at PIT | 27 | 3.67 | 1.48 | 6% |
| 21 | 5 | Michael Mercado | at CHC/at ATL | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 33% |
| 22 | 5 | Hayden Birdsong | at ATL/at CLE | 4.2 | 5.79 | 1.93 | 9% |
| 23 | 5 | Chris Flexen | at CLE/at MIA | 79 | 5.13 | 1.41 | 8% |
| 24 | 5 | Valente Bellozo | BOS/CHW | 5 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 11% |
| 25 | 5 | Graham Ashcraft | at NYY/DET | 67.2 | 5.45 | 1.49 | 10% |
| 26 | 6 | Austin Gomber | MIL/KCR | 81.2 | 4.63 | 1.31 | 9% |
| 27 | 6 | Bryse Wilson | at COL/at LAD | 74 | 3.89 | 1.23 | 11% |
| 28 | 6 | Ryne Nelson | at LAD/at SDP | 68 | 5.69 | 1.57 | 9% |
| 29 | 6 | Ryan Feltner | MIL/KCR | 86.2 | 5.82 | 1.45 | 14% |
| 30 | 6 | Carlos Carrasco | CHW/SFG | 70 | 5.27 | 1.40 | 10% |
| 31 | 6 | Yariel Rodríguez | HOU/at SEA | 17.2 | 5.60 | 1.87 | 6% |
| 900 | 6 | Dallas Keuchel | at COL/at LAD | 4 | 11.25 | 2.25 | 14% |
TYPE Key:
1 – Auto-Start | 2 – All Formats | 3 – Most Formats |
4 – Some Formats | 5 – YOLO | 6 – Hard Pass
1 – Auto-Start | 2 – All Formats | 3 – Most Formats |
4 – Some Formats | 5 – YOLO | 6 – Hard Pass
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues
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Starting Pitcher Chart – June 27th, 2024
by Paul Sporer
June 26, 2024
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The whole 1-x group lost an x on matchup alone. Berríos and Monty are at least home, but Gray and Rogers get their tough matchups on the road. I really don’t mind skipping any of those. Just be careful! Wacha escaped that group by being hot right now. His 2.87 ERA and 0.86 WHIP are definitely the best of that group over the last month: Rogers 3.03, Berríos 4.17, Gray 6.28, Monty 6.59. Wacha also has an 18% K-BB rate in that time and Gray is only other one to top 10%.
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Starting Pitcher Chart – June 26th, 2024
by Paul Sporer
June 25, 2024
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I know I said full comments back today, but I’m just not sure the first 9 needed any commentary. Of course if you have questions on any of them, I’ll gladly discuss them in the comments!
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Starting Pitcher Chart – June 25th, 2024
by Paul Sporer
June 25, 2024
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Full comments return for Wednesday’s slate, let me know if you have any questions about Tuesday’s pitchers in the comments!
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2-Start Chart for the Week of June 24th
by Paul Sporer
June 24, 2024
We’ve got a deep board to work with, adding 14 more names than last week’s 28. It’s not just a bunch of no-names, either, there are some real opportunities. There is definitely some risk, too, that’s always going to happen when you’re 2-start streaming, but at least it’s more than just a hope and a wish with the majority of the list.
Starting Pitcher Chart – June 24th, 2024
by Paul Sporer
June 24, 2024
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2-start chart in the morning! (live now)
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Starting Pitcher Chart – June 21st, 2024
by Paul Sporer
June 20, 2024
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A lot of tough matchups for the streamer-worthy options could lead to some high scores on Friday night.
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Starting Pitcher Chart – June 20th, 2024
by Paul Sporer
June 19, 2024
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There isn’t a ton to choose from outside of the obvious starts. I’m struggling to even find some good YOLO options among the 0-x guys… hell, I’m not even SUPER confident in Wilson & Allen in their respective recommendation windows. Take it easy on Thursday!
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Starting Pitcher Chart – June 19th, 2024
by Paul Sporer
June 18, 2024
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OK Jonathan Cannon, I wasn’t familiar with your game! He came an out shy of the shutout v. HOU, allowing just 7 hits and a walk with 4 Ks. Pablo López now has to rally at OAK this weekend after 4 IP/5 ER v. TBR. Shockingly Aaron Civale didn’t allow any HRs, but it didn’t drive any success as he couldn’t finish 4 IP. I sold Bailey Falter a bit short after back-to-back 4 IP outings. I didn’t give him enough credit for the excellent May (2.23 ERA in 5 starts), especially with a good matchup at home. With modest Ks, he will always need the contact to find gloves, but he’s gaining some deep league streamer viability.
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