Starting Pitcher Chart – April 15th, 2024

by Paul Sporer

April 14, 2024

Pitchers drafted in 150-250 range in the Main Event that I’m really looking to hold through this early storm:

You can find that ADP here and then select Main Event. I think I want at least 5-6 starts before moving off this group if I bought in on them at the draft table. League size and who is available of course plays a role as these are mostly for 12s or more.

Starter Notes April 15, 2024

RK	PITCHER	GAME	10	12	15+	IP	ERA	WHIP	K-BB	wOBA RK L30/Season	NOTE
1	Tyler Glasnow	LAD v WSN	x	x	x	120	3.53	1.08	26%	8th	I so badly want to see a full season of this, pleeeease stay healthy!
2	George Kirby	SEA v CIN	x	x	x	190	3.35	1.04	20%	14th	It’s undoubtedly been brutal these last 2 and yet I just can’t take him out
3	Sonny Gray	STL at OAK	x	x	x	184	2.79	1.15	17%	29th	Great tune-up to open his season as he needed just 64 pitches for 5 IP
4	Zach Eflin	TBR v LAA	x	x	x	177	3.50	1.02	23%	23rd	2 duds and a gem so far; I’m not concerned at all
5	Aaron Nola	PHI v COL	x	x	x	193	4.46	1.15	20%	5th	2 ER over his last 11.7 IP is nice, but still just 7 K and 7 BB
6	Kutter Crawford	BOS v CLE	x	x	x	129	4.04	1.11	19%	16th	Dodging trouble of his 13% BB rate thanks to a .189 BABIP/88% LOB; hopefully BB% regresses before the other 2
7	Joe Musgrove	SDP at MIL	x	x	x	97	3.05	1.14	19%	2nd	Was hoping the STL gem would be the start of something, but CHC hit him for 4 ER in 4 IP
8	Seth Lugo	KCR at CHW	x	x	x	146	3.57	1.20	17%	26th	Results have withstood K% and velo dips so he’s hard to pull out of lineup
9	Merrill Kelly 켈리	ARI v CHC	x	x	x	177	3.29	1.19	16%	12th	Off to another strong start
10	Kyle Harrison	SFG at MIA	x	x	x	34	4.15	1.15	16%	30th	2 gems and the 1 dud is at LAD which is excusable since he should’ve been sitting anyway
11	Chris Bassitt	TOR v NYY	x	x	x	200	3.60	1.18	15%	7th	Better last time out except the 4 BB which has been part of an uncharacteristic 12% BB
12	Luis Gil	NYY at TOR		x	x	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	24th	Cost himself a bit last time w/pitch count run up by 4 BB resulting in just 4.3 IP
13	Frankie Montas	CIN at SEA		x	x	1	0.00	2.25	0%	30th	Hit a bit v. MIL, but just 1 HR in 3 starts is encouraging (6% HR/FB will regress)
14	Louie Varland	MIN at BAL		x	x	68	4.63	1.22	19%	10th	Still bought in and think this 2-step could get him on track (v. DET this wknd)
15	Joe Ross	MIL v SDP			x	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	11th	I feel like he could be sneaky deece for mixed leagues
16	Martín Pérez	PIT at NYM			x	141	4.45	1.40	7%	1st	We saw his run-hot last an entire season in 2022 so I can see some deep lg stream appeal
17	Reese Olson	DET v TEX			x	103	3.99	1.12	17%	4th	Tough matchup, but I’d roll w/him in weekly lineup lgs to get the 2-step (at MIN this wknd)
18	Michael Lorenzen	TEX at DET			x	153	4.18	1.21	10%	25th	Great matchup, but what’s he going to bring in this debut? Temper expectations.
19	Ben Brown	CHC at ARI				#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	15th	1 of 3 notable prospects I’m keeping tabs on, but not starting today
20	Adrian Houser	NYM v PIT				111	4.12	1.39	13%	13th	PIT isn’t 1 to pick on right now and at LAD looms this wknd
21	Patrick Sandoval	LAA at TBR				144	4.11	1.51	8%	22nd	I’ve always liked him, but at TBR/at CIN is a difficult 2-step
22	Cole Irvin	BAL v MIN				77	4.42	1.28	14%	23rd	Hasn’t looked great and I’m not really looking forward to MIN/at KCR this wk
23	A.J. Puk	MIA v SFG				56	3.97	1.18	27%	9th	Only 1 ER at NYY, but still 5 BB… my confidence is non-existent
24	Ross Stripling	OAK v STL				89	5.36	1.35	14%	22nd	I miiight run this in 18+ teamers for the 2-step (at CLE this wknd)
25	Xzavion Curry	CLE at BOS				95	4.07	1.35	9%	21st	No thanks
26	Cal Quantrill	COL at PHI				99	5.24	1.46	5%	27th	Alllways a big risk for the blowup start
27	Nick Nastrini	CHW v KCR				#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	9th	Intriguing prospect, but I wanna see something before diving in + KCR is scary these days!
28	Patrick Corbin	WSN at LAD				180	5.20	1.48	8%	11th	And he gets HOU this weekend!
29	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU v ATL				#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	1st	Interesting prospect drew white-hot KCR for his debut and now ATL… rough!
30	Darius Vines	ATL at HOU				20	3.98	1.08	8%	6th	Nope

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