Starting Pitcher Chart – April 21st, 2025

April 21, 2025

The chart includes their performance for 2025 (I changed over from 2024 #s on April 15th — a little earlier than last yr), their opponent’s wOBA rank versus the pitcher’s handedness from this year so far (this changed as of April 14th which is still a pretty small sample, but we can start attacking some cold lineups or be more careful with those performing well 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 basically a 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 value focusing on roto.

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Starter Notes April 21, 2025

RK	PITCHER	GAME	10	12	15+	IP	ERA	WHIP	K-BB	2025 wOBA RK	NOTE
1	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL v STL	x	x	x	24	2.55	0.85	18%	12th
2	Hunter Brown	HOU v TOR	x	x	x	24	1.50	0.83	20%	24th
3	Nick Lodolo	CIN at MIA	x	x	x	23	2.31	0.81	13%	7th
4	Aaron Nola	PHI at NYM	x	x	x	21	6.65	1.66	16%	21st
5	Max Meyer	MIA v CIN	x	x	x	24	2.63	1.13	20%	19th
6	Jack Flaherty	DET v SDP	x	x	x	21	2.53	1.08	18%	2nd
7	Gavin Williams	CLE v NYY		x	x	19	4.58	1.32	10%	4th	Williams was nowhere near his best but the bulk of the 5 ER came from a Holliday grand slam, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t count or anything, but rather to point out he wasn’t beaten around all night; allowed 2 H/1 ER in the 4.7 IP after GS, totaling 6.7 IP for the start; I’m sticking w/him for another 5-6 starts
8	Robbie Ray	SFG v MIL		x	x	19	4.19	1.55	7%	26th	5, 4, 5 BB in his L3 but hasn’t paid the full toll for his 1.55 WHIP; running the 2-strep this wk and v. COL next, but need to see something in these next 3 or else it might be time to move on in shallower formats
9	Tylor Megill	NYM v PHI		x	x	19	1.40	1.34	15%	14th	No world where that ERA isn’t set to rise w/a WHIP that high, but showing enough to start confidently in a lot of spots… can afford to be more cautious in 10s
10	Kevin Gausman	TOR at HOU		x	x	25	2.49	0.71	19%	25th	He’s not all the way back w/a 3% BB and .172 BABIP shouldering the load of this success as his 22% K and 1.4 HR9 are both still bad; at NYY on the wknd make this a dodgy 2-step even w/HOU hitting poorly
11	Clarke Schmidt	NYY at CLE		x	x	5	4.76	1.06	0%	16th	Solid season debut leads into a very playable 2-step w/TOR on the wknd
12	Quinn Priester	MIL at SFG		x	x	10	0.90	1.20	8%	10th	Modest skills/great results is a profile to treat cautiously, but I’m eager to see where this 2-step goes (at STL this wknd)
13	Walker Buehler	BOS v CHW		x	x	20	5.23	1.26	14%	29th	Just 3 ER in his L2, but I remain entirely skeptical here and my interest is purely matchup driven here… be careful
14	Randy Vásquez	SDP at DET				20	1.74	1.35	-7%	9th
15	Jonathan Cannon	CHW at BOS				18	4.42	1.53	8%	15th
16	Erick Fedde	STL at ATL				21	3.43	1.14	-1%	18th

Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues

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2-Start Board

2-Start Chart for the Week of Apr. 21st

RANK	PITCHER	TYPE	MATCHUPS	IP	ERA	WHIP	K-BB	Pitch+
1	Spencer Schwellenbach	1	STL/at ARI	24.2	2.55	0.85	18%	106
2	Bryce Miller	1	at BOS/MIA	21	3.43	1.33	13%	89
3	Hunter Brown	1	TOR/at KCR	24	1.50	0.83	20%	104
4	Aaron Nola	1	at NYM/at CHC	21.2	6.65	1.66	16%	106
5	Kris Bubic	2	COL/HOU	24	1.88	1.21	17%	99
6	Max Meyer	2	CIN/at SEA	24	2.63	1.13	20%	112
7	Nick Lodolo	2	at MIA/at COL	23.1	2.31	0.81	13%	107
8	Kevin Gausman	3	at HOU/at NYY	25.1	2.49	0.71	19%	111
9	Tylor Megill	3	PHI/at WAS	19.1	1.40	1.34	15%	97
10	Gavin Williams	3	NYY/BOS	19.2	4.58	1.32	10%	90
11	José Soriano	3	PIT/at MIN	25.2	3.16	1.25	10%	113
12	Clarke Schmidt	3	at CLE/TOR	5.2	4.76	1.06	0%	115
13	Robbie Ray	3	MIL/TEX	19.1	4.19	1.55	7%	79
14	Brandon Pfaadt	3	TBR/ATL	23.2	3.04	1.10	14%	106
15	Osvaldo Bido	4	TEX/CHW	20.2	2.61	1.45	8%	98
16	Mitchell Parker	4	BAL/NYM	24.1	1.85	1.11	7%	104
17	Jose Quintana	4	at SFG/at STL	12.2	0.71	0.87	7%	114
18	Quinn Priester	4	at SFG/at STL	10	0.90	1.20	8%	101
19	Zack Littell	5	at ARI/at SDP	23	5.48	1.26	14%	108
20	Walker Buehler	5	CHW/at CLE	20.2	5.23	1.26	14%	94
21	Jordan Hicks	5	MIL/TEX	22.1	6.04	1.39	9%	95
22	Brayan Bello	5	SEA/at CLE	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A
23	Ryan Feltner	5	at KCR/CIN	18.2	4.82	1.61	8%	92
24	Randy Vásquez	5	at DET/TBR	20.2	1.74	1.35	-7%	93
25	Dean Kremer	6	at WAS/at DET	19.2	6.41	1.47	10%	99
26	Jonathan Cannon	6	at BOS/at ATH	18.1	4.42	1.53	8%	98
27	Bailey Falter	6	at LAA/at LAD	22	4.91	1.18	9%	99

Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues