Starting Pitcher Chart – April 2nd, 2024
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The chart includes their last season performance until we get some actual data for this year, their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness from last year (and then I’ll add the last 30 days outlook next month), my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues, and then a note about them (notes will be more statistical-based once we get some sample to work with). 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.
RK | PITCHER | GAME | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | wOBA RK Season | NOTE |
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1 | LAD v SFG | x | x | x | 120 | 3.53 | 1.08 | 26% | 28th | Let’s see if dials up the Ks in his 3rd start of the season | |
2 | Luis Castillo | SEA v CLE | x | x | x | 197 | 3.34 | 1.10 | 20% | 22nd | Looking to rebound after a meh season debut |
3 | Shane Bieber | CLE at SEA | x | x | x | 128 | 3.80 | 1.23 | 14% | 14th | Could be a helluva pitcher’s duel between these two |
4 | Framber Valdez | HOU v TOR | x | x | x | 198 | 3.45 | 1.13 | 18% | 11th | Uncharacteristic 6 BB was reminiscent of 2018-19 Framber (14% BB) |
5 | Yu Darvish | SDP v STL | x | x | x | 136 | 4.56 | 1.30 | 17% | 9th | Bounced back beautifully off bumpy debut in Korea |
6 | Logan Webb | SFG at LAD | x | x | x | 216 | 3.25 | 1.07 | 19% | 2nd | Tough matchup but no chance I’m sitting Webb anywhere |
7 | Zac Gallen | ARI v NYY | x | x | x | 210 | 3.47 | 1.12 | 20% | 27th | NYY offense looks sharp early on, but we obviously ride w/the Milkman |
8 | Zach Eflin | TBR v TEX | x | x | x | 177 | 3.50 | 1.02 | 23% | 3rd | Tough follow-up to the opening dud, but he’s a rotation mainstay for now |
9 | Jesús Luzardo | MIA v LAA | x | x | x | 178 | 3.58 | 1.21 | 21% | 15th | Might have to go 9 IP to get a W given how poorly the pen has pitched thus far |
10 | Brayan Bello | BOS at OAK | x | x | x | 157 | 4.24 | 1.34 | 13% | 29th | Maybe this matchup can spur some Ks; should be a solid outing even if not |
11 | Casey Mize | DET at NYM | x | x | x | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 16th | Rode a big spring into a rotation spot and gets a soft landing in his 1st reg. season start since 4/14/22 |
12 | Louie Varland | MIN at MIL | x | x | x | 68 | 4.63 | 1.22 | 19% | 24th | Standard Twins profile w/strong K%, great BB%, and HR issues |
13 | Reynaldo López | ATL at CHW | x | x | x | 66 | 3.27 | 1.27 | 18% | 30th | Great spot against his former team to kick off his return from the rotation |
14 | José Berríos | TOR at HOU | x | x | x | 189 | 3.65 | 1.19 | 17% | 7th | Understand passing in shallower formats, but I’m a long-time Berríos fan so I’m rolling him |
15 | Cole Irvin | BAL v KCR | x | x | x | 77 | 4.42 | 1.28 | 14% | 26th | Lighter matchups at home are exactly when we roll w/Irvin |
16 | Nestor Cortes | NYY at ARI | x | x | 63 | 4.97 | 1.25 | 18% | 13th | Not a muststart in shallower lgs, but at least a Team Streamer | |
17 | Tyler Anderson | LAA at MIA | x | x | 141 | 5.43 | 1.49 | 9% | 21st | Impressive ST #s (28% K, 4% BB, 28% SwStr); can he hold some of those gains? | |
18 | Adrian Houser | NYM v DET | x | x | 111 | 4.12 | 1.39 | 13% | 22nd | DET fast start has not been offensively driven so this is streamable for sure | |
19 | Javier Assad | CHC v COL | x | 109 | 3.05 | 1.23 | 12% | 26th | Classic Rockie Road (shouts to Nick Pollack) stream option | ||
20 | Miles Mikolas | STL at SDP | x | 201 | 4.78 | 1.32 | 11% | 18th | Another tough draw after LAD to open & lack of Ks makes him a tough stream | ||
21 | Alec Marsh | KCR at BAL | x | 74 | 5.69 | 1.56 | 13% | 17th | After a nice ST, I’m open to gamble in weekly lgs to get the v. CHW on the wknd | ||
22 | Spencer Turnbull | PHI v CIN | 31 | 7.26 | 1.68 | 6% | 12th | On my watchlist, but CIN too scary for me | |||
23 | Graham Ashcraft | CIN at PHI | 145 | 4.76 | 1.37 | 9% | 8th | I need to see something before jumping on this rollercoaster again | |||
24 | Garrett Crochet | CHW v ATL | 12 | 3.55 | 1.97 | -2% | 1st | Can’t start him v ATL, but he’ll likely become an all formats consideration if he stands tall here | |||
25 | Andrew Heaney | TEX at TBR | 86 | 3.87 | 1.29 | 20% | 5th | On my watchlist but even next wk’s 2-step is scary (at CIN/at BAL) | |||
26 | Alex Wood | OAK v BOS | 147 | 4.15 | 1.38 | 14% | 4th | Standard streamer and I’d rather find a better spot (gets v HOU/at HOU next wk… yikes!) | |||
27 | Jakob Junis | MIL v MIN | 97 | 4.33 | 1.43 | 7% | 8th | Might find some streaming spots at home, but this isn’t it | |||
28 | Kyle Freeland | COL at CHC | 155 | 5.03 | 1.47 | 8% | 12th | Free? Oh you’ll pay if you start him! |
Crochet standing tall. I don’t think we have to worry about that. Lol
loooool true, he’s a lankster like myself!