Starting Pitcher Chart – April 30th, 2025
by Paul Sporer
April 30, 2025
Daily SP Chart archive
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 30, 2025
| RK | PITCHER | GAME | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | 2025 wOBA RK | NOTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael King | SDP v SFG | x | x | x | 33 | 2.18 | 1.06 | 21% | 18th | |
| 2 | Chris Sale | ATL at COL | x | x | x | 28 | 5.40 | 1.59 | 20% | 22nd | |
| 3 | Drew Rasmussen | TBR v KCR | x | x | x | 25 | 2.10 | 0.90 | 22% | 29th | |
| 4 | Cristopher Sánchez | PHI v WSN | x | x | x | 26 | 3.42 | 1.29 | 22% | 26th | Cleared to start after the forearm scare so I’m rolling with him, all eyes will be on him for sure |
| 5 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX v ATH | x | x | x | 36 | 2.21 | 0.74 | 25% | 16th | Quietly blazing hot as one of the best SPs of the yr so far; deserves better than his 2-2 record |
| 6 | Pablo López | MIN at CLE | x | x | x | 21 | 2.08 | 1.11 | 18% | 21st | Sharp in his return from the IL instilling confidence to get him back in the lineup |
| 7 | Corbin Burnes | ARI at NYM | x | x | x | 26 | 4.05 | 1.35 | 11% | 14th | 8 Ks last time out was nice and 2 UER made it a pretty sharp outing overall; not outta the woods w/our concerns by any stretch, but I’m still not sitting him anywhere, it just feels too reactionary in any formats |
| 8 | Tobias Myers | MIL at CHW | x | x | x | 4 | 4.50 | 2.00 | -10% | 28th | More BB (4) than Ks (2) in season debut, but just 2 ER in 4 IP at SFG; much easier matchup gives him a shot to get in a groove as he works his way back |
| 9 | Jackson Jobe | DET at HOU | x | x | x | 20 | 2.70 | 1.20 | 5% | 25th | More style than substance as his 1.20 WHIP and 5% K-BB don’t fully back his 2.70, but just let me have this! Worth noting his 112 STF+ tied for 5th highest (min. 20 IP), still has plenty of upside to turn into a must-start eveywhere |
| 10 | Matthew Boyd | CHC at PIT | x | x | x | 28 | 2.54 | 1.38 | 11% | 23rd | 3 UER salvaged his trip to LAD and he finally has his first favorable start after an insane start to the season: at ARI, SDP, at LAD, at SDP, LAD… WHIP is running too high for a 20% K but I’m not passing up this start |
| 11 | Shane Smith | CHW v MIL | x | x | 27 | 2.30 | 0.95 | 12% | 9th | 12% SwStr hints that his 20% K could jump, but the lack of a true out pitch kind of explains the disconnect for me; that & the non-existent W potential do undercut his upside so he’s more of a solid 4th-6th SP for deep lgers | |
| 12 | Tony Gonsolin | LAD v MIA | x | x | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 22nd | Moved from Tues: Perfect first matchup, but he may not get 5 IP as we know LAD will play it safe w/him | |
| 13 | Landen Roupp | SFG at SDP | x | x | 25 | 4.56 | 1.52 | 18% | 19th | Not off him after his first true dud of the yr (at PHI was 5 IP/4 ER, but 8 Ks so not a dud to me); needs to shave down that .368 BABIP and while low EV does not guarantee BABIP success, it doesn’t hurt espec. w/a good 18% K-BB and his is 2nd-lowest at 86.1 (Skubal, 85.2) | |
| 14 | Jake Irvin | WSN at PHI | x | 36 | 3.19 | 1.01 | 16% | 17th | Just 3 ER in 20.7 IP over his L3 after a 5.63 ERA in his F3 | ||
| 15 | Luis L. Ortiz | CLE v MIN | x | 25 | 5.96 | 1.56 | 15% | 20th | Pure matchup play and this isn’t a bad one as MIN is about half a lineup right now | ||
| 16 | Tyler Anderson | LAA at SEA | x | 27 | 2.60 | 1.05 | 9% | 14th | SEA hitting pretty well this year, but muuuch better vR so I don’t hate a stream of Anderson in T-Mobile | ||
| 17 | Luis Severino | ATH at TEX | x | 38 | 3.49 | 1.09 | 11% | 26th | Feels a bit like smoke & mirrors driving the success here that could get rough if/when the .232 BABIP regresses… be careful | ||
| 18 | Lucas Giolito | BOS at TOR | x | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 30th | Returning from IL to a good matchup, but I’d scoop him up even if you don’t use him here bc he has a 2-step next wk | ||
| 19 | Andrew Abbott | CIN v STL | 15 | 3.60 | 1.13 | 20% | 9th | ||||
| 20 | Steven Matz | STL at CIN | 20 | 1.80 | 0.90 | 14% | 13th | ||||
| 21 | Chase Dollander | COL v ATL | 19 | 7.91 | 1.71 | 16% | 10th | A rookie SP on the Rockies struggling? Shocker. Love the raw talent, but not the easist start | |||
| 22 | Emerson Hancock | SEA v LAA | 11 | 7.71 | 1.71 | 15% | 23rd | ||||
| 23 | Noah Cameron | KCR at TBR | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 24th | Lorenzen moved up to Tuesday, Ragans skipped, and Cameron debuting… very interesting prospect, but not running him in this park for his MLB debut; keep tabs on him for sure | |||
| 24 | AJ Blubaugh | HOU v DET | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 15th | Wesneski getting some extra rest & now sets up for a CHW start so that’s awesome; Blubaugh could start here but not startable anywhere | |||
| 25 | Cade Povich | BAL v NYY | 25 | 5.04 | 1.72 | 12% | 1st | Moved from Tues. to Wed. — Rebounded nicely from his dud v. CIN, but this is obviously nowhere near a must-start espec. in this matchup | |||
| 26 | Carmen Mlodzinski | PIT v CHC | 22 | 6.95 | 1.82 | 9% | 7th | ||||
| 27 | Carlos Carrasco | NYY at BAL | 25 | 5.26 | 1.36 | 7% | 5th | ||||
| 28 | Brandon Waddell | NYM v ARI | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 1st | 30-yr old returning from KBO after a nice season, but def not starting him anywhere | |||
| 29 | Casey Lawrence | TOR v BOS | 10 | 3.60 | 1.50 | 7% | 12th | ||||
| 30 | Cal Quantrill | MIA at LAD | 23 | 7.83 | 1.78 | 4% | 6th |
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues
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abbott getting pushed and chase petty getting called up https://www.redlegnation.com/2025/04/29/cincinnati-reds-to-call-up-chase-petty-for-his-mlb-debut/
ooh that’s exciting!