Starting Pitcher Chart – April 30th, 2025

April 30, 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 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