Starting Pitcher Chart – August 10th
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The chart includes their season performance, their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness over the last 30 days, 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 risky 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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| RK | PITCHER | TM | OPP | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | wOBA RK | NOTE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenta Maeda | MIN | at | DET | x | x | x | 59.2 | 4.22 | 1.16 | 23% | 28th | Is Maeda getting enough attention for absolutely cooking since his IL return? 2.47 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 26% K-BB in 44 IP |
| 2 | Clayton Kershaw | LAD | COL | x | x | x | 95.1 | 2.55 | 1.05 | 21% | 17th | He’s back from the IL and I’m putting him right back in the rotation | |
| 3 | Hunter Brown | HOU | at | BAL | x | x | x | 117.1 | 4.07 | 1.29 | 19% | 13th | Dialed in with 3 straight starts of 6 IP/2 ER/4 Ks, including Ws in the last 2 |
| 4 | Aaron Nola | PHI | WSN | x | x | x | 143.1 | 4.58 | 1.14 | 19% | 18th | Tough to drop back-to-back starts at PIT and v. KC (10 ER in 10 IP), but he’s still a lineup staple | |
| 5 | James Paxton | BOS | KCR | x | x | x | 75 | 3.60 | 1.15 | 20% | 21st | Modest outing v. TOR doesn’t deter me, I’m still riding with him everywhere | |
| 6 | Zack Littell | TBR | STL | x | x | x | 35.2 | 4.04 | 1.35 | 16% | 7th | I’m picking him up even if I’m not starting this one bc another gem will skyrocket the price w/a 2-step next wk | |
| 7 | Dean Kremer | BAL | HOU | x | 125 | 4.61 | 1.33 | 14% | 17th | Living dangerously w/a 12% BB in his L5 (4.00 ERA, 1.19 WHIP) & HOU is 3rd in BB vRH over the L30 | |||
| 8 | Bryce Elder | ATL | at | PIT | x | 126 | 3.43 | 1.23 | 10% | 19th | The regression has been severe with a 5.07 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 6% K-BB in his last 60 IP | ||
| 9 | Alek Manoah | TOR | at | CLE | x | 83.1 | 5.72 | 1.74 | 4% | 9th | It’s still just a 10% K-BB in 25 IP since his return… he’s a run of the mill streamer right now at best, be careful! | ||
| 10 | Reese Olson | DET | MIN | 54.2 | 4.94 | 1.17 | 16% | 5th | Hasn’t found a groove since return to the rotation: 6.33 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 11% K-BB and HRs are MIN’s strength (1.5 HR9) | ||||
| 11 | Bailey Falter | PIT | ATL | 44.1 | 4.87 | 1.47 | 11% | 22nd | Just doesn’t have enough swing and miss to be enticing even in a better matchup | ||||
| 12 | Patrick Corbin | WSN | at | PHI | 132.1 | 5.03 | 1.50 | 9% | 9th | Leads the MLB in hits allowed and the NL in earned runs | |||
| 13 | Matthew Liberatore | STL | at | TBR | 37.2 | 6.93 | 1.78 | 3% | 20th | No thanks | |||
| 14 | Alec Marsh | KCR | at | BOS | 28 | 6.75 | 1.68 | 12% | 6th | No thanks | |||
| 15 | Noah Syndergaard | CLE | TOR | 66.2 | 6.75 | 1.40 | 10% | 16th | It’s been a rooooough year | ||||
| 16 | Ty Blach | COL | at | LAD | 26 | 4.85 | 1.58 | 6% | 3rd | No thanks |