Starting Pitcher Chart – August 10th

August 10, 2023

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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Thursday, August 10th, Starter Notes

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

Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues

ATL	CHC	ARI
MIA	CIN	COL
WSN	MIL	LAD
NYM	PIT	SDP
PHI	STL	SFG