Starting Pitcher Chart – August 11th, 2025
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The chart includes their performance for 2025, their opponent’s wOBA rank versus the pitcher’s handedness from this year 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 a much 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 valuable focusing on roto.
| RK | PITCHER | GAME | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | 2025 wOBA RK | NOTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD at LAA | x | x | x | 122 | 2.51 | 1.04 | 21% | 22nd | 8 straight allowing 3 or fewer ER (2.29 ERA/0.97 WHIP/23% K-BB in 43.7 IP) |
| 2 | Logan Webb | SFG v SDP | x | x | x | 147 | 3.24 | 1.25 | 21% | 23rd | This is why we don’t overreact to 2-3 start blips w/studs: 2 ER in 11.7 IP w/21 Ks after 16 ER in 15.3 IP |
| 3 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX v ARI | x | x | x | 111 | 1.38 | 0.84 | 22% | 1st | |
| 4 | Garrett Crochet | BOS at HOU | x | x | x | 148 | 2.24 | 1.07 | 24% | 3rd | |
| 5 | Ryne Nelson | ARI at TEX | x | x | x | 101 | 3.20 | 1.05 | 14% | 27th | August can be where guys like this who didn’t join the rotation full-time until June can really excel as they aren’t hitting the dog days the same as those starting since Opening Day |
| 6 | Ryan Pepiot | TBR at ATH | x | x | x | 136 | 3.77 | 1.18 | 16% | 7th | Solid bounceback at LAA that unraveled a bit after 4 no-hit IP w/5 H & 3 R in last 1.7 IP (6 Ks and a W) |
| 7 | Yu Darvish | SDP at SFG | x | x | x | 27 | 6.51 | 1.34 | 10% | 18th | It’s tough bc I want to stick by him, but he gets LAD B2B after this one and I’m not sure if he’s set it and forget it yet |
| 8 | Andrew Abbott | CIN v PHI | x | x | x | 115 | 2.34 | 1.13 | 14% | 10th | Still living on the wire, especially w/his K-BB down to just 8% over his L8 (3.06 ERA/1.30 WHIP in 47 IP) |
| 9 | Jeffrey Springs | ATH v TBR | x | x | 132 | 3.89 | 1.12 | 12% | 23rd | 3 straight gems after the 5 ER at CLE: 2.00 ERA/0.50 WHIP/24% K-BB in 18 IP | |
| 10 | Jose Quintana | MIL v PIT | W | x | x | 93 | 3.57 | 1.34 | 8% | 29th | Classic Brewers find, getting a mid-3.00s ERA despite sub-10% K-BB; not getting the 2-step if Mis returns this wknd |
| 11 | Bailey Falter | KCR v WSN | x | x | 117 | 4.14 | 1.23 | 6% | 21st | Settled after a 5-run 1st inning and could have a sneaky-solid 2-step here (CWS wknd) | |
| 12 | Zebby Matthews | MIN at NYY | x | x | 38 | 5.17 | 1.38 | 23% | 5th | Alternating gems & duds over his L4 but the skills have been elite throughout | |
| 13 | Chris Paddack | DET at CHW | W | W | 121 | 4.91 | 1.25 | 12% | 29th | Old team roughed him up; still likely to be his normal volatile self unless DET can unlock some swing-and-miss | |
| 14 | Will Warren | NYY v MIN | x | 115 | 4.44 | 1.42 | 16% | 19th | 5 IP/0 ER at TEX was nice, but 3 BB was his 4th such outing in the L5 | ||
| 15 | José Soriano | LAA v LAD | x | 137 | 4.01 | 1.40 | 10% | 3rd | |||
| 16 | Taijuan Walker | PHI at CIN | W | W | 79 | 3.53 | 1.30 | 10% | 15th | Has been OK during this solid 5-start run: 3.35 ERA/1.28 WHIP/11% K-BB in 24.7 IP, but I’m still only playing him for Ws and any ratio quality will be a bonus | |
| 17 | Cade Cavalli | WSN at KCR | x | 4 | 0.00 | 0.92 | 26% | 25th | |||
| 18 | Miles Mikolas | STL v COL | W | 111 | 5.11 | 1.32 | 11% | 26th | If you’re just chasing dubs, I don’t mind this spot | ||
| 19 | Andrew Heaney | PIT at MIL | 115 | 4.77 | 1.27 | 9% | 9th | ||||
| 20 | Chase Dollander | COL at STL | 68 | 6.68 | 1.56 | 6% | 21st | ||||
| 21 | Elvis Peguero | CHW v DET | 7 | 4.91 | 1.64 | 3% | 13th | ||||
| 22 | Cristian Javier | HOU v BOS | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 8th | Miiiight find some value in Sept., but I’d like to see 3-4 starts |
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues |
KEY x: Standard Recommendation | W: Chasing the Win