Starting Pitcher Chart – August 12th, 2024
by Paul Sporer
August 12, 2024
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2-Start Board for Wk of August 12th
| RANK | TYPE | PITCHER | MATCHUPS | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | Pitch+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tarik Skubal | SEA/NYY | 136.1 | 2.57 | 0.95 | 25% | 107 |
| 2 | 1 | Chris Sale | at SFG/at LAA | 123 | 2.71 | 0.95 | 26% | 102 |
| 3 | 1 | George Kirby | at DET/at PIT | 136 | 3.04 | 1.00 | 21% | 107 |
| 4 | 1 | Sonny Gray | at CIN/LAD | 118.2 | 3.72 | 1.09 | 25% | 106 |
| 5 | 1 | Pablo López | KCR/at TEX | 124 | 4.65 | 1.14 | 22% | 104 |
| 6 | 1 | Shota Imanaga | at CLE/TOR | 116.1 | 3.09 | 1.09 | 21% | 103 |
| 7 | 1 | Blake Snell | ATL/at OAK | 56.2 | 4.29 | 1.13 | 21% | 104 |
| 8 | 1 | Freddy Peralta | LAD/CLE | 120.1 | 3.89 | 1.19 | 21% | 101 |
| 9 | 2 | Framber Valdez | at TBR/CHW | 116.1 | 3.56 | 1.25 | 15% | 101 |
| 10 | 2 | Taj Bradley | HOU/ARI | 86.1 | 2.71 | 1.01 | 22% | 103 |
| 11 | 2 | Clayton Kershaw | at MIL/at STL | 7.2 | 5.87 | 1.96 | 7% | 98 |
| 12 | 3 | Jake Irvin | at BAL/at PHI | 134 | 3.56 | 1.10 | 15% | 103 |
| 13 | 3 | Brady Singer | at MIN/at CIN | 125 | 2.88 | 1.16 | 15% | 94 |
| 14 | 3 | Paul Blackburn | OAK/MIA | 57 | 4.11 | 1.18 | 12% | 101 |
| 15 | 4 | Davis Daniel | TOR/ATL | 22 | 4.91 | 1.18 | 19% | 102 |
| 16 | 4 | Ben Lively 라이블리 | CHC/at MIL | 105.1 | 3.42 | 1.15 | 14% | 95 |
| 17 | 4 | Charlie Morton | at SFG/at LAA | 112 | 3.94 | 1.25 | 14% | 97 |
| 18 | 4 | Kutter Crawford | TEX/at BAL | 129 | 3.77 | 1.09 | 17% | 108 |
| 19 | 4 | Brayan Bello | TEX/at BAL | 107 | 5.13 | 1.44 | 14% | 104 |
| 20 | 4 | Bowden Francis | at LAA/at CHC | 44.1 | 5.68 | 1.44 | 11% | 103 |
| 21 | 4 | Trevor Rogers | WSN/BOS | 109.2 | 4.76 | 1.55 | 8% | 98 |
| 22 | 4 | Andrew Abbott | STL/KCR | 121.1 | 3.41 | 1.29 | 10% | 96 |
| 23 | 5 | Joe Musgrove | PIT/at COL | 49.1 | 5.66 | 1.48 | 14% | 102 |
| 24 | 5 | Taijuan Walker | MIA/WSN | 53 | 5.60 | 1.49 | 10% | 94 |
| 25 | 5 | Tyler Mahle | at BOS/MIN | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |
| 26 | 5 | Marco Gonzales | at SDP/SEA | 29 | 3.72 | 1.52 | 9% | 94 |
| 27 | 5 | José Ureña | at BOS/MIN | 80.1 | 3.70 | 1.27 | 8% | 95 |
| 28 | 6 | Bradley Blalock | at ARI/SDP | 1 | 0.00 | 1.00 | -25% | 69 |
| 29 | 6 | Ky Bush | NYY/at HOU | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues
TYPE Key:
1 – Auto-Start | 2 – All Formats | 3 – Most Formats |
4 – Some Formats | 5 – YOLO | 6 – Hard Pass
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Starter Notes August 12, 2024
| RK | PITCHER | GAME | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | wOBA RK L30/Season | NOTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Sale | ATL at SFG | x | x | x | 123 | 2.71 | 0.95 | 26% | 4th/6th | Hasn’t allowed >2 ER in any of his L10: 2.40 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 27% K-BB |
| 2 | Luis Gil | NYY at CHW | x | x | x | 112 | 3.20 | 1.10 | 17% | 30th/30th | 8 BB in L2 could be fatigue indicator (9 BB in 5 starts before that), something to monitor but no shot I’d skip this start |
| 3 | Blake Snell | SFG v ATL | x | x | x | 56 | 4.29 | 1.13 | 21% | 26th/11th | Found his groove: 1.15 ERA, 0.59 WHIP, 28% K-BB in his L6 (39 IP) |
| 4 | Sonny Gray | STL at CIN | x | x | x | 118 | 3.72 | 1.09 | 25% | 12th/16th | B2B 7 IP/2 ER gems have quelled any lingering concerns brought on by his ugly July (6.75 ERA… but the 24% K-BB kept me confident in him) |
| 5 | Shota Imanaga | CHC at CLE | x | x | x | 116 | 3.09 | 1.09 | 21% | 22nd/10th | The HRs have arrived as expected but he still holds pretty firm must-start status bc his good starts are excellent |
| 6 | Framber Valdez | HOU at TBR | x | x | x | 116 | 3.56 | 1.25 | 15% | 9th/8th | Felt he was being harshly judged for a few hiccups early in the summer, but he’s fully back on track: 2.72 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 22% K-BB in his L6 |
| 7 | Brady Singer | KCR at MIN | x | x | x | 125 | 2.88 | 1.16 | 15% | 6th/8th | Survived the hit parade v. BOS w/passable 5.7 IP/4 ER/6 K outing, I’m sticking w/him for the 2-step (at CIN this wknd) |
| 8 | Pablo López | MIN v KCR | x | x | x | 124 | 4.65 | 1.14 | 22% | 4th/10th | A 9-start run of 6.47 ERA likely tanked his season mark, but he has rebounded well w/a 3.30 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 18% K-BB in his L5 |
| 9 | Brandon Pfaadt | ARI v COL | x | x | x | 131 | 3.97 | 1.13 | 17% | 11th/17th | Keeping the ball in the park and success is following: 3.03 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 15% K-BB, 0.9 HR9 in his L10 |
| 10 | Taj Bradley | TBR v HOU | x | x | x | 86 | 2.71 | 1.01 | 22% | 19th/9th | Standing by him after a couple hiccups, especially with a 2-step |
| 11 | Freddy Peralta | MIL v LAD | x | x | x | 120 | 3.89 | 1.19 | 21% | 10th/5th | Waters are choppy of late (4.60 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, 15% K-BB) and LAD is tough, but I’m still running him virtually everywhere |
| 12 | Clayton Kershaw | LAD at MIL | x | x | x | 7 | 5.87 | 1.96 | 7% | 5th/13th | Looked good v. PHI despite falling just shy of 5 IP and I’m eager to see what he can do in a 2-step (at STL this wknd) |
| 13 | Ben Lively 라이블리 | CLE v CHC | x | x | 105 | 3.42 | 1.15 | 14% | 21st/19th | ARI is cooking everyone so I won’t hit him too hard for that start but I am nervous about at MIL this wknd | |
| 14 | Brayan Bello | BOS v TEX | x | x | 107 | 5.13 | 1.44 | 14% | 28th/24th | Feels like he’s thisclose to really putting it all together, but consistently punished by his HRs (5.08 ERA, 1.9 HR in L6) | |
| 15 | Bowden Francis | TOR at LAA | x | 44 | 5.68 | 1.44 | 11% | 25th/23rd | Held his own in 2 starts v. BAL since returning (5 ER in 10.7 IP) and now the schedule lightens up (at CHC this wknd) | ||
| 16 | Andrew Abbott | CIN v STL | x | 121 | 3.41 | 1.29 | 10% | 12th/28th | WHIP surging meaning the HRs are now a huge problem: 1.17 WHIP, 1.4 HR9 in F18; 1.95 WHIP, 3.1 HR9 in L5 | ||
| 17 | Joe Musgrove | SDP v PIT | x | 49 | 5.66 | 1.48 | 14% | 23rd/29th | Straight off the IL with a trip to Coors lurking on the weekend | ||
| 18 | Tyler Mahle | TEX at BOS | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 3rd/2nd | Intrigued by his return to the mound, but this is going RIGHT into the fire off the IL w/MIN waiting this wknd, too | |||
| 19 | Davis Daniel | LAA v TOR | 22 | 4.91 | 1.18 | 19% | 16th/15th | ||||
| 20 | Marco Gonzales | PIT at SDP | 29 | 3.72 | 1.52 | 9% | 13th/21st | ||||
| 21 | Bradley Blalock | COL at ARI | 1 | 0.00 | 1.00 | -25% | 1st/6th | ||||
| 22 | Ky Bush | CHW v NYY | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 15th/15th |
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues
The chart includes their 2024 stats (this changed over from last year’s stats on April 22nd), their opponent’s wOBA rank versus the pitcher’s handedness from this year so far (this is changed as of April 11th) and 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 that just means it is a riskier stream as the league gets shallower.
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 and then you can generally expand these recommendations a bit for points leagues.