Starting Pitcher Chart – August 17th
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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 | Zac Gallen | ARI | at | SDP | x | x | x | 155.2 | 3.24 | 1.07 | 22% | 12th | 13 scoreless IP with 19 Ks in 2 starts v. the Padres since getting hit around in SD back on April 4th |
| 2 | George Kirby | SEA | at | KCR | x | x | x | 144.2 | 3.11 | 1.00 | 21% | 4th | KCR has been feisty in this series, doing pretty well v. all 3 SPs… still not sitting Kirby |
| 3 | Lance Lynn | LAD | MIL | x | x | x | 137.2 | 5.88 | 1.39 | 19% | 27th | Are we even surprised he’s cooking w/LA? 2.00 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 26% K-BB in 18 IP | |
| 4 | Corbin Burnes | MIL | at | LAD | x | x | x | 145 | 3.60 | 1.08 | 16% | 3rd | Hit up a little last time but it was the first start in 8 where he allowed more than 2 ER (3.21 ERA during that time) |
| 5 | Chris Sale | BOS | at | WSN | x | x | x | 63.2 | 4.52 | 1.12 | 24% | 10th | Was limited to about 58 pitches and looked really good (1 H, 2 ER, 7 K, 0 BB) |
| 6 | Tarik Skubal | DET | at | CLE | x | x | x | 32.1 | 4.18 | 1.14 | 23% | 30th | Suffering some one bad inning-itis in each of 3 dud starts, I’m keeping him in the lineup |
| 7 | José Quintana | NYM | at | STL | x | x | 29.2 | 3.03 | 1.28 | 8% | 8th | 4 straight QS and an inning shy of 5 straight since returning from the IL | |
| 8 | Xzavion Curry | CLE | DET | x | 69 | 3.39 | 1.19 | 10% | 19th | There’s some long-term intrigue but he’s too tough to start outside of pure desperation | |||
| 9 | Patrick Corbin | WSN | BOS | 137.1 | 4.85 | 1.50 | 8% | 24th | No thanks | ||||
| 10 | Rich Hill | SDP | ARI | 125.1 | 5.17 | 1.51 | 11% | 17th | Has gone just 3 IP in both of his SDP starts | ||||
| 11 | Angel Zerpa | KCR | SEA | 9.1 | 7.71 | 1.39 | 5% | 13th | No thanks | ||||
| 12 | Adam Wainwright | STL | NYM | 66.2 | 8.78 | 2.09 | 4% | 16th | Hard pass |
I see you list “their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness over the last 30 days”. Is that going to be more reliable than season long wOBA vs handedness? 30 days is a small sample size and if the pitcher is LHP, it’s even fewer.