Starting Pitcher Chart – August 1st, 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.
WOW! How about today?! That was amazing.
Please forgive me for a commentary-free board tonight, I’m writing up today’s crazyyyy deadline though I unfortunately drew the short straw with the AL as I think the NL had the way more compelling moves from a fantasy perspective (keep an eye on Jakob Marsee in Miami!). The starter market wasn’t that crazy, but I still want to get my rankings updated very soon because while the movement might’ve been minimal at the top, there was plenty in the middle and low tiers.
Trade Deadline Coverage: AL by me | NL by Jeff
| RK | PITCHER | GAME | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | 2025 wOBA RK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Ryan | MIN at CLE | x | x | x | 121 | 2.82 | 0.92 | 24% | 27th |
| 2 | Nick Pivetta | SDP v STL | x | x | x | 121 | 2.81 | 0.99 | 21% | 14th |
| 3 | Logan Gilbert | SEA v TEX | x | x | x | 72 | 3.36 | 1.00 | 30% | 25th |
| 4 | Hunter Brown | HOU at BOS | x | x | x | 124 | 2.54 | 1.00 | 23% | 12th |
| 5 | Carlos Rodón | NYY at MIA | x | x | x | 130 | 3.18 | 1.05 | 19% | 24th |
| 6 | Robbie Ray | SFG at NYM | x | x | x | 129 | 2.93 | 1.14 | 16% | 18th |
| 7 | Kevin Gausman | TOR v KCR | x | x | x | 122 | 3.82 | 1.10 | 17% | 28th |
| 8 | Ranger Suárez | PHI v DET | x | x | x | 93 | 2.59 | 1.17 | 16% | 6th |
| 9 | Jack Flaherty | DET at PHI | x | x | x | 109 | 4.51 | 1.28 | 20% | 8th |
| 10 | Trevor Rogers | BAL at CHC | x | x | x | 48 | 1.49 | 0.79 | 15% | 5th |
| 11 | David Peterson | NYM v SFG | x | x | x | 121 | 2.83 | 1.25 | 12% | 28th |
| 12 | Gavin Williams | CLE v MIN | x | x | 110 | 3.51 | 1.37 | 10% | 20th | |
| 13 | Shane Baz | TBR v LAD | x | x | 119 | 4.61 | 1.30 | 14% | 3rd | |
| 14 | Brady Singer | CIN v ATL | x | x | 109 | 4.60 | 1.33 | 12% | 17th | |
| 15 | Jacob Lopez | ATH v ARI | x | x | 65 | 4.29 | 1.34 | 18% | 10th | |
| 16 | Clayton Kershaw | LAD at TBR | x | x | 59 | 3.62 | 1.29 | 8% | 21st | |
| 17 | Janson Junk | MIA v NYY | x | 60 | 3.28 | 1.08 | 16% | 2nd | ||
| 18 | Cade Horton | CHC v BAL | x | 68 | 3.67 | 1.31 | 10% | 15th | ||
| 19 | Matthew Liberatore | STL at SDP | x | 104 | 4.04 | 1.27 | 13% | 15th | ||
| 20 | Tyler Anderson | LAA v CHW | x | 112 | 4.41 | 1.41 | 9% | 12th | ||
| 21 | Jack Leiter | TEX at SEA | x | 92 | 4.09 | 1.32 | 10% | 10th | ||
| 22 | Jose Quintana | MIL at WSN | x | 82 | 3.50 | 1.34 | 6% | 16th | ||
| 23 | Michael Wacha | KCR at TOR | x | 117 | 3.53 | 1.22 | 11% | 6th | ||
| 24 | Anthony DeSclafani | ARI at ATH | 23 | 3.86 | 1.07 | 19% | 9th | |||
| 25 | Shane Smith | CHW at LAA | 86 | 4.26 | 1.30 | 12% | 19th | |||
| 26 | Andrew Heaney | PIT at COL | 107 | 4.79 | 1.27 | 9% | 25th | |||
| 27 | Mitchell Parker | WSN v MIL | 113 | 4.91 | 1.41 | 6% | 11th | |||
| 28 | Bryce Elder | ATL at CIN | 87 | 6.29 | 1.61 | 10% | 11th | |||
| 29 | Antonio Senzatela | COL v PIT | 102 | 6.68 | 1.84 | 4% | 29th | |||
| 30 | Cooper Criswell | BOS v HOU | 10 | 5.06 | 1.78 | 4% | 18th |
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues |
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x: Standard Recommendation |
W: Chasing the Win
I don’t think I can possibly sit Rogers with the run he’s been on (and it looks like the wind is blowing in), but I can’t help but feel like I’m going to get burned. He’s definitely better than last year, but this largely feels like smoke and mirrors.
Yeah I fully respect CHC and have sat plenty of guys against them, but I love where Roger is at these days and I’ve put full trust in him right now :crosses fingers: