Starting Pitcher Chart – August 24th

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August 24, 2023
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

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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.

Selective notes today… and probably for the rest of the year. Mostly because the obvious guys on the high and low ends really don’t need a ton of analysis and then I can spend more time researching the real heart of the slate.

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Starter Notes August.24.2023
RK PITCHER GAME 10 12 15+ IP ERA WHIP K-BB wOBA RK L30/Season NOTE
1 Gerrit Cole NYY v WSN x x x 160.1 3.03 1.07 20% 19th/23rd
2 Justin Steele CHC at PIT x x x 132 2.80 1.17 18% 29th/27th
3 Pablo López MIN v TEX x x x 153.2 3.51 1.10 24% 26th/25th
4 Merrill Kelly 켈리 ARI v CIN x x x 129.1 3.13 1.18 16% 13th/3rd He now has 330 IP of a 3.28 ERA/1.16 WHIP since last yr, I can’t see sitting him
5 José Berríos TOR at BAL x x x 146 3.39 1.21 16% 18th/17th
6 Brandon Williamson CIN at ARI x x 86.2 4.47 1.26 12% 23rd/12th I see Williamson to France very similarly… startable if these are guys you believe in
7 Brayan Bello BOS at HOU x x 119.1 3.70 1.26 14% 14th/18th They all have tough matchups, but have shown plenty throughout the year to take a shot v. tough tms
8 Gavin Williams CLE v LAD x x 59.2 3.02 1.21 16% 21st/4th There’s plenty of risk, but I’m rolling w/them in a lot of spots
9 J.P. France HOU v BOS x x 108 2.75 1.21 11% 8th/6th There are 10-team spots where I’d consider these guys, too
10 Ryan Pepiot LAD at CLE x x 5 1.80 0.80 21% 16th/21st Great spot start over the weekend and the perfect spot to stream here
11 Andre Jackson PIT v CHC 30.2 5.28 1.27 20% 9th/5th
12 Kyle Gibson BAL v TOR 150.1 4.97 1.34 13% 25th/13th Generally lean away from him against tougher teams, which I consider TOR even w/their recent run
13 Andrew Heaney TEX at MIN 118 4.27 1.34 15% 16th/19th
14 Patrick Corbin WSN at NYY 143.1 4.71 1.47 8% 2nd/6th
15 Ken Waldichuk OAK v CHW 105 5.91 1.68 10% 20th/24th
16 Jesse Scholtens CHW v OAK 59.1 3.79 1.35 8% 3rd/15th
17 Peter Lambert COL at TBR 66.1 5.02 1.36 11% 4th/2nd
18 Erasmo Ramírez TBR v COL 42.2 6.33 1.59 8% 11th/16th
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues

 





 

Paul is the Editor of Rotographs and Content Director for OOTP Perfect Team. Follow Paul on Twitter @sporer and on Twitch at sporer.

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dmcginlyMember since 2021
2 years ago

Starters are correct, but I believe some of the opponents are the previous matchups (PIT, CHC, CWS, OAK, TX, AZ). Love the column!

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Paul SporerFanGraphs Staff
2 years ago
Reply to  dmcginly

thank you, yes it looks like wednesday’s opponents loaded into thursday. sorry I have some automated stuff on my setup sheet and it didn’t work properly (likely due to user error!)

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