Starting Pitcher Chart – August 27th, 2025
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.
Board tonight, comments in the AM!
| RK | PITCHER | GAME | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | 2025 wOBA RK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Fried | NYY v WSN | x | x | x | 155 | 3.14 | 1.12 | 17% | 23rd |
| 2 | Framber Valdez | HOU v COL | x | x | x | 157 | 3.32 | 1.21 | 15% | 20th |
| 3 | Bryan Woo | SEA v SDP | x | x | x | 159 | 2.94 | 0.94 | 21% | 18th |
| 4 | Drew Rasmussen | TBR at CLE | x | x | x | 123 | 2.62 | 0.99 | 17% | 28th |
| 5 | Sonny Gray | STL v PIT | x | x | x | 145 | 4.33 | 1.20 | 23% | 30th |
| 6 | Eric Lauer 라우어 | TOR v MIN | x | x | x | 88 | 2.76 | 1.08 | 17% | 18th |
| 7 | Nick Lodolo | CIN at LAD | x | x | x | 129 | 3.05 | 1.03 | 19% | 6th |
| 8 | Casey Mize | DET at ATH | x | x | x | 117 | 3.68 | 1.27 | 15% | 8th |
| 9 | Ryne Nelson | ARI at MIL | x | x | x | 119 | 3.63 | 1.07 | 15% | 11th |
| 10 | Quinn Priester | MIL v ARI | x | x | 128 | 3.44 | 1.26 | 11% | 1st | |
| 11 | Aaron Civale | CHW v KCR | x | x | 84 | 5.02 | 1.38 | 10% | 25th | |
| 12 | Yu Darvish | SDP at SEA | x | 43 | 5.36 | 1.10 | 14% | 12th | ||
| 13 | Nolan McLean | NYM v PHI | x | 12 | 1.46 | 0.81 | 24% | 6th | ||
| 14 | Ryan Bergert | KCR at CHW | x | 58 | 2.79 | 1.09 | 14% | 29th | ||
| 15 | Brayan Bello | BOS at BAL | x | 135 | 3.07 | 1.22 | 10% | 15th | ||
| 16 | Slade Cecconi | CLE v TBR | x | 96 | 4.41 | 1.28 | 13% | 10th | ||
| 17 | Colin Rea | CHC at SFG | x | 127 | 3.96 | 1.29 | 10% | 21st | ||
| 18 | Shohei Ohtani | LAD v CIN | x | 27 | 4.61 | 1.28 | 26% | 14th | ||
| 19 | Cade Cavalli | WSN at NYY | 22 | 2.82 | 1.34 | 12% | 2nd | |||
| 20 | Simeon Woods Richardson | MIN at TOR | 80 | 4.24 | 1.40 | 10% | 5th | |||
| 21 | Taijuan Walker | PHI at NYM | 96 | 3.44 | 1.28 | 10% | 4th | |||
| 22 | Jacob Latz | TEX v LAA | 59 | 3.05 | 1.29 | 11% | 14th | |||
| 23 | Ryan Gusto | MIA v ATL | 98 | 5.05 | 1.40 | 15% | 17th | |||
| 24 | Carson Whisenhunt | SFG v CHC | 18 | 4.91 | 1.42 | 5% | 10th | |||
| 25 | Luis Morales | ATH v DET | 15 | 1.72 | 1.15 | 11% | 16th | |||
| 26 | Joey Wentz | ATL at MIA | 72 | 5.25 | 1.47 | 9% | 28th | |||
| 27 | Chase Dollander | COL at HOU | 82 | 6.91 | 1.63 | 7% | 23rd | |||
| 28 | Jack Kochanowicz | LAA at TEX | 107 | 6.19 | 1.69 | 3% | 26th | |||
| 29 | Carmen Mlodzinski | PIT at STL | 81 | 3.89 | 1.30 | 14% | 22nd | |||
| 30 | Dietrich Enns 엔스 | BAL v BOS | 29 | 4.97 | 1.52 | 19% | 5th |
KEY
x: Standard Recommendation | W: Chasing the Win
Lodolo’s a full send, huh? I’m nervous. It’s the playoffs and I’ve got immaculate ratios right now, but I already lost out by leaving Bradish on the bench.
At this point in the year, everyone’s individual situations carry more weight than my overall outlooks. So I’m down to start Lodolo anywhere, but you have a real case to skip so I can get behind that