Starting Pitcher Chart – August 3rd, 2026

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August 3, 2026
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  • I willing to take a shot on Javier after the excellent 5 IP relief appearance thanks to the good TOR matchup. He’s an even easier start for me in weekly leagues with a trip to SDP on the weekend.
  • Pfaadt is surging since his return w/a 1.85 ERA/1.06 WHIP in six starts, running up a beautiful 5-0 record in the process. The cold water comes when we see just a 10% K-BB during this run. I’m still running him today because of the matchup but I don’t think he’s fully emerged from his previous troubles with this run. He’s still toting a 200-pt OPS platoon split as lefties remain a major hurdle. Until we see significant improvement there, it’s hard to see any run as a real breakout.
  • Boyd is rolling so I’m sticking w/him even v. LAD!
  • Taking anyone into Coors is always fraught and Seymour is hardly an ace, but I’m OK taking the shot here.
  • None of the 3 1-x’ers are close to a must start. In fact, they’re all probably “half” x’s for me as I can see taking a chance on talented-but-inconsistent pitchers. Be very careful with them!

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Starting Pitcher Chart August 3rd
Rk PITCHER Team Opponent T 10 12 15+ IP ERA WHIP K% K-BB OPP K% opp wOBA RK
1 Cam Schlittler NYY v. STL R x x x 136.2 2.04 0.91 31% 26% 21% 27
2 Justin Wrobleski LAD at CHC L x x x 112.2 2.88 1.02 19% 15% 22% 2
3 Michael King SDP at ARI R x x x 125.1 3.38 1.17 21% 11% 20% 29
4 Logan Webb SFG at TEX R x x x 119 3.93 1.12 19% 13% 22% 18
5 Cristian Javier HOU v. TOR R x x x 21.1 7.17 1.83 21% 6% 19% 23
6 Brandon Pfaadt ARI v. SDP R x x x 72 4.00 1.29 16% 9% 22% 21
7 Matthew Boyd CHC v. LAD L x x x 66 3.41 1.20 22% 15% 20% 7
8 Ian Seymour TBR at COL L x x 78.1 4.37 1.12 28% 19% 25% 11
9 Brandon Sproat MIL v. PIT R x 92.2 5.05 1.39 24% 13% 24% 2
10 Bubba Chandler PIT at MIL R x 104.2 4.56 1.41 20% 8% 21% 3
11 Shane Bieber TOR at HOU R x 31.1 5.74 1.63 16% 3% 22% 7
12 Michael McGreevy STL at NYY R 116 3.57 1.20 16% 10% 24% 17
13 Cal Quantrill TEX v. SFG R 58.2 3.84 1.24 16% 8% 20% 13
14 Aaron Nola PHI v. WSN R 114 5.61 1.45 23% 15% 20% 4
15 Trevor Williams WSN at PHI R 4 1.00 29% 24% 24% 22
16 Michael Lorenzen COL v. TBR R 104.2 6.54 1.81 16% 8% 20% 6
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues

Intro

The chart includes their performance for 2026, their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness, and recently added opponent’s K% (also v. SP handedness), my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues – essentially a shallow, medium, deep league setup – and then a note about some, most, or all depending on the day. 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 for standard 5×5 roto leagues, and your league situation will carry more weight whether you are protecting ratios or chasing counting numbers. I usually won’t have much to write about aces who are locked into our rotations. If you want to discuss someone further, please feel free to leave a comment. I usually do a few sweeps of the comments before game time in case there are time-sensitive questions.

Color Coding:

  • Green – Good Matchup (lower OPS output by SP opponent) – 21st to 30th
  • Yellow – OK – 11th to 20th 
  • Red – Bad – 1st to 10th




 

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AnonMember since 2020
3 months ago

Wind:
Coors – in from center at 11

Rain:
PHI – 37% just before the game but dropping to 2% by game’s end
NYY – 74% to start but 4% by mid-game
Coors – 15-22% all day

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