Starting Pitcher Chart – August 8th, 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.
| RK | PITCHER | GAME | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | 2025 wOBA RK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarik Skubal | DET v LAA | x | x | x | 140 | 2.18 | 0.83 | 30% | 17th |
| 2 | Joe Ryan | MIN v KCR | x | x | x | 127 | 2.83 | 0.93 | 23% | 28th |
| 3 | Cristopher Sánchez | PHI at TEX | x | x | x | 130 | 2.55 | 1.09 | 20% | 29th |
| 4 | Nick Pivetta | SDP v BOS | x | x | x | 128 | 2.73 | 0.94 | 21% | 8th |
| 5 | Hunter Brown | HOU at NYY | x | x | x | 131 | 2.47 | 0.98 | 23% | 2nd |
| 6 | Matthew Boyd | CHC at STL | x | x | x | 130 | 2.34 | 1.03 | 17% | 16th |
| 7 | Edward Cabrera | MIA at ATL | x | x | x | 94 | 3.35 | 1.23 | 16% | 18th |
| 8 | Brandon Woodruff | MIL v NYM | x | x | x | 28 | 2.22 | 0.64 | 32% | 6th |
| 9 | Drew Rasmussen | TBR at SEA | x | x | x | 105 | 2.81 | 1.02 | 17% | 14th |
| 10 | Chase Burns | CIN at PIT | x | x | x | 28 | 6.04 | 1.48 | 27% | 29th |
| 11 | Luis Castillo | SEA v TBR | x | x | x | 131 | 3.22 | 1.21 | 14% | 9th |
| 12 | Mitch Keller | PIT v CIN | x | x | x | 127 | 3.69 | 1.20 | 13% | 12th |
| 13 | Seth Lugo | KCR at MIN | x | x | x | 118 | 3.03 | 1.13 | 14% | 22nd |
| 14 | Merrill Kelly 켈리 | TEX v PHI | x | x | x | 134 | 3.22 | 1.04 | 17% | 10th |
| 15 | Kodai Senga | NYM at MIL | x | x | x | 89 | 2.31 | 1.25 | 11% | 16th |
| 16 | Max Scherzer | TOR at LAD | x | x | 41 | 4.39 | 1.05 | 22% | 4th | |
| 17 | Clayton Kershaw | LAD v TOR | x | x | 65 | 3.29 | 1.25 | 9% | 8th | |
| 18 | Tanner Bibee | CLE at CHW | x | 125 | 4.51 | 1.26 | 15% | 30th | ||
| 19 | J.T. Ginn | ATH at BAL | x | 48 | 4.28 | 1.26 | 17% | 11th | ||
| 20 | Zac Gallen | ARI v COL | x | 133 | 5.48 | 1.36 | 13% | 25th | ||
| 21 | Aaron Civale | CHW v CLE | x | 70 | 3.99 | 1.26 | 10% | 26th | ||
| 22 | Kai-Wei Teng | SFG v WSN | x | 3 | 13.50 | 2.10 | 6% | 24th | ||
| 23 | Cam Schlittler | NYY v HOU | x | 19 | 4.58 | 1.68 | 11% | 19th | ||
| 24 | Tomoyuki Sugano | BAL v ATH | 114 | 4.42 | 1.32 | 10% | 7th | |||
| 25 | Michael McGreevy | STL v CHC | 39 | 5.08 | 1.23 | 10% | 3rd | |||
| 26 | Jake Irvin | WSN at SFG | 130 | 4.89 | 1.33 | 8% | 20th | |||
| 27 | Kyle Hendricks | LAA at DET | 111 | 4.59 | 1.24 | 9% | 15th | |||
| 28 | Bryce Elder | ATL v MIA | 94 | 6.03 | 1.56 | 10% | 13th | |||
| 29 | Walker Buehler | BOS at SDP | 94 | 5.74 | 1.60 | 6% | 23rd | |||
| 30 | Austin Gomber | COL at ARI | 43 | 6.18 | 1.60 | 8% | 13th |
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues |
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x: Standard Recommendation | W: Chasing the Win
I’m at the point where I am willing to admit that Woodruff is back to an ace and will be tremendous next year as well.
It’s incredible, but it’s at that point.
Him and Eury… being trusted as aces again must faster than I expected!!