Starting Pitcher Chart – July 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.
Last night at my sister’s watching Oreo (check yesterday’s SP Chart if you’re not sure who I’m referring to!) so please forgive me with one more no-commentary board… it’s hard to leave that little nugget alone for more than 2-3 minutes at a time when he’s not sleeping. Back home tomorrow and of course, happy to answer any questions in the comments as always (even when there’s a full commentary board)!
| RK | PITCHER | GAME | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | 2025 wOBA RK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Skenes | PIT v STL | x | x | x | 106 | 2.12 | 0.91 | 20% | 9th |
| 2 | Max Fried | NYY at TOR | x | x | x | 108 | 1.92 | 0.94 | 20% | 8th |
| 3 | Jacob deGrom | TEX v BAL | x | x | x | 95 | 2.08 | 0.88 | 20% | 12th |
| 4 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD v CHW | x | x | x | 89 | 2.61 | 1.05 | 20% | 30th |
| 5 | Cristopher Sánchez | PHI v SDP | x | x | x | 93 | 2.79 | 1.16 | 19% | 23rd |
| 6 | Nick Pivetta | SDP at PHI | x | x | x | 91 | 3.36 | 1.03 | 21% | 10th |
| 7 | Joe Ryan | MIN at MIA | x | x | x | 91 | 2.86 | 0.89 | 24% | 23rd |
| 8 | NYM v MIL | x | x | x | 88 | 2.97 | 1.24 | 11% | 22nd | |
| 9 | Matthew Boyd | CHC v CLE | x | x | x | 91 | 2.65 | 1.10 | 17% | 28th |
| 10 | MIL at NYM | x | x | x | 93 | 2.90 | 1.13 | 17% | 5th | |
| 11 | Kevin Gausman | TOR v NYY | x | x | x | 94 | 4.21 | 1.06 | 17% | 3rd |
| 12 | DET at WSN | W | x | x | 84 | 4.80 | 1.23 | 18% | 21st | |
| 13 | Shane Baz | TBR v ATH | x | x | 90 | 4.37 | 1.26 | 13% | 11th | |
| 14 | Edward Cabrera | MIA v MIN | x | x | 64 | 3.78 | 1.37 | 14% | 14th | |
| 15 | Colton Gordon | HOU at COL | x | x | 40 | 3.98 | 1.30 | 19% | 27th | |
| 16 | Brady Singer | CIN at BOS | x | x | 85 | 4.31 | 1.33 | 11% | 18th | |
| 17 | Michael Lorenzen | KCR at SEA | x | 88 | 4.91 | 1.38 | 12% | 8th | ||
| 18 | Zac Gallen | ARI v SFG | x | 97 | 5.75 | 1.41 | 11% | 19th | ||
| 19 | Jeffrey Springs | ATH at TBR | x | 92 | 4.30 | 1.24 | 11% | 17th | ||
| 20 | Tyler Anderson | LAA at ATL | x | 85 | 4.41 | 1.37 | 10% | 20th | ||
| 21 | Andre Pallante | STL at PIT | x | 87 | 4.43 | 1.35 | 8% | 29th | ||
| 22 | Gavin Williams | CLE at CHC | 80 | 3.68 | 1.43 | 10% | 4th | |||
| 23 | Shane Smith | CHW at LAD | 74 | 3.38 | 1.27 | 11% | 1st | |||
| 24 | Richard Fitts | BOS v CIN | 25 | 4.68 | 1.28 | 12% | 7th | |||
| 25 | ATL v LAA | W | x | x | 90 | 3.70 | 1.26 | 16% | 24th | |
| 26 | Hayden Birdsong | SFG at ARI | 56 | 4.13 | 1.38 | 13% | 2nd | |||
| 27 | Emerson Hancock | SEA v KCR | 71 | 5.30 | 1.42 | 8% | 27th | |||
| 28 | WSN v DET | 79 | 5.65 | 1.47 | 12% | 13th | ||||
| 29 | Brandon Young | BAL at TEX | 12 | 7.11 | 1.97 | 3% | 28th | |||
| 30 | Chase Dollander | COL v HOU | 62 | 6.06 | 1.43 | 8% | 20th |
2-START CHART
| RANK | PITCHER | TYPE | MATCHUPS | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | Pitch+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | 1 | SDP/CIN | 99 | 2.55 | 0.93 | 26% | 108 |
| 2 | Garrett Crochet | 1 | CIN/at WAS | 109.1 | 2.06 | 1.02 | 24% | 97 |
| 3 | Logan Webb | 1 | at ARI/at ATH | 107.1 | 2.52 | 1.14 | 22% | 111 |
| 4 | Max Fried | 1 | at TOR/at NYM | 108 | 1.92 | 0.94 | 20% | 104 |
| 5 | Carlos Rodón | 1 | at TOR/at NYM | 101.2 | 2.92 | 0.97 | 21% | 97 |
| 6 | Joe Ryan | 1 | at MIA/TBR | 91.1 | 2.86 | 0.89 | 24% | 103 |
| 7 | Drew Rasmussen | 1 | ATH/at MIN | 84.1 | 2.45 | 0.96 | 16% | 101 |
| 8 | George Kirby | 1 | KCR/PIT | 36.2 | 5.40 | 1.28 | 18% | 114 |
| 9 | Matthew Boyd | 2 | CLE/STL | 91.2 | 2.65 | 1.10 | 17% | 107 |
| 10 | Clay Holmes | 2 | MIL/NYY | 88 | 2.97 | 1.24 | 11% | 102 |
| 11 | Chase Burns | 2 | at BOS/at PHI | 5 | 5.40 | 1.20 | 38% | 111 |
| 12 | Jacob Lopez | 3 | at TBR/SFG | 43 | 3.56 | 1.30 | 20% | 104 |
| 13 | Kevin Gausman | 3 | NYY/LAA | 94 | 4.21 | 1.06 | 17% | 105 |
| 14 | Jack Flaherty | 3 | at WAS/ at CLE | 84.1 | 4.80 | 1.23 | 18% | 100 |
| 15 | Trevor Rogers | 3 | at TEX/at ATL | 16.2 | 1.62 | 0.78 | 16% | 106 |
| 16 | Ryne Nelson | 3 | SFG/KCR | 60.2 | 3.71 | 1.05 | 13% | 99 |
| 17 | Michael Wacha | 3 | at SEA/at ARI | 92 | 3.33 | 1.22 | 13% | 103 |
| 18 | Michael Lorenzen | 3 | at SEA/at ARI | 88 | 4.91 | 1.38 | 12% | 103 |
| 19 | Hayden Birdsong | 4 | at ARI/at ATH | 56.2 | 4.13 | 1.38 | 13% | 89 |
| 20 | 4 | at TEX/at ATL | 72 | 5.63 | 1.57 | 13% | 96 | |
| 21 | Edward Cabrera | 4 | MIN/MIL | 64.1 | 3.78 | 1.37 | 14% | 100 |
| 22 | Zac Gallen | 4 | SFG/KCR | 97 | 5.75 | 1.41 | 11% | 104 |
| 23 | Andrew Heaney | 4 | STL/at SEA | 86.1 | 4.48 | 1.25 | 9% | 101 |
| 24 | Gavin Williams | 4 | at CHC/DET | 80.2 | 3.68 | 1.43 | 10% | 92 |
| 25 | Tyler Anderson | 4 | at ATL/at TOR | 85.2 | 4.41 | 1.37 | 10% | 97 |
| 26 | Erick Fedde | 4 | at PIT/at KCR | 87.2 | 4.11 | 1.36 | 5% | 105 |
| 27 | Max Scherzer | 5 | NYY/LAA | 8 | 5.63 | 1.50 | 6% | 112 |
| 28 | Shane Smith | 5 | at LAD/at COL | 74.2 | 3.38 | 1.27 | 11% | 99 |
| 29 | Colton Gordon | 5 | at COL/at LAD | 40.2 | 3.98 | 1.30 | 19% | 111 |
| 30 | Patrick Corbin | 5 | BAL/at SDP | 76.1 | 4.24 | 1.28 | 11% | 103 |
| 31 | Emerson Hancock | 5 | KCR/PIT | 71.1 | 5.30 | 1.42 | 8% | 98 |
| 32 | Matt Waldron | 6 | at PHI/TEX | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |
| 33 | Didier Fuentes | 6 | LAA/BAL | 8.1 | 10.80 | 1.80 | 8% | 101 |
| 34 | Trevor Williams | 6 | DET/BOS | 79.2 | 5.65 | 1.47 | 12% | 104 |
| 35 | Chase Dollander | 6 | HOU/CHW | 62.1 | 6.06 | 1.43 | 8% | 90 |
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4 – Some Formats | 5 – YOLO | 6 – Hard Pass
Hey Paul, really appreciate you doing these even as you’re pupsitting. Do you think Clay Holmes is a decent QS play? His walks have gotten out of ~control~ lately.
Also I know it’s not your targeted fantasy format, but it would also be interesting to have a column for some info as to wether they have a decent shot at a QS. If there’s something easy to add in as you’re doing your research, such as average IP/GS or p pitch count that would be helpful or just a yes/no based on what you’re seeing
Yeah he’s decent, he has a QS in his arm any night he can keep the walks in order… hard to know exactly when that’s gonna happen, but I still like him as a play in QS lgs.
I can definitely look into getting some more specific info that can help with QS assessments. I’ve been dabbling w/the W label for Wins chases so that’s a sign to QS lgs that maybe it’s not their best play, but let me see what some volume-based stat columns look like on the chart