Starting Pitcher Chart – July 22nd, 2025
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Pardon my extreme lateness today!
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.
Check out my new SP rankings here!
Let me know if you have questions about anyone either in the comments here or on the rankings page.
| RK | PITCHER | GAME | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | 2025 wOBA RK | NOTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob deGrom | TEX v ATH | x | x | x | 112 | 2.32 | 0.91 | 21% | 8th | Actually going today! (Was listed yesterday instead of Leiter) |
| 2 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD v MIN | x | x | x | 104 | 2.59 | 1.04 | 19% | 21st | |
| 3 | Logan Gilbert | SEA v MIL | x | x | x | 61 | 3.39 | 1.05 | 29% | 20th | |
| 4 | Cristopher Sánchez | PHI v BOS | x | x | x | 115 | 2.50 | 1.14 | 19% | 3rd | |
| 5 | Matthew Boyd | CHC v KCR | x | x | x | 111 | 2.34 | 1.03 | 18% | 23rd | KCR sneaky hot vL of late sitting 2nd in the L30, but that’s not enough to push me off Boyd anywhere |
| 6 | Jacob Misiorowski | MIL at SEA | x | x | x | 25 | 2.81 | 0.90 | 22% | 7th | Mis is a matchup-proof starter right now, even w/just 25.7 IP under his belt |
| 7 | Chase Burns | CIN at WSN | x | x | x | 16 | 6.19 | 1.63 | 22% | 24th | It’ll take a looong time to work off the 7 ER in 0.3 IP so don’t trust composites w/him (3 ER in 10.3 IP w/17 Ks since that 2nd start meltdown) |
| 8 | Drew Rasmussen | TBR v CHW | x | x | x | 91 | 2.86 | 1.03 | 15% | 30th | They say he’s back on a normal routine of starting, but is that just for this game, for 2-3 wks, or for the rest of the year? Since we don’t really know, I’d be very cautious about cutting anywhere even if he moves back to the 2-3 IP opens for a start or two. TBR being good helps, too, as they need his great IP |
| 9 | Framber Valdez | HOU at ARI | x | x | x | 121 | 2.75 | 1.12 | 17% | 9th | |
| 10 | Edward Cabrera | MIA v SDP | x | x | x | 82 | 3.61 | 1.26 | 16% | 23rd | Had run off 11 starts of 0-3 ER before 4 last time out, but even w/that he has a 2.56 ERA/1.12 WHIP/18% K-BB in 64 IP since his ugly April (7.23 ERA) |
| 11 | Casey Mize | DET at PIT | x | x | x | 88 | 3.15 | 1.22 | 15% | 29th | This shouldddd at least be a viable Win chase, but DET’s offense & bullpen woes paired w/a tough matchup in Keller make it a lot less certain |
| 12 | Mitch Keller | PIT v DET | x | x | x | 119 | 3.48 | 1.14 | 13% | 14th | OK, I’m not ranking him last on the board anymore, but I do still have some skepticism that he’s a set-&-forget the rest of the way as his 3.04 ERA/1.04 WHIP run in his L80 IP still only comes w/a 15% K-BB |
| 13 | Max Scherzer | TOR v NYY | x | x | x | 23 | 4.70 | 1.26 | 18% | 2nd | Health is an ever-present concern, but I generally slot him into the lineup when he’s upright |
| 14 | Joey Cantillo | CLE v BAL | x | x | 41 | 4.17 | 1.44 | 19% | 26th | One of my favorite young arms who still has command & control issues, but I love his strikeout stuff and still believe in him being able to put it all together | |
| 15 | Richard Fitts | BOS at PHI | x | x | 33 | 4.28 | 1.22 | 13% | 13th | I really like this guy! I’m kinda glad they moved him off the 2-step w/LAD looming on the weekend; an at MIN/v. HOU 2-step next wk is much more appealing | |
| 16 | J.T. Ginn | ATH at TEX | x | x | 33 | 4.91 | 1.30 | 23% | 28th | Allowed 6 HR in 3 home starts to open the yr so I like taking the shot on the road w/these skills | |
| 17 | Cam Schlittler | NYY at TOR | x | 5 | 5.06 | 1.13 | 24% | 9th | Looked solid in his MLB debut (5.3 IP/3 ER/7 Ks) v. SEA and now gets an even tougher lineup w/TOR so he’s far from a must-start | ||
| 18 | Eduardo Rodriguez | ARI v HOU | x | 80 | 5.94 | 1.67 | 16% | 1st | |||
| 19 | Landen Roupp | SFG at ATL | x | 96 | 3.27 | 1.45 | 11% | 17th | |||
| 20 | Simeon Woods Richardson | MIN at LAD | x | 73 | 3.95 | 1.33 | 11% | 4th | |||
| 21 | Frankie Montas | NYM v LAA | W | 19 | 5.03 | 1.17 | 16% | 18th | HR-heavy Angels (116 is tied w/NYY for 1st) are scary w/HR-prone arms… I’d view this as a Win chase-only today | ||
| 22 | Davis Daniel | ATL v SFG | 5 | 1.80 | 1.00 | 14% | 22nd | ||||
| 23 | Brandon Young | BAL at CLE | 26 | 7.52 | 1.78 | 12% | 27th | ||||
| 24 | Stephen Kolek | SDP at MIA | 68 | 4.24 | 1.29 | 9% | 15th | ||||
| 25 | Brad Lord | WSN v CIN | 65 | 3.46 | 1.25 | 12% | 12th | ||||
| 26 | Davis Martin | CHW at TBR | 80 | 3.79 | 1.23 | 10% | 6th | ||||
| 27 | Kyle Hendricks | LAA at NYM | 96 | 4.88 | 1.29 | 10% | 5th | ||||
| 28 | Bradley Blalock | COL v STL | 21 | 9.97 | 1.80 | 3% | 10th | ||||
| 29 | Rich Hill | KCR at CHC | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 6th | ||||
| 30 | Erick Fedde 페디 | STL at COL | 98 | 4.83 | 1.47 | 3% | 26th |
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues |
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x: Standard Recommendation |
W: Chasing the Win
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