Starting Pitcher Chart – July 3rd, 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.

Starter Notes July 3, 2025
RK PITCHER GAME 10 12 15+ IP ERA WHIP K-BB 2025 wOBA RK NOTE
1 Bryan Woo | Logan Evans SEA v KCR W x 40 3.38 1.33 11% 28th Woo moved to Friday… could see streaming Evans in deeper formats and maaaybe chasing a W
2 Clarke Schmidt NYY at TOR x x x 75 3.09 1.06 15% 17th Showing that last yr’s half-season of dominance had merit; add it to last yr & he has 2.96 ERA/1.12 WHIP/16% K-BB in 161 IP
3 Seth Lugo KCR at SEA x x x 88 2.74 1.08 14% 10th Since DET clipped him for 4 IP in 3.3 IP off the IL, he’s allowed 4 ER in his L5 starts (28.7 IP)
4 Robbie Ray SFG at ARI x x x 98 2.75 1.15 18% 9th ARI’s tough, but I just have a hard time seeing where Ray comes out of the lineup
5 Dustin May LAD v CHW W x x 82 4.68 1.37 11% 30th This is a pure matchup play w/him being worth a Win chase at the very least
6 Brandon Walter HOU at COL W x x 29 3.34 1.04 23% 25th He’ll need his elite control to be there for a start in Coors, but I’m giving him a shot
7 David Festa MIN at MIA W W x 36 5.40 1.42 14% 16th Has bounced back from both of his 8 ER starts this yr, but the problem is that he has a pair of 8 ER starts to begin with!
8 Cade Horton CHC v CLE W W x 45 4.80 1.44 10% 25th He’s finished 6 IP just 1x so it’s a classic five-and-dive which shrinks his margin for error… let’s hope he gets the 5 and the offense puts him in line for W
9 Chris Bassitt TOR v NYY x 94 4.29 1.36 17% 4th 8 ER nightmare tanked his ERA and he’d reeled off 4 straight 6+ IP starts before that
10 José Soriano LAA at ATL x 97 3.99 1.47 9% 18th Crazy back-n-forth June shows his risk, Game Scores: 17-79-70-71-14
11 David Peterson NYM v MIL x 95 3.30 1.28 12% 11th 11 BB in 4 of his 5 June starts… the other start? A shutout v. WAS… this is a risky one
12 Jose Quintana MIL at NYM x 60 3.30 1.42 5% 15th Standard streamer and Q’s catching his former team at the perfect time as they were dead-last in June wOBA vL
13 Dietrich Enns DET at WSN W W 5 0.60 12% 16th Need to see more than 1 before I trust him for ratios, but no issue chasing the W
14 Brandon Pfaadt ARI v SFG W W 85 5.38 1.38 14% 23rd Not a terrible matchup to chase a Win… he’s got 8 of ’em despite his ugly ratios
15 Luis L. Ortiz CLE at CHC 88 4.36 1.38 14% 3rd Can’t do it at CHC… potential 2-step next could be intriguing w/at HOU & at CHW
16 Jake Irvin WSN v DET 99 4.73 1.30 10% 12th
17 Eury Pérez MIA v MIN 16 6.19 1.50 6% 15th
18 Bryce Elder ATL v LAA 68 5.82 1.47 11% 21st
19 Kyle Freeland COL v HOU 77 5.56 1.60 12% 5th
20 Aaron Civale CHW at LAD 38 4.74 1.50 8% 1st

Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues |

KEY
x: Standard Reco
W: Wins Chase (meaning we accept some ratio risk for a chance to salvage a dub)





Paul is the Editor of Rotographs and Content Director for OOTP Perfect Team. Follow Paul on Twitter @sporer and on Twitch at sporer.

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jdkapowMember since 2023
2 hours ago

Looks like it will be Logan Evans for Seattle instead of Woo today; where would you slot him?

Ron HarlowMember since 2020
1 hour ago
Reply to  jdkapow

Mariners official website says Woo still on for today, and ESPN says same. Where did you see Evans is in? I have Woo so just trying to clarify and plan. Thanks

jdkapowMember since 2023
1 hour ago
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Last edited 1 hour ago by jdkapow
alang3131982Member since 2016
1 hour ago
Reply to  jdkapow

MGM has it as well