Starting Pitcher Chart – June 12th
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The chart includes their season performance, their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness over the last 30 days, 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 basically a risky 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 value focusing on roto.
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| RK | PITCHER | TM | OPP | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | wOBA RK | NOTE | |
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| 1 | Zach Eflin | TBR | at | OAK | x | x | x | 66.2 | 2.97 | 0.96 | 22% | 30th | A mere 9 BB in 11 starts, aiding his sub-1.00 WHIP and sparkling 2.97 ERA in 93.3 IP |
| 2 | Jesús Luzardo | MIA | at | SEA | x | x | x | 73.2 | 3.79 | 1.25 | 22% | 12th | Bounced back from each of his 2 duds w/complete gems and the skills have been elite throughout, an easy Auto-Start for me right now |
| 3 | James Paxton | BOS | COL | x | x | x | 26 | 3.81 | 1.23 | 25% | 30th | Has just 1 bad start since returning and he gets a great matchup on Monday that should give him some leeway v. NYY on the weekend | |
| 4 | Bryce Miller | SEA | MIA | x | x | x | 38.1 | 4.46 | 0.97 | 18% | 8th | 2 massive bombs undid most of the great ERA, but he still has a sub-1.00 WHIP and this is solid 2-step (MIA, CHW) | |
| 5 | Logan Webb | SFG | at | STL | x | x | x | 84.1 | 3.09 | 1.09 | 20% | 3rd | Survived Coors and his reward is a tough 2-step (at STL, at LAD), but he is a full start |
| 6 | Charlie Morton | ATL | at | DET | x | x | x | 69.1 | 3.89 | 1.46 | 15% | 28th | Excellent 2-step (at DET, v. COL) to shave down his WHIP |
| 7 | Dane Dunning | TEX | LAA | x | 53.2 | 2.52 | 1.10 | 9% | 11th | I really like Dunning despite his modest skills, but I just can’t strongly recommend a LAA/TOR 2-step for a sub-10% K-BB… maaaaybe as a Hail Mary | |||
| 8 | Tyler Anderson | LAA | at | TEX | 57.2 | 5.62 | 1.60 | 4% | 2nd | I can’t trust him in easy matchups let alone a tough one like this | |||
| 9 | Matthew Liberatore | STL | SFG | 15 | 6.00 | 1.60 | 4% | 21st | Want to see something before jumping in | ||||
| 10 | Luke Weaver | CIN | at | KCR | 47.1 | 6.27 | 1.42 | 17% | 27th | Just hasn’t shown enough since those 16 Ks in his first 2 starts to make him a streamer candidate | |||
| 11 | Zack Greinke | KCR | CIN | 66.2 | 4.59 | 1.13 | 15% | 5th | This Cincy offense is getting scary after adding Elly De La Cruz | ||||
| 12 | Tommy Henry | ARI | PHI | 45.1 | 4.37 | 1.30 | 4% | 22nd | His 2-step got pushed back after the postponement, but I don’t think there’s appeal in any format | ||||
| 13 | Connor Seabold | COL | at | BOS | 47.2 | 5.10 | 1.41 | 9% | 23rd | No thanks | |||
| 14 | James Kaprielian | OAK | TBR | 43.2 | 7.21 | 1.76 | 6% | 15th | 5 BB/1 K in his 6 IP/1 ER outing at PIT… that said I wouldn’t start him v. TBR & PHI even if his skills looked better | ||||
| 15 | Dylan Covey | PHI | at | ARI | 12.2 | 7.11 | 1.74 | 17% | 10th | No thanks | |||
| 16 | Mason Englert | DET | ATL | 36 | 5.00 | 1.50 | 8% | 4th | Slated for a primary role, but there’s no fantasy viability here |
Regarding Henry (inadvertent movie reference) I read that PHI & CLE have been the worst teams against LHP. Would that upgrade any minor appeal? My alternatives are Ryne Nelson, Johann Oviedo, Yonny Chirinos or Zack Davies.