Starting Pitcher Chart – June 15th, 2026
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I’m headed to Houston to watch the Tigers game and staying overnight so I’m going to load Tuesday’s board now as-is and it’ll run tomorrow night. I’m sure there’ll be changes, but it’ll be easier for me to address those in comments as opposed to finding time to put together the board on the road.
- I was stunned Imanaga went into Coors and dominated like that. He should be able to pull it off again as long as the wind isn’t blowing out 15 mph or something crazy.
- Core skills were better for Melton last time out with 5 K/0 BB in 5 IP, but 4 HRs (all solo) soured the outing a bit. He nabbed the Win, though, and still has sparkling ratios while he figures out the strikeouts and walks.
- This certified Dustin May Skeptic is on the train! He’s finally missing bats with consistency, posting a 3.25 ERA/0.97 WHIP in his L6 with 21% K-BB and 13% SwStr supporting the 28% K rate.
- Few teams have a wider start/sit range based on pitcher handedness than Arizona, sitting 28th vR and earning Ureña a full reco. Meanwhile, they sit 5th vL leaving me starting only the very best southpaws against them.
- A nightmare inning in each of his last 2 have pushed Teng’s ERA more than a full run to 3.71 and it seemed to be inevitable with his elevated walk rate. He skated on an 18% BB rate in his 3 starts before the struggles allowing just 3 ER in 16 IP. DET is hitting better of late, but is walking at a below average clip so they might not be able to take advantage of Teng’s problem.
- Jones had a solid 4-inning outing v. LAD but heading Sacramento is a different story and I’m definitely a bit nervous to run this one. He gets a trip to COL this weekend for the other part of his 2-step so I wouldn’t even necessarily justify this in a weekly setup.
- The PHI offense just keeps stinking so Gusto has some juice to stream.
- Alvarez sank himself at SFG with 5 BB but they could only cash in two of his 10 base runners. I still like plenty of what I’m seeing here and think this could be a successful 2-step (at TBR this wknd).
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| Rk | PITCHER | Team | Opponent | T | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K% | K-BB | OPP K% | opp wOBA RK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chase Burns | CIN | v. NYM | R | x | x | x | 75.2 | 2.14 | 0.99 | 30% | 22% | 22% | 29 |
| 2 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | v. MIA | R | x | x | x | 56.2 | 2.22 | 0.85 | 25% | 19% | 21% | 21 |
| 3 | Shota Imanaga | CHC | v. COL | L | x | x | x | 81 | 4.44 | 1.06 | 25% | 18% | 27% | 28 |
| 4 | Troy Melton | DET | at HOU | R | x | x | x | 25.2 | 2.81 | 1.01 | 14% | 8% | 23% | 15 |
| 5 | MacKenzie Gore | TEX | v. MIN | L | x | x | x | 71 | 4.18 | 1.35 | 25% | 14% | 22% | 17 |
| 6 | Dustin May | STL | v. SDP | R | x | x | x | 72.2 | 4.21 | 1.25 | 22% | 15% | 23% | 30 |
| 7 | Walbert Ureña | LAA | at ARI | R | x | x | x | 55.1 | 2.44 | 1.36 | 23% | 9% | 22% | 28 |
| 8 | Kai-Wei Teng | HOU | v. DET | R | x | x | 51 | 3.71 | 1.27 | 23% | 12% | 23% | 17 | |
| 9 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | v. LAA | R | x | x | 76.1 | 5.19 | 1.23 | 17% | 11% | 25% | 22 | |
| 10 | Jared Jones | PIT | at ATH | R | x | x | 13.1 | 4.73 | 1.43 | 24% | 16% | 21% | 12 | |
| 11 | Ryan Gusto | MIA | at PHI | R | x | x | 9 | 6.00 | 1.44 | 23% | 18% | 23% | 26 | |
| 12 | Andrew Alvarez | WSN | v. KCR | L | x | x | 24.1 | 3.70 | 1.44 | 25% | 15% | 20% | 23 | |
| 13 | Tobias Myers | NYM | at CIN | R | x | 33.1 | 4.05 | 1.08 | 19% | 14% | 24% | 23 | ||
| 14 | J.T. Ginn | ATH | v. PIT | R | x | 71.1 | 3.15 | 1.15 | 22% | 12% | 22% | 2 | ||
| 15 | Mike Paredes | MIN | at TEX | R | 10.1 | 4.35 | 1.06 | 18% | 4% | 22% | 20 | |||
| 16 | Lucas Giolito | SDP | at STL | R | 20.2 | 4.35 | 1.74 | 15% | -4% | 23% | 16 | |||
| 17 | Nick Martinez | TBR | at LAD | R | 77.2 | 2.43 | 1.16 | 14% | 10% | 20% | 1 | |||
| 18 | Eric Lauer 라우어 | LAD | v. TBR | L | 52.2 | 5.47 | 1.29 | 16% | 8% | 18% | 20 | |||
| 19 | Michael Lorenzen | COL | at CHC | R | 65.2 | 7.54 | 1.90 | 17% | 10% | 21% | 10 | |||
| 20 | Mitch Spence | KCR | at WSN | R | 4 | 13.50 | 2.25 | 14% | -10% | 21% | 13 |
Intro
The chart includes their performance for 2026, their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness, and recently added opponent’s K% (also v. SP handedness), my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues – essentially a shallow, medium, deep league setup – and then a note about some, most, or all depending on the day. 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 for standard 5×5 roto leagues, and your league situation will carry more weight whether you are protecting ratios or chasing counting numbers. I usually won’t have much to write about aces who are locked into our rotations. If you want to discuss someone further, please feel free to leave a comment. I usually do a few sweeps of the comments before game time in case there are time-sensitive questions.
Color Coding:
- Green – Good Matchup (so lower OPS output by the pitcher’s opponent)
- Yellow – OK
- Red – Bad
Bubba Chandler this week?
At COL? I don’t think so
Wind at 10+ (plus Wrigley & Sac):
PHI – in from L at 10
WAS – in from L at 10
Wrigley – out to R center at 9, bump to bats
Sacramento – out to L center at 11, warm too (89*), bump to bats
No rain issues – literally 0% for every game