Starting Pitcher Chart – June 18th, 2024
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Some guys hoping to establish themselves as bankable starters (Irvin, Marsh, Myers, Harris) while others like Miller, King, and Steele are hoping to regain the full trust of fantasy managers.
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| RK | PITCHER | GAME | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | wOBA RK L30/Season | NOTE |
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| 1 | Framber Valdez | HOU at CHW | x | x | x | 67 | 3.99 | 1.21 | 12% | 9th/25th | Had 3 straight QS prior to the 5 ER at SFG; despite such ugly starts this yr, he doesn’t leave the lineup |
| 2 | Logan Webb | SFG at CHC | x | x | x | 92 | 3.02 | 1.20 | 15% | 26th/22nd | |
| 3 | Pablo López | MIN v TBR | x | x | x | 76 | 5.33 | 1.21 | 21% | 30th/28th | Nice work v. COL last time out and now has a great 2-step to get fully back on track (at OAK this wknd) |
| 4 | Tanner Houck | BOS at TOR | x | x | x | 91 | 2.08 | 0.95 | 20% | 13th/17th | |
| 5 | Aaron Nola | PHI v SDP | x | x | x | 88 | 3.48 | 1.08 | 15% | 4th/2nd | Seems like a lock for a couple mega duds every year |
| 6 | Nestor Cortes | NYY v BAL | x | x | x | 87 | 3.59 | 1.12 | 18% | 23rd/3rd | Calmed some nerves w/7 IP of 2 ER ball at KCR, though still just 2 Ks… |
| 7 | Nick Lodolo | CIN at PIT | x | x | x | 58 | 2.93 | 1.06 | 19% | 20th/16th | 4 straight Ws (the last 3 being QS) since returning from the IL; 13 Ks in L2 after 6 in first 2 of that sample |
| 8 | Alec Marsh | KCR at OAK | x | x | x | 67 | 3.63 | 1.09 | 15% | 28th/26th | Great spot to stay hot after 7 IP of 1-hit ball v. NYY last time out |
| 9 | Michael King | SDP at PHI | x | x | x | 83 | 3.58 | 1.23 | 17% | 20th/8th | A 2.20 ERA/0.99 WHIP combo over his L5 have sanded his season marks down to 3.58/1.23 |
| 10 | Bryce Miller | SEA at CLE | x | x | x | 82 | 3.48 | 0.98 | 17% | 7th/13th | Last 3 good tms (at BAL, at NYY, at KCR) cooked him so maybe we skip this in daily moves? Easy start in weeklies to get at MIA this wknd |
| 11 | Justin Steele | CHC v SFG | x | x | x | 50 | 3.22 | 1.09 | 17% | 1st/7th | |
| 12 | Jake Irvin | WSN v ARI | x | x | x | 81 | 3.00 | 1.04 | 17% | 8th/14th | I’m on board for the 2-step, too, even w/it being a trip to COL |
| 13 | Chris Bassitt | TOR v BOS | x | x | x | 78 | 3.56 | 1.40 | 13% | 3rd/7th | Hasn’t allowed >3 ER in any of his L8: 2.25 ERA/1.13 WHIP/15% K-BB in 48 IP |
| 14 | Walker Buehler | LAD at COL | x | x | x | 33 | 4.64 | 1.45 | 14% | 21st/18th | This is a light 3-x reco because of how “off” Buehler seems to be more than bc it’s in Coors |
| 15 | Michael Lorenzen | TEX v NYM | x | x | 66 | 2.86 | 1.18 | 7% | 17th/19th | Since getting merked for 6 ER at OAK of all places, he’s allowed 6 ER his L6 starts combined! | |
| 16 | Tobias Myers | MIL at LAA | x | x | 40 | 3.76 | 1.16 | 13% | 25th/20th | Coming off B2B gems and as long as he can deliver 5 strong, MIL offers strong support for W potential | |
| 17 | Hogan Harris | OAK v KCR | x | x | 25 | 2.49 | 1.11 | 14% | 5th/13th | Would love to see a bit more juice in his metrics before fully trusting home, but don’t mind some deeper lg starts here | |
| 18 | Luis Severino | NYM at TEX | x | x | 78 | 3.12 | 1.18 | 9% | 29th/15th | A meager 9% K-BB gives me some pause… can’t deny the recent results, though: 2.39 ERA/1.11 WHIP in 26 IP | |
| 19 | Triston McKenzie | CLE v SEA | x | x | 68 | 4.10 | 1.41 | 9% | 16th/23rd | Survivin’, but not exactly thrivin’ as evidenced by that 1.41 WHIP (2+ BB in all of his L7 starts)… be careful | |
| 20 | Albert Suárez | BAL at NYY | x | 44 | 1.61 | 1.05 | 13% | 2nd/1st | Love what Suárez has done this year, but a sit here makes a lottt of sense | ||
| 21 | Aaron Civale | TBR at MIN | x | 72 | 5.20 | 1.33 | 17% | 10th/11th | Until he curbs the HRs, the volatility will remain | ||
| 22 | Roddery Muñoz | MIA v STL | x | 25 | 4.56 | 1.17 | 14% | 9th/12th | Live arm with some streamer potential, but make sure you go in eyes wide open… he isn’t yet a safe bet | ||
| 23 | Casey Mize | DET at ATL | x | 65 | 4.43 | 1.46 | 8% | 23rd/10th | Wonder if recent struggles were his fatigue wall of the season after missing essentially 2 seasons | ||
| 24 | Lance Lynn | STL at MIA | x | 69 | 3.75 | 1.39 | 12% | 24th/27th | Hasn’t reached 5 IP in any of his L3 | ||
| 25 | Spencer Schwellenbach | ATL v DET | x | 15 | 6.32 | 1.34 | 10% | 12th/16th | Hard to ever be fully against streaming some v. DET | ||
| 26 | Griffin Canning | LAA v MIL | 75 | 4.76 | 1.33 | 7% | 15th/4th | Just can’t find consistent success with a 15% K rate | |||
| 27 | Slade Cecconi | ARI at WSN | 44 | 6.70 | 1.29 | 13% | 19th/21st | ||||
| 28 | Bailey Falter | PIT v CIN | 72 | 3.86 | 1.11 | 10% | 13th/17th | ||||
| 29 | Austin Gomber | COL v LAD | 69 | 4.26 | 1.32 | 9% | 3rd/1st | ||||
| 30 | Jonathan Cannon | CHW v HOU | 23 | 4.56 | 1.35 | 19% | 6th/6th |
The chart includes their 2024 stats (this changed over from last year’s stats on April 22nd), their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness from this year so far (this is changed as of April 11th), 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 that just means it is a riskier stream as the league gets shallower.
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 and then you can generally expand these recommendations a bit for points leagues.
I’m scared to death to start Nestor vs the O’s!
i totally get it, i never feel good going v. the O’s
guess I should have listened to you anyway lol, who knew his best start in the last month would come against Baltimore