Starting Pitcher Chart – June 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.

Added Sánchez to the 2-start chart for Wheeler (paternity leave); saw some stuff suggesting Landen Roupp was joining the 2-start party in place Verlander as now it looks like Verlander is just throwing a pen today and is penciled in for Sunday. Thus, it won’t be Roupp for 2 so I didn’t add him. That would line him up for a hideous at COL/at LAD next week. I still think there’s a decent chance Roupp gets the weekend start, too, if Verlander isn’t ready and since we’re Roupp tonight anyway, we’ll get the 2-step if it comes to pass in weekly lineup leagues.

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Starter Notes June 3, 2025
RK PITCHER GAME 10 12 15+ IP ERA WHIP K-BB 2025 wOBA RK NOTE
1 Paul Skenes PIT v HOU x x x 75 2.15 0.92 20% 19th
2 Hunter Greene CIN v MIL x x x 54 2.63 0.91 26% 25th
3 Carlos Rodón NYY v CLE x x x 72 2.60 0.94 23% 23rd
4 Drew Rasmussen TBR v TEX x x x 58 2.33 0.93 16% 28th
5 Cristopher Sánchez PHI at TOR x x x 59 3.32 1.31 19% 7th
6 Pablo López MIN at ATH x x x 55 2.75 1.04 20% 12th
7 Freddy Peralta MIL at CIN x x x 65 2.77 1.17 15% 5th
8 Tyler Mahle TEX at TBR x x x 66 1.64 1.05 9% 15th Skills aren’t exactly blazing of late so the 1.95 ERA/1.13 WHIP aren’t terribly well-supported by his 7% K-BB in those 46.3 IP
9 Lance McCullers Jr. HOU at PIT x x x 18 5.89 1.69 16% 27th Solid 22% K-BB in 16 IP outside of that insane 1 out/7 ER meltdown v. CIN incl. 20 Ks in his L2
10 Shane Smith CHW v DET x x x 57 2.68 1.16 13% 17th 5 BB really stung him at NYM
11 Cade Horton CHC at WSN x x x 20 3.98 1.23 14% 11th Hasn’t allowed >3 ER in any of his 4 MLB starts
12 Spencer Strider ATL v ARI x x x 14 4.50 1.29 15% 2nd He’s been OK and this is a tough matchup but he’s a rotation staple
13 Chase Dollander COL at MIA x x 38 6.28 1.42 12% 18th Solid on the road in 4 starts: 4.29 ERA/1.10 WHIP/27% K in 21 IP
14 Sawyer Gipson-Long DET at CHW x x #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A 30th Looking good in MiLB rehab and remember, SGL had a sharp little 4-start run to end 2023: 2.70 ERA/1.10 WHIP/22% K-BB
15 Landen Roupp SFG v SDP x x 56 3.54 1.43 15% 16th Deserved more than 1 W in May w/a 1.73 ERA/1.19 WHIP/13% K-BB in 26 IP; Ks were light, but I love the 5% BB
16 Michael Lorenzen KCR at STL x x 62 4.33 1.40 12% 7th I’ll definitely take on this start to get the at CHW on the wknd; more of a toss-up as a one-off
17 Zac Gallen ARI at ATL x x 66 5.54 1.40 12% 9th We just have to divorce ourself from his name value as he’s at 4.78 ERA/1.37 WHIP since 2H of 2024; rosterable for sure, but no longer set-it and forget-it
18 Tanner Bibee CLE at NYY x x 63 3.86 1.27 11% 3rd Sort of an AL Gallen and he’s been pitching pretty well of late but this is skippable
19 Tomoyuki Sugano BAL at SEA x x 64 3.23 1.06 10% 13th Settled down after 3 ER in first 2 IP w/3.3 of 2-hit ball; no Ks and low W potential make mostly a ratios play
20 Andre Pallante STL v KCR x x 61 4.23 1.36 7% 26th Essentially a poor man’s Sugano trading better W potential for worse ratios
21 George Kirby SEA v BAL x x 8 11.42 1.85 12% 14th Let’s see where he’s at after 5-6 starts; at least hold even if you don’t start
22 Yusei Kikuchi LAA at BOS x x 64 3.06 1.52 8% 8th Survived 5 BB v. NYY and allowed just 7 ER all of May… schedule stays challenging though
23 Tylor Megill NYM at LAD 53 3.52 1.36 19% 1st No longer slated for the step that would’ve included a trip to COL so I’m skipping this
24 Sandy Alcantara MIA v COL 51 8.47 1.67 5% 29th You cannnn bc it’s COL, but what are we really chasing here?
25 Bowden Francis TOR v PHI 55 5.04 1.36 12% 10th
26 Trevor Williams WSN v CHC 55 5.69 1.45 11% 4th
27 Jacob Lopez ATH v MIN 15 6.32 1.85 10% 24th
28 Brayan Bello BOS v LAA 40 3.83 1.63 4% 24th
29 Clayton Kershaw LAD v NYM 11 4.91 1.55 10th
30 Ryan Bergert SDP at SFG 4 0.25 14% 23rd
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues

 

2-START CHART

2-Start Chart for the Week of June 2nd
RANK PITCHER TYPE MATCHUPS IP ERA WHIP K-BB Pitch+
1 Paul Skenes 1 HOU/PHI 75.1 2.15 0.92 20% 110
2 Cristopher Sánchez 1 at TOR/at PIT 59.2 3.32 1.31 19% 94
3 Logan Webb 1 SDP/ATL 73.1 2.82 1.21 22% 108
4 Joe Ryan 1 at ATH/TOR 63 2.57 0.83 26% 105
5 Carlos Rodón 1 CLE/BOS 72.2 2.60 0.94 23% 98
6 Pablo López 1 at ATH/TOR 55.2 2.75 1.04 20% 114
7 Drew Rasmussen 2 TEX/MIA 58 2.33 0.93 16% 101
8 Tyler Mahle 2 at TBR/at WAS 66 1.64 1.05 9% 112
9 Spencer Strider 2 ARI/at SFG 14 4.50 1.29 15% 87
10 Dustin May 3 NYM/ at STL 55.2 4.20 1.24 16% 100
11 Shane Smith 3 DET/ KCR 57 2.68 1.16 13% 101
12 Michael Lorenzen 3 at STL/ at CHW 62.1 4.33 1.40 12% 103
13 Zac Gallen 3 at ATL/at CIN 66.2 5.54 1.40 12% 103
14 Tanner Bibee 3 at NYY/HOU 63 3.86 1.27 11% 97
15 Brady Singer 3 MIL/ ARI 58.2 4.60 1.33 10% 98
16 George Kirby 3 BAL/ at LAA 8.2 11.42 1.85 12% 102
17 Tylor Megill 3 at LAD/ at COL 53.2 3.52 1.36 19% 99
18 Lance McCullers Jr. 4 at PIT/ at CLE 18.1 5.89 1.69 16% 91
19 Richard Fitts 4 LAA/ at NYY 20 2.70 1.10 11% 104
20 Cade Horton 4 at WAS/ at DET 20.1 3.98 1.23 14% 99
21 Tomoyuki Sugano 4 at SEA/ at ATH 64 3.23 1.06 10% 105
22 Bowden Francis 4 PHI/ at MIN 55.1 5.04 1.36 12% 103
23 Stephen Kolek 4 at SFG/ at MIL 30.2 4.11 1.30 11% 99
24 Justin Verlander 4 SDP/ ATL 52 4.33 1.40 9% 91
25 Jonathan Cannon 4 DET/ KCR 60.2 4.15 1.35 11% 102
26 Tyler Anderson 4 at BOS/ SEA 61 3.39 1.21 8% 96
27 Sawyer Gipson-Long 5 at CHW/ v. CHC #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
28 Luis Severino 5 MIN/ BAL 71.2 3.89 1.23 10% 98
29 Jacob Lopez 5 MIN/ BAL 15.2 6.32 1.85 10% 101
30 Logan Allen로건 5 at NYY/ HOU 49 4.22 1.59 6% 94
31 Germán Márquez 5 at MIA/ NYM 53 7.13 1.64 5% 95
32 Trevor Williams 6 CHC/ TEX 55.1 5.69 1.45 11% 104
33 Mike Burrows 6 HOU/ PHI 8.1 8.64 1.56 3% 102
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wtholt27Member since 2025
1 day ago

Cygano time

David KleinMember since 2024
1 day ago
Reply to  wtholt27

I think you mean Cylor Megill day.