Starting Pitcher Chart – June 4th, 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 June 4, 2025
RK PITCHER GAME 10 12 15+ IP ERA WHIP K-BB 2025 wOBA RK NOTE
1 Nick Pivetta SDP at SFG x x x 62 2.74 1.01 22% 20th
2 Chris Sale ATL v ARI x x x 67 3.06 1.24 23% 11th
3 Merrill Kelly 켈리 ARI at ATL x x x 69 3.78 1.06 16% 21st
4 Andrew Abbott CIN v MIL x x x 47 1.51 1.03 19% 25th
5 Clarke Schmidt NYY v CLE x x x 43 3.95 1.27 12% 21st
6 MacKenzie Gore WSN v CHC x x x 68 3.16 1.20 29% 2nd Yes, it is aces-only v. CHC; no, Gore isn’t yet a bona fide ace but he leads MLB w/a 36% K and could ascending into acehood so I’m starting him
7 Matthew Boyd CHC at WSN x x x 61 3.08 1.26 19% 16th
8 Ryan Gusto HOU at PIT x x x 39 4.62 1.56 13% 27th
9 Kyle Harrison SFG v SDP x x 14 2.51 0.98 18% 19th Insane .188 BABIP won’t last but it’s great to see his minor lg dominance returning w/29% K and 16% SwStr rates
10 Mick Abel PHI at TOR x x 6 0.00 0.83 41% 5th Fantastic debut but still had double-digit BB% allll the way up the chain… view this more as a Win chase w/Ks and take any ratio help as a bonus
11 Noah Cameron KCR at STL x x 25 1.05 0.82 8% 13th Fast start has been fun, but I’d focus on the 4.75 SIERA as a more realistic guideline for expectations; if the 11% SwStr starts yielding more Ks, I can see an ERA in line w/his 3.78 FIP
12 Sawyer Gipson-Long DET at CHW x x #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A 22nd Moved to Wed; yesterday’s comment: 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
13 Miles Mikolas STL v KCR x x 55 3.90 1.25 8% 26th About 2/3rds of his starts will usually be pretty good, but the other third can be dangerous… the life of a traditional streamer
14 Zebby Matthews MIN at ATH x 14 6.43 1.50 26% 9th Still love the skills, but his short leash and a HR park give me a lot of pause about starting him here
15 Cal Quantrill MIA v COL x 49 5.84 1.52 10% 28th Rebounded in May w/a 3.24 ERA/1.22 WHIP/18% K-BB though he has maxed at 5 IP and has low W potential so I’m still not diving in
16 Shane Baz TBR v TEX x 60 4.92 1.38 13% 27th Better in the L2 though skills were lacking w/just 7 Ks in 11.3 IP; 0 BB last gm was 1st since 4/14
17 José Berríos TOR v PHI x 70 3.86 1.30 13% 6th Similar outlook to Mikolas but with a much tougher matchup
18 Lucas Giolito BOS v LAA x 32 4.78 1.44 12% 26th Decent streamer spot, though LAA has been better of late (13th wOBA vR L30)
19 Cade Povich BAL at SEA x 51 5.29 1.53 15% 12th 3 gems, 3 duds, and 4 middling starts… be careful
20 Kyle Freeland COL at MIA x 61 5.72 1.63 13% 17th Good matchup on the road gives Freeland some viability
21 Griffin Canning NYM at LAD 53 3.23 1.40 11% 1st We knew the regression was coming, but CHW was supposed to be the reprieve in between 2 LAD outings
22 Tony Gonsolin LAD v NYM 31 5.23 1.45 13% 10th After 0 BB in opener, he has 2+ BB in his L5 in 11 in the L3
23 José Soriano LAA at BOS 68 3.41 1.51 5% 7th I’m a fan and he’ll remain firmly on my radar, but there’s just not enough here
24 Luis L. Ortiz CLE at NYY 59 4.40 1.43 13% 1st Too risky a matchup for him
25 Quinn Priester MIL at CIN 50 4.09 1.34 4% 19th
26 Kumar Rocker TEX at TBR 20 8.10 1.75 12% 18th
27 Jacob Lopez ATH v MIN 15 6.32 1.85 10% 20th
28 Emerson Hancock SEA v BAL 44 5.64 1.57 9% 30th
29 Mike Burrows PIT v HOU 8 8.64 1.56 3% 4th
30 Jared Shuster CHW v DET 14 6.14 1.77 10% 8th
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues





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murraygd13Member since 2025
1 day ago

Jacob Lopez was the follower in last night’s game against the Twins. The Athletics are listing today as TBD, but pretty sure it won’t be Lopez