Starting Pitcher Chart – June 9th, 2025

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June 9, 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.

Getting this one done from the airport… I’ll be home later this morning so the SP Chart should be back to normal the rest of the week!

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Starter Notes June 9, 2025
RK PITCHER GAME 10 12 15+ IP ERA WHIP K-BB 2025 wOBA RK
1 Zack Wheeler PHI v CHC x x x 76 2.96 0.92 26% 4th
2 Chris Sale ATL at MIL x x x 73 2.93 1.24 23% 14th
3 Matthew Boyd CHC at PHI x x x 68 3.01 1.19 19% 9th
4 Nick Pivetta SDP v LAD x x x 68 3.16 1.02 21% 1st
5 Merrill Kelly 켈리 ARI v SEA x x x 76 3.43 0.99 18% 12th
6 Dustin May LAD at SDP x x 61 4.09 1.25 16% 22nd
7 Jeffrey Springs ATH at LAA x x 67 4.66 1.34 8% 25th
8 José Berríos TOR at STL x 76 3.67 1.28 13% 8th
9 Shane Baz TBR at BOS 65 4.96 1.36 13% 7th
10 Luis L. Ortiz CLE v CIN 65 4.02 1.40 14% 6th
11 Yusei Kikuchi LAA v ATH 69 3.23 1.59 7% 8th
12 Eury Pérez MIA at PIT #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A 27th
13 Mike Burrows PIT v MIA 13 5.27 1.32 12% 19th
14 Wade Miley CIN at CLE 2 18.00 3.00 26th
15 Andre Pallante STL v TOR 66 4.91 1.38 7% 20th
16 Aaron Civale MIL v ATL 17 5.19 1.33 12% 15th
17 Brayan Bello BOS v TBR 46 3.91 1.59 4% 11th
18 Emerson Hancock SEA at ARI 50 5.19 1.47 10% 2nd
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues





 

Paul is the Editor of Rotographs and Content Director for OOTP Perfect Team. Follow Paul on Twitter @sporer and on Twitch at sporer.

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bwMember since 2016
5 months ago

I’m in a 15 team and still afraid of pivetta vs dodgers today, it feels like the day his hr/fb% normalizes. Is the recommendation because the game is in Petco?

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Paul SporerFanGraphs Staff
5 months ago
Reply to  bw

I definitely understand your concern as a long-time Pivetta skeptic, but I think he’s pitching well enough to live in the rotation of most leagues

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