Starting Pitcher Chart – May 15th, 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 May 15, 2025
RK PITCHER GAME 10 12 15+ IP ERA WHIP K-BB 2025 wOBA RK
1 Hunter Brown HOU at TEX x x x 48 1.48 0.90 24% 27th
2 Jacob deGrom TEX v HOU x x x 43 2.72 1.02 21% 17th
3 AJ Smith-Shawver ATL v WSN x x x 32 2.76 1.35 14% 19th
4 Nick Martinez CIN v CHW x x x 44 4.23 1.30 14% 30th
5 Kevin Gausman TOR v TBR x x x 45 3.97 0.97 16% 16th
6 Tomoyuki Sugano BAL v MIN x 46 2.72 1.01 10% 23rd
7 Zack Littell TBR at TOR x 47 4.40 1.11 11% 24th
8 Osvaldo Bido ATH at LAD 41 4.75 1.51 6% 3rd
9 Chris Paddack MIN at BAL 39 4.76 1.29 8% 8th
10 Trevor Williams WSN at ATL 41 5.88 1.57 12% 14th
11 Bryse Wilson CHW at CIN 27 4.88 1.73 2% 15th
12 Matt Sauer LAD v ATH 11 1.54 0.86 17% 13th
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues





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CarMars FavoriteMember since 2018
23 days ago

Happy CYgano day, Paul.

David KleinMember since 2024
23 days ago

Twins hitters seem to be enjoying it.