Starting Pitcher Chart – May 17th-18th, 2025
by Paul Sporer
May 17, 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.
Sunday added!
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SUNDAY
SUNDAY STARTER RANKINGS May 18, 2025
| RK | PITCHER | GAME | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | 2025 wOBA RK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Skenes | PIT at PHI | x | x | x | 54 | 2.63 | 1.01 | 18% | 11th |
| 2 | Framber Valdez | HOU at TEX | x | x | x | 56 | 3.54 | 1.14 | 15% | 20th |
| 3 | Max Fried | NYY v NYM | x | x | x | 56 | 1.11 | 0.94 | 17% | 4th |
| 4 | Michael King | SDP v SEA | x | x | x | 50 | 2.32 | 0.99 | 20% | 4th |
| 5 | Spencer Schwellenbach | ATL at BOS | x | x | x | 54 | 3.31 | 1.07 | 16% | 12th |
| 6 | Freddy Peralta | MIL v MIN | x | x | x | 50 | 2.66 | 1.07 | 17% | 23rd |
| 7 | Matthew Liberatore | STL at KCR | x | x | x | 46 | 3.11 | 1.01 | 19% | 27th |
| 8 | Shane Baz | TBR at MIA | x | x | x | 43 | 5.02 | 1.33 | 16% | 22nd |
| 9 | Colin Rea | CHC v CHW | x | x | x | 36 | 2.48 | 1.21 | 14% | 30th |
| 10 | Merrill Kelly 켈리 | ARI v COL | x | x | x | 51 | 3.71 | 1.06 | 14% | 28th |
| 11 | Bryan Woo | SEA at SDP | x | x | x | 50 | 2.84 | 0.89 | 21% | 6th |
| 12 | Zach Eflin | BAL v WSN | x | x | x | 23 | 3.13 | 0.96 | 11% | 19th |
| 13 | Tony Gonsolin | LAD v LAA | x | x | x | 16 | 2.81 | 1.06 | 27% | 26th |
| 14 | Michael Wacha | KCR v STL | x | x | x | 51 | 2.96 | 1.20 | 10% | 9th |
| 15 | Zebby Matthews | MIN at MIL | x | x | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 21st | |
| 16 | Justin Verlander | SFG v ATH | x | x | 48 | 4.31 | 1.35 | 12% | 13th | |
| 17 | David Peterson | NYM at NYY | x | x | 44 | 3.05 | 1.35 | 14% | 1st | |
| 18 | Andrew Abbott | CIN v CLE | x | x | 30 | 2.10 | 1.07 | 22% | 18th | |
| 19 | José Berríos | TOR v DET | x | x | 52 | 4.33 | 1.42 | 11% | 10th | |
| 20 | Michael Soroka | WSN at BAL | x | 14 | 6.43 | 1.29 | 19% | 8th | ||
| 21 | Luis L. Ortiz | CLE at CIN | x | 43 | 4.78 | 1.36 | 15% | 15th | ||
| 22 | Jeffrey Springs | ATH at SFG | x | 46 | 4.27 | 1.38 | 7% | 19th | ||
| 23 | Jackson Jobe | DET at TOR | x | 33 | 4.32 | 1.47 | 5% | 24th | ||
| 24 | Chase Dollander | COL at ARI | 34 | 6.88 | 1.47 | 11% | 2nd | |||
| 25 | Yusei Kikuchi | LAA at LAD | 48 | 3.72 | 1.47 | 10% | 2nd | |||
| 26 | Mick Abel | PHI v PIT | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 29th | |||
| 27 | Jack Leiter | TEX v HOU | 29 | 4.34 | 1.21 | 7% | 17th | |||
| 28 | Brayan Bello | BOS v ATL | 27 | 2.33 | 1.41 | 3% | 14th | |||
| 29 | Jonathan Cannon | CHW at CHC | 50 | 3.60 | 1.36 | 10% | 7th | |||
| 30 | Cal Quantrill | MIA v TBR | 36 | 7.00 | 1.64 | 6% | 16th |
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues
SATURDAY
SATURDAY STARTER RANKINGS May 17, 2025
| RK | PITCHER | GAME | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | 2025 wOBA RK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | PHI v PIT | x | x | x | 58 | 2.95 | 0.91 | 28% | 29th |
| 2 | Tyler Mahle | TEX v HOU | x | x | x | 49 | 1.47 | 0.96 | 11% | 17th |
| 3 | Matthew Boyd | CHC v CHW | x | x | x | 45 | 2.78 | 1.30 | 17% | 26th |
| 4 | Nick Pivetta | SDP v SEA | x | x | x | 44 | 3.05 | 1.06 | 20% | 4th |
| 5 | Drew Rasmussen | TBR at MIA | x | x | x | 40 | 3.38 | 1.05 | 16% | 22nd |
| 6 | Pablo López | MIN at MIL | x | x | x | 39 | 2.77 | 0.97 | 23% | 21st |
| 7 | Zac Gallen | ARI v COL | x | x | x | 51 | 4.59 | 1.31 | 14% | 28th |
| 8 | Reese Olson | DET at TOR | x | x | x | 42 | 3.38 | 1.29 | 15% | 24th |
| 9 | Ronel Blanco | HOU at TEX | x | x | 42 | 4.04 | 1.16 | 15% | 27th | |
| 10 | Clayton Kershaw | LAD v LAA | x | x | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 29th | |
| 11 | Clarke Schmidt | NYY v NYM | x | 26 | 4.73 | 1.28 | 12% | 5th | ||
| 12 | Jake Irvin | WSN at BAL | x | 54 | 4.00 | 1.19 | 8% | 8th | ||
| 13 | Grant Holmes | ATL at BOS | x | 45 | 4.14 | 1.18 | 12% | 12th | ||
| 14 | Landen Roupp | SFG v ATH | x | 40 | 4.95 | 1.50 | 16% | 13th | ||
| 15 | Griffin Canning | NYM at NYY | x | 42 | 2.36 | 1.26 | 15% | 1st | ||
| 16 | Luis Severino | ATH at SFG | x | 53 | 4.70 | 1.32 | 9% | 20th | ||
| 17 | Lucas Giolito | BOS v ATL | x | 16 | 5.51 | 1.29 | 15% | 14th | ||
| 18 | Tobias Myers | MIL v MIN | x | 16 | 3.86 | 1.53 | 1% | 23rd | ||
| 19 | Eric Lauer | TOR v DET | x | 9 | 2.00 | 0.78 | 19% | 5th | ||
| 20 | Chase Petty | CIN v CLE | x | 5 | 21.94 | 3.94 | -3% | 18th | ||
| 21 | Tyler Anderson | LAA at LAD | 45 | 2.58 | 1.06 | 12% | 2nd | |||
| 22 | Emerson Hancock | SEA at SDP | 28 | 6.91 | 1.71 | 9% | 6th | |||
| 23 | Sean Burke | CHW at CHC | 43 | 4.15 | 1.41 | 4% | 7th | |||
| 24 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA v TBR | 36 | 8.10 | 1.64 | 6% | 16th | |||
| 25 | Miles Mikolas | STL at KCR | 39 | 4.35 | 1.30 | 6% | 25th | |||
| 26 | Noah Cameron | KCR v STL | 6 | 0.00 | 0.95 | -8% | 9th | |||
| 27 | Slade Cecconi | CLE at CIN | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 15th | |||
| 28 | Kyle Gibson | BAL v WSN | 11 | 13.11 | 2.49 | 5% | 19th | |||
| 29 | Carmen Mlodzinski | PIT at PHI | 36 | 5.20 | 1.54 | 9% | 11th | |||
| 30 | Germán Márquez | COL at ARI | 37 | 8.27 | 1.70 | 4% | 2nd |
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues
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