Starting Pitcher Chart – May 26th, 2025

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May 26, 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.

The site is dark Monday for Memorial Day, but I had to get y’all at least a board-only post. I think I’m starting Gav Williams in weekly lineup 15-team leagues to get the 2-step. I am terrified because even during this run with a 2.25 ERA in his last 4 starts, he still has a 1.45 WHIP. Hopefully he can build on his 3 BB over the last two starts after 17 BB in the previous 24 IP (4 starts).

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Starter Notes May 26, 2025
RK PITCHER GAME 10 12 15+ IP ERA WHIP K-BB 2025 wOBA RK
1 Garrett Crochet BOS at MIL x x x 68 1.98 1.07 21% 23rd
2 Jacob deGrom TEX v TOR x x x 58 2.33 0.93 22% 24th
3 Yoshinobu Yamamoto LAD at CLE x x x 58 1.86 0.91 22% 23rd
4 Clay Holmes NYM v CHW x x x 54 3.13 1.24 14% 30th
5 Jameson Taillon CHC v COL x x x 56 4.13 1.09 14% 28th
6 Kevin Gausman TOR at TEX x x x 58 4.03 0.98 19% 27th
7 Ryne Nelson ARI v PIT x x x 31 4.60 1.15 15% 29th
8 Ryan Yarbrough NYY at LAA x x 29 3.38 1.16 15% 20th
9 Nick Martinez CIN at KCR x x 57 3.43 1.14 13% 26th
10 Hayden Birdsong SFG at DET x x 28 1.91 1.24 16% 11th
11 Michael Lorenzen KCR v CIN x x 57 3.77 1.27 14% 7th
12 Ryan Weathers MIA at SDP x x 10 1.80 0.80 22% 14th
13 Chris Paddack MIN at TBR x x 52 3.98 1.23 7% 21st
14 Zack Littell TBR v MIN x x 59 4.25 1.15 12% 19th
15 Erick Fedde STL at BAL x x 57 3.77 1.27 4% 12th
16 Andrew Heaney PIT at ARI x 55 2.91 1.13 9% 11th
17 Keider Montero DET v SFG x 30 5.28 1.57 6% 17th
18 Randy Vásquez SDP v MIA x 49 3.49 1.43 0% 15th
19 Gavin Williams CLE v LAD x 48 3.94 1.52 15% 2nd
20 Chad Patrick MIL v BOS 53 3.23 1.26 13% 5th
21 Adrian Houser CHW at NYM 6 0.00 0.83 -5% 13th
22 Charlie Morton BAL v STL 41 7.68 1.76 8% 6th
23 Jack Kochanowicz LAA v NYY 53 4.86 1.57 3% 3rd
24 Carson Palmquist COL at CHC 8 11.88 2.52 -7% 2nd
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues

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2-START CHART

2-Start Chart for the Week of May 26th
RANK PITCHER TYPE MATCHUPS IP ERA WHIP K-BB Pitch+
1 Hunter Brown 1 ATH/TBR 61.2 2.04 0.91 24% 103
2 Yoshinobu Yamamoto 1 at CLE/NYY 58 1.86 0.91 22% 106
3 Jacob deGrom 1 TOR/STL 58 2.33 0.93 22% 116
4 Clay Holmes 2 CHW/COL 54.2 3.13 1.24 14% 103
5 Spencer Strider 2 at PHI/ BOS 9.1 5.79 1.39 15% 82
6 Kevin Gausman 2 at TEX/ ATH 58 4.03 0.98 19% 107
7 Jameson Taillon 3 COL/ CIN 56.2 4.13 1.09 14% 110
8 Michael Lorenzen 3 CIN/ DET 57.1 3.77 1.27 14% 105
9 Andrew Heaney 3 at ARI/ at SDP 55.2 2.91 1.13 9% 102
10 Ranger Suárez 3 ATL/ MIL 24.1 3.70 1.19 16% 114
11 Ryan Weathers 4 at SDP/ SFG 10 1.80 0.80 22% 115
12 JP Sears 4 at HOU/ at TOR 54 4.00 1.15 14% 108
13 Nick Martinez 4 at KCR/ at CHC 57.2 3.43 1.14 13% 108
14 Hayden Birdsong 4 at DET/ at MIA 28.1 1.91 1.24 16% 90
15 Chris Paddack 4 at TBR/at SEA 52 3.98 1.23 7% 113
16 Gavin Williams 4 LAD/ LAA 48 3.94 1.52 15% 90
17 Taj Bradley 4 MIN/ at HOU 56.2 4.61 1.31 10% 87
18 Randy Vásquez 5 MIA/ PIT 49 3.49 1.43 0% 98
19 Zack Littell 5 MIN/ at HOU 59.1 4.25 1.15 12% 104
20 Mitchell Parker 5 at SEA/ at ARI 55.1 4.39 1.30 5% 102
21 Ryan Yarbrough 5 at LAA/ at LAD 29.1 3.38 1.16 15% 102
22 Erick Fedde 페디 5 at BAL/ at TEX 57.1 3.77 1.27 4% 106
23 Keider Montero 5 SFG/ at KCR 30.2 5.28 1.57 6% 96
24 Bowden Francis 5 at TEX/ ATH 50.1 5.54 1.41 11% 104
25 Charlie Morton 6 STL/ CHW 41 7.68 1.76 8% 93
26 Jack Kochanowicz 6 NYY/ at CLE 53.2 4.86 1.57 3% 94
27 Adrian Houser 6 at NYM/ at BAL 6 0.00 0.83 -5% 108
28 Carson Palmquist 6 at CHC/ at NYM 8.1 11.88 2.52 -7% 93





 

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alang3131982Member since 2016
6 months ago

Yarb…..i know the Angels are terrible against lefties…but….but … but….man, do you think he’s worth streaming in pts league with 15 start/week cap?

Prob take start away from Cade Povich against STL

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Ciudad FritosMember since 2023
6 months ago
Reply to  alang3131982

Angels aren’t merely bad against LHP’s, they are the worst team (30th) against LHP’s at home in MLB. If you don’t start him here, you ain’t never starting him.

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Paul SporerFanGraphs Staff
6 months ago
Reply to  alang3131982

Sorry I missed this this morning, but I hope you went through with starting him!!

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