Starting Pitcher Chart – May 6th, 2025

Jim Cowsert-USA TODAY Sports

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The chart includes their performance for 2025 (I changed over from 2024 #s on April 15th), their opponent’s wOBA rank versus the pitcher’s handedness from this year so far (this changed as of April 14th), 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 basically a 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 value focusing on roto.

Couch night! Crashed out watching games (OK, and the Met Gala entrances)… I’ll answer any questions about guys in the comments!

Starter Notes May 6, 2025
RK PITCHER GAME 10 12 15+ IP ERA WHIP K-BB 2025 wOBA RK
1 Paul Skenes PIT at STL x x x 42 2.74 0.91 20% 9th
2 Zack Wheeler PHI at TBR x x x 44 3.48 1.00 28% 10th
3 Nathan Eovaldi TEX at BOS x x x 42 2.11 0.77 26% 7th
4 Seth Lugo KCR v CHW x x x 44 3.07 1.05 13% 27th
5 Michael King SDP at NYY x x x 38 2.09 1.01 22% 2nd
6 Drew Rasmussen TBR v PHI x x x 30 2.64 0.98 19% 11th
7 Pablo López MIN v BAL x x x 28 2.25 1.00 20% 5th
8 Tony Gonsolin LAD at MIA x x x 6 4.50 1.00 38% 22nd
9 Chris Sale ATL v CIN x x x 35 4.84 1.42 24% 14th
10 Matthew Liberatore STL v PIT x x x 34 3.44 0.97 20% 22nd
11 Hayden Wesneski HOU at MIL x x 28 3.86 1.00 20% 19th
12 Zac Gallen ARI v NYM x x 38 4.93 1.30 15% 12th
13 David Peterson NYM at ARI x x 32 3.06 1.36 15% 16th
14 Sean Burke CHW at KCR x x 33 4.91 1.36 7% 24th
15 Jackson Jobe DET at COL x x 24 3.38 1.33 4% 30th
16 Lucas Giolito BOS v TEX x 6 4.50 1.17 20% 28th
17 Colin Rea CHC v SFG x 24 1.46 1.05 16% 17th
18 Clarke Schmidt NYY v SDP x 14 5.52 1.43 9% 16th
19 Cade Povich BAL at MIN x 29 5.16 1.65 10% 24th
20 Jeffrey Springs ATH v SEA x 34 4.98 1.43 7% 12th
21 Tyler Anderson LAA v TOR x 33 2.67 1.04 9% 9th
22 Justin Verlander SFG at CHC x 37 4.38 1.30 12% 6th
23 Eric Lauer TOR at LAA x 4 4.50 1.25 12% 29th
24 Ben Lively CLE at WSN 36 3.72 1.27 9% 18th
25 Chad Patrick MIL v HOU 31 2.87 1.28 12% 23rd
26 Emerson Hancock SEA at ATH 17 6.62 1.75 13% 15th
27 Chase Dollander COL v DET 25 6.48 1.52 13% 8th
28 Brad Lord WSN v CLE 22 4.43 1.66 7% 20th
29 Andrew Abbott CIN at ATL 19 2.84 1.26 14% 21st
30 Cal Quantrill MIA v LAD 26 8.10 1.80 5% 1st
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues





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