Starting Pitcher Chart – May 6th, 2025
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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!
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| 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 | 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 |
How risky-risky is Giolito? I’m in a QS points league and picked up Gio as a spec but lost a couple guys to injuries. I love the matchups this week and the streaming wire is thin this week.
Honestly, 1-x is too light. I overestimated TEX, they’re a team to pick on right now and I’m pro-Gio so I’m running him! (FYI, I deleted your other msg since it was also about Gio)