Starting Pitcher Chart – May 8th, 2024
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Certainly some risk on the board, be careful out there!
| RK | PITCHER | GAME | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | wOBA RK L30 | NOTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonny Gray | STL v NYM | x | x | x | 30 | 0.89 | 0.86 | 29% | 14th | Absolutely on fire straight off the IL |
| 2 | George Kirby | SEA at MIN | x | x | x | 38 | 3.76 | 1.04 | 24% | 13th | Those 13 runs in 2 starts feel like a distant memory after just 3 ER in his last 24 IP |
| 3 | Chris Sale | ATL v BOS | x | x | x | 36 | 3.44 | 0.95 | 24% | 10th | Back-to-back 1 ER outings have shaved his ERA down |
| 4 | Dylan Cease | SDP at CHC | x | x | x | 42 | 2.55 | 0.80 | 21% | 16th | |
| 5 | Tanner Bibee | CLE v DET | x | x | x | 36 | 4.46 | 1.38 | 17% | 22nd | |
| 6 | Kyle Bradish | BAL at WSN | x | x | x | 4 | 1.93 | 1.29 | 14% | 12th | Only went 4.7 IP but it was a solid debut that definitely gives me the confidence to get him back in everywhere assuming you waited a start |
| 7 | Aaron Nola | PHI v TOR | x | x | x | 43 | 3.32 | 1.15 | 14% | 21st | |
| 8 | Aaron Civale | TBR v CHW | x | x | x | 36 | 6.14 | 1.34 | 18% | 30th | Not running a green light v. everyone right now but I can’t pass CHW w/him |
| 9 | Reese Olson | DET at CLE | x | x | x | 33 | 2.70 | 1.23 | 13% | 17th | Throw in the 2 UER runs and he still has 2.32 runs against w/a 1.04 WHIP and 18% K-BB over his L4 |
| 10 | Jordan Montgomery | ARI at CIN | x | x | x | 16 | 5.63 | 1.31 | 6% | 22nd | Well LAD cooked him and wiped away the 2 gems off the IL, but he’s not leaving the lineup |
| 11 | Chris Bassitt | TOR at PHI | x | x | x | 36 | 5.45 | 1.68 | 10% | 6th | QS last time out and first start w/0-1 BB this yr; let’s check back in 3-4 starts to see if it was just standard slow start or real trouble |
| 12 | Gavin Stone | LAD v MIA | x | x | x | 31 | 4.06 | 1.35 | 8% | 24th | Biiig confidence builder v. ATL (6 IP/1 ER/1 BB/5 Ks) after a 7 IP/1 ER v. TOR w/the light skills (2 BB/2 Ks)… streamable everywhere in good matchups |
| 13 | Jordan Hicks | SFG at COL | x | x | 38 | 1.89 | 1.03 | 11% | 26th | Pitching well and my confidence is growing, but Coors is still a scary spot w/all the contact he allows… I can understand a sit, but he’s a viable start everywhere bc of COL’s awfulness (20th wOBA vR at home) | |
| 14 | Brady Singer | KCR v MIL | x | x | 40 | 2.45 | 0.97 | 18% | 2nd | Might try to dodge some expected regression on that .220 BABIP/85% LOB combo | |
| 15 | Carlos Rodón | NYY v HOU | x | x | 36 | 3.68 | 1.28 | 14% | 6th | He’s been fine even w/the dud last time out; that said he looks a lot like last yr’s version which is really more of a Team Streamer | |
| 16 | José Soriano | LAA at PIT | x | x | 28 | 3.77 | 1.29 | 9% | 29th | Beautiful bounceback after dud v. MIN that saw him drop 6 scoreless at CLE; need to see more Ks soon | |
| 17 | Jack Leiter | TEX at OAK | x | x | 3 | 17.18 | 3.00 | 25th | Pitched better than the boxscore suggests in that debut, I’m OK running him here | ||
| 18 | Jose Quintana | NYM at STL | x | x | 36 | 5.20 | 1.54 | 6% | 28th | Absolutely cooked at TBR, everythingggg was falling (8 1B, 2 2B), I’m back on board w/this good matchup | |
| 19 | Chris Paddack | MIN v SEA | x | x | 32 | 4.78 | 1.47 | 14% | 20th | Two 0 ER gems in his L3 and a great matchup to stay hot | |
| 20 | Hayden Wesneski | CHC v SDP | x | x | 16 | 0.54 | 0.72 | 17% | 3rd | I want to dive in head-first bc of how much I liked him last yr, buuuttt the 83% LOB & .196 BABIP are doing a lottt of heavy lifting; I do love the 5% BB rate | |
| 21 | Nick Pivetta | BOS at ATL | x | x | 11 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 29% | 7th | Even with ATL not exactly tearing the cover off the ball, I’m sitting this one out right off the IL… be careful & regroup for TBR/at STL next wk | |
| 22 | Michael Lorenzen | TEX at OAK | x | x | 23 | 3.52 | 1.22 | 5% | 25th | This is exactly where you stream someone like Lorenzen | |
| 23 | Mitchell Parker | WSN v BAL | x | x | 21 | 2.53 | 1.08 | 17% | 2nd | Schedule has been an absolute bear for the interesting young lefty, definitely OK sitting here though | |
| 24 | Graham Ashcraft | CIN v ARI | x | 34 | 3.63 | 1.27 | 14% | 23rd | |||
| 25 | JP Sears | OAK v TEX | x | 39 | 3.89 | 1.07 | 11% | 26th | |||
| 26 | Martín Pérez | PIT v LAA | x | 40 | 3.15 | 1.38 | 10% | 13th | |||
| 27 | Joe Ross | MIL at KCR | 31 | 4.65 | 1.55 | 11% | 11th | ||||
| 28 | Spencer Arrighetti | HOU at NYY | 16 | 8.27 | 1.96 | 14% | 4th | ||||
| 29 | Peter Lambert | COL v SFG | 20 | 5.66 | 1.50 | 10% | 19th | ||||
| 30 | Osvaldo Bido | OAK v TEX | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 5th |
The chart includes their 2024 stats (this changed over from last year’s stats on April 22nd), their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness from this year so far (this is changed as of April 11th), my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues, and then a note about them (notes will be more statistical-based once we get some sample to work with). 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.
Reds hitting is ice cold – 6 runs this month. Feel like anyone is an auto-start right now against them.
Agree. Gallen had shaky command and still only gave up one hit.