Starting Pitcher Chart – September 11th
by Paul Sporer
September 11, 2023
Daily SP Chart archive
The chart includes their season performance, their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness over the last 30 days, 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 risky 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.
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Starter Notes September 11, 2023
| RK | PITCHER | GAME | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | wOBA RK L30/Season | NOTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Glasnow | TBR at MIN | x | x | x | 99 | 3.07 | 1.02 | 27% | 5th/7th | |
| 2 | Brandon Woodruff | MIL v MIA | x | x | x | 47 | 2.30 | 0.79 | 24% | 15th/23rd | |
| 3 | Logan Gilbert | SEA v LAA | x | x | x | 167 | 3.61 | 1.07 | 21% | 28th/9th | LAA has damn near an entire lineup on the IL |
| 4 | Framber Valdez | HOU v OAK | x | x | x | 174 | 3.30 | 1.11 | 17% | 23rd/28th | |
| 5 | Jesús Luzardo | MIA at MIL | x | x | x | 155 | 3.59 | 1.20 | 21% | 8th/19th | Rolled through a tough trio of matchups w/a 1.00 ERA, 0.61 WHIP, and 27% K-BB v. SDP-TBR-LAD |
| 6 | Sonny Gray | MIN v TBR | x | x | x | 163 | 2.98 | 1.17 | 16% | 7th/4th | Catching TEX in a vulnerable spot |
| 7 | Chris Bassitt | TOR v TEX | x | x | x | 173 | 3.69 | 1.18 | 15% | 18th/3rd | |
| 8 | José Quintana | NYM v ARI | x | x | x | 54 | 3.00 | 1.26 | 8% | 20th/22nd | He’s been great outside of the start at ATL that you were never using in the first place |
| 9 | Clarke Schmidt | NYY at BOS | x | x | x | 140 | 4.54 | 1.32 | 17% | 8th/5th | Must start in weeklies to get at PIT this wknd, likely to play it more cautiously in a daily for this one |
| 10 | Gavin Williams | CLE at SFG | x | x | 70 | 3.34 | 1.26 | 14% | 29th/20th | ||
| 11 | Alex Cobb | SFG v CLE | x | x | 144 | 3.74 | 1.32 | 15% | 26th/22nd | ||
| 12 | Kutter Crawford | BOS v NYY | x | x | 107 | 4.36 | 1.16 | 17% | 30th/27th | I love the arm and will be in for ’24, but not exactly thrilled to run this 2-step (at TOR this wknd) | |
| 13 | Andre Jackson | PIT v WSN | x | x | 46 | 5.21 | 1.22 | 15% | 20th/25th | ||
| 14 | Charlie Morton | ATL at PHI | x | x | 151 | 3.32 | 1.38 | 15% | 1st/8th | Wins chasers who can’t get hurt too much by bad WHIP | |
| 15 | Dean Kremer | BAL v STL | x | x | 154 | 4.07 | 1.29 | 14% | 10th/6th | ||
| 16 | Gavin Stone | LAD v SDP | x | 18 | 10.50 | 2.28 | 2% | 16th/18th | Excellent at AAA after his last demotion and I’m willing to take on this spot start | ||
| 17 | Jordan Wicks | CHC at COL | x | 16 | 2.16 | 1.20 | 13% | 21st/29th | I’m open to taking the Coors gamble in weeklies in order to secure the 2-step (at ARI this wknd) | ||
| 18 | Dane Dunning | TEX at TOR | x | 146 | 3.88 | 1.27 | 11% | 12th/12th | |||
| 19 | Reid Detmers | LAA at SEA | x | 130 | 4.82 | 1.40 | 16% | 4th/15th | Alllllways a nerve-wracking start and no 2-step to soften the blow in weeklies | ||
| 20 | Dylan Cease | CHW v KCR | x | 153 | 4.98 | 1.48 | 16% | 19th/26th | Has just 2 good starts since August 1st (7.86 ERA),,, good luck! | ||
| 21 | Brady Singer | KCR at CHW | x | 148 | 5.34 | 1.42 | 13% | 27th/30th | |||
| 22 | Patrick Corbin | WSN at PIT | x | 158 | 5.23 | 1.51 | 9% | 17th/20th | |||
| 23 | Kyle Wright | ATL at PHI | 18 | 5.79 | 1.77 | 11% | 1st/8th | Speculation is he’ll be up for the DH but I can’t see this being a viable start… maybe hold for later | |||
| 24 | Mason Miller | OAK at HOU | 23 | 3.09 | 0.90 | 20% | 2nd/11th | ||||
| 25 | Michael Lorenzen | PHI v ATL | 143 | 3.95 | 1.17 | 11% | 3rd/1st | ||||
| 26 | Pedro Avila | SDP at LAD | 37 | 2.19 | 1.35 | 12% | 6th/2nd | ||||
| 27 | Dakota Hudson | STL at BAL | 61 | 4.43 | 1.36 | 4% | 9th/16th | ||||
| 28 | Zach Davies | ARI at NYM | 71 | 6.81 | 1.60 | 8% | 13th/17th | ||||
| 29 | Taijuan Walker | PHI v ATL | 147 | 4.15 | 1.32 | 10% | 3rd/1st | ||||
| 30 | Kyle Freeland | COL v CHC | 146 | 5.09 | 1.47 | 8% | 19th/16th |
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Is the note on Sonny Gray supposed to be on Bassitt instead?
Sonny Gray is actually going to show up at the Rangers game tonight and pitch at the same time as Bassitt hence catching TEX in a vulnerable spot due to the dual-pitching situation.