Starting Pitcher Chart – September 12th

September 11, 2023

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 12, 2023

RK	PITCHER	GAME	10	12	15+	IP	ERA	WHIP	K-BB	wOBA RK L30/Season	NOTE
1	Freddy Peralta	MIL v MIA	x	x	x	150	3.89	1.13	22%	15th/23rd
2	Justin Verlander	HOU v OAK	x	x	x	136	3.23	1.16	14%	17th/29th
3	Nick Pivetta	BOS v NYY	x	x	x	117	4.54	1.23	21%	30th/27th	Went 85 pitches last time out and should be ready for a big start
4	Joe Ryan	MIN v TBR	x	x	x	141	4.21	1.12	24%	7th/4th
5	Max Fried	ATL at PHI	x	x	x	66	2.70	1.17	19%	3rd/8th	If you’re in ratio protection mode, I can see sitting either Fried or Wheeler given these 2 offenses
6	Zack Wheeler	PHI v ATL	x	x	x	170	3.49	1.05	23%	3rd/1st
7	Brandon Williamson	CIN at DET	x	x	x	98	4.20	1.24	13%	27th/26th	A strong August (3.67 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 24% K-BB in 34 IP) has built the confidence to start him down the stretch
8	Bryan Woo	SEA v LAA	x	x	x	70	4.50	1.19	16%	28th/9th	Modest outing in CIN doesn’t dissuade me from starting him anywhere
9	Carlos Rodón	NYY at BOS	x	x	x	46	6.60	1.40	10%	11th/10th	Rodón and Scherzer haven’t been unquestioned starts lately but I have a hard time getting away from either
10	Max Scherzer	TEX at TOR	x	x	x	147	3.91	1.13	21%	12th/12th
11	Hyun Jin Ryu 류현진	TOR v TEX	x	x	x	34	2.65	1.06	14%	18th/3rd	Tough matchup, but he’s been absolutely nails in 34 IP this yr
12	Cal Quantrill	CLE at SFG	x	x	x	79	5.70	1.46	5%	29th/20th	Still quite good when healthy; B2B 6 IP gems off the IL so far
13	Zack Littell	TBR at MIN	x	x	x	71	4.29	1.21	16%	5th/7th	3 straight 4 ER bland outings dented the confidence before the 8 IP/1 ER gem v. SEA; streamable everywhere
14	Michael Wacha	SDP at LAD			x	111	2.99	1.17	14%	6th/2nd	Tough spot and I can’t blame anyone for passing, especially w/just a 10% K-BB in his L3
15	John Means	BAL v STL			x	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	22nd/18th	John Means Business and he avg’d 75 pitches/start in his 3 rehabs so he’s got the juice to go 5 if he’s pitching well
16	Lance Lynn	LAD v SDP			x	159	6.09	1.42	16%	16th/18th	If I’m wins chasing, my Charlie Brown ass is gonna try to kick that football again
17	JP Sears	OAK at HOU				151	4.51	1.23	15%	1st/2nd	I’m a Sears stan, but still can’t quite pull the trigger here unless I’m just in full on Hail Mary mode
18	Joan Adon	WSN at PIT				34	5.56	1.24	13%	23rd/21st	There’s a tinge of Hail Mary appeal here given the matchup
19	Javier Assad	CHC at COL				92	2.83	1.20	9%	22nd/19th	He does have a 2.34 ERA and 1.09 WHIP over his last 42 IP… just a 10% K-BB, though, and it’s Coors so be careful!!
20	Patrick Sandoval	LAA at SEA				131	4.31	1.48	8%	4th/15th	Probably someone I’m going to take a lot of $1/late-round gambles on next yr
21	Edward Cabrera	MIA at MIL				81	4.56	1.43	13%	25th/24th	4 IP of 1-hit ball v. LAD might catch your eye, but he’s just SO volatile
22	José Butto	NYM v ARI				21	3.86	1.57	1%	11th/10th
23	Bailey Falter	PIT v WSN				71	4.65	1.34	13%	29th/14th
24	Sean Manaea	SFG v CLE				93	5.00	1.32	17%	25th/30th
25	Ryne Nelson	ARI at NYM				130	5.30	1.42	8%	13th/17th
26	Joey Wentz	DET v CIN				90	6.65	1.64	10%	24th/17th
27	Chris Flexen 플렉센	COL v CHC				80	7.36	1.74	7%	24th/13th
28	Touki Toussaint	CHW v KCR				70	4.71	1.43	7%	19th/26th
29	Jordan Lyles	KCR at CHW				155	6.24	1.27	10%	27th/30th
30	Adam Wainwright	STL at BAL				89	8.19	1.98	3%	9th/16th

Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues