Starting Pitcher Chart – September 16th, 2024
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Short board does offer some chances to stream and the 2-start board will be up Monday morning!
| RK | PITCHER | GAME | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | wOBA RK L30/Season | NOTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Skenes | PIT at STL | x | x | x | 120 | 2.10 | 0.99 | 26% | 13th/14th | |
| 2 | Shota Imanaga | CHC v OAK | x | x | x | 160 | 3.03 | 1.02 | 21% | 26th/14th | |
| 3 | Pablo López | MIN at CLE | x | x | x | 169 | 3.88 | 1.13 | 21% | 24th/21st | |
| 4 | Max Fried | ATL v LAD | x | x | x | 153 | 3.46 | 1.22 | 15% | 4th/3rd | |
| 5 | Seth Lugo | KCR v DET | x | x | x | 193 | 2.94 | 1.09 | 16% | 14th/22nd | |
| 6 | Reid Detmers | LAA v CHW | x | x | x | 75 | 5.64 | 1.40 | 18% | 29th/30th | My Charlie Brown ass is ready to boot that football again! 3.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 30% K-BB in 2 starts since returning |
| 7 | Sean Manaea | NYM v WSN | x | x | x | 164 | 3.35 | 1.10 | 17% | 9th/27th | Has allowed more than 3 ER just 2x in his L17, posting a 2.79 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 19% K-BB in 103 IP and becoming a must-start |
| 8 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD at ATL | x | x | x | 78 | 2.77 | 1.05 | 24% | 17th/19th | Quickly showed the talent isn’t in question w/4 brilliant IP in IL return, but volume is a question which makes him a shakier 3-x as I can see some sits for Ws chasers |
| 9 | Matthew Boyd | CLE v MIN | x | x | x | 33 | 2.18 | 0.91 | 21% | 16th/8th | CHW ran up his pitch count to 95 in just 4.3 IP, but just 1 ER (4 total) and 9 Ks salvaged the start; had 3 6-IP gems before that so I’m all in here |
| 10 | Spencer Arrighetti | HOU at SDP | x | x | 131 | 4.72 | 1.42 | 17% | 4th/5th | Rebounded from that hideous dud at CIN but SDP is scary enough to possibly dodge this in daily lineup lgs; can’t pass up 2-start in weeklies (LAA this wknd) | |
| 11 | Yu Darvish | SDP v HOU | x | x | 64 | 3.52 | 1.14 | 17% | 8th/9th | Rebounded from that hideous dud v. DET but HOU is scary enough to possibly dodge this in daily lineup lgs; can’t pass up 2-start in weeklies (CHW this wknd) | |
| 12 | Reese Olson | DET at KCR | x | x | 103 | 3.23 | 1.18 | 14% | 20th/11th | 5 great IP across 2 rehab starts (2 H, 2 BB, 6 Ks), but maxed out at 45 pitches so this isn’t a slam dunk 2-step and depends on needs (at KCR/at BAL) | |
| 13 | Joey Estes | OAK at CHC | x | 117 | 4.36 | 1.13 | 13% | 3rd/16th | Blew a chance to cook SEA, but then went to HOU and dropped a 6.7 IP/2 ER win despite just 2 Ks | ||
| 14 | Jonathan Cannon | CHW at LAA | x | 106 | 4.56 | 1.40 | 9% | 29th/27th | Good matchup if you’re desperate ratios, but low W chance and Ks here | ||
| 15 | Jake Irvin | WSN at NYM | x | 172 | 4.19 | 1.19 | 14% | 18th/10th | Even w/a good start last time out, he has a 6.41 ERA/1.48 WHIP combo in his last 12 starts (66 IP) | ||
| 16 | Aaron Civale | MIL v PHI | 145 | 4.57 | 1.32 | 14% | 9th/12th | Maybe for a longshot W play? | |||
| 17 | Ranger Suárez | PHI at MIL | 138 | 3.05 | 1.13 | 18% | 6th/9th | Maybe for a longshot W play? | |||
| 18 | Merrill Kelly 켈리 | ARI at COL | 57 | 4.26 | 1.25 | 12% | 11th/15th | Maybe for a longshot W play? Probably a better shot than Civale/Suarez, but more potential ratio damage bc of Coors | |||
| 19 | Andre Pallante | STL v PIT | 102 | 4.13 | 1.40 | 7% | 19th/28th | ||||
| 20 | Antonio Senzatela | COL v ARI | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 1st/2nd |
The chart includes their 2024 stats (this changed over from last year’s stats on April 22nd), their opponent’s wOBA rank versus the pitcher’s handedness from this year so far (this is changed as of April 11th) and 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 that just means it is a riskier stream as the league gets shallower.
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 and then you can generally expand these recommendations a bit for points leagues.
Yeah, Boyd’s short outing was Andres Giminez’s fault. Two horrifically bad plays (only one credited as an error, but definitely two brain farts) in one inning was the only reason Chicago had any offense at all. He was rolling before Giminez threw a sure DP-ball into the outfield.