Starting Pitcher Chart – September 18th

September 18, 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 18, 2023

RK	PITCHER	GAME	10	12	15+	IP	ERA	WHIP	K-BB	wOBA RK L30/Season	NOTE
1	Freddy Peralta	MIL at STL	x	x	x	156	3.79	1.10	23%	23rd/8th
2	Justin Verlander	HOU v BAL	x	x	x	143	3.39	1.16	14%	6th/16th
3	Bryan Woo	SEA at OAK	x	x	x	75	4.16	1.15	17%	19th/29th
4	Jordan Montgomery	TEX v BOS	x	x	x	168	3.47	1.22	15%	18th/13th	I wonder how many sat him at TOR after B2B duds and of course he dominated! Gotta run him w/a 2-step at home
5	Joe Ryan	MIN at CIN	x	x	x	145	4.20	1.13	24%	21st/14th
6	Michael Wacha	SDP v COL	x	x	x	115	3.43	1.21	13%	15th/19th	BB rate up 5 pts to 12% in 6 starts since his IL return and LAD was probably the only skippable one in most spots
7	Cal Quantrill	CLE at KCR	x	x	x	85	5.40	1.45	5%	25th/26th	Brilliant results since returning from the IL: 1.50 ERA, 1.00 WHIP in 18 IP, though just a 3% K-BB
8	Zack Wheeler	PHI at ATL		x	x	175	3.70	1.07	22%	4th/1st	I just can’t find a sit for one of my aces in late season 2-step, even w/a trip to ATL on the docket
9	Kutter Crawford	BOS at TEX		x	x	112	4.26	1.17	17%	11th/3rd	Reeled me back in a bit w/his latest outing despite not going 5 IP (7 Ks, 1 ER in 4.7 IP) and I want that CWS on the wknd
10	JP Sears	OAK v SEA		x	x	157	4.45	1.23	15%	2nd/15th	Not just 3 straight gems (1.59 ERA in 17 IP) but also 3 Ws including v. TOR & HOU!
11	Lance Lynn	LAD v DET		x	x	166	5.94	1.40	16%	28th/28th	Make sure you get a wheelbarrow of TUMS on hand if you roll w/him… at least he’s coming off a gem (7 IP/2 ER)
12	Kyle Wright	ATL v PHI			x	21	7.48	1.89	10%	2nd/7th	Far from a must start heading into just his 2nd start since May 3rd against a strong club
13	John Means	BAL at HOU			x	5	5.40	1.00	5%	3rd/2nd	Decent return outing (5 IP/3 ER/1 K/0 BB) and I understand taking this start to get the at CLE on the wknd
14	Mike Clevinger	CHW at WSN			x	114	3.61	1.23	13%	29th/25th	Game Scores highlight the kind of volatility you’re taking on w/him: 38, 65, 76, 39, 79, 8, 78, 59… good luck!
15	Edward Cabrera	MIA v NYM			x	85	4.52	1.44	12%	12th/17th	B2B 1-hit outings but 6 BB in the 2nd one and he can end your season if your ratios are precarious
16	José Butto	NYM at MIA				26	3.46	1.46	4%	16th/24th	A strong pair since his recall (2.38 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 20% K-BB in 11.3 IP) but MIA isn’t a walkover & at PHI looms on the wknd
17	Brady Singer	KCR v CLE				153	5.51	1.44	12%	24th/21st	Hail Mary mode only espec. w/a trip to HOU lurking on the weekend
18	Connor Phillips	CIN v MIN				8	8.31	1.85	9%	5th/5th
19	Alex Faedo	DET at LAD				64	4.45	1.05	15%	3rd/2nd
20	Joan Adon	WSN v CHW				38	5.92	1.47	10%	27th/30th
21	Ty Blach	COL at SDP				64	4.64	1.55	7%	11th/5th
22	Adam Wainwright	STL v MIL				94	7.95	1.98	3%	10th/23rd	Will he get Win #200?

Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues