Starting Pitcher Chart – September 20th
by Paul Sporer
September 19, 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 20, 2023
| RK | PITCHER | GAME | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | wOBA RK L30/Season | NOTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Kirby | SEA at OAK | x | x | x | 171 | 3.57 | 1.05 | 20% | 25th/29th | |
| 2 | Bobby Miller | LAD v DET | x | x | x | 107 | 4.02 | 1.16 | 16% | 28th/28th | Last chance to pop off w/a trip to COL on the docket next wk |
| 3 | Justin Steele | CHC v PIT | x | x | x | 165 | 2.73 | 1.14 | 19% | 28th/24th | |
| 4 | Kodai Senga | NYM at MIA | x | x | x | 155 | 2.95 | 1.21 | 18% | 16th/23rd | I know I’ve said this before, but his season has been so excellent and pretty under the radar |
| 5 | Kevin Gausman | TOR at NYY | x | x | x | 172 | 3.40 | 1.20 | 24% | 29th/27th | Still starting him even after the 6 BB dud v. TEX |
| 6 | Eury Pérez | MIA v NYM | x | x | x | 88 | 3.06 | 1.10 | 22% | 12th/17th | |
| 7 | Logan Webb | SFG at ARI | x | x | x | 201 | 3.31 | 1.05 | 20% | 18th/11th | |
| 8 | Kyle Bradish | BAL at HOU | x | x | x | 152 | 3.12 | 1.09 | 18% | 1st/9th | I’m not sitting him but I understand if ratio protectors do |
| 9 | Seth Lugo | SDP v COL | x | x | x | 131 | 3.83 | 1.22 | 17% | 21st/19th | |
| 10 | Aaron Civale | TBR v LAA | x | x | x | 117 | 3.06 | 1.11 | 16% | 27th/13th | Toting a 5.33 ERA in his L5, but still w/a 1.12 WHIP and 29% K-BB |
| 11 | Michael King | NYY v TOR | x | x | x | 87 | 2.77 | 1.15 | 22% | 8th/12th | Has been an absolute stud in 5 start: 1.27 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 29% K-BB |
| 12 | Bailey Ober | MIN at CIN | x | x | 127 | 3.67 | 1.13 | 19% | 17th/14th | Definitely risking heading to Cincy w/his 1.4 HR9, but I’m taking the shot in a lot of spots | |
| 13 | Merrill Kelly 켈리 | ARI v SFG | x | x | 159 | 3.45 | 1.21 | 17% | 13th/20th | ||
| 14 | Brayan Bello | BOS at TEX | x | x | 148 | 3.71 | 1.26 | 14% | 11th/3rd | ||
| 15 | Hunter Greene | CIN v MIN | x | x | 97 | 4.45 | 1.40 | 20% | 7th/7th | High risk-high reward… good luck! | |
| 16 | Bryce Elder | ATL v PHI | x | x | 167 | 3.50 | 1.22 | 10% | 3rd/5th | Has allowed more than 3 ER just once in his L8 (4 ER v. DET) | |
| 17 | Josiah Gray | WSN v CHW | x | x | 148 | 4.07 | 1.47 | 9% | 23rd/30th | A good matchup and he’s coming off a 10-K gem make him a solid streamer | |
| 18 | Lucas Giolito | CLE at KCR | x | x | 170 | 4.69 | 1.25 | 18% | 24th/26th | Seems to have settled in w/CLE after B2B gems (21 Ks and 2 ER in 14 IP over his L2) | |
| 19 | Jon Gray | TEX v BOS | x | x | 149 | 4.05 | 1.30 | 13% | 9th/6th | ||
| 20 | Adrian Houser | MIL at STL | x | x | 95 | 4.53 | 1.46 | 13% | 20th/8th | Solid streamer if your waiver wire is light on options | |
| 21 | Reid Detmers | LAA at TBR | x | x | 137 | 4.77 | 1.37 | 17% | 10th/11th | Still a big fan despite this year’s volatility | |
| 22 | Aaron Nola | PHI at ATL | x | 181 | 4.62 | 1.18 | 19% | 4th/1st | Hasn’t gone 5 in any of his last 3 and facing this monstrous lineup | ||
| 23 | Reese Olson | DET at LAD | x | 92 | 4.30 | 1.14 | 16% | 2nd/2nd | He’s been rolling, but that has come v. CHW 2x, CIN, and NYY… LAD is a different beast | ||
| 24 | Cristian Javier | HOU v BAL | x | 146 | 4.74 | 1.29 | 13% | 5th/15th | Now has a 5.40 ERA and 1.42 WHIP in the 2nd half | ||
| 25 | Zack Thompson | STL v MIL | x | 56 | 4.34 | 1.46 | 16% | 12th/19th | |||
| 26 | Jesse Scholtens | CHW at WSN | 83 | 4.77 | 1.47 | 8% | 30th/25th | ||||
| 27 | Zack Greinke | KCR v CLE | 128 | 5.39 | 1.31 | 12% | 22nd/21st | ||||
| 28 | Chase Anderson | COL at SDP | 75 | 6.00 | 1.45 | 9% | 10th/18th | ||||
| 29 | Joey Estes | OAK v SEA | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 6th/16th | ||||
| 30 | TBD | PIT at CHC | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 26th/10th | Quinn Priester was penciled in but he threw tonight |
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues
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