Starting Pitcher Chart – September 22nd, 2025

The chart includes their performance for 2025, their opponent’s wOBA rank versus the pitcher’s handedness from this year so far, 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 a much riskier 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 valuable focusing on roto.
It’s a very short slate with just 3 games as this seems to be a designated makeup day where they would’ve slotted games canceled over the summer.
Not much by way of decision-making or potential streaming except maybe some shallow spots where JV or McGreevy are available.
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RK | PITCHER | GAME | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | 2025 wOBA RK |
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1 | Nick Pivetta | SDP v MIL | x | x | x | 176 | 2.81 | 0.97 | 20% | 8th |
2 | Freddy Peralta | MIL at SDP | x | x | x | 169 | 2.65 | 1.07 | 19% | 16th |
3 | Chris Sale | ATL v WSN | x | x | x | 115 | 2.35 | 1.07 | 26% | 30th |
4 | MacKenzie Gore | WSN at ATL | x | x | x | 157 | 4.00 | 1.32 | 18% | 14th |
5 | Justin Verlander | SFG v STL | x | x | 141 | 3.75 | 1.34 | 13% | 25th | |
6 | Michael McGreevy | STL at SFG | x | x | 86 | 4.08 | 1.20 | 11% | 15th |
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues
KEY x: Standard Recommendation | W: Chasing the Win