Starting Pitcher Chart – September 4th, 2026
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I have to take Charlotte to the vet for a big dental procedure (my little ol’ lady is going to be fully toothless!) and then record the 2-start pod with Justin this morning. I can drop some notes and answer any comments after that but holy moly this is one of the worst full slates I’ve seen all year! Only 11 full recos and then 6 sketchy recos in the 1-2x range.
DET-CLE does have a doubleheader, but neither of the second starts (Logan Allen로건 for CLE, Andrew Sears for DET in what is likely a bullpen game) merit any attention.
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| Rk | PITCHER | Team | Opponent | T | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K% | K-BB | OPP K% | opp wOBA RK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Sale | ATL | at PHI | L | x | x | x | 144 | 2.06 | 1.00 | 31% | 26% | 22% | 13 |
| 2 | Cristopher Sánchez | PHI | v. ATL | L | x | x | x | 175.1 | 2.52 | 1.19 | 28% | 22% | 21% | 17 |
| 3 | Blake Snell | LAD | v. WSN | L | x | x | x | 26 | 2.42 | 1.08 | 33% | 22% | 24% | 2 |
| 4 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | v. ATH | R | x | x | x | 160.1 | 3.42 | 1.04 | 26% | 20% | 21% | 12 |
| 5 | Nolan McLean | NYM | v. SFG | R | x | x | x | 155.2 | 3.06 | 1.12 | 27% | 17% | 21% | 11 |
| 6 | Nick Martinez | TBR | at TEX | R | x | x | x | 153.2 | 2.99 | 1.10 | 15% | 11% | 22% | 24 |
| 7 | Shota Imanaga | CHC | at MIA | L | x | x | x | 150.1 | 4.01 | 1.14 | 24% | 18% | 23% | 20 |
| 8 | Carlos Rodón | NYY | at SDP | L | x | x | x | 59 | 3.20 | 1.19 | 26% | 13% | 22% | 23 |
| 9 | Ranger Suarez | BOS | at BAL | L | x | x | x | 123.2 | 3.64 | 1.24 | 23% | 16% | 26% | 12 |
| 10 | Shane Baz | BAL | v. BOS | R | x | x | x | 157 | 4.01 | 1.35 | 21% | 13% | 21% | 17 |
| 11 | Keider Montero | DET | at CLE | R | x | x | x | 139 | 3.24 | 0.99 | 17% | 11% | 21% | 25 |
| 12 | Shane Drohan | MIL | at CIN | L | x | x | 110.1 | 3.75 | 1.30 | 24% | 16% | 25% | 8 | |
| 13 | Foster Griffin | CLE | v. DET | L | x | x | 154.1 | 3.21 | 1.12 | 22% | 16% | 23% | 22 | |
| 14 | Zebby Matthews | MIN | at CHW | R | x | x | 112 | 4.58 | 1.26 | 20% | 13% | 24% | 16 | |
| 15 | Jared Jones | PIT | v. LAA | R | x | x | 72.2 | 4.83 | 1.28 | 27% | 18% | 25% | 29 | |
| 16 | Cristian Javier | HOU | v. ARI | R | x | 44.2 | 6.45 | 1.63 | 21% | 11% | 20% | 30 | ||
| 17 | Walker Buehler | SDP | v. NYY | R | x | 131.1 | 4.66 | 1.36 | 20% | 11% | 25% | 18 | ||
| 18 | Merrill Kelly 켈리 | ARI | at HOU | R | 141.2 | 5.08 | 1.48 | 15% | 5% | 22% | 13 | |||
| 19 | Jameson Taillon | TOR | at KCR | R | 84 | 5.68 | 1.37 | 21% | 12% | 21% | 14 | |||
| 20 | Andre Pallante | STL | at COL | R | 136 | 3.57 | 1.24 | 17% | 10% | 22% | 5 | |||
| 21 | Kumar Rocker | TEX | v. TBR | R | 129.2 | 4.44 | 1.43 | 22% | 12% | 19% | 6 | |||
| 22 | Rhett Lowder | CIN | v. MIL | R | 112 | 5.14 | 1.46 | 18% | 9% | 22% | 3 | |||
| 23 | Janson Junk | MIA | v. CHC | R | 103 | 4.11 | 1.30 | 16% | 10% | 22% | 4 | |||
| 24 | Ryan Johnson | LAA | at PIT | R | 72.1 | 5.47 | 1.42 | 16% | 5% | 24% | 1 | |||
| 25 | Ryan Feltner | COL | v. STL | R | 101.2 | 5.84 | 1.55 | 17% | 7% | 22% | 28 | |||
| 26 | Erick Fedde 페디 | CHW | v. MIN | R | 123.1 | 4.16 | 1.37 | 17% | 8% | 21% | 7 | |||
| 27 | Brady Basso | ATH | at SEA | L | 28 | 4.50 | 1.39 | 18% | 15% | 25% | 30 | |||
| 28 | Matt Wilkinson | SFG | at NYM | L | 11.2 | 4.63 | 1.11 | 13% | 9% | 23% | 21 | |||
| 29 | Daniel Lynch IV | KCR | v. TOR | L | 61.2 | 3.06 | 1.05 | 18% | 11% | 21% | 29 | |||
| 30 | Jackson Kent | WSN | at LAD | L | 19.1 | 5.59 | 1.71 | 19% | 2% | 20% | 6 |
Intro
The chart includes their performance for 2026, their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness, and recently added opponent’s K% (also v. SP handedness), my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues – essentially a shallow, medium, deep league setup – and then a note about some, most, or all depending on the day. 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 for standard 5×5 roto leagues, and your league situation will carry more weight whether you are protecting ratios or chasing counting numbers. I usually won’t have much to write about aces who are locked into our rotations. If you want to discuss someone further, please feel free to leave a comment. I usually do a few sweeps of the comments before game time in case there are time-sensitive questions.
Color Coding:
- Green – Good Matchup (lower OPS output by SP opponent) – 21st to 30th
- Yellow – OK – 11th to 20th
- Red – Bad – 1st to 10th
Thoughts on Sheehan returning this weekend? 12 T cat league and wire is bare. Is he worth it over lambert Roupp montero?
No wind issues
Rain:
CLE – Game 1: 49% just before, 34% to start, 19% by game’s end, 12% after; Game 2 – 17% to start, 28% to end, 36% just after. Basically chance of rain all day
PHI – 20-30% all day
PIT – 30-45% all day
BAL – 30-40% all day
CIN, NYM, CHW, Coors – slight chance
Thoughts on Fried with a seemingly limitation? In H2H playoff, would you still start him or go King vs NYY or Boyd @MIA instead?
Jackson Kent dead last! Humph