Starting Pitcher Chart – September 5th-7th, 2025
by Paul Sporer
September 5, 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.
I know the Cubs game is going already today, but here’s the rest of the weekend!
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Starter Notes September 5-7, 2025
| RK | PITCHER | GAME | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | wOBA RK L30/Season | DAY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarik Skubal | DET v CHW | x | x | x | 173 | 2.18 | 0.87 | 29% | 11th/14th | Saturday |
| 2 | Cristopher Sánchez | PHI at MIA | x | x | x | 169 | 2.66 | 1.12 | 20% | 29th/26th | Friday |
| 3 | Hunter Greene | CIN v NYM | x | x | x | 83 | 2.70 | 0.97 | 26% | 1st/2nd | Sunday |
| 4 | Jacob deGrom | TEX v HOU | x | x | x | 150 | 2.69 | 0.92 | 22% | 26th/23rd | Saturday |
| 5 | Joe Ryan | MIN at KCR | x | x | x | 155 | 3.08 | 0.97 | 23% | 6th/24th | Saturday |
| 6 | Hunter Brown | HOU at TEX | x | x | x | 161 | 2.34 | 1.01 | 21% | 8th/22nd | Friday |
| 7 | Logan Gilbert | SEA at ATL | x | x | x | 103 | 3.73 | 1.02 | 28% | 12th/16th | Friday |
| 8 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD at BAL | x | x | x | 146 | 2.82 | 1.05 | 20% | 23rd/15th | Saturday |
| 9 | Drew Rasmussen | TBR v CLE | x | x | x | 134 | 2.74 | 0.97 | 17% | 30th/29th | Sunday |
| 10 | Nick Pivetta | SDP at COL | x | x | x | 158 | 2.84 | 0.94 | 20% | 27th/27th | Friday |
| 11 | Trevor Rogers | BAL v LAD | x | x | x | 90 | 1.39 | 0.82 | 18% | 15th/4th | Saturday |
| 12 | Matthew Boyd | CHC v WSN | x | x | x | 159 | 2.94 | 1.07 | 17% | 30th/27th | Saturday |
| 13 | Max Fried | NYY v TOR | x | x | x | 169 | 2.98 | 1.11 | 16% | 1st/3rd | Sunday |
| 14 | Sonny Gray | STL v SFG | x | x | x | 158 | 4.43 | 1.22 | 22% | 7th/17th | Sunday |
| 15 | Andrew Abbott | CIN v NYM | x | x | x | 139 | 2.65 | 1.12 | 15% | 4th/15th | Friday |
| 16 | Payton Tolle | BOS at ARI | x | x | x | 5 | 3.38 | 0.94 | 29% | 5th/11th | Friday |
| 17 | Tyler Glasnow | LAD at BAL | x | x | x | 68 | 3.41 | 1.11 | 18% | 23rd/15th | Friday |
| 18 | Brandon Woodruff | MIL at PIT | x | x | x | 53 | 3.69 | 1.02 | 24% | 20th/28th | Saturday |
| 19 | Kevin Gausman | TOR at NYY | x | x | x | 160 | 3.75 | 1.05 | 18% | 5th/1st | Friday |
| 20 | Jesús Luzardo | PHI at MIA | x | x | x | 155 | 4.05 | 1.28 | 20% | 29th/26th | Saturday |
| 21 | Ryne Nelson | ARI v BOS | x | x | x | 131 | 3.57 | 1.05 | 16% | 11th/10th | Sunday |
| 22 | Hurston Waldrep | ATL v SEA | x | x | x | 35 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 16% | 10th/13th | Saturday |
| 23 | Jacob Misiorowski | MIL at PIT | x | x | x | 48 | 4.50 | 1.15 | 24% | 20th/28th | Sunday |
| 24 | Ian Seymour | TBR v CLE | x | x | x | 33 | 2.97 | 1.02 | 24% | 28th/29th | Friday |
| 25 | Merrill Kelly 켈리 | TEX v HOU | x | x | x | 164 | 3.24 | 1.05 | 16% | 26th/23rd | Friday |
| 26 | Quinn Priester | MIL at PIT | x | x | x | 134 | 3.28 | 1.24 | 11% | 20th/28th | Friday |
| 27 | Luis Severino | ATH at LAA | x | x | x | 141 | 4.65 | 1.32 | 10% | 28th/25th | Sunday |
| 28 | Jack Flaherty | DET v CHW | x | x | x | 142 | 4.74 | 1.29 | 19% | 17th/30th | Friday |
| 29 | J.T. Ginn | ATH at LAA | x | x | 71 | 5.17 | 1.36 | 19% | 28th/25th | Saturday | |
| 30 | José Soriano | LAA v ATH | x | x | 161 | 3.68 | 1.33 | 11% | 14th/8th | Friday | |
| 31 | Dylan Cease | SDP at COL | x | x | 146 | 4.81 | 1.34 | 20% | 27th/27th | Sunday | |
| 32 | Max Scherzer | TOR at NYY | x | x | 70 | 4.11 | 1.13 | 16% | 5th/1st | Saturday | |
| 33 | Jonah Tong | NYM at CIN | x | x | 5 | 1.80 | 1.20 | 26% | 19th/14th | Saturday | |
| 34 | Yusei Kikuchi | LAA v ATH | x | x | 159 | 3.83 | 1.44 | 14% | 3rd/7th | Saturday | |
| 35 | Chris Sale | ATL v SEA | x | x | 95 | 2.45 | 1.13 | 25% | 23rd/12th | Friday | |
| 36 | Parker Messick | CLE at TBR | x | x | 17 | 2.08 | 1.33 | 15% | 24th/25th | Sunday | |
| 37 | Pablo López | MIN at KCR | x | x | 60 | 2.82 | 1.07 | 19% | 6th/24th | Friday | |
| 38 | Gavin Williams | CLE at TBR | x | x | 143 | 3.26 | 1.29 | 12% | 16th/11th | Friday | |
| 39 | Luis Castillo | SEA at ATL | x | x | 155 | 3.94 | 1.29 | 14% | 12th/16th | Sunday | |
| 40 | Tanner Bibee | CLE at TBR | x | x | 154 | 4.77 | 1.31 | 13% | 16th/11th | Saturday | |
| 41 | Michael Wacha | KCR v MIN | x | x | 153 | 3.52 | 1.19 | 12% | 24th/21st | Friday | |
| 42 | Shane Smith | CHW at DET | x | x | 120 | 3.81 | 1.20 | 12% | 21st/18th | Friday | |
| 43 | Brayan Bello | BOS at ARI | x | x | 146 | 3.07 | 1.23 | 10% | 22nd/3rd | Sunday | |
| 44 | Spencer Strider | ATL v SEA | x | x | 101 | 4.97 | 1.39 | 15% | 10th/13th | Sunday | |
| 45 | Michael McGreevy | STL v SFG | x | x | 69 | 4.17 | 1.19 | 10% | 7th/17th | Friday | |
| 46 | Luis Garcia | HOU at TEX | x | x | 6 | 4.50 | 0.50 | 29% | 8th/22nd | Saturday | |
| 47 | Michael Lorenzen | KCR v MIN | W | x | 119 | 4.54 | 1.33 | 14% | 24th/21st | Sunday | |
| 48 | Justin Verlander | SFG at STL | x | x | 121 | 4.29 | 1.43 | 13% | 29th/26th | Saturday | |
| 49 | Shane Baz | TBR v CLE | W | W | 150 | 4.98 | 1.34 | 16% | 30th/29th | Saturday | |
| 50 | Charlie Morton | DET v CHW | W | W | 132 | 5.51 | 1.51 | 13% | 17th/30th | Sunday | |
| 51 | Colin Rea | CHC v WSN | W | W | 136 | 4.30 | 1.34 | 10% | 15th/20th | Sunday | |
| 52 | Cam Schlittler | NYY v TOR | x | 48 | 2.61 | 1.24 | 17% | 3rd/5th | Friday | ||
| 53 | Brandon Pfaadt | ARI v BOS | x | 147 | 5.33 | 1.39 | 14% | 11th/10th | Saturday | ||
| 54 | Bailey Ober | MIN at KCR | x | 124 | 5.23 | 1.35 | 13% | 6th/24th | Sunday | ||
| 55 | Chris Bassitt | TOR at NYY | x | 156 | 4.10 | 1.33 | 16% | 5th/1st | Sunday | ||
| 56 | David Peterson | NYM at CIN | x | 152 | 3.61 | 1.31 | 12% | 27th/24th | Friday | ||
| 57 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA v PHI | x | 148 | 5.66 | 1.32 | 10% | 2nd/6th | Saturday | ||
| 58 | Michael King | SDP at COL | x | 57 | 2.81 | 1.09 | 19% | 27th/27th | Saturday | ||
| 59 | Mitch Keller | PIT v MIL | x | 156 | 4.21 | 1.28 | 13% | 4th/9th | Saturday | ||
| 60 | Brady Singer | CIN v NYM | x | 143 | 4.08 | 1.26 | 15% | 18th | Saturday | ||
| 61 | Lucas Giolito | BOS at ARI | x | 125 | 3.38 | 1.23 | 12% | 18th | Saturday | ||
| 62 | Martín Pérez | CHW at DET | x | 41 | 2.16 | 0.98 | 15% | 18th | Saturday | ||
| 63 | Dean Kremer | BAL v LAD | x | 155 | 4.52 | 1.27 | 14% | 18th | Friday | ||
| 64 | Taijuan Walker | PHI at MIA | x | 105 | 3.92 | 1.36 | 9% | 18th | Sunday | ||
| 65 | Justin Wrobleski | LAD at BAL | x | 57 | 4.11 | 1.23 | 18% | 18th | Sunday | ||
| 66 | Eduardo Rodriguez | ARI v BOS | x | 125 | 5.40 | 1.62 | 12% | 18th | Friday | ||
| 67 | Bryce Miller | SEA at ATL | 64 | 5.71 | 1.41 | 8% | 18th | Saturday | |||
| 68 | Brandon Sproat | NYM at CIN | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 18th | Sunday | |||
| 69 | Carmen Mlodzinski | PIT v MIL | 86 | 3.87 | 1.33 | 14% | 18th | Sunday | |||
| 70 | Tomoyuki Sugano | BAL v LAD | 140 | 4.41 | 1.32 | 10% | 18th | Sunday | |||
| 71 | Javier Assad | CHC v WSN | 20 | 4.05 | 1.35 | 6% | 18th | Friday | |||
| 72 | Johan Oviedo | PIT v MIL | 15 | 3.60 | 1.20 | 19% | 18th | Friday | |||
| 73 | Luis Gil | NYY v TOR | 29 | 3.68 | 1.60 | 8% | 18th | Saturday | |||
| 74 | Davis Martin | CHW at DET | 122 | 4.06 | 1.30 | 9% | 18th | Sunday | |||
| 75 | Andrew Alvarez | WSN at CHC | 5 | 0.60 | 11% | 18th | Sunday | ||||
| 76 | Colton Gordon | HOU at TEX | 68 | 5.64 | 1.51 | 16% | 18th | Sunday | |||
| 77 | Patrick Corbin | TEX v HOU | 136 | 4.48 | 1.35 | 12% | 18th | Sunday | |||
| 78 | Andre Pallante | STL v SFG | 144 | 5.38 | 1.44 | 8% | 18th | Saturday | |||
| 79 | Stephen Kolek | KCR v MIN | 85 | 3.99 | 1.26 | 9% | 18th | Saturday | |||
| 80 | Adam Mazur | MIA v PHI | 15 | 5.74 | 1.53 | 9% | 18th | Sunday | |||
| 81 | Kyle Freeland | COL v SDP | 131 | 5.41 | 1.52 | 11% | 18th | Friday | |||
| 82 | Jake Irvin | WSN at CHC | 154 | 5.42 | 1.41 | 7% | 18th | Friday | |||
| 83 | Mason Barnett | ATH at LAA | 4 | 11.25 | 2.00 | 5% | 18th | Friday | |||
| 84 | Carson Seymour | SFG at STL | 24 | 4.74 | 1.50 | 6% | 18th | Friday | |||
| 85 | Kai-Wei Teng | SFG at STL | 18 | 7.23 | 1.71 | 12% | 18th | Sunday | |||
| 86 | Brad Lord | WSN at CHC | 103 | 4.34 | 1.32 | 11% | 18th | Saturday | |||
| 87 | Valente Bellozo | MIA v PHI | 73 | 3.91 | 1.26 | 8% | 18th | Friday | |||
| 88 | Tanner Gordon | COL v SDP | 56 | 6.07 | 1.58 | 11% | 18th | Sunday | |||
| 89 | McCade Brown | COL v SDP | 7 | 8.22 | 2.09 | -3% | 18th | Saturday | |||
| 90 | Mitch Farris | LAA v ATH | 5 | 1.80 | 1.00 | 5% | 18th | Sunday |
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues
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x: Standard Recommendation | W: Chasing the Win
Well imagine Spencer Strider being only # 44. It is a fair analysis because he is just not within a mile of what he was. He just hasn’t returned to form after his injury.
And now he doesn’t even start until Monday, dang.