Starting Pitcher Chart – July 14th

RK PITCHER TM OPP THR 10 12 15+ IP ERA WHIP K-BB OPP L30 wOBA wOBA RK 1 Shohei Ohtani LAA HOU R x x x 100.1 3.32 1.10 22% 0.328 11th Seems crazy to not start the MLB HR leader, but his SP numbers might fill a bigger need for a team 2 Luis Castillo SEA DET R x x x 107.1 2.85 1.04 21% 0.3 25th Helluva 1st half for my AL Cy Young pick, he’s firmly in the mix! 3 Tyler Glasnow TBR at KCR R x x x 41.2 4.1 1.22 27% 0.28 27th Hitting a grove w/just 5 ER in his L3 combined with 31 Ks in 16 IP including the gem v. ATL before the break 4 Brayan Bello BOS at CHC R x x x 80 3.04 1.19 14% 0.319 16th Has gone 7 in 4 of his L5 and fell just an out shy in the other one 5 Corbin Burnes MIL at CIN R x x x 107.1 3.94 1.14 14% 0.36 2nd While he hasn’t been Cy Young level Burnes, he’s been good enough to still easily start in this tough matchup 6 Charlie Morton ATL CHW R x x x 97 3.43 1.41 16% 0.306 23rd WHIP makes it tough to maintain such a nice ERA; still has value as a high-3.00s/low-4.00s guy in a lot formats 7 Sandy Alcantara MIA at BAL R x x x 114.1 4.72 1.25 13% 0.332 10th Solid close to the 1H: 2.89 ERA/1.26 WHIP/16% K-BB in 19 IP… I’m still starting in most spots every time out 8 Justin Verlander NYM LAD R x x x 70 3.6 1.20 13% 0.341 5th Obviously not the Cy Young guy we saw last yr, but clearly still a start in most spots, even v. LAD 9 Eduardo Rodriguez DET at SEA L x x x 71.2 2.64 1.00 21% 0.304 23rd Rough return from the IL v. OAK but he’s a lineup staple; maybe the extra breather will help, too 10 Dean Kremer BAL MIA R x x x 98 4.78 1.37 16% 0.318 17th Last 2 were gem (at NYY) & dud (v. MIN); matchup & 20% K-BB in L50 IP make him a worthy stream for me 11 Yu Darvish SDP at PHI R x x x 85 4.87 1.27 17% 0.317 19th Sticking with him despite the bumpy road as I’m not seeing any major concerns in the profile 12 Kenta Maeda MIN at OAK R x x x 33 5.18 1.27 20% 0.274 29th Excellent in 3 outings since his IL return instilling confidence: 1.59 ERA/0.94 WHIP/25% K-BB 13 Julio Urías LAD at NYM L x x x 64.1 4.76 1.18 18% 0.304 22nd Closed 1H strong (6 IP/2 ER/8 Ks) getting into his changeup w/season-high 26% usage… very hit & miss (6 60+ Game Scores; 6 Sub-50s) 14 Jon Gray TEX CLE R x x x 93 3.29 1.14 12% 0.322 15th 6 pt. dip in K% from last yr lowers his reliability going forward, but his ERA is down 65 pts 15 Miles Mikolas STL WSN R x x x 112.2 4.23 1.30 11% 0.316 20th Running a 3.39 ERA over his L16 starts, allowing >3 ER in 4 and 3 were v. CIN, NYM, HOU so they aren’t trash lineups decking him 16 Cristopher Sánchez PHI SDP L x x 25.1 2.84 1.03 18% 0.323 13th One of my 2H breakout picks: decent sinker, great change, and bat-missing slider 17 Aaron Civale CLE at TEX R x x 52.2 2.56 1.06 13% 0.344 4th Fully respect TEX so there are some sits here, but he’s been great lately so I’m rolling in many spots 18 Chris Bassitt TOR ARI R x x 109.2 4.19 1.23 14% 0.322 14th Been very hittable w/41 H & .417 BABIP in L6; sticking w/him in many lgs but I don’t love facing ARI 19 Graham Ashcraft CIN MIL R x x 81.2 6.28 1.59 7% 0.303 24th Don’t want to overreact to B2B useful starts; using him here and he’ll jump to team streamer w/solid work 20 Carlos Rodón NYY at COL L x x 5.1 3.38 1.13 0.311 18th I knooooow it’s Coors, but I might take the shot. Generally start studs there but it’s his 2nd start of the season so I get sitting him 21 Paul Blackburn OAK MIN R x x 37 4.86 1.54 17% 0.324 13th Sub-10% SwStr in 3 of L4 after 12%+ in 3 of first 4; still has a 4.32 FIP & 14% K-BB in those L4 22 Ross Stripling SFG at PIT R x x 41 6.37 1.46 13% 0.272 30th Hasn’t reached 4 IP in any of his L5 as it seems he’s being limited to no more than 2x thru the lineup… good matchup if you want some decent IP 23 MacKenzie Gore WSN at STL L x 89.2 4.42 1.46 18% 0.327 10th Hit hard of late against some strong teams incl. StL back on 6/20 (5 ER); perfectly viable team streamer 24 Kyle Hendricks CHC BOS R x 53.1 3.04 1.03 10% 0.334 9th Feels like a thin margin for error w/the 6% HR/FB helping float his 4.85 SIERA… just be careful 25 J.P. France HOU at LAA R x 66.1 3.26 1.21 10% 0.354 3rd Generally avoid LAA but he’s handled toughest tests w/aplomb (2.70 ERA/1.27 WHIP/12% K-BB v. >.500+ tms) so I can find some starts here 26 Ryne Nelson ARI at TOR R x 93.2 5.19 1.43 9% 0.308 21st Unraveled 3-start surge w/7 ER dud v. NYM; 20% K-BB during the run w/a hot changeup, but NYM pounded the heater… keep tabs on him 27 Michael Kopech CHW at ATL R 86 4.08 1.36 13% 0.391 1st I think we’re at Top 10 status only v. ATL and no shame in skipping them w/damn near anyone 28 Rich Hill PIT SFG L 98 4.78 1.44 12% 0.316 15th He’ll drop his gems throughout the season (6 starts of 55+ Game Score), but the downside is severe (9 under 50) making it a tough bet 29 Austin Gomber COL NYY L 90 6.4 1.51 8% 0.374 4th I see him on a bit of a roll: 3.99 ERA/1.03 WHIP/16% K-BB in 29 IP but I’m not sure it’s more than some run-hot and I don’t wanna be around for the crash 30 Alec Marsh KCR TBR R 9 7 1.78 7% 0.327 12th Keeping tabs on him but nowhere near starting until I see some improvement in the control