Here are your morning rankings for today’s starting pitcher options.
It’s not perfect and will be far from the actual results at the end of the day, though it should give guidance for those questioning who to slot into your lineup on a given day.
There is a second table for tomorrow’s starting pitcher matchups as well, helping everyone get a jump on their nightly pickups. Please note that these matchups are subject to change, though, and there will be times when I have the incorrect pitcher going. I thank you for your future understanding.
Pitchers highlighted in yellow = Possible streaming options.
FS = False Starter where there is an assumed opener actually starting the game.
Today’s Starting Pitcher Rankings
| Rank | Pitcher | Matchup |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerrit Cole | vs. PHI |
| 2 | Jacob deGrom | @ ATL |
| 3 | Sonny Gray | vs. CLE |
| 4 | Walker Buehler | @ SD |
| 5 | Frankie Montas | @ SEA |
| 6 | Chris Paddack | vs. LAD |
| 7 | Zach Plesac | @ CIN |
| 8 | Mike Soroka | vs. NYM |
| 9 | Adrian Houser | vs. CHW |
| 10 | Alec Mills | vs. KC |
| 11 | Dakota Hudson | @ DET |
| 12 | Carlos Rodón | @ MIL |
| 13 | Danny Duffy | @ CHC |
| 14 | Justus Sheffield | vs. OAK |
| 15 | Derek Holland | @ MIN |
| 16 | Johnny Cueto | @ COL |
| 17 | Jake Arrieta | @ NYY |
| 18 | Lewis Thorpe | vs. PIT |
| 19 | Chi Chi Gonzalez | vs. SF |
| 20 | TBD DET | vs STL |
Tomorrow’s Starting Pitcher Rankings
| Rank | Pitcher | Matchup |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Bieber | @ CIN |
| 2 | Max Scherzer? | vs. NYM |
| 3 | Lance Lynn | @ OAK |
| 4 | Charlie Morton | vs. BOS |
| 5 | Aaron Nola | @ NYY |
| 6 | Lucas Giolito | @ MIL |
| 7 | Brandon Woodruff | vs. CHW |
| 8 | German Márquez | vs. SF |
| 9 | Kyle Hendricks | vs. KC |
| 10 | Andrew Heaney | @ SEA |
| 11 | Rich Hill | vs. PIT |
| 12 | Max Fried | vs. TOR |
| 13 | Dinelson Lamet | vs. LAD |
| 14 | Madison Bumgarner | vs. HOU |
| 15 | Steven Matz | @ WSH |
| 16 | Joe Musgrove | @ MIN |
| 17 | Cristian Javier | @ ARI |
| 18 | Matthew Boyd | vs. STL |
| 19 | Jesús Luzardo | vs. TEX |
| 20 | Adam Wainwright | @ DET |
| 21 | J.A. Happ | vs. PHI |
| 22 | Dustin May | @ SD |
| 23 | Tyler Mahle | vs. CLE |
| 24 | Brady Singer | @ CHC |
| 25 | Nathan Eovaldi | @ TB |
| 26 | Matt Shoemaker | @ ATL |
| 27 | Justin Dunn | vs. LAA |
| 28 | Kevin Gausman? | @ COL |
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Is that Chi Chi Gonzalez ranking today an error? SF offense is bad yea, but in Coors and Chi is a terrible pitcher.
100%, fixed! Thanks for the catch. It was German Marquez and it hadn’t changed based on the SP swap.
Plesac ranked pretty high especially amongst that level of peers. I know I should trust you but guess I still hesitate given the park/opponent. Would you say he’s more of a start if in need of counting stats? I’m fairly safe in 1st (roto-daily), so looking to maybe protect my ratios if I can, though some K/W would be nice.
Looks like Brett Anderson is getting the start for Milwaukee today with Houser getting pushed back to Wednesday.
Miami and Orioles are playing to tomorrow. Where do Lopez and Means slot into your rankings?