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.
Note: I’ve made a change moving forward to this daily article. I’ll now be including 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.
Red = Postponed.
Today’s Starting Pitcher Rankings
| Rank | Pitcher | Matchup |
| 1 | Justin Verlander | @ MIN |
| 2 | Patrick Corbin | vs. STL |
| 3 | Zack Wheeler | vs. CIN |
| 4 | Mike Soroka | vs. SD |
| 5 | Kenta Maeda | @ SF |
| 6 | Eduardo Rodriguez | vs. OAK |
| 7 | Kyle Freeland | @ MIL |
| 8 | Brad Keller | vs. TB |
| 9 | Yonny Chirinos (FS) | @ KC |
| 10 | Michael Wacha | @ WSH |
| 11 | John Means | @ CHW |
| 12 | Frankie Montas | @ BOS |
| 13 | Tanner Roark | @ NYM |
| 14 | Zach Davies | vs. COL |
| 15 | Jeff Samardzija | vs. LAD |
| 16 | Jake Odorizzi | vs. HOU |
| 17 | Nick Margevicius | @ ATL |
| 18 | Manny Banuelos | vs. BAL |
Tomorrow’s Starting Pitcher Rankings
| Rank | Pitcher | Matchup |
| 1 | Trevor Bauer | @ MIA |
| 2 | Blake Snell | @ KC |
| 3 | Gerrit Cole | @ MIN |
| 4 | Luis Castillo | @ NYM |
| 5 | Walker Buehler | @ SF |
| 6 | German Marquez | @ MIL |
| 7 | Chris Paddack | @ ATL |
| 8 | Cole Hamels | @ SEA |
| 9 | Vince Velasquez | vs. DET |
| 10 | CC Sabathia | @ ARI |
| 11 | Clay Buchholz | @ LAA |
| 12 | Griffin Canning | vs. TOR |
| 13 | Jordan Lyles | @ TEX |
| 14 | Merrill Kelly | vs. NYY |
| 15 | Michael Pineda | vs. HOU |
| 16 | Spencer Turnbull | @ PHI |
| 17 | Jhoulys Chacin | vs. COL |
| 18 | Rick Porcello | vs. OAK |
| 19 | Jake Junis | vs. TB |
| 20 | Sandy Alcantara | vs. CLE |
| 21 | Felix Hernandez | vs. CHC |
| 22 | Julio Teheran | vs. SD |
| 23 | Ivan Nova | vs. BAL |
| 24 | Drew Pomeranz | vs. LAD |
| 25 | Adrian Sampson | vs. PIT |
| 26 | Anibal Sanchez | vs. STL |
| 27 | Andrew Cashner | @ CHW |
| 28 | Adam Wainwright | @ WSH |
| 29 | Jason Vargas | vs. CIN |
| 30 | Aaron Brooks | @ BOS |
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Hi Nick – Thanks for everything. Question on Mikolas? Just HR bad luck or a different pitcher than last year?
Trade I was offered:
My Murphy, Mikolas, Chavis for his Bryant, S. Gray, Gardner? I need some OF help. 13 team roto, 5 OF.
I’d grab Bryant.
What are you expecting from Canning? Worth stashing him on the bench with 2 starts lined up for next week (hopefully)?
Not sure what to expect, but I’d definitely stash him and see what happens.
Hi Nick, I’m seeing a lot of disagreement out there over who’s pitching when. e.g. Are the Tigers going with Turnbull or Ross on Tuesday? Are the D-backs going with Kelly or Greinke on Tuesday? Anyone got a clue on these?
I’m a bit lost as well, I think we’ll just have to wait and find out!
It looks like Kelly and Turnbull are going on Wednesday.