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.
Red = Postponed.
Today’s Starting Pitcher Rankings
| Rank | Pitcher | Matchup |
| 1 | Jacob deGrom | @ MIA |
| 2 | Max Scherzer | vs. CHC |
| 3 | Gerrit Cole | @ BOS |
| 4 | Rich Hill | @ CIN |
| 5 | Max Fried | vs. MIL |
| 6 | Frankie Montas | @ DET |
| 7 | Cole Hamels | @ WSH |
| 8 | Miles Mikolas | @ TEX |
| 9 | Martin Perez | @ SEA |
| 10 | Marco Gonzales | vs. MIN |
| 11 | Jon Gray | @ PHI |
| 12 | Joey Lucchesi | vs. PIT |
| 13 | Jordan Lyles | @ SD |
| 14 | Anthony DeSclafani | vs. LAD |
| 15 | Yonny Chirinos (FS) | @ NYY |
| 16 | Aaron Sanchez | @ CHW |
| 17 | Merrill Kelly | vs. SF |
| 18 | Trevor Richards | vs. NYM |
| 19 | CC Sabathia | vs. TB |
| 20 | Rick Porcello | vs. HOU |
| 21 | Jeff Samardzija | @ ARI |
| 22 | Jefry Rodriguez | vs. BAL |
| 23 | Ivan Nova | vs. TOR |
| 24 | Cole Irvin | vs. COL |
| 25 | Jhoulys Chacin | @ ATL |
| 26 | Brad Keller | @ LAA |
| 27 | Dylan Bundy | @ CLE |
| 28 | Daniel Norris | vs. OAK |
| 29 | Matt Harvey | vs. KC |
| 30 | Drew Smyly | vs. STL |
Tomorrow’s Starting Pitcher Rankings
| Rank | Pitcher | Matchup |
| 1 | Blake Snell | @ NYY |
| 2 | Walker Buehler | @ CIN |
| 3 | Jose Berrios | @ SEA |
| 4 | Aaron Nola | vs. COL |
| 5 | Stephen Strasburg | vs. CHC |
| 6 | Matthew Boyd | vs. OAK |
| 7 | Madison Bumgarner | @ ARI |
| 8 | Masahiro Tanaka | vs. TB |
| 9 | Lucas Giolito | vs. TOR |
| 10 | Jon Lester | @ WSH |
| 11 | Griffin Canning | vs. KC |
| 12 | Corbin Martin | @ BOS |
| 13 | John Means | @ CLE |
| 14 | Steven Matz | @ MIA |
| 15 | Daniel Mengden | @ DET |
| 16 | Tyler Mahle | vs. LAD |
| 17 | Pablo Lopez | vs. NYM |
| 18 | Jake Junis | @ LAA |
| 19 | Kevin Gausman | vs. MIL |
| 20 | Nick Margevicius | vs. PIT |
| 21 | Adam Plutko | vs. BAL |
| 22 | Wade LeBlanc | vs. MIN |
| 23 | Chase Anderson | @ ATL |
| 24 | Antonio Senzatela | @ PHI |
| 25 | Steven Brault | @ SD |
| 26 | Daniel Hudson | @ CHW |
| 27 | Dakota Hudson | @ TEX |
| 28 | Zack Godley | vs. SF |
| 29 | Jesse Chavez | vs. STL |
| 30 | Hector Velazquez | vs. HOU |
(Photo by Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire)
You’ve got Gausman listed as the ATL starter for both days. I think Fried goes 5/17 and Gausman is 5/18.
Thanks for catching that! I often get a little rushed in the mornings and miss an arm or two who had their schedules changed from yesterday.
It’s been fixed!
What is going on with Nola?
Fast and I talked about him on the OTC podcast this week + Sporer and I will feature him today on our Fireside chat.
Here are my thoughts after his last game:
http://pitcherlist.wpengine.com/you-forgot-about-ray/