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 | Max Scherzer | vs. ARI |
| 2 | Gerrit Cole | vs. TOR |
| 3 | Blake Snell | vs. LAA |
| 4 | Lucas Giolito | vs. NYY |
| 5 | Andrew Heaney | @ TB |
| 6 | Kyle Hendricks | @ LAD |
| 7 | Robbie Ray | @ WSH |
| 8 | Max Fried | vs. PHI |
| 9 | Kyle Gibson | vs. KC |
| 10 | Rich Hill | vs. CHC |
| 11 | Eduardo Rodriguez | @ BAL |
| 12 | Nick Pivetta | @ ATL |
| 13 | Steven Matz | vs. STL |
| 14 | Trevor Richards | vs. PIT |
| 15 | Tyler Mahle | vs. TEX |
| 16 | Zach Davies | @ SF |
| 17 | Daniel Poncedeleon | @ NYM |
| 18 | Chris Bassitt | vs. SEA |
| 19 | CC Sabathia | @ CHW |
| 20 | Steven Brault | @ MIA |
| 21 | Marco Gonzales | @ OAK |
| 22 | Cal Quantrill | @ COL |
| 23 | Jeff Hoffman | vs. SD |
| 24 | Brad Keller | @ MIN |
| 25 | Aaron Sanchez | @ HOU |
| 26 | Adam Plutko | @ DET |
| 27 | Ryan Carpenter | vs. CLE |
| 28 | Drew Pomeranz | vs. MIL |
| 29 | Drew Smyly (FS) | @ CIN |
| 30 | Mystery Orioles SP | vs. BOS |
Tomorrow’s Starting Pitcher Rankings
| Rank | Pitcher | Matchup |
| 1 | Chris Sale | @ BAL |
| 2 | Stephen Strasburg | vs. ARI |
| 3 | Charlie Morton | vs. LAA |
| 4 | Walker Buehler | vs. CHC |
| 5 | Aaron Nola | @ ATL |
| 6 | Shane Bieber | @ DET |
| 7 | Mike Minor | @ CIN |
| 8 | Jake Odorizzi | vs. KC |
| 9 | Noah Syndergaard | vs. STL |
| 10 | Frankie Montas | vs. SEA |
| 11 | German Marquez | vs. SD |
| 12 | Madison Bumgarner | vs. MIL |
| 13 | Framber Valdez | vs. TOR |
| 14 | Pablo Lopez | vs. PIT |
| 15 | Jimmy Nelson | @ SF |
| 16 | Yu Darvish | @ LAD |
| 17 | Tanner Roark | vs. TEX |
| 18 | Jose Suarez | @ TB |
| 19 | Sean Newcomb | vs. PHI |
| 20 | Reynaldo Lopez | vs. NYY |
| 21 | Dylan Bundy | vs. BOS |
| 22 | Wade LeBlanc | @ OAK |
| 23 | Michael Wacha | @ NYM |
| 24 | Taylor Clarke | @ WSH |
| 25 | Glenn Sparkman | @ MIN |
| 26 | Eric Lauer | @ COL |
| 27 | Clayton Richard | @ HOU |
| 28 | Mystery Pirates SP | @ MIA |
| 29 | Mystery Tigers SP | vs. CLE |
| 30 | Mystery Yankees SP | @ CHW |
(Photo by Quinn Harris/Icon Sportswire)
Nick, I find these rankings to be a little contradictory to your Start/Sit article. For instance, you have Minor as a 7 confidence start and Montas as an 8, yet Minor is ranked higher here. What’s the deal?
I don’t write the sit/start article, that’s Max Freeze, who does a great job with it :)
I’d imagine the difference between an 8/7 is not big at all.
Best,
-Nick
Ah, my bad, I thought you wrote that article as well. He does do a great job, but that obviously explains the discrepancy here!