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 | Gerrit Cole | @ CHW |
| 2 | Lance Lynn | @ TOR |
| 3 | Chris Sale | @ CLE |
| 4 | Zack Greinke | @ CHW |
| 5 | Mike Clevinger | vs. BOS |
| 6 | Jack Flaherty | @ KC |
| 7 | Matthew Boyd | vs. SEA |
| 8 | Domingo German | vs. BAL |
| 9 | Madison Bumgarner | vs. OAK |
| 10 | Zack Wheeler | @ ATL |
| 11 | Brendan McKay | @ SD |
| 12 | Dustin May | @ MIA |
| 13 | Max Fried | vs. NYM |
| 14 | Alex Wood | @ WSH |
| 15 | Zac Gallen | @ COL |
| 16 | Jon Gray | vs. ARI |
| 17 | Jose Quintana | @ PHI |
| 18 | Griffin Canning | vs. PIT |
| 19 | Brett Anderson | @ SF |
| 20 | Joe Ross | vs. CIN |
| 21 | Dylan Cease | vs. HOU |
| 22 | Jordan Yamamoto | vs. LAD |
| 23 | Jason Vargas | vs. CHC |
| 24 | Yusei Kikuchi | @ DET |
| 25 | Trevor Williams | @ LAA |
| 26 | Glenn Sparkman | vs. STL |
| 27 | Eric Lauer | vs. TB |
| 28 | Chase Anderson | vs. MIN |
| 29 | Martin Perez | @ MIL |
| 30 | Ivan Nova | vs. HOU |
| 31 | John Means | @ NYY |
| 32 | Thomas Pannone | vs. TEX |
Tomorrow’s Starting Pitcher Rankings
| Rank | Pitcher | Matchup |
| 1 | Clayton Kershaw | @ MIA |
| 2 | Trevor Bauer | @ WSH |
| 3 | Stephen Strasburg | vs. CIN |
| 4 | Aaron Nola | vs. CHC |
| 5 | Shane Bieber | vs. BOS |
| 6 | Wade Miley | @ CHW |
| 7 | Chris Archer | @ LAA |
| 8 | Cole Hamels | @ PHI |
| 9 | Robbie Ray | @ COL |
| 10 | Kyle Gibson | @ MIL |
| 11 | Brad Keller | vs. STL |
| 12 | Dallas Keuchel | vs. NYM |
| 13 | J.A. Happ | vs. BAL |
| 14 | Homer Bailey | @ SF |
| 15 | Kolby Allard | @ TOR |
| 16 | Sean Reid-Foley | vs. TEX |
| 17 | Dillon Peters | vs. PIT |
| 18 | Cal Quantrill | vs. TB |
| 19 | Elieser Hernandez | vs. LAD |
| 20 | Marco Gonzales | @ DET |
| 21 | Gio Gonzalez | vs. MIN |
| 22 | Steven Matz | @ ATL |
| 23 | Tyler Beede | vs. OAK |
| 24 | Dakota Hudson | @ KC |
| 25 | Edwin Jackson | vs. SEA |
| 26 | TBD Rays SP | @ SD |
| 27 | Dylan Bundy | @ NYY |
| 28 | TBD Boston SP | @ CLE |
| 29 | Kyle Freeland | vs. ARI |
| 30 | Ross Detwiler | vs. HOU |
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No rank for Bumgarner start on Tuesday(8/13)?
Thanks for that! Updated the table.
For future reference, what rankings designate must-start vs. must-sit?
It isn’t consistent, simply because those designations don’t exist across the board.
I debated this a lot, it’s the all-around best solution just to rank the starters relative to the day’s games and not designate a “cut off line” as it changes owner-to-owner.
Totally understand this logic, but I think many (most?) of us assume that if you’re willing to stream a particular pitcher, you’d be willing to start someone ranked above him that day. I guess that’s not “must start,” but it seems like at least “probably start”?
Draftkings has an alert that they have removed game 2 of HOU vs. CWS
Start or sit Cease today? (14 teams, looking for W/QS)