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 | Shane Bieber | vs. KC |
| 2 | Aaron Nola | @ MIA |
| 3 | Trevor Bauer | @ PIT |
| 4 | Clayton Kershaw | vs. NYY |
| 5 | Stephen Strasburg | @ CHC |
| 6 | Matthew Boyd | @ MIN |
| 7 | Domingo German | @ LAD |
| 8 | Cole Hamels | vs. WSH |
| 9 | Reynaldo Lopez | vs. TEX |
| 10 | Dallas Keuchel | @ NYM |
| 11 | Steven Matz | vs. ATL |
| 12 | Logan Webb | @ OAK |
| 13 | Brett Anderson | vs. SF |
| 14 | Martin Perez | vs. DET |
| 15 | Robbie Ray | @ MIL |
| 16 | Framber Valder | vs. LAA |
| 17 | Elieser Hernandez | vs. PHI |
| 18 | Dylan Bundy | vs. TB |
| 19 | Zach Davies | vs. ARI |
| 20 | Joey Lucchesi | vs. BOS |
| 21 | Marco Gonzales | vs. TOR |
| 22 | Brock Burke | @ CHW |
| 23 | Brian Johnson | @ SD |
| 24 | Michael Wacha | vs. COL |
| 25 | Clay Buchholz | @ SEA |
| 26 | Jaime Barria | @ HOU |
| 27 | Eric Skoglund | @ CLE |
| 28 | Dario Agrazal | vs. CIN |
| 29 | Antonio Senzatela | @ STL |
| 30 | TBD Rays SP | @ BAL |
Tomorrow’s Starting Pitcher Rankings
| 1 | Sonny Gray | @ MIA |
| 2 | Caleb Smith | vs. CIN |
| 3 | Homer Bailey | @ KC |
| 4 | Brad Keller | vs. OAK |
| 5 | Dustin May | @ SD |
| 6 | J.A. Happ | @ SEA |
| 7 | Alex Young | @ SF |
| 8 | Gio Gonzalez | vs. STL |
| 9 | Joe Musgrove | @ PHI |
| 10 | Adam Wainwright | @ MIL |
| 11 | Tyler Beede | vs. ARI |
| 12 | Jason Vargas | vs. PIT |
| 13 | Eric Lauer | vs. LAD |
| 14 | Julio Teheran | @ COL |
| 15 | TBD Seattle SP | vs. NYY |
| 16 | TBD Colorado SP | vs. ATL |
(Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire)
NIck, heading into my playoffs in a week – how concerned should I be about the last couple of weeks of performances from Bauer, Berrios, Boyd and CSmith? Are any/all hitting a wall? Talk me down (or give me a hard dose of reality).
(Oh yeah, Lance Lynn too. Nola and Sonny Gray are my only reliables right now it seems.)
Thing is, if that’s your staff heading into the playoffs, I don’t think you have much of a choice but to hope for the best. I’d rather roll with them than whatever is on the wire for streaming purposes.
Despite their struggles, all of them could crush it. I’ll cross my fingers for you.