No Doubt
| Player | Team | Opp. 1 | Opp. 2 | Player Rater | ERA 2nd Half | FIP 2nd Half |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Verlander | HOU | TEX | LAA | 39.3 | 1.93 | 1.94 |
| Stephen Strasburg | WSH | @STL | @MIA | 23.9 | 3.25 | 3.27 |
| Yu Darvish | CHC | CIN | STL | 8.3 | 2.44 | 3.06 |
Raise your hand if you passed up a Darvish trade, or even waiver wire pickup, earlier in the season. *Raises hand and puts head down in shame.*Â K rate is over 36% in the 2nd half and the walk rate down at 2.4%; it’s like I don’t even know who Yu are Darvish.
Pretty…Pretty Good
| Player | Team | Opp. 1 | Opp. 2 | Player Rater | ERA 2nd Half | FIP 2nd Half |
| Sonny Gray | CIN | @CHC | NYM | 15.7 | 1.84 | 3.51 |
| Jose Berrios | MIN | CWS | KC | 10.5 | 4.78 | 4.06 |
| Lance Lynn | TEX | @HOU | @OAK | 14.4 | 3.42 | 3.27 |
The way the Cubs hit the ball this weekend is enough for me to drop Sonny down a grouping, but still pretty…pretty good.
August beat Jose Berrios like he stole something, but Berrios is a good pitcher and I can’t sit him down with games against the White Sox and Royals
Serviceable
| Player | Team | Opp. 1 | Opp. 2 | Player Rater | ERA 2nd Half | FIP 2nd Half |
| Robbie Ray | ARZ | MIA | @SD | 8.2 | 4.99 | 4.68 |
| Dallas Keuchel | ATL | PHI | SF | 0.2 | 3.27 | 4.26 |
| Zach Plesac | CLE | DET | PHI | 0.7 | 3.52 | 4.65 |
Six straight quality starts from Dallas Keuchel. He’d be higher up on the list if he offered more strikeout upside, but you should move him higher yourself in QS and most points leagues.
Hold Your Breath
| Player | Team | Opp. 1 | Opp. 2 | Player Rater | ERA 2nd Half | FIP 2nd Half |
| Steven Matz | NYM | @COL | @CIN | 3.9 | 2.52 | 3.17 |
| Matthew Boyd | DET | CLE | CWS | 7.8 | 5.58 | 5.59 |
| Reynaldo Lopez | CWS | @MIN | @DET | -4.6 | 3.93 | 3.90 |
Speaking of quality starts, Steven Matz has 5 in is last 7 starts and was one out away from one of those 2 he missed. Matz continues to play with our hearts, and as soon as you want to trust him, he heads to Colorado.
Jumbled Mess
| Player | Team | Opp. 1 | Opp. 2 | Player Rater | ERA 2nd Half | FIP 2nd Half |
| Dakota Hudson | STL | WSH | @CHC | 6.7 | 3.21 | 4.91 |
| Miles Mikolas | STL | WSH | @CHC | 2.9 | 3.93 | 3.9 |
| Luis Severino | NYY | LAA | TOR | |||
| Dylan Bundy | BAL | TOR | SEA | -4 | 5.52 | 4.18 |
| Cole Hamels | CHC | CIN | STL | -0.8 | 6.49 | 5.81 |
| Marco Gonzales | SEA | @PIT | @BAL | 4.8 | 4.41 | 4.31 |
| Gio Gonzalez | MIL | SD | PIT | -8 | 4.57 | 5.11 |
Luis Severino is BACK BABY! More news for next year, but still nice to see. I don’t expect too much even in good match-ups as he’s likely on a pitch count.
Do You Feel Lucky Punk?
| Player | Team | Opp. 1 | Opp. 2 | Player Rater | ERA 2nd Half | FIP 2nd Half |
| Martin Perez | MIN | CWS | KC | -4 | 5.93 | 6.28 |
| John Means | BAL | @DET | SEA | 6.8 | 4.94 | 4.97 |
| Vince Velasquez | PHI | @ATL | @CLE | -4.5 | 5.32 | 5.52 |
| Garrett Richards | SD | @MIL | ARZ | |||
| Dereck Rodriguez | SF | @BOS | @ATL | -8.7 | 4.79 | 5.51 |
Free Streamonator Pick: Rudy’s tools like Martin Perez in dream match-ups vs the White Sox and Royals. Don’t tell Rudy or Grey I’m giving you an extra one this week, just sign up for the tools next year, but it likes John Means too.
I Immediately Regret This Decision
| Player | Team | Opp. 1 | Opp. 2 | Player Rater | ERA 2nd Half | FIP 2nd Half |
| Mitch Keller | PIT | SEA | @MIL | -15.6 | 7.27 | 3.75 |
| Pablo Lopez | MIA | @ARZ | WSH | -4.5 | 7.91 | 7.25 |
| Tyler Alexander | DET | BAL | CWS | -12.1 | 5.67 | 3.78 |
| Trent Thornton | TOR | @BAL | @NYY | -7.4 | 5.44 | 5.45 |
| Jorge Lopez | KC | @OAK | @MIN | -11.7 | 5.12 | 5.02 |
| Zach Davies | MIL | SD | PIT | -0.6 | 5.14 | 5.44 |
| Jose Suarez | LAA | @NYY | @HOU | -16.1 | 7.95 | 7 |
| Nathan Eovaldi | BOS | SF | @TB | -12.6 | 5.68 | 4.73 |
| Glenn Sparkman | KC | @OAK | @MIN | -14.4 | 6.79 | 6.11 |
| Antonio Senzatela | COL | NYM | @LAD | -15.7 | 12.9 | 4.60 |
Notes
- Houston looks to be running a 4 man rotation with 2 days off this week.
- Rangers also appear to be using a 4 man rotation in the same situation.
- Athletics and Padres are throwing 6 man rotations.
- The Dodgers are also using a 6 or 7 man rotation the rest of the season, but it doesn’t matter, because they only have 5 games this week anyway.
Projected 2 Start Days
| Team | Proj. 2 Start Days | Opp. 1 | Opp. 2 |
| AL EAST | |||
| BAL | Monday, Tuesday | @DET/TOR | SEA |
| BOS | Tuesday | SF | @TB |
| NYY | Tuesday | LAA | TOR |
| TB | X | @LAD | BOS |
| TOR | Tuesday | @BAL | @NYY |
| AL CENTRAL | |||
| CWS | Monday | @MIN | @DET |
| CLE | Tuesday | DET | PHI |
| DET | Monday, Tuesday | BAL/@CLE | CWS |
| KC | Monday, Tuesday | @OAK | @MIN |
| MIN | Monday, Tuesday | CWS | KC |
| AL WEST | |||
| HOU | Monday 4 man | TEX | LAA |
| LAA | Tuesday | @NYY | @HOU |
| OAK | X 6 man | KC | TEX |
| SEA | Tuesday | @PIT | @BAL |
| TEX | X – 4 man? | @HOU | @OAK |
| NL EAST | |||
| ATL | Tuesday | PHI | SF |
| MIA | Monday | @ARZ | WSH |
| NYM | Monday | @COL | @CIN |
| PHI | Tuesday | @ATL | @CLE |
| WSH | Monday | @STL | @MIA |
| NL CENTRAL | |||
| CHC | Monday, Tuesday | CIN | STL |
| CIN | Monday | @CHC | NYM |
| MIL | Monday, Tuesday | SD | PIT |
| PIT | Tuesday | SEA | @MIL |
| STL | Monday, Tuesday | WSH | @CHC |
| NL WEST | |||
| ARZ | Monday | MIA | @SD |
| COL | Monday | NYM | @LAD |
| LAD | X 6 man | TB | COL |
| SD | Monday 6 man | @MIL | ARZ |
| SF | Tuesday | @BOS | @ATL |
12 Team H2H Categories Ws and QS
I know I could just go by this list but what do you think, go with Reynaldo Lopez or Martin Perez?
Give me Reynaldo still.
I held onto Darvish all year. Even when he sucked he got the Ks. You’d have to be a huge moron to have dropped him.
Innings limit and small bench 10 or 12 team leagues (like RCLs), I can pretty easily see a case where Darvish would’ve been dropped. Was blowing up your ERA and WHIP, and K rate was okay, but 10% lower in the 1st half than 2nd. Glad you were able to weather the storm and get the good Darvish.
I see Boyd as Tuesday and monday on about half the sites?
Boyd is starting Tuesday with Tyler Alexander starting today.
john means business!
Gray lost his second start, Gausman is going Monday.
Thanks for the note!
Cleveland skipping Plesac..his only start is against Philly on Friday.
Boooooo, but thanks for the note!
No Roark ? Dude’s been really good and gets a nice home 2 step.
Oakland is running a 6 man rotation, so, don’t believe he gets 2 starts.
Choose 1: Two Start Ray OR one start MadBum @ BOS?
Ray
Agree w/ the boss man.
Matt Boyd not starting Tuesday as he deals with a family issue. Not sure when he will be back and likely a bullpen game for the Tigers as a replacement.
Should I take a chance on Severino (2 start) this week or would you recommend I start Scherzer or Kershaw ahead of him? Also, Should I sit Bundy and his 2 starts for Kershaw or Scherzer? Thank you!
Play Scherzer and Kershaw.
Would you guys start Matz tonight?
Nope
Now that Plutko is going two times would you slot him in the same space where Plesac was?
He would drop a couple groupings for me into the Jumbled Mess. Still likely worth a start, but not over a strong 1 start option. Plutko doesn’t bring the same upside and hasn’t performed as well as Plesac to stay in that same grouping.