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.* 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 |
