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.
Note: I’ve made a change moving forward to this daily article. I’ll now be including 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 | Blake Snell | @. KCR |
| 2 | Max Scherzer | vs. STL |
| 3 | Jacob deGrom | vs. CIN |
| 4 | Corey Kluber | @ MIA |
| 5 | Aaron Nola | vs. DET |
| 6 | Jameson Taillon | @ TEX |
| 7 | Hyun-Jin Ryu | @ SF |
| 8 | Caleb Smith | vs. CLE |
| 9 | Masahiro Tanaka | @ ARI |
| 10 | Max Fried | vs. SD |
| 11 | Carlos Rodon | vs. BAL |
| 12 | Marcus Stroman | @ LAA |
| 13 | Madison Bumgarner | vs. LAD |
| 14 | Marco Gonzales | vs. CHC |
| 15 | Collin McHugh | @ MIN |
| 16 | Miles Mikolas | @ WSH |
| 17 | Jon Lester | @ SEA |
| 18 | Merrill Kelly | vs. NYY |
| 19 | Felix Pena | vs. TOR |
| 20 | Anthony DeSclafani | @ NYM |
| 21 | Jakob Junis | vs. TBR |
| 22 | Martin Perez | vs. HOU |
| 23 | David Hess | @ CHW |
| 24 | Daniel Norris | @ PHI |
| 25 | Chase Anderson | vs. COL |
| 26 | Shelby Miller | vs. PIT |
| 27 | Jalen Beeks? (FS) | @ KCR |
| 28 | Antonio Senzatela | @ MIL |
| 29 | Cal Quantrill | @ ATL |
| 30 | Mike Fiers | @ BOS |
| 31 | Hector Velazquez | vs. OAK |
| 32 | Glenn Sparkman | vs. TBR |
Tomorrow’s Starting Pitcher Rankings
| Rank | Pitcher | Matchup |
| 1 | Stephen Strasburg | vs. STL |
| 2 | David Price | @ CHW |
| 3 | Jose Berrios | vs. HOU |
| 4 | Noah Syndergaard | vs. CIN |
| 5 | Charlie Morton | @ KC |
| 6 | Mike Foltynewicz | vs. SD |
| 7 | Tyler Skaggs | vs. TOR |
| 8 | Brad Peacock | @ MIN |
| 9 | Matt Strahm | @ ATL |
| 10 | Jon Gray | @ MIL |
| 11 | Aaron Sanchez | @ LAA |
| 12 | Freddy Peralta | vs. COL |
| 13 | Tyler Mahle | @ NYM |
| 14 | Danny Duffy | vs. TB |
| 15 | Lucas Giolito | vs. BOS |
| 16 | Dakota Hudson | @ WSH |
(Photo by Juan Salas/Icon Sportswire)
Great addition this year, Nick. I like the highlighted streamers, too. Let me run another potential feature past you: a heavy line between “start” and “maybe” pitchers for each day and another one between “maybe” and “sit.” Thanks for all that you and your fellow writers do for us junkies each day!