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 | Justin Verlander | @ LAA |
| 2 | Luis Castillo | vs. SF |
| 3 | German Marquez | vs. ARI |
| 4 | Zack Greinke | @ COL |
| 5 | Domingo German | vs. MIN |
| 6 | Jose Quintana | vs. STL |
| 7 | Kenta Maeda | @ SD |
| 8 | Frankie Montas | @ PIT |
| 9 | Spencer Turnbull | vs. KC |
| 10 | Rick Porcello | @ CHW |
| 11 | Brad Keller | @ DET |
| 12 | Pablo Lopez | vs. ATL |
| 13 | Julio Teheran | @ MIA |
| 14 | Zach Eflin | vs. WSH |
| 15 | Jordan Lyles | vs. OAK |
| 16 | Michael Pineda | @ NYY |
| 17 | Jeff Samardzija | @ CIN |
| 18 | Zach Davies | vs. NYM |
| 19 | Anibal Sanchez | @ PHI |
| 20 | Erik Swanson | @ CLE |
| 21 | Drew Smyly | vs. TOR |
| 22 | Clay Buchholz | @ TEX |
| 23 | Adam Wainwright | @ CHC |
| 24 | Jason Vargas | @ MIL |
| 25 | John Means | vs. TBR |
| 26 | Nick Margevicius | vs. LAD |
| 27 | Dylan Covey | vs. BOS |
| 28 | Cody Anderson | vs. SEA |
| 29 | Matt Harvey | vs. HOU |
| 30 | Mystery Rays Pitcher (FS?) | @ BAL |
Tomorrow’s Starting Pitcher Rankings
| Rank | Pitcher | Matchup |
| 1 | Trevor Bauer | vs. CHW |
| 2 | Max Scherzer | @ MIL |
| 3 | Blake Snell | vs. ARI |
| 4 | Gerrit Cole | vs. KC |
| 5 | Jacob deGrom | @ SD |
| 6 | Walker Buehler | vs. ATL |
| 7 | Chris Paddack | vs. NYM |
| 8 | Max Fried | @ LAD |
| 9 | Cole Hamels | vs. MIA |
| 10 | Marcus Stroman | vs. MIN |
| 11 | Anthony DeSclafani | vs. SF |
| 12 | Martin Perez | @ TOR |
| 13 | Miles Mikolas | vs. PHI |
| 14 | CC Sabathia | vs. SEA |
| 15 | Merrill Kelly | @ TB |
| 16 | Felix Hernandez | @ NYY |
| 17 | Vince Velasquez | @ STL |
| 18 | Jake Junis | @ HOU |
| 19 | Drew Pomeranz | @ CIN |
| 20 | Jhoulys Chacin | vs. WSH |
| 21 | Sandy Alcantara | @ CHC |
| 22 | Ivan Nova | @ CLE |
| 23 | Andrew Cashner | vs. BOS |
| 24 | Hector Velazquez | @ BAL |
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Hey Nick, Ive run into a rough run of luck lately with Kluber and Paxton both hitting the IL. I already had a couple of stashes on there with Heaney and Nelson. Which of those 2 would you drop to put Paxton on there? Need to start streaming.
I’d drop Nelson over Heaney.
Hey Nick, would you look to add either Eickhoff or Skaggs for rest of season in a dynasty points league or use that spot to stream starting with Martin Perez this week?