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.
Pitchers highlighted in yellow = Possible streaming options.
| Rank | Pitcher | Matchup |
| 1 | Max Scherzer | vs. PHI |
| 2 | Justin Verlander | @ TEX |
| 3 | Blake Snell | vs. COL |
| 4 | Jose Berrios | @ KC |
| 5 | Chris Sale | @ OAK |
| 6 | Masahiro Tanaka | vs. DET |
| 7 | Madison Bumgarner | @ LAD |
| 8 | Kyle Freeland | @ TB |
| 9 | Hyun-Jin Ryu | vs. SF |
| 10 | Zack Greinke | @ SD |
| 11 | Marcus Stroman | vs. BAL |
| 12 | Marco Gonzales | vs. LAA |
| 13 | Eric Lauer | vs. ARI |
| 14 | Brad Keller | vs. MIN |
| 15 | Jhoulys Chacin | @ CIN |
| 16 | Zach Eflin | @ WSH |
| 17 | Jason Vargas | @ MIA |
| 18 | Jordan Zimmermann | @ NYY |
| 19 | Trevor Cahill | @ SEA |
| 20 | Jose Urena | vs. NYM |
| 21 | Andrew Cashner | @ TOR |
| 22 | Mike Fiers | vs. BOS |
| 23 | Anthony DeSclafani | vs. MIL |
| 24 | Shelby Miller | vs. HOU |
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Hey Nick! Do you have any concerns about Buehler due to no real spring training and his awful outing? Do you see him realistically going 160-180 IP this year? I’m a little concerned with my rotation, because I went with two young arms in Buehler and Flaherty who both may not rack up the counting stats, including QS.
Also, thoughts on Kluber vs. Carrasco? Last year, we saw a decline in Kluber’s K/9, KK% and velo. He didn’t look overpowering in his first outing of this season and that downward trend may continue. Carrasco can drive you crazy with the volatility, but he usually ends up with great numbers and ratios at seasons end. Who would you want in a standard roto using QS?