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For each edition of The List, I have a set of rules to outline my thought process and how to best use these rankings. Please take note:
- This is 5×5, 12-teamer, H2H format focused. It generally is the same as roto as well, but make sure you adjust accordingly.
- Before the notes and rankings, an injury table outlines where players would be relatively ranked if they were fully healthy. It’s the best way to tackle how to value players on the IL.
- If a player is on the IL or not confirmed inside the rotation, they aren’t on the List. That includes injuries and guys in the minors, but there are exceptions for players who are expected to be in the rotation but are being skipped this week.
- Since this is a 12-teamer, I heavily weigh upside in the back-half of the rankings. The HIPSTER players are likely going to underperform those labeled as a Toby across a full season, but it’s in your best interest to chase ceiling vs. floor in many cases. Pick the one that you need most in your situation, of course.
- I’ve made a decision to limit labels to just two labels per player, with few exceptions for a second. It streamlines the process much better and hopefully gives you a more targeted understanding of the player.
- The notes outline oh-so-much to help your team. Please read the notes if you can instead of just scrolling to the bottom.
Let’s get to the tables. First are all of our injured compatriots. Injuries are so strange and instead of shoving them at random moments on The List, I’ve elected to throw all of them into one table here for you, the wise fantasy manager, to determine if it’s worthwhile to take the injury discount and when.
I made a decision last year: I removed the “Preseason tiers” and changed “tiers” to “Relative Rank” as it’ll be more consistent week-to-week — Tiers change while their relative rank does not.
Please understand that “70-80” does not guarantee the player will be exactly in that range when they return. Rankings are 100% relative to the landscape and while this table reflects where they would sit in a vacuum, it’s a fluid creature. Sometimes there are oh-so-many options, sometimes I want to see them healthy and stretched out again, and others we’re starving for pitchers and they jump higher than “70-80”. It’s a loose reference point and why it’s called “relative ranking.” It’s difficult to update this week-to-week and I apologize if the ranking is different when the player actually returns from the IL. I hope it helps!
One last point about that – pitchers often need an extra week or two to ramp up once they do return to the majors. It’s why Still ILL exists and the “relative rank” you see is when those guys have shaken off their rust. Will they be back to normal in their first start or will they need a few? I have no idea! Those ranks are to show what I’d expect once they are fully back to normal.
I added something new to The List last season. It’s a small table of the prospects I’m personally excited about who would jump up The List quickly if they were confirmed in the rotation. Please don’t read too much into these, there are far better prospect analysts out there than me, and this rank will likely conflict with our weekly SP To Stash article from John Villavicencio, though we will be conferring each week. Still, I think this table will help you quickly stay on top of who should be on your radar.
They are ordered by my general preference/focus on those guys right now. If any of these are called up, they should be added to your 12-teamers as spec adds at the very least. Some guys aren’t here and that’s due to my own belief they aren’t as pressing as the ones below. I could be very wrong there.
Colors: Green = Worthy of a stash right now in 12-teamers.
As I do my rankings, I thought it would be helpful to showcase a table of how we’re ranking offenses, granted by our PLV powered Projections (in alphabetical order by tier):
Remember, these offensive rankings are based on each offense’s Process+ so far this year and how we project their lineups moving forward. It means you’re going to see a little different offensive rankings than you may see elsewhere and there will always be some surprises. This is based on skills, not purely results! If you have questions about these offense ranks, reach out to Kyle Bland (@blandalytics).
Lastly, I heavily recommend you follow my daily SP Roundup that outlines all pitcher performances through the season, as each week’s update will reflect the comments and findings from those daily articles. If you’re unfamiliar with some of the players listed, I highly recommend reading my 75,000+ word Top 400 Starting Pitchers from February. Many things will have changed, but the root of my perception of these players is outlined there.
Let’s get to it.
Ranking Notes
- This is your reminder to please read these notes as they’ll tell you plenty about why “someone moved up” or “why is he at #X?!”
- Seriously. Read the notes.
- I know there are going to be a ton of comments about I hate how much these rankings change each week and I’m going to get out ahead of them here.
- These rankings mostly change in the back half of The List as that’s your waiver wire. Those aren’t the players you hold onto throughout the year like your SPs 1-4, which means we’re going to be a bit more chaotic and roll with the waves more aggressively. If I see elements that suggest a pitcher could be a Top 40 arm, I’m going to move up a ton from the 80s to the 60s. Shazam, there we go.
New note: If you would like more detail about a specific pitcher, you can view all my thoughts of their previous starts on their player page. Just click their name, head to the game log, and tap on any row. You’ll see my thoughts on that start and extra pitch details.
As is tradition, I need to tell you about the guys who were removed and added from the Top ~60, so you have context for the ranking shifts.
- Added: Luis Gil (61)
- Removed: Jacob Misiorowski (29), Troy Melton (58)
- Net Change Inside Top 60: (-1)
Please understand how this affects movement across The List.
WEEK 19 NOTE: I’m currently in Austria for the week and was far too jetlagged to get this done on Monday and had limited time to get this up before Tuesday’s games. Instad of skipping a week entirely, I’ve elected to put out The List without the rigorous notes you’ve come to expect. My sincere apologies! This List is still better than no list.
| Rank | Pitcher | Team | Badges | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarik SkubalT1 | DET | Aces Gonna Ace Quality Starts | - |
| 2 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | Aces Gonna Ace Quality Starts | - |
| 3 | Garrett Crochet | BOS | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside | - |
| 4 | Paul Skenes | PIT | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside | - |
| 5 | Jacob deGrom | TEX | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | - |
| 6 | Joe RyanT2 | MIN | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside | - |
| 7 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | Aces Gonna Ace Wins Bonus | - |
| 8 | Bryan Woo | SEA | Aces Gonna Ace Ratio Focused | - |
| 9 | Tyler Glasnow | LAD | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside | - |
| 10 | Max Fried | NYY | Aces Gonna Ace Wins Bonus Injury Risk | - |
| 11 | Hunter Brown | HOU | Aces Gonna Ace Wins Bonus | - |
| 12 | Robbie Ray | SF | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside | - |
| 13 | Framber Valdez | DET | Aces Gonna Ace Quality Starts | +1 |
| 14 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | +1 |
| 15 | Carlos Rodón | NYY | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside | -2 |
| 16 | Blake SnellT3 | LAD | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | - |
| 17 | George Kirby | SEA | Ace Potential Quality Starts | - |
| 18 | Cristopher Sánchez | PHI | Ace Potential Wins Bonus | - |
| 19 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | Ace Potential Injury Risk | +2 |
| 20 | Ranger Suarez | BOS | Ace Potential Wins Bonus | - |
| 21 | Shota Imanaga | CHC | Ace Potential Injury Risk | -2 |
| 22 | Brandon Woodruff | MIL | Ace Potential Quality Starts | +10 |
| 23 | Freddy PeraltaT4 | NYM | Cherry Bomb Strikeout Upside | -1 |
| 24 | Nick Pivetta | SD | Cherry Bomb Strikeout Upside | -1 |
| 25 | Eury Pérez | MIA | Cherry Bomb Strikeout Upside | +9 |
| 26 | Dylan Cease | TOR | Cherry Bomb Strikeout Upside | +7 |
| 27 | Sonny Gray | BOS | Cherry Bomb Strikeout Upside | -1 |
| 28 | Spencer Strider | ATL | Cherry Bomb Strikeout Upside | +3 |
| 29 | Matthew BoydT5 | CHC | Holly Quality Starts | +6 |
| 30 | Logan Webb | SF | Holly Quality Starts | -3 |
| 31 | Seth Lugo | KC | Holly Quality Starts | -7 |
| 32 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | Holly Strikeout Upside | -7 |
| 33 | Sean Manaea | NYM | Holly Strikeout Upside | +4 |
| 34 | Merrill Kelly | ARI | Holly Quality Starts | +5 |
| 35 | Edward Cabrera | CHC | Holly Strikeout Upside | +8 |
| 36 | Trevor Rogers | BAL | Holly Quality Starts | +8 |
| 37 | Noah Cameron | KC | Holly Quality Starts | +1 |
| 38 | Kodai Senga | NYM | Holly Wins Bonus | -10 |
| 39 | Jack FlahertyT6 | DET | Cherry Bomb Strikeout Upside | +1 |
| 40 | MacKenzie Gore | TEX | Cherry Bomb Strikeout Upside | -10 |
| 41 | Chase Burns | CIN | Cherry Bomb Strikeout Upside | - |
| 42 | Jesús Luzardo | PHI | Cherry Bomb Strikeout Upside | - |
| 43 | Ryan Pepiot | TB | Cherry Bomb Strikeout Upside | +3 |
| 44 | Yu Darvish | SD | Cherry Bomb Frizzle Strikeout Upside | +13 |
| 45 | Will Warren | NYY | Cherry Bomb Strikeout Upside | +5 |
| 46 | Cam Schlittler | NYY | Cherry Bomb Team Context Effect | +7 |
| 47 | Lucas GiolitoT7 | SD | Toby Quality Starts | +7 |
| 48 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | Toby Ratio Focused | +8 |
| 49 | Luis Castillo | SEA | Toby Quality Starts | -2 |
| 50 | Brayan Bello | BOS | Toby Wins Bonus | +13 |
| 51 | David Peterson | NYM | Toby Wins Bonus | -6 |
| 52 | Casey Mize | DET | Toby Wins Bonus | +12 |
| 53 | Quinn Priester | MIL | Vargas Rule Strikeout Upside | +8 |
| 54 | Justin Verlander | DET | Toby Wins Bonus | +1 |
| 55 | Emmet SheehanT8 | LAD | Frizzle Wins Bonus | +25 |
| 56 | Zebby Matthews | MIN | Frizzle Strikeout Upside | -7 |
| 57 | Max Scherzer | TOR | Frizzle Strikeout Upside | -5 |
| 58 | Gavin Williams | CLE | Hipster Quality Starts | +1 |
| 59 | José Soriano | LAA | Hipster Quality Starts | +17 |
| 60 | Shane Baz | BAL | Hipster Strikeout Upside | -9 |
| 61 | Luis Gil | NYY | Frizzle Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | +UR |
| 62 | Spencer Arrighetti | HOU | Frizzle Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | +UR |
| 63 | Joey Cantillo | CLE | Frizzle Strikeout Upside | +UR |
| 64 | Kevin Gausman | TOR | Hipster Strikeout Upside | -16 |
| 65 | Yusei Kikuchi | LAA | Hipster Strikeout Upside | -3 |
| 66 | Nestor Cortes | SD | Frizzle Wins Bonus Injury Risk | +UR |
| 67 | Cade HortonT9 | CHC | Toby Wins Bonus | -1 |
| 68 | Brady Singer | CIN | Toby Quality Starts | +4 |
| 69 | Chris Paddack | MIA | Toby Wins Bonus | +2 |
| 70 | Matthew Liberatore | STL | Toby Quality Starts | -3 |
| 71 | Michael Wacha | KC | Toby Quality Starts | -2 |
| 72 | Bailey OberT10 | MIN | Hipster Quality Starts Injury Risk | +3 |
| 73 | Drew Rasmussen | TB | Hipster Ratio Focused | +4 |
| 74 | Eric Lauer | TOR | Vargas Rule Strikeout Upside | +17 |
| 75 | Slade Cecconi | CLE | Vargas Rule Ratio Focused | +4 |
| 76 | Cade Cavalli | WSH | Frizzle Stash Option | +UR |
| 77 | Logan Henderson | MIL | Frizzle Strikeout Upside Stash Option | +UR |
| 78 | Mitch KellerT11 | PIT | Streaming Option Quality Starts | +8 |
| 79 | Eduardo Rodriguez | ARI | Streaming Option Quality Starts | +UR |
| 80 | Brandon Pfaadt | ARI | Streaming Option Quality Starts | -10 |
| 81 | Joey Wentz | ATL | Streaming Option Wins Bonus Stash Option | +19 |
| 82 | Jacob Lopez | Streaming Option Strikeout Upside | +11 | |
| 83 | Shane Smith | CWS | Streaming Option Ratio Focused | +UR |
| 84 | Sean Burke | CWS | Streaming Option Strikeout Upside | +UR |
| 85 | Luis Severino | Streaming Option Quality Starts | +UR | |
| 86 | Colin Rea | CHC | Streaming Option Wins Bonus | -1 |
| 87 | Mike Burrows | HOU | Streaming Option Ratio Focused | +UR |
| 88 | Jose Quintana | COL | Streaming Option Quality Starts | +8 |
| 89 | Tyler Anderson | SD | Streaming Option Quality Starts | -2 |
| 90 | Tomoyuki Sugano | COL | Streaming Option Quality Starts | +UR |
| 91 | Davis Martin | CWS | Streaming Option Ratio Focused | +UR |
| 92 | Aaron Civale | Streaming Option Ratio Focused | +UR | |
| 93 | Adrian HouserT12 | SF | Vargas Rule Ratio Focused | +5 |
| 94 | Clay Holmes | NYM | Hipster Wins Bonus | -16 |
| 95 | Charlie Morton | SD | Vargas Rule Strikeout Upside | +UR |
| 96 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | Hipster Quality Starts | -36 |
| 97 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | Hipster Quality Starts Stash Option | -23 |
| 98 | Zac Gallen | ARI | Hipster Quality Starts Stash Option | -25 |
| 99 | José Berríos | TOR | Hipster Quality Starts | -17 |
| 100 | Joe Boyle | TB | Hipster Strikeout Upside | -19 |
Labels Legend
Honorable Mentions
Here is every pitcher who is not on The List and currently has a rotation spot. If I’m missing someone, it’s likely because I removed them from The List last week and forgot to add them here, or I meant to add them to The List and I got crossed up somewhere. Let me know if I’m missing someone, please, just understand it’s never a slight to their ability! EVERYONE SHOULD BE HERE.
Anthony DeSclafani (ARI) – Arizona is going to go Dancing With The Disco, but you probably should not.
Jack Perkins (ATH) – He’s gotten some attention lately and I’m not seeing a legit SP to chase. There isn’t enough juice here.
Jeffrey Springs (ATH) – Even when the changeup works it can still be tough to find sunshine and rainbows.
J.T. Ginn (ATH) – Let’s take a step back and hold off on Ginn until he demands our attention again.
Mitch Spence (ATH) – I’m not sure how long he goes and if it’s worth your time.
Osvaldo Bido (ATH) – He’s getting a start and this is too dang risky.
Bryce Elder (ATL) – Absolutely not.
Carlos Carrasco (ATL) – Atlanta just traded for him because what else are they going to do?
Davis Daniel (ATL) – He had a spot start and is not an arm to trust.
Didier Fuentes (ATL) – He was sent to the minors after his 8 ER affair. He’ll be back in time and there’s legit talent in the 20-year-old’s arm.
Erick Fedde (ATL) – Remember kids, Don’t Trust The Feddes. New team, same blegh experience!
Hurston Waldrep (ATL) – If he does get the call, I’d worry he doesn’t have a whole lot outside of a splitter. He’s not the absurd SP prospect you want him to be.
Brandon Young (BAL) – With Morton needing a little extra rest, Young will step in. You don’t want to start Young. Should we start Old instead? I wish it worked that way. After all, youth is wasted on the Young. How dare you say that about Brandon. No no no, just…don’t start him okay?
Cade Povich (BAL) – Povich returned and we’re not ready to trust him yet except maybe as a stream in deeper leagues.
Dean Kremer (BAL) – He gets the Phillies. Absolutely not.
Kyle Harrison (BOS) – He was traded to the Red Sox and instantly sent to the minors. I wouldn’t consider him a major stash at the moment, I think they want to work on some things with him there, and when he does get the call, make sure it’s not in Fenway. I’m awfully curious to see if he’ll have a cutter when he does return.
Richard Fitts (BOS) – He was sent back down to the minors.
Walker Buehler (BOS) – I’m not saying he’s doomed. All I’m saying is he shouldn’t be rostered as he figures it out. He’s been broken down, now let’s watch him build back up.
Ben Brown (CHC) – I expect the Cubs to have a full rotation once the trade deadline passes while Ben and his Huascar Rule breaking arsenal are back to the pen.
Chris Flexen (CHC) – It is so hard for Flexen to find a beach these days.
Jonathan Cannon (CHW) – Off the IL and far from getting the orchestra ready for the overture.
Tyler Alexander (CHW) – T-Lex doesn’t go long like his buddy the brontosaurus. Those don’t actually exist. YOU DON’T ACTUALLY EXIST.
Rhett Lowder (CIN) – Hurt and we’ll take a look when he returns.
Nick Lodolo (CIN) – He has a blister and it’s unclear if he’ll need an IL stint.
Nick Martinez (CIN) – He’s a decent streamer, nothing more.
Wade Miley (CIN) – He’s back! And only worthwhile in a perfect streaming scenario in the future. If he looks okay. And he’s hurt again!
Logan Allen (CLE) – He gets the Mets this week…
Luis L. Ortiz (CLE) – MLB is investigating if he participated in sports betting and it’s unknown if he’ll return in the near future. Even if he does, his production is highly questionable.
Parker Messick (CLE) – We may see Messick soon for his MLB debut and it’s incredibly blegh southpaw stuff. No thanks.
Anthony Molina (COL) – You know the drill.
Antonio Senzatela (COL) – Senz-A does what Senz-A does.
Austin Gomber (COL) – Coors + 89 mph heaters = Nooooope.
Bradley Blalock (COL) – A BB in Coors? No thanks.
Carson Palmquist (COL) – Another Rockies arm who we don’t care for in fantasy because he’s on the Rockies.
Chase Dollander (COL) – Sent to the minors.
Germán Márquez (COL) – COL
Kyle Freeland (COL) – Story
Tanner Gordon (COL) – Brooooo. Oh hey, another Colorado pitcher, this time with two first names. DOUBLE WHAMMY.
Keider Montero (DET) – The slider can miss bats, but the overall package is too meh and comes without security in the rotation.
Troy Melton (DET) – He’s in the bullpen now after the trade deadline.
Bailey Falter (KCR) – Falter hasn’t been traded to the Rays yet… he was traded to the Royals instead and started experimenting with the slider. Hmm…
Dallas Keuchel (KCR) – Yes, he’s actually going to pitch for the Royals. I know.
Michael Lorenzen (KCR) – Lorenzen was placed on the IL with an oblique strain. I wonder if the Royals will have another SP solidified in his spot when he returns (probably not).
Rich Hill (FA) – He was DFA’d by the Royals.
Stephen Kolek (KCR) – He was traded to the Royals. This still ain’t it.
Colton Gordon (HOU) – Consider Gordon as a cheap Win arm, but he may be replaced soon with the trade deadline approaching.
Jason Alexander (HOU) – Jason Born Yesterday.
Lance McCullers Jr. (HOU) – Even if he gets a good matchup, you have no idea if he’ll be productive. The floor is just too terrible.
Ryan Gusto (HOU) – Gusto has a touch of intrigue, but hasn’t been used confidently by the Astros and carries the Shag Rug.
Carson Fulmer (LAA) – If he actually gets a chance to start, make sure to avoid Fulmer. This isn’t exciting.
Jack Kochanowicz (LAA) – The Jack of One Trade is now the Jack of NO Trade with the sinker feel disappearing. No thanks.
Kyle Hendricks (LAA) – He’s not the worst AL-Only streamer. At least he’s able to go six.
Ben Casparius (LAD) – The Dodgers placed Casper into the pen and it looks like he’s staying there.
Bobby Miller (LAD) – His velocity has been down in the minors without good command or whiffs. Sigh. ONE DAY.
Clayton Kershaw (LAD) – He’s off to Fenway and we only considered Kershaw when he looked like a cheap Win.
Dustin May (LAD) – It looks like the Dodgers are pushing him to the pen. It’s been fun.
Justin Wrobleski (LAD) – He was sent to the minors and could be back soon (the Dodgers do what they do). Keep an eye on it.
Matt Sauer (LAD) – Sent back to the minors.
Roki Sasaki (LAD) – He’s not on the IL table for the same reason he wasn’t on The List before he hit the IL. Sasaki doesn’t have a third pitch, his splitter doesn’t get enough strikes, and his heater is under 95 mph. He isn’t a hold for 12-teamers and his timeline to return is unknown.
Shohei Ohtani (LAD) – He’s capped as an opener until…who knows? August? And if you’re in a two-Ohtani league where he takes his own roster spot, he’s essentially a minor league stash play for a month or so.
Cal Quantrill (MIA) – It’s possible the splitter is cooking on a given night. I guess.
Freddy Tarnok (MIA) – Remember the deal that sent Sean Murphy to Atlanta? I talked with a few scouts and they mentioned Tarnok as the actual big get of that deal. Wasn’t that ages ago? Sure was. I’m curious what he looks like now…on a completely different squad. There’s a huge reason he wasn’t kept on the Athletics, y’all.
Janson Junk (MIA) – There’s a chance he can pull off his JunkBaller approach against HOU this week, but it’s probably not worth risking it.
José Ureña (MIN) – If you start José, Ureña boatload of trouble.
Pierson Ohl (MIN) – He’s back in the bullpen since Minnesota traded away most of the other guys there.
Simeon Woods Richardson (MIN) – He’s on the IL with a stomach bug.
Taj Bradley (MIN) – Traded to the Twins and still in the minors for now.
Travis Adams (MIN) – He’s followed for a few games and could do so again now that Paddack has been traded. You don’t want to do this.
Frankie Montas Jr. (NYM) – Two straight duds means we take a step back.
Paul Blackburn (NYM) – He’s out with a shoulder impingement.
Marcus Stroman (FA) – He was DFA’d by the Yankees.
Ryan Yarbrough (NYY) – He’s on the IL now and we shouldn’t expect the magic to return when he’s healthy.
Andrew Painter (PHI) – He won’t be up until post-ASB. At least his last start was better than the previous disasters. You may want to stash him now…He’d be around #50 if he got the call today.
Taijuan Walker (PHI) – He’s in the bullpen now. FOR GOOD. Finally. Walker lone, Ranger starting.
Andrew Heaney (PIT) – Heaney has his moments but save for starts against the weakest of teams, he’s not worth chasing – and it’s no lock he performs well there (the White Sox burned him, after all).
Bubba Chandler (PIT) – Is now the time to start stashing Bubba? I’d say so. It feels about two weeks away and given everything we’ve seen and read, he’ll be a Top 60ish starter with potential for much more.
Johan Oviedo (PIT) – He’s a Young Gun we aren’t ready to chase yet.
Emerson Hancock (SEA) – Sent to the minors.
Logan Evans (SEA) – He’s in for Hancock and doesn’t do enough for us to chase.
Andre Pallante (STL) – He doesn’t do enough with a cut-fastball and unreliable breakers.
Michael McGreevy (STL) – I wouldn’t start him outside decent matchups until he shows us something legit.
Miles Mikolas (STL) – His four-seamer was one of the worst pitches in baseball last year and is now two ticks slower.
JP Sears (SDP) – He’s on the Padres now and his first start wasn’t ideal, and neither is getting BOS and LAD as his next opponents.
Kyle Hart (SDP) – We may see Hart in the rotation at some point during the second half and we haven’t seen a reliable streamer yet.
Randy Vásquez (SDP) – I don’t dig his overall approach. There’s nothing that speaks to production in 12-teamers.
Ryan Bergert (SDP) – I kinda dig his high heater and slider combo, but we have to play the matchups he gets.
Carson Whisenhunt (SFG) – Whisenhunt is making his debut the night this is published and I have very low expectations, let alone the fact that we don’t start pitchers for MLB debuts.
Hayden Birdsong (SFG) – Demoted to the minors.
Kai-Wei Teng (SFG) – A spot start before Landen Roupp possibly returns.
Spencer Bivens (SFG) – Is he actually going to get innings? He shouldn’t, really.
Zack Littell (TBR) – His Vargas Rule has come to an end. Probably.
Jack Leiter (TEX) – He gets the Yankees this week, which is risky for Leiter even without Judge.
Jacob Latz (TEX) – I wonder if we’ll see more Latz in the second half. There’s a great fastball/change approach here if he can throw the latter for strikes. He had a spot start to cover Eovaldi, who needed extra rest to deal with back issues, and who knows when the next start comes.
Kumar Rocker (TEX) – He’s been relegated to the bullpen after deadline acquisitions.
Patrick Corbin (TEX) – Corbin is still a decent shot for 3 ER or fewer on a given night and that’s about all I can give him.
Adam Macko (TOR) – It’s a double-header for the Jays and Macko could make his MLB debut. He does not have the juice, y’all. Buster would be so sad.
Bowden Francis (TOR) – On the IL with a shoulder injury. We’ll wait until he’s healthy and see how he looks.
Chris Bassitt (TOR) – It’s the Dodgers this week… let’s check back in later.
Brad Lord (WSN) – You’ve forgotten who he is and that’s fine.
Jake Irvin (WSN) – He’s not in the groove you remember from last season.
Mitchell Parker (WSN) – Parker is leaning into his slider more often and maybe there’s something to that. I sure hope so.
Shinnosuke Ogasawara (WSN) – I didn’t see enough to get us interested as a crafty southpaw streamer for the future and was demoted by the Nationals.
Trevor Williams (WSN) – #NeverTrevor. He also has a sprained elbow now.
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