This article is part of our Weekly Pitcher Rankings series.
As always, remember that rotations are subject to change, so if you see something that looks incorrect, assume that it was a change that occurred since this was written and feel free to politely bring it up in the comments. I'll let you know where the new arm slots.
For the week April 11-17
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1 | David Price | BAL, TOR | A helluva slate, but if anyone can make something out of it, it's Price (I mean, there are a few others, but he's among them for sure). He has a 2.65 career ERA vs. BAL (122.3 IP) and 2.41 vs. TOR (145.7 IP) |
2 | Sonny Gray | LAA, KC | |
3 | Corey Kluber | at TB, NYM | When his fastball off, it's rough (literally all of the BOS damage was off the heat); FanGraphs' Eno Sarris has tabbed him as a bad-fastball guy, but if it's getting worse, perhaps his margin shrinks? For now, let's monitor and not freak out over one start |
4 | Chris Sale | at TB | |
5 | Cole Hamels | BAL | He allowed 2 HR to LHB in 2015; it took 2 innings in 2016 because baseball is weird and awesome; he settled down to have a really good start |
6 | Dallas Keuchel | DET | |
7 | Carlos Carrasco | at TB | One of the biggest reasons not to worry after 1 start (other than common sense) is the super-grimy weather that affects a lot of these April games |
8 | Danny Salazar | at TB | HRs just seem like a |
As always, remember that rotations are subject to change, so if you see something that looks incorrect, assume that it was a change that occurred since this was written and feel free to politely bring it up in the comments. I'll let you know where the new arm slots.
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For the week April 11-17
AMERICAN LEAGUE
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RANK | PITCHER | OPPONENT | COMMENT |
1 | David Price | BAL, TOR | A helluva slate, but if anyone can make something out of it, it's Price (I mean, there are a few others, but he's among them for sure). He has a 2.65 career ERA vs. BAL (122.3 IP) and 2.41 vs. TOR (145.7 IP) |
2 | Sonny Gray | LAA, KC | |
3 | Corey Kluber | at TB, NYM | When his fastball off, it's rough (literally all of the BOS damage was off the heat); FanGraphs' Eno Sarris has tabbed him as a bad-fastball guy, but if it's getting worse, perhaps his margin shrinks? For now, let's monitor and not freak out over one start |
4 | Chris Sale | at TB | |
5 | Cole Hamels | BAL | He allowed 2 HR to LHB in 2015; it took 2 innings in 2016 because baseball is weird and awesome; he settled down to have a really good start |
6 | Dallas Keuchel | DET | |
7 | Carlos Carrasco | at TB | One of the biggest reasons not to worry after 1 start (other than common sense) is the super-grimy weather that affects a lot of these April games |
8 | Danny Salazar | at TB | HRs just seem like a part of his game now, but at least a lot were solos last year, as was Frazier's on Friday |
9 | Chris Archer | CLE | |
10 | Felix Hernandez | at NYY | Command was unquestionably shaky in debut, but the stuff was still nasty (15% SwStr, 69% GB) so I'm far from panicked. I'd inquire about trades just to see if a discount is out there |
11 | Justin Verlander | at HOU | |
12 | Garrett Richards | at MIN | |
13 | Marcus Stroman | NYY | Never ceases to amaze how quickly a start can turn, for good/bad. Looked like he was going to roll BOS very early on, but pitching is never static. The stuff is evolving pitch-to-pitch based on so many variables. Oh, and BOS is really good |
14 | Jake Odorizzi | CWS | |
15 | Jose Quintana | at TB | |
16 | Jordan Zimmermann | at PIT | I think he's just going to be really solid and steady all year; not special, but very good |
17 | Hisashi Iwakuma | TEX, at NYY | |
18 | Masahiro Tanaka | SEA | Battled to have a decent start against a tough team in 36-degree weather w/18 mph winds |
19 | Ervin Santana | LAA | Feel like we could've gotten a solid two-start week if not for that rain on Opening Day |
20 | Taijuan Walker | TEX | |
21 | Drew Smyly | CLE | Gee, TOR blasted a lefty? That's weird. Doesn't get much easier in Baltimore this weekend |
22 | Yordano Ventura | at HOU | |
23 | Carlos Rodon | at MIN, at TB | 7 IP, 1 BB; it likely won't all come at once, but he only had 4 starts of 6-plus IP, 0-1 BB last year and they all came in last 11 starts (3.00 ERA, 1.22 WHIP) |
24 | Aaron Sanchez | NYY, at BOS | He's right by Rodon for a reason. He had just 1 one of those 6-plus IP/0-1 BB starts last year: his last one on June 5; tough slate, but this is one of the early movers w/a ton of intrigue |
25 | Anibal Sanchez | PIT, at HOU | |
26 | Kyle Gibson | CWS, LAA | Last time he walked 5 guys in a start? His 2015 debut on April 9. Not sure that meager coincidence means anything, but he walked 2.8 per 9 the rest of the way |
27 | Matt Moore | CLE, CWS | One bad inning vs. the lefty-killing Jays (4 H, 3 ER in 3rd), but other 4 IP were really solid |
28 | Shane Greene | PIT, at HOU | I'd be happier about that save if I didn't have him benched because he wasn't going to start! |
29 | Kris Medlen | at HOU, at OAK | Makes his season debut this week |
30 | Cody Anderson | NYM | |
31 | J.A. Happ | NYY | |
32 | Collin McHugh | KC, DET | I'm trying not to overreact on these 4 arms for HOU/NYY ... |
33 | Mike Fiers | KC, DET | ... but I'm probably failing by dropping this much |
34 | Michael Pineda | at TOR, SEA | That said, the matchups, the rough debuts, the lack certainty already tied to all of them ... |
35 | Luis Severino | at TOR | ... makes this slotting feel right. Still starting in many leagues, but not universally this week |
36 | Ian Kennedy | at HOU | Here to the end of the starts is a bunch of guys who had a mixed debuts or have yet to debut, but you drafted them for a reason, so I wouldn't sit them just off of one start |
37 | Nate Karns | at NYY | Debuts on Saturday |
38 | Wade Miley | TEX | |
39 | Hector Santiago | at OAK | |
40 | Edinson Volquez | at OAK | |
41 | Derek Holland | at SEA, BAL | |
42 | Chris Young | at HOU, at OAK | Might not be great in HOU, but should make it up in OAK |
43 | Nicholas Tropeano | at OAK, at MIN | |
44 | Chris Tillman | at TEX | |
45 | Yovani Gallardo | at BOS, at TEX | |
46 | Mat Latos | at MIN | It was kind of a good Phil Hughes-type outing with just 1 K and just 4 swings-and-misses in 88 pitches |
47 | Martin Perez | BAL | Only 6 swings-and-misses for him, also in 88 pitches |
48 | A.J. Griffin | at SEA | Only 1 K, but not a bad return for his first start since 2013 |
49 | Kendall Graveman | LAA | |
50 | Nathan Eovaldi | at TOR | Do we even want to mess w/TOR with right-handed starters? |
51 | R.A. Dickey | at BOS | He's a set-it-and-forget-it guy so if he was draftable in your league, you just gotta ride it out |
52 | Rick Porcello | TOR | The weather in CLE pushed him to at TOR/TOR to start the season ... ouch |
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53 | Clay Buchholz | BAL, TOR | Not dealing with him in this two-start slate |
54 | Phil Hughes | CWS | He can maybe help WHIP, but he just doesn't miss enough bats for fantasy viability in many leagues |
55 | Chris Bassitt | KC | Bassitt, Fister already struggle for Ks as-is let alone facing the toughest team to K so I just don't see much upside w/either this week |
56 | Doug Fister | KC | |
57 | Josh Tomlin | NYM | |
58 | Ubaldo Jimenez | at BOS, at TEX | I never really fall for Ubaldo anymore these days. Good to luck those of you who definitely will |
59 | Mike Pelfrey | at PIT | |
60 | Ricky Nolasco | LAA | I'm not really interested even if he somehow rolls KC |
61 | CC Sabathia | SEA | |
62 | Colby Lewis | at SEA, BAL | |
63 | Rich Hill | KC | I don't think I'm overreacting. Rotten spring was way too reminiscent of previous failures and then a first-start bombing. Be careful. |
64 | Matt Shoemaker | at OAK | His 2014 was believeable for the skills he was showing at the time, but the reason he was such a question mark was because we didn't know if the command would maintain; it hasn't |
65 | Scott Feldman | KC | |
66 | Eric Surkamp | LAA | |
67 | Joe Kelly | BAL | |
68 | Jered Weaver | at MIN | |
69 | Mike Wright | at BOS | |
70 | Tyler Wilson | at TEX | |
71 | John Danks | at MIN | |
72 | Tommy Milone | CWS |
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1 | Clayton Kershaw | SF | He good |
2 | Stephen Strasburg | ATL, at PHI | The NL East two-fer! A lot of these for WAS, NYM, MIA SPs this year |
3 | Max Scherzer | at PHI | |
4 | Jake Arrieta | COL | 7 IP on 89 pitches in his debut. Looked a lot like 2H Arrieta, albeit vs. Angels who have little to fear beyond Trout, Pujols |
5 | Zack Greinke | at SD | Don't even love him this year and I'm still not freaking out over the first start as the flu likely played a role |
6 | Matt Harvey | at CLE | |
7 | Jose Fernandez | at NYM | Still notched 13 Ks even allowing 5 ER in 5.7 IP; he's going to be fine |
8 | Noah Syndergaard | MIA | His 93 mph slider was the talk of baseball after his debut, but I was locked in on 9 Ks vs. KC! That's like 15 vs. anyone else |
9 | Jon Lester | CIN, COL | |
10 | Patrick Corbin | at LAD, at SD | Still went 7 IP and only allowed 4 ER despite 3 HR (including one to Story and another to lefty-destroyer Ryan Raburn) |
11 | Jacob deGrom | MIA | Back issue that popped up in spring returned and forced him out after 6 in debut; a situation to monitor |
12 | Michael Wacha | MIL, CIN | Two home starts vs. bottom feeders is really nice for a guy w/a career 2.69 ERA at home |
13 | Madison Bumgarner | at LAD | How much of it was flu and how much was the foot neuroma? Color me concerned on Bummy |
14 | Gerrit Cole | DET | Rib cage inflammation pushed his debut, but he finally opens his '16 on Saturday |
15 | Johnny Cueto | at LAD | |
16 | Francisco Liriano | MIL | |
17 | Shelby Miller | at SD | Going to SD is the perfect situation to rebound from the ugly debut |
18 | Adam Wainwright | CIN | |
19 | Raisel Iglesias | at CHC | Really eager to see him face a stiff test like at CHC after an A+ debut, albeit vs. lowly PHI |
20 | Carlos Martinez | CIN | Opens at ATL this weekend and then gets CIN, could be a really fast start for the impressive 24-year old |
21 | Julio Teheran | at WAS | |
22 | Jason Hammel | CIN | |
23 | Tyson Ross | ARI | At least it wasn't 9 BB, but 4 2B and 5 1B made for a rough opener (just 1 BB and 5 Ks in 5.3 IP, though); sit tight |
24 | Jaime Garcia | MIL | |
25 | Kenta Maeda | ARI, SF | Smashing SD not as impressive as his homer!! Eager to watch him twice this week and see what we've got |
26 | James Shields | at PHI, ARI | The only SD SP who did anything worth a lick in his debut and it was still just a baseline QS |
27 | Aaron Nola | SD, WAS | A bit underrated being on the Phillies, but if he smashes this double-up, the hype will start in earnest |
28 | Wei-Yin Chen | at NYM, ATL | DET eating him up was no surprise, but getting drilled in the forearm is the bigger concern; supposed to be fine, though |
29 | Steven Matz | MIA, at CLE | |
30 | Vincent Velasquez | SD | |
31 | Mike Leake | MIL | |
32 | Juan Nicasio | at DET, MIL | Turning the lights on for real didn't faze Nicasio as he managed a huge debut to follow the big spring; DET is tough, but the right lineup for his two-pitch arsenal as it's right-handed heavy and plays into that devastating slider |
33 | Gio Gonzalez | ATL, at PHI | |
34 | Andrew Cashner | at PHI, ARI | Inclination is to freak because bad debut feels like carryover from wretched '15, but it's still one start vs. a good LAD lineup; but he's on notice now |
35 | Scott Kazmir | SF | How seriously can we take starts vs. SD as indicative of something good? |
36 | Jimmy Nelson | at PIT | |
37 | Tanner Roark | ATL | Rain messed w/his start, though he did come back after the delay |
38 | Joe Ross | ATL | Debuts Saturday, eager to see how he does |
39 | Jerad Eickhoff | SD | Initial start looked exactly like '15 debut: domination of RHB (.536 OPS), hit by LHB (.804); love just about anyone vs. SD, though |
40 | Kyle Hendricks | COL | |
41 | John Lackey | CIN | He'll be a mid-to-high 3.00s ERA so don't flip out over the debut, but he won't be that '15 version |
42 | Adam Conley | at NYM | Couldn't command his stuff for anything in debut; seemed over-amped and was aiming instead of pitching; hang with 'em |
43 | Brandon Finnegan | at STL | |
44 | Drew Pomeranz | at PHI | |
45 | Matt Wisler | at WAS | Initial start looked exactly like '15 debut: domination of RHB (.533 OPS), hit by LHB (1.098); don't let Harper beat you, Matt!! |
46 | Robbie Ray | at LAD | Not a bad start (6 IP, 2 ER) when you consider what the Cubs did in ARI |
47 | Bartolo Colon | at CLE | |
48 | Anthony DeSclafani | at STL | |
49 | Jeremy Hellickson | WAS | Did nab 10 swings-and-misses in 79 pitches, but it was CIN; a lot of NL teams that have that caveat this year |
50 | Tom Koehler | ATL | If you're not using him here, you're never using him. At home vs. bottom-feeder is perfect stream setup (3.29 career ERA at home) |
51 | Ross Stripling | ARI | Listen, I understand why they did it, but I'm not sure I'd have pulled him mid-no-no; even w/the big debut, still far from auto-start |
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52 | Alex Wood | ARI | Use at your own risk |
53 | Jon Niese | at DET, MIL | Knocked around a bit in opener, but 7 Ks was nice; still sitting w/at DET on the slate |
54 | Jeff Samardzija | at COL, at LAD | Opens at MIL, COL, LAD. I don't think I'm starting him in a two-pack on the road that includes Coors |
55 | Jorge De La Rosa | SF | |
56 | Charlie Morton | SD, WAS | |
57 | Tyler Chatwood | SF, at CHC | |
58 | Rubby De La Rosa | at LAD | |
59 | Taylor Jungmann | at STL, at PIT | |
60 | Chad Bettis | at CHC | Much better on the road, but I think CHC is quickly becoming an avoid w/anyone but studs |
61 | Alfredo Simon | at CHC | |
62 | Tim Melville | at CHC, at STL | Robert Stephenson got the spot-start where Melville was supposed to go last week, so who knows?! |
63 | Wily Peralta | at STL | |
64 | Chase Anderson | at STL | |
65 | Jeff Locke | DET | |
66 | Jarred Cosart | ATL | |
67 | Jake Peavy | at COL | Nooooope |
68 | Matt Cain | at COL | |
69 | Williams Perez | at MIA | |
70 | Colin Rea | at PHI | Going from at COL to at PHI definitely improves his outlook, but still not someone to start |
71 | Jhoulys Chacin | at WAS, at MIA | |
72 | Bud Norris | at WAS, at MIA | You have fun if you wanna buy into that first start! |
73 | Tyler Cravy | at PIT | In for Matt Garza, expected out 4-6 weeks |
74 | Jordan Lyles | SF |
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1 | Clayton Kershaw | SF | He good |
2 | Stephen Strasburg | ATL, at PHI | The NL East two-fer! A lot of these for WAS, NYM, MIA SPs this year |
3 | David Price | BAL, TOR | A helluva slate, but if anyone can make something out of it, it's Price (I mean, there are a few others, but he's among them for sure). He has a 2.65 career ERA vs. BAL (122.3 IP) and 2.41 vs. TOR (145.7 IP) |
4 | Max Scherzer | at PHI | |
5 | Jake Arrieta | COL | 7 IP on 89 pitches in his debut. Looked a lot like 2H Arrieta, albeit vs. Angels who have little to fear beyond Trout, Pujols |
6 | Sonny Gray | LAA, KC | |
7 | Corey Kluber | at TB, NYM | When his fastball off, it's rough (literally all of the BOS damage was off the heat); FanGraphs' Eno Sarris has tabbed him as a bad-fastball guy, but if it's getting worse, perhaps his margin shrinks? For now, let's monitor and not freak out over one start |
8 | Zack Greinke | at SD | Don't even love him this year and I'm still not freaking out over the first start as the flu likely played a role |
9 | Matt Harvey | at CLE | |
10 | Jose Fernandez | at NYM | Still notched 13 Ks even allowing 5 ER in 5.7 IP; he's going to be fine |
11 | Chris Sale | at TB | |
12 | Noah Syndergaard | MIA | His 93 mph slider was the talk of baseball after his debut, but I was locked in on 9 Ks vs. KC! That's like 15 vs. anyone else |
13 | Cole Hamels | BAL | He allowed 2 HR to LHB in 2015; it took 2 innings in 2016 because baseball is weird and awesome; he settled down to have a really good start |
14 | Jon Lester | CIN, COL | |
15 | Patrick Corbin | at LAD, at SD | Still went 7 IP and only allowed 4 ER despite 3 HR (including one to Story and another to lefty-destroyer Ryan Raburn) |
16 | Dallas Keuchel | DET | |
17 | Carlos Carrasco | at TB | One of the biggest reasons not to worry after 1 start (other than common sense) is the super-grimy weather that affects a lot of these April games |
18 | Danny Salazar | at TB | HRs just seem like a part of his game now, but at least a lot were solos last year, as was Frazier's on Friday |
19 | Chris Archer | CLE | |
20 | Jacob deGrom | MIA | Back issue that popped up in spring returned and forced him out after 6 in debut; a situation to monitor |
21 | Michael Wacha | MIL, CIN | Two home starts vs. bottom feeders is really nice for a guy w/a career 2.69 ERA at home |
22 | Felix Hernandez | at NYY | Command was unquestionably shaky in debut, but the stuff was still nasty (15% SwStr, 69% GB) so I'm far from panicked. I'd inquire about trades just to see if a discount is out there |
23 | Madison Bumgarner | at LAD | How much of it was flu and how much was the foot neuroma? Color me concerned on Bummy |
24 | Gerrit Cole | DET | Rib cage inflammation pushed his debut, but he finally opens his '16 on Saturday |
25 | Justin Verlander | at HOU | |
26 | Garrett Richards | at MIN | |
27 | Johnny Cueto | at LAD | |
28 | Marcus Stroman | NYY | Never ceases to amaze how quickly a start can turn, for good/bad. Looked like he was going to roll BOS very early on, but pitching is never static. The stuff is evolving pitch-to-pitch based on so many variables. Oh, and BOS is really good |
29 | Jake Odorizzi | CWS | |
30 | Francisco Liriano | MIL | |
31 | Jose Quintana | at TB | |
32 | Jordan Zimmermann | at PIT | I think he's just going to be really solid and steady all year; not special, but very good |
33 | Hisashi Iwakuma | TEX, at NYY | |
34 | Masahiro Tanaka | SEA | Battled to have a decent start against a tough team in 36-degree weather w/18 mph winds |
35 | Shelby Miller | at SD | Going to SD is the perfect situation to rebound from the ugly debut |
36 | Adam Wainwright | CIN | |
37 | Raisel Iglesias | at CHC | Really eager to see him face a stiff test like at CHC after an A+ debut, albeit vs. lowly PHI |
38 | Carlos Martinez | CIN | Opens at ATL this weekend and then gets CIN, could be a really fast start for the impressive 24-year old |
39 | Ervin Santana | LAA | Feel like we could've gotten a solid two-start week if not for that rain on Opening Day |
40 | Taijuan Walker | TEX | |
41 | Julio Teheran | at WAS | |
42 | Jason Hammel | CIN | |
43 | Drew Smyly | CLE | Gee, TOR blasted a lefty? That's weird. Doesn't get much easier in Baltimore this weekend |
44 | Yordano Ventura | at HOU | |
45 | Carlos Rodon | at MIN, at TB | 7 IP, 1 BB; it likely won't all come at once, but he only had 4 starts of 6-plus IP, 0-1 BB last year and they all came in last 11 starts (3.00 ERA, 1.22 WHIP) |
46 | Aaron Sanchez | NYY, at BOS | He's right by Rodon for a reason. He had just 1 one of those 6-plus IP/0-1 BB starts last year: his last one on June 5; tough slate, but this is one of the early movers w/a ton of intrigue |
47 | Anibal Sanchez | PIT, at HOU | |
48 | Kyle Gibson | CWS, LAA | Last time he walked 5 guys in a start? His 2015 debut on April 9. Not sure that meager coincidence means anything, but he walked 2.8 per 9 the rest of the way |
49 | Matt Moore | CLE, CWS | One bad inning vs. the lefty-killing Jays (4 H, 3 ER in 3rd), but other 4 IP were really solid |
50 | Shane Greene | PIT, at HOU | I'd be happier about that save if I didn't have him benched because he wasn't going to start! |
51 | Tyson Ross | ARI | At least it wasn't 9 BB, but 4 2B and 5 1B made for a rough opener (just 1 BB and 5 Ks in 5.3 IP, though); sit tight |
52 | Jaime Garcia | MIL | |
53 | Kenta Maeda | ARI, SF | Smashing SD not as impressive as his homer!! Eager to watch him twice this week and see what we've got |
54 | James Shields | at PHI, ARI | The only SD SP who did anything worth a lick in his debut and it was still just a baseline QS |
55 | Aaron Nola | SD, WAS | A bit underrated being on the Phillies, but if he smashes this double-up, the hype will start in earnest |
56 | Wei-Yin Chen | at NYM, ATL | DET eating him up was no surprise, but getting drilled in the forearm is the bigger concern; supposed to be fine, though |
57 | Steven Matz | MIA, at CLE | |
58 | Vincent Velasquez | SD | |
59 | Kris Medlen | at HOU, at OAK | Makes his season debut this week |
60 | Cody Anderson | NYM | |
61 | J.A. Happ | NYY | |
62 | Mike Leake | MIL | |
63 | Juan Nicasio | at DET, MIL | Turning the lights on for real didn't faze Nicasio as he managed a huge debut to follow the big spring; DET is tough, but the right lineup for his two-pitch arsenal as it's right-handed heavy and plays into that devastating slider |
64 | Gio Gonzalez | ATL, at PHI | |
65 | Andrew Cashner | at PHI, ARI | Inclination is to freak because bad debut feels like carryover from wretched '15, but it's still one start vs. a good LAD lineup; but he's on notice now |
66 | Scott Kazmir | SF | How seriously can we take starts vs. SD as indicative of something good? |
67 | Jimmy Nelson | at PIT | |
68 | Tanner Roark | ATL | Rain messed w/his start, though he did come back after the delay |
69 | Joe Ross | ATL | Debuts Saturday, eager to see how he does |
70 | Collin McHugh | KC, DET | I'm trying not to overreact on these 4 arms for HOU/NYY ... |
71 | Mike Fiers | KC, DET | ... but I'm probably failing by dropping this much |
72 | Michael Pineda | at TOR, SEA | That said, the matchups, the rough debuts, the lack certainty already tied to all of them ... |
73 | Luis Severino | at TOR | ... makes this slotting feel right. Still starting in many leagues, but not universally this week |
74 | Kyle Hendricks | COL | |
75 | Ian Kennedy | at HOU | Here to the end of the starts is a bunch of guys who had a mixed debuts or have yet to debut, but you drafted them for a reason, so I wouldn't sit them just off of one start |
76 | John Lackey | CIN | He'll be a mid-to-high 3.00s ERA so don't flip out over the debut, but he won't be that '15 version |
77 | Nate Karns | at NYY | Debuts on Saturday |
78 | Adam Conley | at NYM | Couldn't command his stuff for anything in debut; seemed over-amped and was aiming instead of pitching; hang with 'em |
79 | Wade Miley | TEX | |
80 | Brandon Finnegan | at STL | |
81 | Hector Santiago | at OAK | |
82 | Drew Pomeranz | at PHI | |
83 | Edinson Volquez | at OAK | |
84 | Derek Holland | at SEA, BAL | |
85 | Chris Young | at HOU, at OAK | Might not be great in HOU, but should make it up in OAK |
86 | Nicholas Tropeano | at OAK, at MIN | |
87 | Chris Tillman | at TEX | |
88 | Yovani Gallardo | at BOS, at TEX | |
89 | Mat Latos | at MIN | It was kind of a good Phil Hughes-type outing with just 1 K and just 4 swings-and-misses in 88 pitches |
90 | Jerad Eickhoff | SD | Initial start looked exactly like '15 debut: domination of RHB (.536 OPS), hit by LHB (.804); love just about anyone vs. SD, though |
91 | Matt Wisler | at WAS | Initial start looked exactly like '15 debut: domination of RHB (.533 OPS), hit by LHB (1.098); don't let Harper beat you, Matt!! |
92 | Robbie Ray | at LAD | Not a bad start (6 IP, 2 ER) when you consider what the Cubs did in ARI |
93 | Bartolo Colon | at CLE | |
94 | Martin Perez | BAL | Only 6 swings-and-misses for him, also in 88 pitches |
95 | Anthony DeSclafani | at STL | |
96 | Jeremy Hellickson | WAS | Did nab 10 swings-and-misses in 79 pitches, but it was CIN; a lot of NL teams that have that caveat this year |
97 | A.J. Griffin | at SEA | Only 1 K, but not a bad return for his first start since 2013 |
98 | Tom Koehler | ATL | If you're not using him here, you're never using him. At home vs. bottom-feeder is perfect stream setup (3.29 career ERA at home) |
99 | Ross Stripling | ARI | Listen, I understand why they did it, but I'm not sure I'd have pulled him mid-no-no; even w/the big debut, still far from auto-start |
100 | Kendall Graveman | LAA |