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Fringe Starters

What is happening!

It’s another week and another edition of the Top 100 Starting Pitchers for Fantasy Baseball.

Before I dive into the player notes, here’s an outline of how I’m handling The List this season:

Previous/Best/Worst columns removed These took a heavy chunk of loading time and ultimately provided very little value. The change arrows themselves are all that’s needed

Tiers added As much as I hate making tiers (When do they start and end? How big are the cliffs?), ya’ll have been asking for them and I’m here for all of you. Please understand how hard it is to accurately place them and don’t get too worked up about it.

Labels added There’s often confusion as to why a pitcher is a spot or two above or below another. These labels should help understand what each pitcher brings to the table, showing that some pitchers may be better or worse for what you need. Hover over them (or tap on mobile) to see each label’s name next to the pitcher. Ratio Focused = Their value lies in you chasing their ERA/WHIP more than strikeouts and Wins. Toby = Boring arm that doesn’t excite you, but you stare at the waiver wire and accept that he just okay enough. You don’t like that he’s around the office, but he gets his work done. Cherry Bomb = Volatile pitchers who are either “super sweet” or “blow up in your face.” Heed warning. Ace Potential = I define an ace as: 3.40 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 24% K rate, 6.0 IPS. It’s why you see some surprising names as having the upside of an ace.

Fringe Starters added There are always a handful of starters I badly want to add to The List but I don’t have enough room. I’ll always have this table at the end for a collection of starters – in no order – that I also heavily considered, as well as why they could be relevant This will be where IL Players will land. I’ll mention where they would slot when healthy.



Please let me know how you feel about these changes and I’m looking forward to another fun year assessing the wonderful entity that is the SP Landscape.

On to the notes! Remember, these ranks are for 12-teamers in H2H categories leagues.

Player Notes

(Photo by Justin Paradis – @FreshmeatComm)