Daily Pitcher Breakdown: August 29th
The Daily Pitcher Breakdown goes in-depth to look at nearly every pitching option, with a focus on the best targets for each night. Sometimes there will be a best of the rest section featuring guys who are likely low-dollar options with some upside for those of you who prefer to load your lineup with hitting studs.
There will also be a contingent of the starters that you can ignore each day. They offer no discernible upside so they aren’t worth your time. Because it is baseball and a 162-game season, there are going to be times when guys from the ignore group go off, but we’re dealing with probabilities in the daily game so the goal is to give yourself the best odds for success, not find needle in the proverbial haystack that finally doesn’t poke you.
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Daily Pitcher Chart
| Pitcher | TM | OPP | IP | ERA | SIERA | WHIP | GEM% | K% | BB% | HR/9 | G/F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pineda | NYY | TOR | 37 | 1.95 | 3.78 | 0.86 | 75.0% | 19.3% | 2.9% | 0.49 | 0.65 |
| Hutchison | TOR | NYY | 150 | 4.68 | 3.91 | 1.31 | 31.6% | 20.9% | 7.6% | 1.08 | 0.80 |
| Scherzer | DET | CWS | 181 | 3.13 | 2.91 | 1.14 | 60.0% | 28.4% | 6.8% | 0.75 | 0.90 |
| Sale | CWS | DET | 142 | 2.03 | 2.58 | 0.93 | 64.3% | 29.7% | 5.2% | 0.57 | 1.03 |
| Doubront | CHC | STL | 59.1 | 6.07 | 4.73 | 1.60 | 20.0% | 15.5% | 9.4% | 1.52 | 0.85 |
| Masterson | STL | CHC | 121 | 5.88 | 4.03 | 1.65 | 36.8% | 19.7% | 11.8% | 0.67 | 2.92 |
| Gibson | MIN | BAL | 144 | 4.31 | 4.24 | 1.29 | 52.6% | 13.7% | 7.2% | 0.56 | 1.98 |
| Tillman | BAL | MIN | 171.2 | 3.41 | 4.41 | 1.21 | 42.9% | 16.1% | 7.8% | 0.89 | 1.09 |
| Simon | CIN | PIT | 160.1 | 3.26 | 4.18 | 1.19 | 63.2% | 15.0% | 6.4% | 1.07 | 1.59 |
| Worley | PIT | CIN | 80.1 | 3.14 | 3.72 | 1.26 | 40.0% | 16.7% | 4.2% | 0.90 | 1.55 |
| Cosart | MIA | ATL | 142.1 | 3.98 | 4.40 | 1.38 | 31.6% | 14.3% | 9.3% | 0.44 | 2.12 |
| Harang | ATL | MIA | 167.1 | 3.60 | 4.36 | 1.41 | 75.0% | 17.3% | 8.5% | 0.59 | 1.10 |
| Williams | PHI | NYM | 78 | 5.42 | 4.04 | 1.49 | 16.2% | 7.5% | 0.92 | 1.38 | |
| Colon | NYM | PHI | 167.1 | 3.82 | 3.61 | 1.15 | 42.1% | 18.9% | 3.2% | 0.91 | 0.99 |
| Ross | TEX | HOU | 65.1 | 6.06 | 4.14 | 1.70 | 22.2% | 13.4% | 6.9% | 1.24 | 2.07 |
| Feldman | HOU | TEX | 143 | 4.34 | 4.52 | 1.41 | 47.1% | 13.3% | 6.9% | 0.88 | 1.43 |
| Webster | BOS | TBR | 31 | 5.81 | 5.70 | 1.58 | 13.0% | 14.5% | 0.29 | 1.24 | |
| Odorizzi | TBR | BOS | 140.1 | 4.23 | 3.42 | 1.31 | 36.8% | 25.9% | 8.1% | 1.09 | 0.67 |
| Bauer | CLE | KCR | 118.1 | 4.18 | 3.89 | 1.39 | 38.5% | 22.3% | 9.0% | 0.91 | 0.80 |
| Shields | KCR | CLE | 185 | 3.45 | 3.67 | 1.25 | 42.9% | 18.8% | 5.0% | 1.02 | 1.35 |
| Matzek | COL | ARI | 84 | 5.14 | 4.31 | 1.51 | 25.0% | 16.3% | 8.7% | 0.96 | 1.56 |
| Nuno | ARI | COL | 131.1 | 4.66 | 4.08 | 1.27 | 18.8% | 18.5% | 6.9% | 1.44 | 0.87 |
| Greinke | LAD | SDP | 164.1 | 2.79 | 2.82 | 1.17 | 50.0% | 25.9% | 5.4% | 0.99 | 1.73 |
| Kennedy | SDP | LAD | 163 | 3.75 | 3.38 | 1.29 | 47.6% | 25.3% | 8.3% | 0.66 | 1.11 |
| Samardzija | OAK | LAA | 175.2 | 3.23 | 3.31 | 1.13 | 60.0% | 21.7% | 5.7% | 0.82 | 1.63 |
| LeBlanc | LAA | OAK | 10.2 | 10.13 | 5.03 | 1.97 | 13.0% | 11.1% | 1.69 | 1.00 | |
| Fiers | MIL | SFG | 35 | 1.54 | 2.63 | 0.66 | 29.6% | 5.6% | 0.77 | 0.75 | |
| Peavy | SFG | MIL | 163.2 | 4.34 | 4.21 | 1.37 | 42.1% | 18.3% | 7.9% | 1.21 | 0.92 |
| Strasburg | WAS | SEA | 175.1 | 3.59 | 2.72 | 1.20 | 52.4% | 27.9% | 5.5% | 1.08 | 1.44 |
| Young | SEA | WAS | 150.1 | 3.17 | 5.28 | 1.16 | 47.4% | 15.3% | 8.4% | 1.14 | 0.40 |
ENTER DAILY BREAKDOWN
Pitcher Advanced Stats and Stats Against
| Pitcher | wOBA vs L | ERA vs L | wOBA vs R | ERA vs R | AVG | OPS | BABIP | FIP | AVG-A | Pit/G | Strk% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pineda | 0.280 | 2.66 | 0.209 | 1.08 | 0.266 | 0.761 | 0.243 | 2.70 | 0.206 | 79.71 | 19.3% |
| Hutchison | 0.362 | 6.31 | 0.276 | 2.75 | 0.245 | 0.687 | 0.296 | 3.98 | 0.25 | 94.62 | 20.9% |
| Scherzer | 0.307 | 3.78 | 0.268 | 2.24 | 0.256 | 0.719 | 0.311 | 2.81 | 0.231 | 109.41 | 28.4% |
| Sale | 0.171 | 0.00 | 0.267 | 2.59 | 0.283 | 0.784 | 0.274 | 2.43 | 0.199 | 106.14 | 29.7% |
| Doubront | 0.364 | 5.29 | 0.376 | 6.38 | 0.252 | 0.712 | 0.301 | 5.29 | 0.277 | 61.65 | 15.5% |
| Masterson | 0.405 | 6.71 | 0.323 | 4.97 | 0.231 | 0.661 | 0.348 | 4.26 | 0.28 | 88.00 | 19.7% |
| Gibson | 0.313 | 4.17 | 0.287 | 4.48 | 0.258 | 0.727 | 0.283 | 3.75 | 0.253 | 90.60 | 13.7% |
| Tillman | 0.296 | 3.00 | 0.293 | 3.89 | 0.250 | 0.716 | 0.255 | 4.12 | 0.229 | 99.29 | 16.1% |
| Simon | 0.314 | 3.71 | 0.290 | 2.80 | 0.260 | 0.745 | 0.259 | 4.43 | 0.239 | 93.73 | 15.0% |
| Worley | 0.328 | 3.28 | 0.304 | 3.02 | 0.242 | 0.667 | 0.309 | 3.63 | 0.272 | 88.31 | 16.7% |
| Cosart | 0.321 | 3.63 | 0.282 | 4.32 | 0.241 | 0.667 | 0.289 | 3.81 | 0.253 | 98.92 | 14.3% |
| Harang | 0.354 | 3.31 | 0.289 | 3.83 | 0.247 | 0.697 | 0.314 | 3.61 | 0.266 | 103.78 | 17.3% |
| Williams | 0.365 | 6.05 | 0.320 | 4.71 | 0.235 | 0.667 | 0.325 | 4.18 | 0.285 | 40.94 | 16.2% |
| Colon | 0.289 | 3.73 | 0.311 | 3.92 | 0.242 | 0.661 | 0.297 | 3.35 | 0.257 | 99.24 | 18.9% |
| Ross | 0.348 | 6.85 | 0.404 | 5.62 | 0.268 | 0.755 | 0.355 | 4.95 | 0.324 | 58.68 | 13.4% |
| Feldman | 0.336 | 3.17 | 0.342 | 5.70 | 0.251 | 0.672 | 0.307 | 4.35 | 0.279 | 100.50 | 13.3% |
| Webster | 0.355 | 5.17 | 0.340 | 6.46 | 0.248 | 0.687 | 0.292 | 4.61 | 0.252 | 84.00 | 13.0% |
| Odorizzi | 0.301 | 4.14 | 0.327 | 4.34 | 0.243 | 0.678 | 0.312 | 3.59 | 0.245 | 98.31 | 25.9% |
| Bauer | 0.327 | 4.50 | 0.329 | 3.88 | 0.261 | 0.685 | 0.320 | 3.84 | 0.259 | 101.20 | 22.3% |
| Shields | 0.332 | 3.40 | 0.318 | 3.52 | 0.259 | 0.740 | 0.307 | 3.82 | 0.265 | 107.39 | 18.8% |
| Matzek | 0.277 | 3.66 | 0.386 | 5.60 | 0.248 | 0.686 | 0.326 | 4.35 | 0.285 | 85.80 | 16.3% |
| Nuno | 0.297 | 3.62 | 0.340 | 5.00 | 0.276 | 0.793 | 0.279 | 4.62 | 0.253 | 80.46 | 18.5% |
| Greinke | 0.300 | 2.47 | 0.295 | 3.05 | 0.229 | 0.642 | 0.314 | 3.13 | 0.247 | 100.81 | 25.9% |
| Kennedy | 0.307 | 3.18 | 0.313 | 4.23 | 0.266 | 0.731 | 0.320 | 3.08 | 0.244 | 103.33 | 25.3% |
| Samardzija | 0.306 | 2.82 | 0.287 | 3.59 | 0.255 | 0.716 | 0.287 | 3.41 | 0.237 | 100.11 | 21.7% |
| LeBlanc | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.242 | 0.709 | 0.351 | 6.51 | 0.326 | 0.00 | 13.0% | |
| Fiers | 0.187 | 1.10 | 0.196 | 1.93 | 0.246 | 0.683 | 0.167 | 2.73 | 0.136 | 66.88 | 29.6% |
| Peavy | 0.356 | 5.07 | 0.330 | 3.62 | 0.259 | 0.728 | 0.301 | 4.41 | 0.265 | 102.42 | 18.3% |
| Strasburg | 0.302 | 3.13 | 0.316 | 3.96 | 0.246 | 0.696 | 0.328 | 3.14 | 0.251 | 98.18 | 27.9% |
| Young | 0.332 | 3.10 | 0.265 | 3.26 | 0.244 | 0.701 | 0.232 | 4.62 | 0.219 | 93.88 | 15.3% |
Starting Pitcher Salaries
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- Percent of Top (Top) – Player salary divided by the most expensive pitcher each day. So if Felix Hernandez is $9,000 on FanDuel and Justin Verlander is $4,500, Verlanders Top stat would be 50.
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