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Starting pitchers get you 40% of the key stats in 5x5 leagues, and are sometimes even more important in H2H and points leagues. Our starting pitcher depth charts have a special fantasy baseball focus, to let you know which pitchers are worth owning and which aren't. MLB teams make in-season changes due to injuries or poor performance all the time, so stay on top of all MLB starting pitcher depth charts for the AL and NL, and dominate in pitching this year.
We will be updating the MLB Starting Pitcher Depth Charts for Fantasy Baseball all season long. Below you'll find our Week 5 depth charts.
Week 5 MLB Starting Pitcher Depth Charts for Fantasy Baseball
Someone cue up the South Park "Annnnnnnnnnnd it's gone!" meme, because right when we thought Greinke was back to feeling himself, he fell off the wagon again with a 6.2 IP, 7 ER performance on April 25th against the Cardinals. Greinke would bounce back with a 7.0 IP, 2 ER, 8 K performance against the Rockies, but it is still extremely hard to ignore just how heavily both he and teammate Shelby Miller have struggled since their move to Arizona. While Greinke has been walking the same low amount of batters, he is allowing far more HR and hits in general as his WHIP has jumped all the way up to 1.46. That is probably not what most Managers had in mind when they spent an early draft pick on him. Miller by comparison has been even more of a train wreck by allowing 7.3 BB/9, 10.4 H/9, and 2.3 HR/9. The struggles from the Arizona #1 and #2 have definitely been the most noteworthy story among starting rotations, but they are followed closely by Mat Latos's fantastic start. With a 1.84 ERA and 1.091 WHIP in his first four starts, Latos has looked in peak form for the pleasantly surprised White Sox.
Some additional aces such as Dallas Keuchel have had their individual struggles, but it is still simply too early into the season for anyone to say that Keuchel is no longer a fantasy ace or that they should dump him off in the trade market before it's too late. Some veterans such as R.A. Dickey and Ubaldo Jimenez are having serious struggles, and are fading away from SP relevance with every mediocre start and blowup performance. Some young guns like Aaron Nola, Blake Snell, and Vincent Velasquez are proving more and more that they are ready to make heavy contributions this season. There are tides shifting in every corner of MLB rotations, so take some time to review each team's SP situation and make sure you aren't unprepared when the true tier jumps start to happen in rapid fire succession.
AL EAST: 2016 Starting Pitchers for Fantasy Baseball
| Team Name | Fantasy Aces | Solid Options | Deeper Options / Streamers | Ignore | Watch List |
| Yankees | Masahiro Tanaka | Michael Pineda, Luis Severino | Nathan Eovaldi | CC Sabathia, Ivan Nova | Jacob Lindgren |
| Red Sox | David Price | Clay Buchholz, Rick Porcello | Steven Wright | Joe Kelly (INJ) | Eduardo Rodriguez (INJ), Michael Kopech |
| Blue Jays | Marcus Stroman | Aaron Sanchez | R.A. Dickey, J.A. Happ, Marco Estrada | N/A | N/A |
| Orioles | N/A | Chris Tillman | Ubaldo Jimenez, Yovani Gallardo | Tyler Wilson, Mike Wright | Dylan Bundy, Hunter Harvey, Kevin Gausman (INJ) |
| Rays | N/A | Jake Odorizzi, Drew Smyly, Chris Archer | Matt Moore, Blake Snell | Erasmo Ramirez | N/A |
AL Central: 2016 Starting Pitchers for Fantasy Baseball
| Team Name | Fantasy Aces | Solid Options | Deeper Options / Streamers | Ignore | Watch List |
| Tigers | N/A | Jordan Zimmermann, Justin Verlander, Anibal Sanchez | Mike Pelfrey, Shane Greene | N/A | Matt Boyd, Daniel Norris (INJ), Michael Fulmer |
| Royals | N/A | Edinson Volquez, Yordano Ventura | Ian Kennedy, Chris Young, Kris Medlen | Dillon Gee | Mike Minor (INJ), Kyle Zimmer |
| Indians | Corey Kluber, Carlos Carrasco | Danny Salazar | Cody Anderson | Josh Tomlin | Rob Kaminsky |
| White Sox | Chris Sale | Jose Quintana, Carlos Rodon, Mat Latos | N/A | John Danks | Frankie Montas |
| Twins | N/A | Jose Berrios, Ervin Santana | Phil Hughes, Kyle Gibson, Tyler Duffey | Tommy Milone, Ricky Nolasco | N/A |
AL West: 2016 Starting Pitchers for Fantasy Baseball
| Team Name | Fantasy Aces | Solid Options | Deeper Options / Streamers | Ignore | Watch List |
| Astros | Dallas Keuchel | Lance McCullers (INJ), Collin McHugh | Mike Fiers, Doug Fister, Scott Feldman | N/A | N/A |
| Rangers | Cole Hamels | Derek Holland | Martin Perez, Colby Lewis, A.J Griffin | Nick Martinez | Yu Darvish (INJ), Chi Chi Gonzalez |
| Mariners | Felix Hernandez | Hisashi Iwakuma, Taijuan Walker | Wade Miley, Nate Karns | James Paxton | Edwin Diaz |
| Athletics | Sonny Gray | N/A | Jesse Hahn, Rich Hill | Chris Bassitt, Kendall Graveman | Sean Manaea, Henderson Alvarez (INJ), Felix Doubront (INJ) |
| Angels | N/A | Garrett Richards, Andrew Heaney (INJ), Hector Santiago | Tyler Skaggs | Matt Shoemaker, Jered Weaver | N/A |
NL EAST: 2016 Starting Pitchers for Fantasy Baseball
| Team Name | Fantasy Aces | Solid Options | Deeper Options / Streamers | Ignore | Watch List |
| Mets | Jacob DeGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Matt Harvey | Steven Matz | Bartolo Colon | N/A | Zack Wheeler (INJ) |
| Braves | N/A | Julio Teheran | N/A | Williams Perez, Matt Wisler, Bud Norris, Mike Foltynewicz | Manny Banuelos (INJ), Jhoulys Chacin |
| Nationals | Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg | Gio Gonzalez, Joe Ross | Tanner Roark | N/A | Lucas Giolito |
| Marlins | Jose Fernandez | Wei Yin Chen | Tom Koehler, Adam Conley | Jarred Cosart | N/A |
| Phillies | N/A | Aaron Nola, Jeremy Hellickson, Vincent Velasquez | Jerad Eickhoff, Charlie Morton | Brett Oberholtzer | Jake Thompson |
NL Central: 2016 Starting Pitchers for Fantasy Baseball
| Team Name | Fantasy Aces | Solid Options | Deeper Options / Streamers | Ignore | Watch List |
| Pirates | Gerrit Cole | Francisco Liriano | Juan Nicasio, Jon Niese | Jeff Locke | Tyler Glasnow, Jameson Taillon |
| Cubs | Jake Arrieta, Jon Lester | Jason Hammel, John Lackey, Kyle Hendricks | N/A | Trevor Cahill | Duane Underwood |
| Cardinals | Carlos Martinez | Michael Wacha, Jaime Garcia, Adam Wainwright | Mike Leake, Marco Gonzales | N/A | Tim Cooney, Tyler Lyons |
| Reds | N/A | Raisel Iglesias | Robert Stephenson, Anthony DeSclafani (INJ) | Brandon Finnegan, Alfredo Simon | Michael Lorenzen (INJ), Homer Bailey (INJ), John Lamb (INJ) |
| Brewers | N/A | Jimmy Nelson | Chase Anderson, Taylor Jungmann | Wily Peralta, Matt Garza (INJ) | Zach Davies, Tyler Cravy |
NL West: 2016 Starting Pitchers for Fantasy Baseball
| Team Name | Fantasy Aces | Solid Options | Deeper Options / Streamers | Ignore | Watch List |
| Dodgers | Clayton Kershaw | Scott Kazmir, Kenta Maeda | Alex Wood, Ross Stripling | N/A | Hyun Jin Ryu (INJ), Brett Anderson (INJ), Mike Bolsinger (INJ), Brandon McCarthy (INJ) |
| Padres | N/A | Tyson Ross, James Shields | Andrew Cashner, Drew Pomeranz, Colin Rea | Jeremy Guthrie, Robbie Erlin | N/A |
| Rockies | N/A | N/A | Jon Gray, Jorge De La Rosa, Chad Bettis, Jordan Lyles, Tyler Chatwood | Yohan Flande, Christian Bergman | Jeff Hoffman |
| Giants | Madison Bumgarner, Johnny Cueto | Jeff Samardzija | Chris Heston, Jake Peavy | Matt Cain | Tyler Beede |
| Diamondbacks | Zack Greinke | Patrick Corbin | Shelby Miller, Robbie Ray, Rubby De La Rosa | N/A | Archie Bradley, Braden Shipley |
Depth Chart Definitions:
- Fantasy Aces - Pitchers to anchor a rotation, a #1 or #2 fantasy starter
- Solid Options - The meat of your rotation, a #3 - #5 type fantasy starter
- Deeper Options / Streamers - All pitchers with value, but depending on your league size these are bottom rotation types or players worth streaming
- Ignore - Unless you're in NL / AL only leagues, you shoudn't really touch these guys
- Watch List - Your list of prospects or injured pitchers who might soon hold value
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