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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 4 depth charts.
Week 4 MLB Starting Pitcher Depth Charts for Fantasy Baseball
This week in the world of MLB rotations has been just a little more eventful than the last two weeks. Jake Arrieta threw his second career no-no at Cincinnati. Clayton Kershaw and Chris Sale have started the season in a typically dominant fashion. Zack Greinke has gotten his composure back after an extremely rough start. Mat Latos has a sub-1.00 ERA with three wins. Shelby Miller and Chris Archer look to be in some legitimate trouble.
The Rays have called up Blake Snell, that is exciting, yet anti-climatic due to the inevitability of the move. Most Aces are still looking as if they are at or near the top form that was expected of them when they were drafted this year. Some pitchers who are considered "Solid" or "Streamers" have straddled the line between the two categories.
So far, if a pitcher was on the ignore list, they have remained there for the most part (although Ivan Nova has a save on the season...weird right?). The watch list has brightened up a bit due to action such as the calling up of Blake Snell and Jon Gray, the speedy recovery of Eduardo Rodriguez, and the solid start for Colin Rea. It's still a foggy field to come to any conclusion on who is for real, who is pretending, and who is in serious danger. However, there is young talent on the move and perennial #1-2s in the gutter.
Let's try to make some sense out of the three weeks of chaos.
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 | N/A | Joe Kelly (INJ), Steven Wright | 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, John Danks | N/A | 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 |
| 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 | Chris Bassitt, Kendall Graveman, Jesse Hahn, Rich Hill | N/A | Sean Manaea (INJ), Henderson Alvarez (INJ), Felix Doubront (INJ) |
| Angels | N/A | Garrett Richards, Andrew Heaney, 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 | Mike Foltynewicz | Williams Perez, Matt Wisler, Bud Norris | 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 | Jarred Cosart, Tom Koehler | Adam Conley | 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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