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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 6 depth charts.
Week 6 MLB Starting Pitcher Depth Charts for Fantasy Baseball
It is pretty impressive that John Lamb can throw pitches from anywhere between 65-91 MPH to batters like Ryan Braun and Chris Carter and have such a solid outing. There have been plenty of non-high profile pitchers that have emerged as great situational starters this season. Tyler Chatwood for example, who has pitched so well outside of the HR-friendly shell trap known as Coors Field. Rich Hill has come out of nowhere to produce a very high K-rate for anyone able to take advantage of him through a spot-start.
What is important this week is that the Angels once-mediocre rotation is even more mediocre now that Garrett Richards is out for the season. That has to sting for anyone hoping that the Angels would capitalize off of the little fact that they have the most overall talented player in the game. Players like Steven Wright have questioned the very fabric of what we thought a relevant starter would be this season and he once again had another great outing against the Yankees. Dallas Keuchel had a good game on Saturday and finally seems to be getting back to the Dallas that was the AL Cy Young last season. You know who people should actually be concerned with? King Felix. Nothing should make someone's heart sink faster than Felix's frightening drop in velocity. The Brewers sent Taylor Jungmann down to the minors. Even though that makes their rotation more depressing to observe, it is the right move for him and every other young gun who is struggling so immensely. What is really going to shake up MLB depth charts are the looming prospect call-ups and returns from injury. Now that Bartolo Colon seems destined to win a Silver Slugger award after his divine HR, what will happen to the Mets rotation after Wheeler returns? Who will leave the Red Sox rotation when Rodriguez returns? (That one is a little clearer) Either way, continue to familiarize yourself with the MLB depth charts for every team and be ready to act when the ranks shift.
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 | Steven Wright, Rick Porcello | N/A | Joe Kelly (INJ), Clay Bucholz |
Eduardo Rodriguez (INJ), Michael Kopech |
| Blue Jays | Marcus Stroman | Aaron Sanchez | J.A. Happ, Marco Estrada | R.A. Dickey | N/A |
| Orioles | N/A | Chris Tillman, Kevin Gausman |
Yovani Gallardo | Tyler Wilson, Mike Wright, Ubaldo Jimenez |
Dylan Bundy, Hunter Harvey, |
| Rays | N/A | Jake Odorizzi, Drew Smyly, Chris Archer | Matt Moore, Blake Snell, Erasmo Ramirez |
N/A | 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, Michael Fulmer |
N/A | Matt Boyd, Daniel Norris (INJ) |
| 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 (INJ) |
Danny Salazar | Cody Anderson | Josh Tomlin | Rob Kaminsky |
| White Sox | Chris Sale | Jose Quintana, Mat Latos |
Carlos Rodon |
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 |
| 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, Sean Manaea |
Chris Bassitt, Kendall Graveman | Henderson Alvarez (INJ), Felix Doubront (INJ) |
| Angels | N/A | 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 | 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 | 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 | John Lamb, Tim Adleman, Robert Stephenson, Anthony DeSclafani (INJ) | Brandon Finnegan, Alfredo Simon | Michael Lorenzen (INJ), Homer Bailey (INJ), |
| Brewers | N/A | Jimmy Nelson | Chase Anderson, |
Wily Peralta, Matt Garza (INJ) | Zach Davies, Tyler Cravy, Taylor Jungmann |
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
