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MLB Starting Pitcher Depth Charts for Fantasy Baseball: Week 2

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To see our tiered staff rankings for starting pitchers, head over to our fantasy baseball rankings dashboard. You can easily filter and export all sorts of rankings and tiers - mixed leagues, points leagues, top prospects, and more!

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 2 depth charts.

 

Week 2 MLB Starting Pitcher Depth Charts for Fantasy Baseball

Entering into this week, I think it is safe to say that there have been some surprises when it comes to starting pitching around the league, even considering the small sample size of just one or two starts.

Kenta Maeda and Ross Stripling have certainly made things very interesting in Los Angeles, especially considering the cavalcade of veterans the Dodgers have waiting in the rotation reserves. Johnny Cueto has mildly struggled in San Francisco, while Zack Greinke got roughed up in Arizona and Adam Wainwright looks downright awful. The young rotation of the Cincinnati Reds is showing more poise than was certainly expected.

However, for now, we are in a sort of "Starting Rotation Purgatory". It is too early to panic on the pitchers you drafted who have under performed, and it is too early to proclaim that Ross Stripling, Brandon Finnegan, or Kenta Maeda will be Cy Young candidates. It is also true that soon, it may be too late to dump the struggling aces off for a high price or to pick up an emerging superstar. So familiarize yourself with the depth charts for every major league rotation...but don't get too comfortable, the carousel has already started spinning.

 

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, Steven Wright Eduardo Rodriguez (INJ), Michael Kopech
Blue Jays Marcus Stroman Aaron Sanchez R.A. Dickey, J.A. Happ, N/A Marco Estrada (INJ)
Orioles N/A Chris Tillman Ubaldo JimenezYovani Gallardo Tyler Wilson, Mike Wright Dylan Bundy, Hunter Harvey, Kevin Gausman (INJ)
Rays Chris Archer Jake Odorizzi, Drew Smyly Matt Moore Erasmo Ramirez Blake Snell

 

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 KennedyChris 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 Frankie Montas
Twins N/A Jose Berrios, Ervin Santana Phil HughesKyle Gibson, Tyler Duffey Tommy MiloneRicky 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 PerezColby Lewis A.J. GriffinNick 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 Sean Manaea (INJ), Henderson Alvarez (INJ), Felix Doubront (INJ)
Angels N/A Garrett Richards, Andrew Heaney Hector Santiago, Tyler Skaggs, Jered Weaver Matt Shoemaker 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 PerezMatt 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 EickhoffCharlie 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 HammelJohn Lackey, Kyle Hendricks N/A Trevor Cahill Duane Underwood
Cardinals Carlos Martinez Michael Wacha, Jaime GarciaAdam 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 KazmirKenta Maeda  Alex Wood Ross Stripling Hyun Jin Ryu (INJ), Brett Anderson (INJ), Mike Bolsinger (INJ), Brandon McCarthy (INJ)
Padres N/A Tyson Ross, James Shields Andrew Cashner, Drew Pomeranz Jeremy Guthrie, Robbie Erlin Colin Rea
Rockies N/A N/A Jorge De La RosaChad Bettis, Jordan Lyles Tyler ChatwoodYohan Flande, Christian Bergman Jon Gray, Jeff Hoffman
Giants Madison Bumgarner, Johnny Cueto Jeff Samardzija Chris Heston, Jake Peavy Matt Cain Tyler Beede
Diamondbacks Zack Greinke Patrick CorbinShelby Miller Robbie RayRubby De La Rosa N/A Archie Bradley, Bradon 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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