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RotoBaller's MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) depth charts are updated for week 7. Stay updated for 2016 fantasy baseball, with MLB starting pitcher targets and waiver wire pickups.
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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 7 depth charts.
Week 7 MLB Starting Pitcher Depth Charts for Fantasy Baseball
The prospect wheel has started to turn ever so slightly for some rotations throughout the MLB. The Tigers called up highly-touted prospect and former trade piece Daniel Norris into the bullpen. With the current struggles at the back end of the Tigers rotation, it can't take too many impressive showings from Norris to end up in the Detroit rotation.
The Yankees are desperately clinging to the lower rung of their prospect chain among struggles and injuries to their pitching staff in the form of Chad Green. Jon Gray has seriously upped his performance so much so that he has jumped up a level in our depth chart tiers.
When the Rockies tout a solid starter, it merits attention. Also, remember when Dylan Bundy was the most highly coveted and anticipated prospect in all of baseball? Well this season in the loaded Oriole bullpen Bundy has boasted a 2.03 ERA, 3.60 FIP, and hasn't allowed a HR yet this season in 13.1 IP. With Ubaldo Jimenez and Mike Wright producing ERA of 4.87 and 5.20, it isn't hard to imagine Bundy making the leap from the bullpen to the rotation at some point this season in the competitive AL East that Baltimore currently tops.
In other news, J.A. Happ looks to be for real. Happ is an annual waiver wire streamer but this season with Toronto Happ seems to have reached a gear once unknown to him, which is why he has jumped up in tier from a streamer to a solid starter. The Angels have had an atrocious pitching game this year, however, current reports state that they are close to signing a deal with Tim Lincecum. If the Freak was to land anywhere but San Francisco, Anaheim is about as good as it gets in terms of the pitcher-friendly confines of the park.
Besides once again recognizing the struggling aces such as Gray, Keuchel, Greinke, and King Felix; it is very encouraging to see that Phillies prospect Jake Thompson is currently mowing through batters at Triple-A. Besides two bad starts early this season Thompson has been great, having only allowed five walks, eleven hits, and one earned run in his last three starts (19 IP).
We knew it was going to happen didn't we? Teams are getting bad results and bad luck from injuries, they are starting to panic, and the prospect pipeline is starting to shuffle the deck. Don't get discombobulated by the fast pace of player and tier movement. Keep your poker face and keep familiarizing yourself with the depth charts of every MLB rotation every week right here.
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, Chad Green |
| Red Sox | David Price | Steven Wright, Rick Porcello | N/A | Joe Kelly (INJ), Clay Bucholz | Eduardo Rodriguez (INJ), Michael Kopech |
| Blue Jays | Marcus Stroman | J.A. Happ, Aaron Sanchez | 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 | Shane Greene, |
Michael Fulmer, Mike Pelfrey | Matt Boyd, Daniel Norris |
| Royals | N/A | Edinson Volquez | Yordano Ventura, Ian Kennedy, Kris Medlen (INJ) |
Chris Young, 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 |
N/A |
Carlos Rodon, Mat Latos |
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 (INJ) |
Matt Shoemaker, Jered Weaver | Tim Lincecum? |
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 | Marco Gonzales | Mike Leake | 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, Zach Davies | Wily Peralta, Matt Garza (INJ) | 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(INJ), Drew Pomeranz, Colin Rea | Jeremy Guthrie, Robbie Erlin | N/A |
| Rockies | 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 | N/A | 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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