2018 STARTING PITCHER RANKS

Updated: 3/20/18 by Max Freeze

So 77 is an odd number to stop at. I’m still doing some late round research for pitchers so I’d like to get this to 100 for those deep leagues and dynasty leagues.  What I’m looking for in my pitching staff for a standard 12 team league is this: One pitcher from the either the Ace of Aces tier or Still Fantasy Ace only question is Health tier. Obviously that’s my ace. Picking from the second tier, I like DeGrom and Carrasco the most. Ideally, I like to grab two guys from the next two tiers. I have guys Like Tanaka, Quintana, Godley, and Castillo higher than others so you can likely grab them between rounds 7 and 9.

At this point, I’ve got three solid starters and a great foundation. I’ll grab one starter from each of the next tiers between the Solid but Boring Vet Tier and Exciting Young Studs / Lots of Upside tiers. Some guys I love wothin these tiers include but are not limited to Weaver, Morton, Samardzija, Richards, Taillon, Corbin, Maeda, Anderson, Gohara, Snell & Wacha. That leaves you with five SPs and generally I like to draft seven starters in standard leagues. For my last two starters I like one floor guy and one ceiling guy. Oh what’s that, the next two tiers include “innings eaters” and “Sexy AF” in the tier names, PERFECT! Pair them up, if you go with Marco Estrada, then grab Kopech or Honeywell and you’re all set!