Best Daily Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts 5/16

Taking a break from posting but you can find me at @Dodgersims on twitter to read my takes.

Saturday 5/16 Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Rankings

Rank	Pitcher	Team Win Chance	Opp Expected RS	Result
1	Zack Greinke	67.74%	2.83	TBD
2	Felix Hernandez	62.26%	2.95	TBD
3	Max Scherzer	55.95%	3.17	TBD
4	Jesse Chavez	60.32%	3.48	TBD
5	Jake deGrom	57.45%	3.47	TBD
6	Mike Leake	59.02%	3.67	TBD
7	Mat Latos	53.70%	3.69	TBD
8	Andrew Cashner	44.05%	3.57	TBD
9	Danny Salazar	55.95%	4.29	TBD
10	David Price	50.98%	4.06	TBD
11	Alex Colome	51.92%	4.10	TBD
11	Danny Duffy	51.22%	4.13	TBD
13	Ubaldo Jimenez	55.16%	4.33	TBD
14	Alex Wood	46.30%	3.97	TBD
15	Gerrit Cole	50.74%	4.15	TBD
16	Tyler Lyons	49.02%	4.14	TBD
17	Archie Bradley	50.50%	4.26	TBD
18	Rick Porcello	37.74%	3.79	TBD
19	Jon Lester	49.26%	4.21	TBD
20	Scott Feldman	53.49%	4.45	TBD
21	C.C. Sabathia	48.78%	4.23	TBD
21	Trevor May	48.08%	4.26	TBD
23	Jerome Williams	49.50%	4.30	TBD
24	Matt Garza	42.55%	4.03	TBD
25	John Danks	39.68%	4.30	TBD
26	Ryan Vogelsong	40.98%	4.41	TBD
27	Marco Estrada	46.51%	4.77	TBD
28	Jorge de la Rosa	32.26%	4.11	TBD
29	Matt Shoemaker	44.84%	4.80	TBD
30	Colby Lewis	44.05%	4.83	TBD

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Best Daily Fantasy Pitcher Starts 5/15

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Friday 5/15/2015 Best Fantasy Pitcher Starts

Rank	Pitcher	Team Win Chance	Opp Expected RS	Result
1	Clayton Kershaw	74.03%	2.64	TBD
2	Bartolo Colon	58.59%	3.47	TBD
3	Madison Bumgarner	58.76%	3.64	TBD
4	Jordan Zimmerman	53.16%	3.50	TBD
5	David Phelps	56.43%	3.74	TBD
5	Dallas Keuchel	58.42%	3.81	TBD
7	Michael Pineda	53.60%	3.60	TBD
7	Jesse Hahn	53.60%	3.67	TBD
9	Carlos Martinez	56.80%	3.85	TBD
10	J.A. Happ	50.86%	3.82	TBD
11	Kyle Hendricks	52.72%	3.94	TBD
12	Chase Anderson	54.44%	4.03	TBD
13	Clay Buchholz	49.14%	3.88	TBD
14	Odrisame Despaigne	46.84%	3.72	TBD
15	Phil Hughes	50.62%	3.95	TBD
16	Jake Odorizzi	49.38%	4.00	TBD
17	Chris Young	46.40%	3.87	TBD
18	Carlos Rodon	46.40%	3.94	TBD
19	Wei-Yin Chen	54.65%	4.35	TBD
20	Wandy Rodriguez	54.02%	4.42	TBD
21	Jeff Locke	47.28%	4.16	TBD
22	Kyle Lohse	41.41%	4.12	TBD
23	Julio Teheran	43.57%	4.25	TBD
24	Chad Billingsley	45.56%	4.41	TBD
25	Jason Marquis	41.24%	4.35	TBD
26	Shane Greene	43.20%	4.41	TBD
27	R.A. Dickey	41.58%	4.52	TBD
28	Bruce Chen	45.98%	4.79	TBD
28	Jered Weaver	45.35%	4.77	TBD
30	Eddie Butler	25.97%	4.46	TBD

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Best Daily Fantasy Pitcher Starts 5/14

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Top Fantasy baseball starting pitchers for Thursday 5/14

Rank	Pitcher	Team Win Chance	Opp Expected RS	Result
1	Brett Anderson	65.81%	3.46	TBD
2	Johnny Cueto	61.46%	3.31	TBD
3	Tyson Ross	53.16%	3.59	TBD
4	Anibal Sanchez	61.83%	3.90	TBD
5	Roenis Elias	54.44%	3.72	TBD
5	Travis Wood	54.85%	3.70	TBD
7	Vance Worley	54.02%	3.88	TBD
8	Doug Fister	46.84%	3.59	TBD
9	Michael Wacha	51.34%	3.82	TBD
10	Chase Whitley	51.81%	4.04	TBD
11	Trevor Bauer	48.66%	3.92	TBD
12	Erasmo Ramirez	48.19%	4.19	TBD
13	Joe Kelly	45.56%	4.06	TBD
13	Jonathon Niese	45.15%	4.08	TBD
15	Aaron Harang	45.98%	4.20	TBD
16	Jeremy Guthrie	53.16%	4.68	TBD
17	Roberto Hernandez	50.37%	4.55	TBD
18	Drew Hutchison	49.63%	4.58	TBD
19	Tim Lincecum	38.54%	4.18	TBD
20	Ross Detwiler	46.84%	4.99	TBD
21	Mike Pelfrey	38.17%	4.97	TBD
22	Chad Bettis	34.19%	4.80	TBD

Note:  These rankings take into account how many runs the opposing team is expected to score and what are the chances that the starting pitcher will get a "win".

Best Daily Fantasy Pitcher Starts 5/13

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Wednesday 5/13/2015 Best Fantasy Pitcher Starts

For those of you who like to stream starting pitchers in fantasy baseball, here is a list of the best starts of the day.

Rank	Pitcher	Team Win Chance	Opp Expected RS	Result
1	Sonny Gray	58.07%	3.53	TBD
2	Hector Santiago	60.40%	3.67	TBD
3	Carlos Frias	58.93%	3.63	TBD
4	Francisco Liriano	53.60%	3.43	TBD
5	Matt Harvey	52.94%	3.64	TBD
6	Corey Kluber	55.26%	3.83	TBD
7	Raisel Iglesias	57.36%	4.02	TBD
8	Cole Hamels	46.40%	3.69	TBD
9	Taijuan Walker	50.37%	3.83	TBD
10	James Shields	49.63%	3.86	TBD
11	Jason Hammel	47.06%	3.86	TBD
12	Gio Gonzalez	56.99%	4.27	TBD
13	Kyle Lobstein	57.17%	4.38	TBD
14	Nathan Karns	50.37%	4.05	TBD
15	Yordano Ventura	54.85%	4.22	TBD
16	Adam Warren	49.63%	4.08	TBD
17	Miguel Gonzalez	52.94%	4.27	TBD
18	Jimmy Nelson	51.10%	4.21	TBD
19	Brad Oberholtzer	52.27%	4.38	TBD
20	Jose Quintana	48.90%	4.30	TBD
21	John Lackey	44.74%	4.26	TBD
22	Wade Miley	41.93%	4.15	TBD
23	Tim Hudson	47.73%	4.58	TBD
23	Aaron Sanchez	47.06%	4.53	TBD
25	Jarred Cosart	41.07%	4.35	TBD
26	Yovani Gallardo	45.15%	4.65	TBD
27	Eric Stults	42.64%	4.67	TBD
28	Jordan Lyles	39.60%	4.53	TBD
29	Jeremy Hellickson	43.01%	4.91	TBD
30	Ricky Nolasco	42.83%	5.06	TBD

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Best Daily Fantasy Pitcher Starts 5/12

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Tuesday 5/12/2015 Best Fantasy Pitcher Starts

For those of you who like to stream starting pitchers in fantasy baseball, here is a list of the best starts of the day.  

Rank	Pitcher	Team Win Chance	Opp Expected RS	Result
1	C.J. Wilson	63.57%	3.56	TBD
2	A.J. Burnett	59.43%	3.77	TBD
3	Anthony DeSclafani	58.25%	3.80	TBD
4	Jake Arrieta	57.36%	3.70	TBD
5	Michael Bolsinger	56.62%	3.73	TBD
6	James Paxton	55.26%	3.78	TBD
7	Chris Archer	52.94%	3.68	TBD
8	Collin McHugh	57.36%	3.96	TBD
9	Stephen Strasburg	58.07%	4.02	TBD
10	Alfredo Simon	57.54%	4.04	TBD
11	Chris Sale	53.60%	3.91	TBD
12	Edinson Volquez	54.23%	4.09	TBD
13	Carlos Carrasco	52.04%	4.05	TBD
14	Drew Pomeranz	50.62%	4.06	TBD
15	Nathan Eovaldi	47.06%	3.90	TBD
16	Chris Tillman	54.65%	4.32	TBD
17	Justin Masterson	49.38%	4.11	TBD
18	Lance Lynn	47.96%	4.22	TBD
19	Mike Fiers	46.40%	4.20	TBD
20	Ian Kennedy	44.74%	4.20	TBD
21	Dan Haren	43.38%	4.26	TBD
22	Noah Syndergaard	42.64%	4.30	TBD
23	Nick Martinez	45.77%	4.45	TBD
24	Michael Foltynewicz	41.75%	4.49	TBD
25	Chris Heston	42.64%	4.60	TBD
26	Mark Buehrle	45.35%	4.74	TBD
27	Sean O'Sullivan	40.57%	4.56	TBD
28	Kyle Gibson	42.46%	4.70	TBD
29	Rubby De La Rosa	41.93%	4.73	TBD
30	Kyle Hendricks	36.43%	4.70	TBD

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Best Daily Fantasy Pitcher Starts 5/11

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  Monday 5/11/2015 Best Fantasy Pitcher Starts
For those of you who like to stream starting pitchers in fantasy baseball, here is a list of the best starts of the day.  

Rank	Pitcher	Team Win Chance	Opp Expected RS	Result
1	Zack Greinke	67.21%	3.04	TBD
2	Gerrit Cole	62.19%	3.41	TBD
3	Jon Lester	58.42%	3.52	TBD
4	Scott Kazmir	55.65%	3.67	TBD
5	Mike Leake	57.54%	3.74	TBD
6	Alex Colome	53.38%	3.66	TBD
7	Max Scherzer	56.14%	3.85	TBD
8	Danny Duffy	53.60%	4.16	TBD
9	Ubaldo Jimenez	53.60%	4.27	TBD
10	C.C. Sabathia	46.62%	3.92	TBD
11	Wily Peralta	50.12%	4.18	TBD
12	Jeff Samardzija	49.88%	4.19	TBD
13	Odrisamer Despaigne	44.35%	4.11	TBD
14	Jake deGrom	41.58%	4.18	TBD
15	Colby Lewis	46.40%	4.47	TBD
16	Josh Collmenter	43.86%	4.35	TBD
17	Shelby Miller	42.46%	4.35	TBD
18	Marco Estrada	46.40%	4.59	TBD
19	Jerome Williams	37.81%	4.37	TBD
20	Tom Koehler	32.79%	4.36	TBD

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Best Daily Fantasy Pitcher Starts 5/10

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Sunday 5/10/2015 Best Fantasy Pitcher Starts

For those of you who like to stream starting pitchers in fantasy baseball, here is a list of the best starts of the day.  Starters were not named for SD/ARI game when this post was published thus they are left out of the table (Update: Cashner (SD) would slot at #15 and Hudson (ARI) at #21 with those below them moving down).

Rank	Pitcher	Team Win Chance	Opp Expected RS	Result
1	Felix Hernandez	62.34%	3.14	TBD
2	Clayton Kershaw	64.03%	3.58	TBD
3	Jordan Zimmerman	61.83%	3.42	TBD
4	Jake Odorizzi	60.63%	3.42	TBD
5	Garrett Richards	59.10%	3.72	TBD
6	Bartolo Colon	58.59%	3.77	TBD
7	Michael Pineda	60.71%	3.82	TBD
8	Danny Salazar	60.55%	3.91	TBD
9	Shane Greene	56.90%	3.94	TBD
10	Ryan Vogelsong	52.04%	3.96	TBD
11	Jeff Locke	51.10%	4.00	TBD
12	Tyler Lyons	48.90%	4.09	TBD
13	Mat Latos	47.96%	4.13	TBD
14	R.A. Dickey	53.81%	4.43	TBD
15	Kyle Hendricks	50.62%	4.45	TBD
16	Matt Garza	49.38%	4.51	TBD
17	Jesse Chavez	37.66%	4.04	TBD
18	John Danks	51.81%	4.76	TBD
19	Wandy Rodriguez	39.37%	4.24	TBD
20	Chad Billingsley	41.41%	4.49	TBD
21	Chris Young	43.10%	4.53	TBD
22	Alex Wood	38.17%	4.36	TBD
23	Scott Feldman	40.90%	4.47	TBD
24	Clay Buchholz	46.19%	4.78	TBD
25	Odrisamer Despaigne	48.19%	4.94	TBD
26	Bud Norris	39.29%	4.74	TBD
27	Trevor May	39.45%	4.84	TBD
28	Jorge de la Rosa	35.97%	4.78	TBD

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Best Daily Fantasy Pitcher Starts 5/9

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Saturday 5/9/2015 Best Fantasy Pitcher Starts

For those of you who like to stream starting pitchers in fantasy baseball, here is a list of the best starts of the day.

Rank	Pitcher	Team Win Chance	Opp Expected RS	Result
1	Madison Bumgarner	61.46%	3.02	TBD
2	Doug Fister	59.27%	3.51	TBD
3	Clayton Kershaw	61.46%	3.82	TBD
4	Johnny Cueto	57.45%	3.74	TBD
5	J.A. Happ	52.04%	3.78	TBD
6	Matt Andriese	56.33%	3.92	TBD
7	Anibal Sanchez	59.76%	4.11	Loss, 6ip 5er 9h 2k 3bb
8	Jonathon Niese	52.27%	3.86	TBD
9	Dallas Keuchel	50.62%	3.81	TBD
10	Matt Shoemaker	49.38%	3.86	TBD
11	Carlos Martinez	50.12%	3.99	TBD
12	Vance Worley	49.88%	4.00	TBD
13	Chase Whitley	53.38%	4.18	Loss, 5.2ip 5er 6h 5k 2bb
14	Jesse Hahn	47.96%	3.94	TBD
15	Aaron Harang	47.73%	4.04	TBD
16	Tyson Ross	50.62%	4.30	TBD
17	Odrisamer Despaigne	51.10%	4.33	TBD
18	Drew Hutchison	53.60%	4.49	TBD
19	David Phelps	38.54%	3.82	TBD
20	Chase Anderson	49.38%	4.35	TBD
21	Kyle Lohse	48.90%	4.42	TBD
22	Bruce Chen	50.86%	4.58	TBD
23	Wei-Yin Chen	46.62%	4.47	Win, 7ip 1er 5h 7k 1bb
24	Phil Hughes	49.14%	4.66	TBD
25	Julio Teheran	40.73%	4.23	TBD
26	Hector Noesi	42.55%	4.34	TBD
27	Ross Detwiler	43.67%	4.45	TBD
28	Joe Kelly	46.40%	4.83	TBD
29	Jorge de la Rosa	38.54%	4.82	TBD
30	Jeremy Guthrie	40.24%	5.01	Win, 7.1ip 2er 8h 3k 1bb

Notes:
- Missed second game of White Sox/Reds doubleheader
- Rankings take into account run environment and chance of pitcher getting a win.
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Best Daily Fantasy Pitcher Starts 5/8

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Friday 5/8/2015 Best Fantasy Pitcher Starts

For those of you who like to stream starting pitchers in fantasy baseball, here is a list of the best starts of the day.

Rank	Pitcher	Result
1	Gio Gonzalez	TBD
2	Matt Harvey	TBD
3	David Price	TBD
4	Francisco Liriano	TBD
5	Tim Lincecum	TBD
6	Sonny Gray	TBD
7	Jered Weaver	TBD
8	Trevor Bauer	TBD
9	Cole Hamels	TBD
10	Michael Wacha	TBD
11	Adam Warren	TBD
12	Taijuan Walker	TBD
13	Nathan Karns	TBD
14	Jimmy Nelson	TBD
15	Jarred Cosart	TBD
16	Odrisamer Despaigne	TBD
17	James Shields	TBD
18	Alex Sanchez	TBD
19	Yovani Gallardo	TBD
20	Jeremy Hellickson	TBD
21	Hector Noesi	TBD
22	Brett Anderson	TBD
23	Yordano Ventura	TBD
24	Miguel Gonzalez	TBD
25	Jason Marquis	TBD
26	Roberto Hernandez	TBD
27	Mike Pelfrey	TBD
28	Eric Stults	TBD
29	Wade Miley	TBD
30	Eddie Butler	TBD

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