The match ups and data you see below were pulled Friday morning. The data is for the 2015 season. Please be aware the match ups are subject to change. If you have any questions about the rankings hit me up Twitter @MattCommins
These are rankings for the entire week so I give the edge to a lot of fantasy pitchers who pitch twice. Also, the rankings are based on traditional 5×5 categories. I also provide write-ups for a few pitchers. My hope is after you read them you have a better understanding of why I ranked them.
I was light with the pitcher analysis this week because I’m writing DFS pitcher rankings every day and I feel like I would just be repeating myself. My DFS rankings actually provide good write-ups about how well/poorly a pitcher is performing in general. Check out my Twitter account for links to my DFS rankings for the past few days.
I was extremely impressed with Matt Wisler’s debut Friday night against the Mets. There is a slight asterisk because it was the Mets, but the bottom line is he has the pitches that can get lefties and righties out and most importantly, his command looked big league ready.
I’ve been saying all season that I still believe in Collin McHugh, but at this point I no longer believe he can revert back to the player he was in 2014, but I still believe he can be a top 50 starting pitcher the rest of year. The primary reason is his swing and miss rate is 24.2, which puts him in the top 25 percent among qualified starting pitchers. The strikeouts should improve, but his hard hit rate is much higher than last year, which indicates when he’s missing, he’s missing badly.
I wrote a few days ago I have no idea what to make of Jimmy Nelson, but he’s facing the Mets and the matchup is worth a stream start in a 12-team mixed league. Also, he’s going to be a sneaky play in DFS formats.