Fantasy Baseball Player Rankings: SP

2019 Season, Updated Feb 18

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These 2019 fantasy baseball rankings are based on Last Player Picked dollar value calculations using Draft Buddy projections, (which are Steamer projections applying our own playing time adjustments). League settings are 15-team NFBC 5x5 Roto format, starting 14 hitters and 9 pitchers. Expect ranking updates through Spring Training to Opening Day due to projection and playing time changes. (Feb 12)

Starting Pitcher

Rank	Name	5X5	ADP¹
Tier 1
1	Max Scherzer, WAS	$42	1.05
2	Jacob deGrom, NYM	$41	1.11
Tier 2
3	Chris Sale, BOS	$35	1.15
4	Justin Verlander, HOU	$34	2.07
Tier 3
5	Corey Kluber, CLE	$28	2.09
6	Gerrit Cole, HOU	$26	2.12
7	Clayton Kershaw, LAD	$26	3.10
8	Carlos Carrasco, CLE	$26	3.07
9	Luis Severino, NYY	$25	3.05
10	Blake Snell, TB	$25	2.15
11	Walker Buehler, LAD	$23	3.09
Tier 4
12	James Paxton, NYY	$21	4.08
13	Aaron Nola, PHI	$20	2.10
14	Trevor Bauer, CLE	$20	3.04
15	Patrick Corbin, WAS	$20	4.05
16	Noah Syndergaard, NYM	$18	3.14
17	Stephen Strasburg, WAS	$16	5.01
Tier 5
18	Chris Archer, PIT	$14	9.14
19	Charlie Morton, TB	$14	8.15
20	Jack Flaherty, STL	$13	5.07
21	Rich Hill, LAD	$13	12.03
22	German Marquez, COL	$12	6.08
23	Zack Greinke, ARI	$12	5.06
24	Robbie Ray, ARI	$11	9.11
25	Yu Darvish, CHC	$11	10.12
26	David Price, BOS	$11	7.11
27	Masahiro Tanaka, NYY	$10	10.04
28	Hyun-Jin Ryu, LAD	$10	13.03
29	Ross Stripling, LAD	$10	16.07
30	Andrew Heaney, LAA	$10	11.10
31	Zack Wheeler, NYM	$10	7.02
Tier 6
32	Shane Bieber, CLE	$9	11.01
33	Kenta Maeda, LAD	$9	15.13
34	Jameson Taillon, PIT	$8	4.11
35	Mike Clevinger, CLE	$8	5.03
36	Diego Castillo, TB	$8	30.04
37	Madison Bumgarner, SF	$8	5.13
38	Mike Foltynewicz, ATL	$7	6.10
39	Luis Castillo, CIN	$7	8.07
40	Miles Mikolas, STL	$7	7.09
41	Joey Lucchesi, SD	$7	14.04
42	Jose Quintana, CHC	$7	13.08
43	Nathan Eovaldi, BOS	$7	11.13
44	Dallas Keuchel, FA	$6	12.15
45	Eduardo Rodriguez, BOS	$6	11.03
46	Nick Pivetta, PHI	$6	11.04
47	J.A. Happ, NYY	$6	10.06
48	Cole Hamels, CHC	$6	10.14
49	Ryne Stanek, TB	$5	41.12
50	Rick Porcello, BOS	$5	11.09
51	Kyle Hendricks, CHC	$5	9.07
Tier 7
52	Steven Matz, NYM	$4	17.14
53	Tyler Skaggs, LAA	$4	15.09
54	Joe Musgrove, PIT	$4	14.15
55	Seth Lugo, NYM	$4	27.04
56	Tyler Glasnow, TB	$4	11.11
57	Sonny Gray, CIN	$3	18.03
58	Jose Berrios, MIN	$3	5.14
59	Jon Gray, COL	$3	14.02
60	Alex Wood, CIN	$2	16.13
61	Marco Gonzales, SEA	$2	19.02
62	Sergio Romo, MIA	$2	34.02
63	Kevin Gausman, ATL	$2	13.12
64	Andrew Suarez, SF	$1	36.01
65	Caleb Smith, MIA	$1	28.09
68	Carlos Martinez, STL	$1	9.02
69	Jake Arrieta, PHI	$0	15.06
70	Junior Guerra, MIL	$0	44.01
71	Trevor Richards, MIA	$0	27.06
72	Luke Weaver, ARI	$0	20.09
73	Robbie Erlin, SD	-$0	31.07
74	Jake Junis, KC	-$0	20.14
75	Max Fried, ATL	-$0	36.07
76	Anibal Sanchez, WAS	-$0	18.06
Tier 8
77	Jeff Samardzija, SF	-$1	28.03
79	Anthony DeSclafani, CIN	-$1	25.02
80	Derek Holland, SF	-$1	22.03
81	Vince Velasquez, PHI	-$2	23.14
83	Yonny Chirinos, TB	-$2	28.04
84	Trevor Cahill, LAA	-$2	23.05
85	Zack Godley, ARI	-$2	17.11
89	Jon Lester, CHC	-$3	13.04
90	Adam Wainwright, STL	-$3	38.10
91	Mike Montgomery, CHC	-$3	43.13
92	Domingo German, NYY	-$3	32.06
93	Michael Wacha, STL	-$3	19.06
95	Eric Lauer, SD	-$3	35.05
96	Danny Duffy, KC	-$3	27.03
97	Kyle Gibson, MIN	-$3	18.14
98	Pablo Lopez, MIA	-$3	38.13
99	Jason Vargas, NYM	-$3	41.03
100	Sean Newcomb, ATL	-$4	15.02
101	Wei-Yin Chen, MIA	-$4	38.05
103	Marcus Stroman, TOR	-$4	22.15
104	John Gant, STL	-$4	41.09
108	Mike Soroka, ATL	-$4	20.03
109	Michael Fulmer, DET	-$4	22.10
111	Brett Anderson, OAK	-$4	47.02
114	Sean Manaea, OAK	-$4	38.08
115	Freddy Peralta, MIL	-$4	24.04
119	Fernando Romero, MIN	-$5	42.15
121	Zach Eflin, PHI	-$5	21.12
123	Nick Kingham, PIT	-$5	32.03
124	Matt Shoemaker, TOR	-$5	29.05
124	Drew Pomeranz, SF	-$5	30.08
126	Jordan Lyles, PIT	-$5	43.09
128	Framber Valdez, HOU	-$5	34.03
130	Felix Pena, LAA	-$5	38.03
Tier 9
132	Mike Minor, TEX	-$6	23.13
135	Dereck Rodriguez, SF	-$6	21.06
136	CC Sabathia, NYY	-$6	24.14
137	Tyler Anderson, COL	-$6	27.07
139	Nick Tropeano, LAA	-$6	46.13
140	Tanner Roark, CIN	-$6	26.09
143	Gio Gonzalez, FA	-$6	26.02
144	Tyler Mahle, CIN	-$6	40.06
145	Tyler Chatwood, CHC	-$7	46.06
146	Ryan Yarbrough, TB	-$7	26.05
148	Jacob Faria, TB	-$7	37.12
153	Mike Fiers, OAK	-$7	21.13
155	Matt Harvey, LAA	-$8	23.09
156	Touki Toussaint, ATL	-$8	21.09
157	Sean Reid-Foley, TOR	-$8	39.11
162	Clay Buchholz, FA	-$8	29.14
164	Jose Urena, MIA	-$8	25.07
167	Lance Lynn, TEX	-$9	28.01
168	Wade Miley, HOU	-$9	25.08
169	Jeremy Hellickson, WAS	-$9	39.08
171	Dylan Bundy, BAL	-$9	21.05
174	Wade LeBlanc, SEA	-$9	30.09
176	Sandy Alcantara, MIA	-$10	29.03
177	Matthew Boyd, DET	-$10	20.15
178	Zach Davies, MIL	-$10	40.12
180	Ervin Santana, FA	-$10	37.10
Tier 10
181	Jaime Barria, LAA	-$11	26.14
182	Daniel Mengden, OAK	-$11	34.04
184	Jake Odorizzi, MIN	-$11	23.01
186	Mike Leake, SEA	-$12	30.07
187	Bryan Mitchell, SD	-$12	45.12
188	Chase Anderson, MIL	-$12	25.06
191	Kyle Freeland, COL	-$12	11.07
192	Julio Teheran, ATL	-$12	19.10
193	Carlos Rodon, CWS	-$12	19.12
194	Dan Straily, MIA	-$13	38.07
195	Daniel Norris, DET	-$13	45.13
196	Ian Kennedy, KC	-$13	46.15
197	Felix Hernandez, SEA	-$13	41.10
198	Trevor Williams, PIT	-$13	20.01
199	Jhoulys Chacin, MIL	-$13	18.05
200	Antonio Senzatela, COL	-$13	46.12
202	Brad Keller, KC	-$14	27.13
204	Marco Estrada, OAK	-$14	34.12
205	Ryan Borucki, TOR	-$14	37.06
206	Ivan Nova, CWS	-$14	32.04
208	Jordan Zimmermann, DET	-$15	43.03
209	Alex Cobb, BAL	-$15	30.11
Tier 11
212	Reynaldo Lopez, CWS	-$16	18.01
213	Aaron Sanchez, TOR	-$16	24.09
Tier 12
214	Tyson Ross, DET	-$22	33.13
215	Lucas Giolito, CWS	-$25	28.06

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