Starting Rotation 5.9

Starting Rotation 5.9

We have 22 pitchers on the slate today and some uncertainty right off the top with the status of Jacob deGrom in flux as of Saturday night. Regardless of deGrom pitching or not, we do have some strong names taking the mound today. If deGrom does pitch, the slate is pretty straightforward but if not we could see the field run to many options. Let's dive into the Starting Rotation 5.9 and go through our options to lay the foundation to find the green screens once again! 

Starting Rotation 5.9 - Main Targets 

Note - I'm not going to do a full write-up on deGrom since we don't know if he'll pitch. It's fairly simple in my mind. If he's on the mound, he's a lock for cash. deGrom is the best pitcher in baseball and if the worst thing I can say about him is the D-Backs have some lefties in the lineup, that's no reason not to pitch him. deGrom is "worse" to lefties and that includes a 42.9% K rate, a 2.20 xFIP, and a .254 wOBA. That's going to pla...