The time has come for owners to start considering their rotations for the playoffs. As August draws to a close, and we get ready for fantasy baseball playoffs, make sure you don’t drop any solid 1 start pitchers for a risky two start play. One of your opponents may swoop in and take your one start guy, who could have two starts come the playoffs.
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UPDATED AUGUST 19th
Please keep in mind these starts are subject to change due to weather or managers discretion
Tier 1
LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 26: Clayton Kershaw #22 of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws a pitch against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on June 26, 2011 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers won 3-2. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)
Clayton Kershaw (10-6, 2.87, 162.2 IP, 157 K/ 42 BB) 8/20 vs SF – Bumgarner 8/26 vs MIA – Buehrle
Madison Bumgarner (12-7, 3.08, 154.2 IP, 144 K/ 31 BB) 8/20 @ LAD – Kershaw 8/25 vs ATL – Maholm
Jordan Zimmerman (9-6, 2.35, 145.1 IP, 110 K/ 25 BB) 8/20 vs ATL – Maholm 8/26 @ PHI – Halladay
R.A. Dickey (15-3, 2.71, 162.1 IP, 166 K/ 36 BB) 8/20 vs COL – White 8/26 vs HOU – Harrell
Tier 2
Tim Lincecum (6-12, 5.34, 136.1 IP, 142 K/ 64 BB) 8/21 @ LAD - Blanton 8/26 vs ATL – Medlen
Roy Halladay (6-6, 3.79, 104.1 IP, 85 K/ 17 BB) 8/20 vs CIN – Leake 8/26 vs WAS – Zimmerman
Adam Wainwright (10-10, 3.90, 145.1 IP, 137 K/ 36 BB) 8/21 vs HOU – Harrell 8/26 @ CIN – Leake
Tim Hudson (12-4, 3.58, 79 K/ 35 BB) 8/20 @ WAS – Zimmerman 8/26 @ SF – Lincecum
Brandon McCarthy (6-4, 2.68, 90.2 IP, 60 K/ 20 BB) 8/20 vs MIN – Duensing 8/25 @ TB – Hellickson
Ryan Dempster (6-6, 3.11, 121.1 IP, 99 K/ 33 BB) 8/20 vs BAL – Gonzalez 8/25 vs MIN – Duensing
Tier 3
Freddy Garcia (6-5, 4.84, 78 IP, 58 K/ 21 BB) 8/20 @ CHW – Floyd 8/26 @ CLE – Jimenez
Edinson Volquez (7-8, 4.03, 138.2 IP, 128 K/ 84 BB) 8/20 vs PIT – Correia 8/26 @ ARI – Saunders
Mark Buehrle (9-11, 3.79, 147 IP, 88 K/ 30 BB) 8/20 @ ARI – Saunders 8/26 @ LAD – Kershaw
Cliff Lee (2-7, 3.83, 148, 142 K/ 24 BB) 8/21 vs CIN – Bailey 8/26 vs WAS – Zimmerman
Homer Bailey (10-8, 4.16, 147 IP, 111 K/ 43 BB) 8/21 @ PHI – Lee 8/26 vs STL – Wainwright
Gavin Floyd (8-9, 4.43, 128 IP, 104 K/ 48 BB) 8/20 vs NYY – Garcia 8/26 vs SEA – Millwood
Max Scherzer (12-6, 4.41, 140.2 IP, 178 K/ 50 BB) 8/21 vs TOR – Romero 8/26 vs LAA – Santana
Jeremy Hellickson (7-7, 3.51, 120.1 IP, 79 K/ 46 BB) 8/20 vs KC – Smith 8/25 vs OAK – McCarthy
Scott Feldman (6-8, 4.63, 89.1 IP, 62 K/ 22 BB) 8/21 vs BAL – Tillman 8/26 vs MIN – De Vries
Joe Saunders (6-8, 3.51, 120.1 IP, 82 K/ 30 BB) 8/20 vs MIA – Buehrle 8/26 vs SD – Volquez
Tier 4
Mike Leake (4-7, 4.51, 131.2 IP, 91 K/ 31 BB) 8/20 @ PHI – Halladay 8/26 vs STL – Wainwright
Miguel Gonzalez (4-2, 3.41, 55.3 IP, 45 K/ 21 BB) 8/20 @ TEX – Feldman 8/26 vs TOR – Villanueva
Ervin Santana (6-10, 5.58, 135.1 IP, 91 K/ 48 BB) 8/21 @ BOS – Cook 8/26 @ DET – Scherzer
Kevin Millwood (4-10, 4.38, 125.1 IP, 89 K/ 43 BB) 8/20 vs CLE – Jimenez 8/26 @ CHW – Quintana
Mark Rogers (0-1, 4.94, 23.2 IP, 24 K/ 6 BB) 8/20 vs CHC – Germano 8/26 @ PIT – Karstens
Ubaldo Jimenez (9-11, 5.25, 133.2 IP, 108 K/ 77 BB) 8/20 @ SEA – Millwood 8/26 vs NYY – Kuroda
Ricky Romero (8-10, 5.47, 149.2 IP, 104 K/ 79 BB) 8/21 @ DET – Scherzer 8/26 @ BAL – Gonzalez
Lucas Harrell (10-8, 3.81, 146.1 IP, 103 K/ 55 BB) 8/21 @ STL – Wainwright 8/26 @ NYM – Hefner
Justin Germano (1-2, 3.28, 24.2 IP, 16 K/ 6 BB) 8/20 @ MIL – Rogers 8/26 vs COL – Francis
Tier 5
Aaron Cook (3-5, 4.70, 51.2 IP, 6 K/ 7 BB) 8/21 vs LAA – Santana 8/26 vs KC – Guthrie
Jeff Francis (3-4, 6.06, 62.1 IP, 36 K/ 12 BB) 8/21 @ NYM – Harvey 8/26 @ CHC – Germano
Brian Duensing (2-7, 4.45, 72.2 IP, 39 K/ 17 BB) 8/20 @ OAK – Straily 8/26 @ TEX – Harrison
Alex White (2-6, 5.81, 65 IP, 42 K/ 30 BB) 8/20 @ NYM – Dickey 8/25 @ CHC – Volstad
