Fantasy Baseball Rankings: The 100 Best Starting Pitchers

The inimitable Scott Pianowski has previously compared pitchers in fantasy baseball to running backs in fantasy football. If you build a quality stable of backs in your football drafts, you’ll likely go far in your leagues; the same goes for baseball. A good rotation should get you into the playoffs.

If you’re lucky (or smart) to draft/add that league-winning running back, your chances of getting a trophy increase exponentially. Once again, this is reflected in fantasy baseball; If you can draft baseball’s best pitcher(s), you have a shot at a championship.

The only problem is that while starting pitchers have comparable advantages to running backs, they also have the same disadvantages. Yes, the volatility we expect from the running back position in fantasy football is eerily similar to that of the starting pitchers in fantasy baseball.

Basically you can’t live with them, you can’t live without them.

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One of the biggest pitcher movers of the offseason was Jacob de Grom, who left the Mets for the Texas Rangers. His health and his first time on a new team are factors that could affect his ADP this season; A guy who’s been at the top of the draft may not even be considered a top 3 fantasy pitcher anymore.

Is Jacob deGrom still a top notch fantasy ace? (Photo by Ben Ludeman/Texas Rangers/Getty Images)

Corbin Burnes And Gerrit Kohlhowever, remain the top two options for 2023. Some youngsters are also expected to leave much sooner than in past seasons, elite arms like Spencer Strider and reigning NL Cy Young winner, Sandy Alcantara.

Who will emerge from the depths of the drafts to create a massive fantasy impact at the starting pitcher? How many of them are worthy of a first-round selection?

Our fantasy baseball pitcher rankings can help you answer these questions – check them out below:

2023 Fantasy Baseball Rankings powered by FantasyPros

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