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Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitchers: Studs, Duds, and Sleepers-May 11, 2015

By Zachary Thompson

May 6, 2015; New York City, NY, USA; Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez (31) pitches against the New York Mets during the first inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
May 6, 2015; New York City, NY, USA; Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez (31) pitches against the New York Mets during the first inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 24, 2015; San Diego, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Zack Greinke (21) pitches during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 24, 2015; San Diego, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Zack Greinke (21) pitches during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports /

The start of a new week of fantasy baseball today means a clean slate for those in weekly scoring system, and time to take advantage of some nice two-start starting pitcher plays for those in leagues with weekly roster locks. Fantasy baseball starting pitchers go a long way to deciding success or failure no matter what format of fantasy baseball you’re choosing to play this week, so stay tuned for our continuing coverage to help you get the best fantasy baseball starting pitchers that you possibly can.

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If you’re hitting the waiver wire looking for streaming starting pitcher options, the sleepers on the third slide of this post are a great place to start.  On this slide, you can find a few of the starting pitcher studs for today followed by some that I’d advise avoiding on the next slide.

Each morning on FanSided, we’re featuring the top ten batter vs pitcher matchups to know for the day  as well as taking a quick look at some of the most important fantasy baseball starting pitchers. To find all our continuing coverage, drop a bookmark at our fantasy baseball hub where we’ll have new coverage throughout the rest of the season.

As we continue to fine-tune our fantasy baseball coverage headed into the dog days of summer, I’d love to get your feedback on how we can best help you win your league. The design of this post is to give you some of the biggest studs, sleepers, and stay-aways scheduled to take the mound today.  Feel free to comment below or find me @FansidedFantasy on Twitter. I’ll be happy to give you my take on your lineup, and any waiver wire questions you have.

Let’s gets started with the breakdown of today’s fantasy baseball starting pitchers:

3 Starting Pitcher Studs

1. Zack Greinke-Los Angeles Dodgers: Thanks to the weather in Colorado, Grienke misses Coors Field this time around instead getting the start tonight in pitcher-friendly Marlins Park instead.  Greinke is going for his sixth straight win as he takes the mound tonight for his seventh start of the season.  He has turned in a “quality start” every time out and has posted a very impressive 1.56 ERA.  He only allowed two hits against the Brewers in his last start, and he’ll look to keep rolling tonight in Miami.

2. Max Scherzer-Washington Nationals: Scherzer returns to Arizona where he began his MLB career tonight as the Nats head to the desert to battle the D-Backs.  Scherzer is coming off back-to-back ten strikeout games although his overall results in those games were a little mixed.  In his last start, he allowed ten hits and five runs in seven innings but managed to get the win after allowing just one run on five hits in seven innings in his previous start and taking the loss.  Tonight, he’ll look to return to the form he showed earlier this season when he allowed one run or fewer in four of his first five starts of the season.  Scherzer will make only his second start as a visitor at Chase Field tonight.

3. Shelby Miller-Atlanta Braves: Miller is coming off his best start of the season, a complete-game shutout against the Phillies in which he allowed just three hits and one walk while striking out eight.  On the season, Miller is now 4-1 with a 1.66 ERA.  He has not allowed more than two earned runs in any of his six starts and has been able to pick up 31 strikeouts in 38 innings.  As he heads to Cincinnati tonight, he’ll look to avenge his one loss for the season, but even in that game he was solid striking out nine in seven innings allowing two earned runs on six hits. Even though the Reds beat him before, I think Miller should be lined up for another strong game tonight.

Next: 3 Starting Pitcher Stay-Aways

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