We’ve finally made it to Opening Day! For the many pitchers who have spent the last two months ramping up to be ready for the season, this day is particularly exciting. For fantasy baseball managers, we can now see which spring training standouts can carry their momentum into the season. While this first week is only four days long, it can set the tone for many emerging pitchers for the rest of the season. That’s why I have included the confidence level ratings along with the starting pitcher rankings to allow fantasy managers to make the right opening week lineup decisions.
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Starting Pitcher Rankings for Week 1 (3/27 – 3/30)
| Rank | Pitcher | Team | Opponent | Start Confidence Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Skenes | PIT | @MIA | 10 |
| 2 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | @WSH | 9 |
| 3 | Garrett Crochet | BOS | @TEX | 8 |
| 4 | Tarik Skubal | DET | @LAD | 8 |
| 5 | Cole Ragans | KCR | CLE | 8 |
| 6 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | ATH | 8 |
| 7 | Zac Gallen | ARI | CHC | 7 |
| 8 | Corbin Burnes | ARI | CHC | 7 |
| 9 | Chris Sale | BOS | @SDP | 7 |
| 10 | Spencer Schwellenbach | BOS | @SDP | 7 |
| 11 | Shota Imanaga | CHC | @ARI | 7 |
| 12 | Hunter Greene | CIN | SFG | 7 |
| 13 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | @KCR | 7 |
| 14 | Framber Valdez | HOU | NYM | 7 |
| 15 | Seth Lugo | KCR | CLE | 7 |
| 16 | Yusei Kikuchi | LAA | @CWS | 7 |
| 17 | Blake Snell | LAD | DET | 7 |
| 18 | Tyler Glasnow | LAD | DET | 7 |
| 19 | Pablo Lopez | MIN | @STL | 7 |
| 20 | Joe Ryan | MIN | @STL | 7 |
| 21 | Bailey Ober | MIN | @STL | 7 |
| 22 | Max Fried | NYY | MIL | 7 |
| 23 | Aaron Nola | PHI | @WSH | 7 |
| 24 | Sonny Gray | STL | MIN | 7 |
| 25 | Michael King | SDP | ATL | 7 |
| 26 | Logan Webb | SFG | @CIN | 7 |
| 27 | Bryce Miller | SEA | ATH | 7 |
| 28 | Bryan Woo | SEA | ATH | 7 |
| 29 | Ryan Pepiot | TBR | COL | 7 |
| 30 | Grant Holmes | BOS | @SDP | 6 |
| 31 | Nick Martinez | CIN | SFG | 6 |
| 32 | Gavin Williams | CLE | @KCR | 6 |
| 33 | Jack Flaherty | DET | @LAD | 6 |
| 34 | Hunter Brown | HOU | NYM | 6 |
| 35 | Spencer Arrighetti | HOU | NYM | 6 |
| 36 | Michael Wacha | KCR | CLE | 6 |
| 37 | Jose Soriano | LAA | @CWS | 6 |
| 38 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | PIT | 6 |
| 39 | Freddy Peralta | MIL | @NYY | 6 |
| 40 | Clay Holmes | NYM | @HOU | 6 |
| 41 | Carlos Rodon | NYY | MIL | 6 |
| 42 | Jesus Luzardo | PHI | @WSH | 6 |
| 43 | Mitch Keller | PIT | @MIA | 6 |
| 44 | Andrew Heaney | PIT | @MIA | 6 |
| 45 | Erick Fedde | STL | MIN | 6 |
| 46 | Dylan Cease | SDP | ATL | 6 |
| 47 | Nick Pivetta | SDP | ATL | 6 |
| 48 | Robbie Ray | SFG | @CIN | 6 |
| 49 | Luis Castillo | SEA | ATH | 6 |
| 50 | Drew Rasmussen | TBR | COL | 6 |
| 51 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | BOS | 6 |
| 52 | Merrill Kelly | ARI | CHC | 5 |
| 53 | Reynaldo Lopez | BOS | @SDP | 5 |
| 54 | Zach Eflin | BAL | @TOR | 5 |
| 55 | Tomoyuki Sugano | BAL | @TOR | 5 |
| 56 | Tanner Houck | BOS | @TEX | 5 |
| 57 | Justin Steele | CHC | @ARI | 5 |
| 58 | Nick Lodolo | CIN | SFG | 5 |
| 59 | Reese Olson | DET | @LAD | 5 |
| 60 | Tyler Anderson | LAA | @CWS | 5 |
| 61 | Dustin May | LAD | DET | 5 |
| 62 | Nestor Cortes | MIL | @NYY | 5 |
| 63 | Aaron Civale | MIL | @NYY | 5 |
| 64 | Griffin Canning | NYM | @HOU | 5 |
| 65 | Marcus Stroman | NYY | MIL | 5 |
| 66 | Luis Severino | ATH | @SEA | 5 |
| 67 | Jeffrey Springs | ATH | @SEA | 5 |
| 68 | Osvaldo Bido | ATH | @SEA | 5 |
| 69 | Bailey Falter | PIT | @MIA | 5 |
| 70 | Taj Bradley | TBR | COL | 5 |
| 71 | Jack Leiter | TEX | BOS | 5 |
| 72 | Kumar Rocker | TEX | BOS | 5 |
| 73 | Jose Berrios | TOR | BAL | 5 |
| 74 | Kevin Gausman | TOR | BAL | 5 |
| 75 | Chris Bassitt | TOR | BAL | 5 |
| 76 | Bowden Francis | TOR | BAL | 5 |
| 77 | Eduardo Rodriguez | ARI | CHC | 4 |
| 78 | Dean Kremer | BAL | @TOR | 4 |
| 79 | Walker Buehler | BOS | @TEX | 4 |
| 80 | Richard Fitts | BOS | @TEX | 4 |
| 81 | Luis Ortiz | CLE | @KCR | 4 |
| 82 | Max Meyer | MIA | PIT | 4 |
| 83 | Tylor Megill | NYM | @HOU | 4 |
| 84 | JP Sears | ATH | @SEA | 4 |
| 85 | Miles Mikolas | STL | MIN | 4 |
| 86 | Justin Verlander | SFG | @CIN | 4 |
| 87 | MacKenzie Gore | WSN | PHI | 4 |
| 88 | Charlie Morton | BAL | @TOR | 3 |
| 89 | Jameson Taillon | CHC | @ARI | 3 |
| 90 | Matthew Boyd | CHC | @ARI | 3 |
| 91 | Martin Perez | CWS | LAA | 3 |
| 92 | Kyle Freeland | COL | @TBR | 3 |
| 93 | German Marquez | COL | @TBR | 3 |
| 94 | Connor Gillispie | MIA | PIT | 3 |
| 95 | Valente Bellozo | MIA | PIT | 3 |
| 96 | Tyler Mahle | TEX | BOS | 3 |
| 97 | Jake Irvin | WSN | PHI | 3 |
| 98 | Mitchell Parker | WSN | PHI | 3 |
| 99 | Sean Burke | CWS | LAA | 2 |
| 100 | Ryan Feltner | COL | @TBR | 2 |
| 101 | Jonathan Cannon | CWS | LAA | 1 |
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