2023 Projected MLB Pitching Rotations
MLB starting rotations – streaming starting pitching in fantasy baseball is one of the most common strategies and with the MLB Projected Starting Lineups page over on Fantasy Alarm we are bringing you the projected starting rotation for each team. There are always MLB starting pitchers out there who could be rising up the fantasy baseball rankings, the ADP charts from fantasy baseball mock drafts and in our 2023 fantasy baseball projections as well. It's also important to know the starting rotations for each MLB team, especially when you're dealing with players on the MLB injury report, looking for fantasy baseball waiver wire targets, or keeping an eye on MLB top prospects. Some of these lesser-known names could end up as fantasy baseball sleepers should they start to string together some quality outings. Be sure to also check out the Starting Pitching section in our free Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide as well as the MLB player news to find the latest updates on the MLB pitching rotations around the league.
2023 MLB Pitching Rotations
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||||||
| Baltimore | Arizona | ||||||
| Pitcher | Hand | Pitcher | Hand | ||||
| 1 | Kyle Gibson | R | 1 | Zac Gallen | R | ||
| 2 | Cole Irvin | L | 2 | Merrill Kelly | R | ||
| 3 | Kyle Bradish | R | 3 | Madison Bumgarner | L | ||
| 4 | Dean Kremer | R | 4 | Zach Davies | R | ||
| 5 | Grayson Rodriguez | R | 5 | Ryne Nelson | R | ||
| Boston | Atlanta | ||||||
| Pitcher | Hand | Pitcher | Hand | ||||
| 1 | Corey Kluber | R | 1 | Max Fried | L | ||
| 2 | Chris Sale | L | 2 | Kyle Wright | R | ||
| 3 | Nick Pivetta | R | 3 | Charlie Morton | R | ||
| 4 | Tanner Houck | R | 4 | Spencer Strider | R | ||
| 5 | Kutter Crawford | R | 5 | Ian Anderson | R | ||
| Chicago | Chicago | ||||||
| Pitcher | Hand | Pitcher | Hand | ||||
| 1 | Dylan Cease | R | 1 | Marcus Stroman | R | ||
| 2 | Lance Lynn | R | 2 | Jameson Taillon | R | ||
| 3 | Lucas Giolito | R | 3 | Justin Steele | L | ||
| 4 | Mike Clevinger | R | 4 | Drew Smyly | L | ||
| 5 | Michael Kopech | R | 5 | Hayden Wesneski | R | ||
| Cleveland | Cincinnati | ||||||
| Pitcher | Hand | Pitcher | Hand | ||||
| 1 | Shane Bieber | R | 1 | Hunter Greene | R | ||
| 2 | Triston McKenzie | R | 2 | Nick Lodolo | L | ||
| 3 | Cal Quantrill | R | 3 | Graham Ashcraft | R | ||
| 4 | Aaron Civale | R | 4 | Luis Cessa | R | ||
| 5 | Zach Plesac | R | 5 | Brandon Williamson | L | ||
| Detroit | Colorado | ||||||
| Pitcher | Hand | Pitcher | Hand | ||||
| 1 | Eduardo Rodriguez | L | 1 | German Marquez | R | ||
| 2 | Matthew Boyd | L | 2 | Kyle Freeland | L | ||
| 3 | Michael Lorenzen | R | 3 | Jose Urena | R | ||
| 4 | Matt Manning | R | 4 | Austin Gomber | L | ||
| 5 | Spencer Turnbull | R | 5 | Connor Seabold | R | ||
| Houston | Los Angeles | ||||||
| Pitcher | Hand | Pitcher | Hand | ||||
| 1 | Framber Valdez | L | 1 | Clayton Kershaw | L | ||
| 2 | Cristian Javier | R | 2 | Julio Urias | L | ||
| 3 | Luis Garcia | R | 3 | Noah Syndergaard | R | ||
| 4 | Jose Urquidy | R | 4 | Dustin May | R | ||
| 5 | Hunter Brown | R | 5 | Ryan Pepiot | R | ||
| Kansas City | Miami | ||||||
| Pitcher | Hand | Pitcher | Hand | ||||
| 1 | Zack Greinke | R | 1 | Sandy Alcantara | R | ||
| 2 | Jordan Lyles | R | 2 | Jesus Luzardo | L | ||
| 3 | Brady Singer | R | 3 | Johnny Cueto | R | ||
| 4 | Ryan Yarbrough | L | 4 | Trevor Rogers | L | ||
| 5 | Brad Keller | R | 5 | Edward Cabrera | R | ||
| Los Angeles | Milwaukee | ||||||
| Pitcher | Hand | Pitcher | Hand | ||||
| 1 | Shohei Ohtani | R | 1 | Corbin Burnes | R | ||
| 2 | Patrick Sandoval | L | 2 | Brandon Woodruff | R | ||
| 3 | Tyler Anderson | L | 3 | Eric Lauer | L | ||
| 4 | Reid Detmers | L | 4 | Freddy Peralta | R | ||
| 5 | Jose Saurez | L | 5 | Wade Miley | L | ||
| Minnesota | New York | ||||||
| Pitcher | Hand | Pitcher | Hand | ||||
| 1 | Pablo Lopez | R | 1 | Justin Verlander | R | ||
| 2 | Sonny Gray | R | 2 | Max Scherzer | R | ||
| 3 | Joe Ryan | R | 3 | Kodai Senga | R | ||
| 4 | Tyler Mahle | R | 4 | Carlos Carrasco | R | ||
| 5 | Kenta Maeda | R | 5 | David Peterson | L | ||
| New York | Philadelphia | ||||||
| Pitcher | Hand | Pitcher | Hand | ||||
| 1 | Gerrit Cole | R | 1 | Aaron Nola | R | ||
| 2 | Luis Severino | R | 2 | Zack Wheeler | R | ||
| 3 | Domingo German | R | 3 | Taijuan Walker | R | ||
| 4 | Nestor Cortes | L | 4 | Ranger Suarez | L | ||
| 5 | Clark Schmidt | R | 5 | Bailey Falter | L | ||
| Oakland | Pittsburgh | ||||||
| Pitcher | Hand | Pitcher | Hand | ||||
| 1 | Shintaro Fujinami | R | 1 | Mitch Keller | R | ||
| 2 | James Kaprielian | R | 2 | Roansy Contreras | R | ||
| 3 | JP Sears | L | 3 | Rich Hill | L | ||
| 4 | Drew Rucinski | R | 4 | JT Brubaker | R | ||
| 5 | Ken Waldichuk | L | 5 | Vince Velasquez | R | ||
| Seattle | San Diego | ||||||
| Pitcher | Hand | Pitcher | Hand | ||||
| 1 | Luis Castillo | R | 1 | Yu Darvish | R | ||
| 2 | Logan Gilbert | R | 2 | Blake Snell | L | ||
| 3 | Robbie Ray | L | 3 | Michael Wacha | R | ||
| 4 | George Kirby | R | 4 | Nick Martinez | R | ||
| 5 | Marco Gonzales | L | 5 | Seth Lugo | R | ||
| Tampa Bay | San Francisco | ||||||
| Pitcher | Hand | Pitcher | Hand | ||||
| 1 | Shane McLanahan | L | 1 | Logan Webb | R | ||
| 2 | Drew Rasmussen | R | 2 | Alex Cobb | R | ||
| 3 | Zach Eflin | R | 3 | Sean Manaea | L | ||
| 4 | Jeffrey Springs | L | 4 | Ross Stripling | R | ||
| 5 | Yonny Chirinos | R | 5 | Anthony Desclafani | R | ||
| Texas | St. Louis | ||||||
| Pitcher | Hand | Pitcher | Hand | ||||
| 1 | Jacob deGrom | R | 1 | Adam Wainwright | R | ||
| 2 | Nathan Eovaldi | R | 2 | Miles Mikolas | R | ||
| 3 | Jon Gray | R | 3 | Jordan Montgomery | L | ||
| 4 | Martin Perez | L | 4 | Jack Flaherty | R | ||
| 5 | Andrew Heaney | L | 5 | Steven Matz | L | ||
| Toronto | Washington | ||||||
| Pitcher | Hand | Pitcher | Hand | ||||
| 1 | Alek Manoah | R | 1 | Josiah Gray | R | ||
| 2 | Kevin Gausman | R | 2 | Patrick Corbin | L | ||
| 3 | Jose Berrios | R | 3 | Trevor Williams | R | ||
| 4 | Chris Bassitt | R | 4 | MacKenzie Gore | L | ||
| 5 | Yusei Kikuchi | L | 5 | Chad Kuhl | R | ||
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