Introducing the Starting Pitcher Probables and Schedule Grid!
The Starting Pitcher Probables Grid and Schedule Grid are the latest additions to our RosterResource collection at FanGraphs. They’re also the last of the features that remained on the RosterResource website. Moving all of the content from RosterResource to FanGraphs without losing any functionality, while also making some obvious improvements, is what I’ve called “Phase 1” of this project. Special thanks to Sean Dolinar for working so hard to put all of this into action.
“Phase 2,” which will begin in the near future, will involve us taking all of the feedback and suggestions from readers and making additional upgrades to all of the RosterResource content.
I discussed our newest features on Wednesday’s episode of The RosterResource Show.
These features, which are currently accessible from any RosterResource page (In-Season Tools -> Schedule Grid | Probables Grid), allow readers to look ahead at the next 10 days of probable starting pitchers. This content is updated regularly and will match up with our roster/depth chart pages. We’ll add a link to the RosterResource drop-down menu in the next day or two.
What information is currently included?
- Probable starting pitchers for the next 10 days.
- Projected starting pitcher, opponent (@ refers to a road game), and whether the pitcher is right-handed (R) or left-handed (L).
- Dates have a different color background to highlight a new week (Monday thru Sunday) in order to easily identify starting pitchers projected to make two starts in a week.
What information do we want to include in the future?
- A way to identify confirmed starter, likely starter, and TBD/best guess.
- SP Power Rankings (overall/last 14 days).
- Filters that allow readers to view only certain opponents (winning records, division opponents, etc.).
Feedback and Suggestions
As has been the case with the last few RosterResource additions, including the Closer Depth Chart, Transaction Tracker, and Injury Report, we plan on implementing our ideas to improve this feature once we circle back around for upgrades. Anything else we add or change will be a result of reader feedback and suggestions. Please use the comment section below to let us know what you like or dislike about these new grids and what else you’d like to see included.
This is fantastic – it’s well-displayed and I will regularly use the feature. I have long wondered why I couldn’t find a thing in exactly this format; I’m glad my FG sub money is helping generate this product.
Better coordination with the site Dark Mode would be appreciated, it’s nearly impossible to read in Dark Mode.
Also, having the option to view it as the pitcher the team will be facing rather than the pitcher the team will be starting. This would be useful for what I would assume to be the high percentage of viewers who will be using this for fantasy purposes.
I was thinking it would be helpful to show both the team’s pitcher and the likely pitcher for the opponent on the same table. For non-fantasy people, this would make it easy to scan looking to find games to watch that will have two great pitchers pitching.
Yes, I think this will be at the top of the priority list of things to address for all RR content. I don’t use dark mode so I failed to recognize the issue. Hopefully, it’s an easy fix.
Please add a link to the “In-Season Tools” in the dropdown menu that appears when you hover over “RosterResource” in the top banner.
Done. They’re both under “In-Season Tools” on the RosterResource drop-down.
Absolutely great tool to add for the community. Fantasypros has a similar feature, that looks ahead at all schedules for approximately 7 days. What I really like the most about it, are the rankings for the top 5 hitting teams, and also the rankings for each pitcher.
Suggestion – if you could implement rankings for all the planned pitchers on the schedule, I think that would definitely give you a leg up on other websites.
Thx
This is amazing. I love it so much. Thank you! <3
Is there an API for downloading this info in a convenient way? I would love love love to be able to spit this right into a python environment in order to do upcoming week projections.
It’s near the top of the wish list for all RR content. Would likely be for members only.
Great resource. One suggestion I would make is the ability to toggle between a “colors on” vs a “colors off” view. Some might find value in the color-coded view such as in schedule grid, whereas I find that overwhelming. Likewise, the probables grid looks wonderful to my eyes, but I can see someone else missing the colors.
For sure. This is something I’ll try to address soon. It hasn’t been a consistent complaint, but I’ve seen it enough to know that all the colors can be overwhelming for some.