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Tomoyuki Sugano or Grayson Rodriguez

Who Should I Start? - Week 12 • Start New
Tomoyuki Sugano

Tomoyuki Sugano

SPColorado Rockies COL
Grayson Rodriguez

Grayson Rodriguez

SPLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim LAA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Sugano over Rodriguez

 
 
 
 
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Owners starting Rodriguez over Sugano

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Grayson Rodriguez

Grayson Rodriguez showing strong signs of rebound ahead of favorable matchup vs. Rockies

Rodriguez is quickly finding his groove after missing the early portion of the season with right shoulder inflammation, most recently delivering a strong five-inning, one-run outing against Detroit. He firmly slots in as the number two starter in the rotation for the fifth-place Angels, who desperately need his presence amid a wave of team injuries. With his velocity back up to 99 mph, his elite stuff is beginning to translate into fantasy production again.

His bloated 8.06 ERA over three starts is a classic early-season mirage, skewed heavily by a single rough debut outing against a powerhouse lineup. Our models project a major rest-of-season correction toward a 3.97 ERA, a 1.25 WHIP, and 115 strikeouts, aligning closely with his strong career baselines. The underlying strikeout metrics remain elite, meaning his premium fantasy upside is very much real.

The week ahead brings a highly favorable single-start matchup on Tuesday at home against the Rockies and pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano, who carries a mediocre 4.18 ERA. Given the opponent's historical road struggles and Rodriguez's surging form, he is primed for a quality outing and a strong win opportunity. Lock him into your lineups as a high-upside option. Start.

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Performance Tomoyuki Sugano
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.601-000521.401
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.911-1001141.303
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Grayson Rodriguez
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
9.881-100851.832
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
8.302-1001371.703
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Tomoyuki Sugano
OWN
 
8%
+0.57 compared to last week
START
 
4%
-1.55 compared to last week
OWN/START Grayson Rodriguez
OWN
23%
-1.05 compared to last week
START
11%
-5.02 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Tomoyuki Sugano
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Grayson Rodriguez
103rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Tomoyuki Sugano

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 91st.
  • The current leader among SP's is Cristopher Sanchez
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 93rd
  • Top 100 in ERA and is currently ranked 90th
  • Top 100 in walks and is currently ranked 89th with 16
  • Top 35 in wins and is currently ranked 31st with 5
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: EVEN, L: +1, WHIP: +0.247, ERA: +1.027, K's: -4, Walks: +7
Breakdown Grayson Rodriguez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 104th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 437th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Cristopher Sanchez
  • Can't be doing much worse than he is right now. Failing to live up to expectations is one thing, but playing this bad is another.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 174th in WHIP with 2.11
  • Currently ranked 174th in ERA with 10.84
  • Currently ranked 201st in wins with 2
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.5 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +2, L: +2, WHIP: +1.94, ERA: +10, K's: +17, Walks: +11
Next Up Health Check
Injury Tomoyuki Sugano

No Injury Reported

Injury Grayson Rodriguez

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Tomoyuki Sugano
DateOpponentResult
Jun 01@LAAAntonio SenzatelaW 8-9
Jun 02@LAATomoyuki SuganoW 2-8
Jun 03@LAAWalbert UrenaL 11-4
Jun 05VS MILBrandon Sproat
Jun 06VS MILJacob Misiorowski
Jun 07VS MILShane Drohan
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.601-000521.401
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Grayson Rodriguez
DateOpponentResult
Jun 01VS COLAntonio SenzatelaL 8-9
Jun 02VS COLTomoyuki SuganoL 2-8
Jun 03VS COLWalbert UrenaW 11-4
Jun 05@LADRoki Sasaki
Jun 06@LADYoshinobu Yamamoto
Jun 07@LADEmmet Sheehan
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
19.010-200773.102
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Tomoyuki Sugano
7.96
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Grayson Rodriguez
8.24
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Tomoyuki Sugano
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2025 BAL 30 154.2 2565 106 36 0 10-10 4.77 1.35 6.2 264
2026 COL 12 61.0 1020 36 18 0 5-4 4.13 1.31 5.3 109
ON PACE 30 157 2622 92 46 0 12-10 4.13 1.31 5.3 279
3-YEAR AVG 30 153 2565 106 36 0 10-10 4.77 1.35 6.2 264
Career 42 215.2 3585 142 54 0 0-0 4.59 1.34 5.9
Career Grayson Rodriguez
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2023 BAL 24 121.1 2163 131 46 0 7-5 4.75 1.42 9.7 259
2024 BAL 20 114.1 1879 130 36 0 13-4 3.94 1.27 10.2 319
2026 LAA 4 18.0 355 17 11 0 2-2 10 1.94 8.5 15
ON PACE 10 47 912 43 28 0 5-5 10 1.94 8.5 39
3-YEAR AVG 22 117 2021 131 41 0 10-5 4.31 1.34 9.9 289
Career 48 251.1 4397 278 93 0 0-0 4.8 1.4 10
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