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Tuesday's Starting Pitcher Value Rankings

Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports

Here are theScore's pitcher value rankings for Tuesday, April 5 (note: makeup games between HOU at NYY and BOS at CLE are not included):

Value Rankings
C | 1B/DH | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | SP

Top Options

NAME OPPONENT VALUE
Jose Quintana (CWS) at OAK 10
Justin Verlander (DET) at MIA 9
Johnny Cueto (SF) at MIL 8

Quintana will be a highly-owned commodity on Tuesday, but rightly so. He has dominated A's hitters throughout the years, holding their current bats to a .171/.245/.228 slash line in his career. The Coliseum is very pitcher-friendly and Oakland's lineup is terrible to say the least. Quintana is a staple in cash games.

Mid-Tier Targets

NAME OPPONENT VALUE
James Shields (SD) vs. LAD 7
Jon Lester (CHC) at LAA 7
Aaron Sanchez (TOR) at TB 6
Jake Odorizzi (TB) vs. TOR 6
Wei-Yin Chen (MIA) vs. DET 5
Shelby Miller (ARI) vs. COL 5
Andrew Heaney (LAA) vs. CHC 5

Sanchez has dominated the Rays in his career, but the majority of that dominance came pitching out of the bullpen. It's a whole different world when facing the same hitters three times a game, but Sanchez's stuff certainly gives him plenty of upside. Limit him to GPP use only because of his lack of starting experience.

Odorizzi is a major contrarian going up against the best lineup in baseball. He has held the meat of Toronto's order -- Josh Donaldson, Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion -- to a combined 4-for-34. Don't be afraid to draft him in tournaments as he comes off a career-best 3.35 ERA in 2015.

Nothing to See Here

NAME OPPONENT VALUE
Hisashi Iwakuma (SEA) at TEX 4
Jimmy Nelson (MIL) vs. SF 4
Martin Perez (TEX) vs. SEA 3
Michael Wacha (STL) at PIT 3
Scott Kazmir (LAD) at SD 3
Jon Niese (PIT) vs. STL 3
Chad Bettis (COL) at ARI 3

San Diego's lineup is nothing to write home about, but they've given Kazmir fits in his career, posting a .962 OPS against the veteran. Kazmir reportedly saw a dip in velocity after a shaky spring training. Avoid him at all costs.

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