The Aug. 26 starter pool is possibly the weakest Sunday group of 2018. There are few true aces and a massive middle tier that is full of hit-or-miss options.

Clayton Kershaw draws a Dodger Stadium start against San Diego.

Miles Mikolas, Zachary Godley, and Joe Musgrove top Friday's strong start options.

Scherzer and deGrom are the day's best, but there are five more strong starts and several judgment calls worth considering on Thursday.

Hammer Time: Syndergaard owns encouraging SwK and contact indicators over recent starts.

Blake Snell is a strong start for his home matchup versus the Royals

With a top-tier that isn't the most stable, we'll have to rely on a litany of "Judgement Call" options that possess a ton of high-risk, high-reward.

Gerrit Cole headlines the list of two-start hurlers for the coming week.

The August 19 slate unfortunately has as many options in the bottom tier as the top group. Still, there are a few locks among the group of aces and plenty of streaming options in the middle tier.

Jacob deGrom has held current PHI bats to a .606 OPS.

Max Scherzer, Carlos Carrasco, Noah Syndergaard, and Aaron Nola are strong start options on Friday.