Fantasy Baseball: Are pitchers like Aaron Nola, Zac Gallen still in the circle of trust? Find out for these 12

Robert De Niro’s character in the movie Meet the Parents had strict parameters for his Circle of Trust. You’re either in or you’re out, and once you’re out, you’re out. There’s no coming back.

In the realm of Fantasy Baseball, though, I think regular reevaluation is warranted, particularly with regard to starting pitchers. They’re always doing things to blow our trust, and if we banished them forevermore because of it, well, pretty soon we’d have nowhere else to turn.

So we keep giving them chances — seconds, thirds, fourths, as their individual talent warrants — and eventually, for some, we learn to accept the bad with the good.

We’re getting down to it now, though. Every lineup decision matters all the more as we enter the season’s homestretch, and some of the pitchers we’ve stood by the longest are failing us when it matters most.

So are they still inside the Circle of Trust or out of it? Or are they on the fringes, teetering the line between trust and mistrust? (See, Jack, there can be some middle ground.)

It’s not so much about whether to stash or drop these pitchers. They’re all worth rostering still in most leagues. It’s more a question of how to implement them. Those inside the Circle of Trust are worth starting every week, regardless of matchups, but for those outside of it, you’ll want to pick your spots.

For these 12 starting pitchers, who’ve all been shaky of late, here’s where I stand.