Welcome back to our Expected SP Schedules series!
Every single Tuesday the Expected SP Schedules article will provide you with what you need to know regarding each starting pitcher’s upcoming matchups over the upcoming weeks. Who has a two-start week? Who is facing a few favorable lineups in a row with the opportunity to get into a real groove? Who can we safely ignore for the foreseeable future due to an upcoming gauntlet? This column will aim to get you the answers you need for those questions, and more.
Before we get into it, remember the glossary for this article:
- (OFF) means the team has an off-day before they play that team.
- (DH) indicates a doubleheader that day.
- ??? represents an unclear rotational spot, and the notes will explain the options. Given that the season just got underway, most rotations are currently pretty set, though there is some shuffling that will be done over the next few weeks when several frontline starters return from injury.
And finally, we have our PLV-based offensive rankings, which incorporate our Process+ metric to project future offensive performance. These rankings, which are in alphabetical order by tier and were last updated on April 6, will continue to be updated regularly to reflect the offensive skills that teams are projected to achieve in the coming weeks, based on PitcherList’s internal PLV metrics.
AL East
Orioles’ Expected Starters
Blue Jays’ Expected Starters
AL Central
AL West
Astros’ Expected Starters
Pirates’ Expected Starters
As is typically the case with Rockies’ pitching, this staff can safely be ignored for fantasy purposes for the time being, regardless of the matchups.
