Welcome to Sit/Start where every Saturday here at Pitcher List, I review all expected starting pitcher matchups for the week ahead. There are three labels: Start, Maybe, and Sit. Outings marked with a Maybe are circumstantial and dependent on your needs in a standard 5×5 Wins 12-teamer, while the other two are self-explanatory. You’ll notice a few question marks next to some of the names. These are either probable starters that have not been confirmed or are pitchers who may be subject to an opener. Feel free to question my designations in the comments and we’ll dive into it together.
Here’s the massive table containing every Week 1 start from 4/1 – 4/7:
Note: These matchups are subject to change.
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 4/1 | CHC vs ATL | Hendricks | Start | Newcomb | Maybe |
| 4/1 | MIL vs CIN | Davies | Sit | DeSclafani | Sit |
| 4/1 | CHW vs CLE | Nova | Maybe | Clevinger | Start |
| 4/1 | SFG vs LAD | Pomeranz | Sit | Urias | Start |
| 4/1 | NYM vs MIA | Matz | Start | Smith | Maybe |
| 4/1 | DET vs NYY | Ross | Sit | German? | Start |
| 4/1 | BOS vs OAK | Price | Start | Brooks? | Sit |
| 4/1 | STL vs PIT | Wainwright | Start | Archer | Start |
| 4/1 | ARI vs SDP | Kelly | Maybe | Strahm | Start |
| 4/1 | LAA vs SEA | Stratton | Sit | Hernandez | Sit |
| 4/1 | COL vs TBR | Bettis | Sit | Chirinos? | Maybe |
| 4/1 | HOU vs TEX | Peacock | Maybe | Smyly | Sit |
| 4/1 | BAL vs TOR | Hess | Sit | Richard | Maybe |
| 4/2 | MIL vs CIN | Chacin | Sit | Mahle | Sit |
| 4/2 | MIN vs KCR | Gibson | Start | Bailey | Sit |
| 4/2 | SFG vs LAD | Bumgarner | Start | Ryu | Start |
| 4/2 | NYM vs MIA | Vargas | Maybe | Urena | Maybe |
| 4/2 | DET vs NYY | Zimmermann | Sit | Tanaka | Start |
| 4/2 | BOS vs OAK | Sale | Start | Fiers | Sit |
| 4/2 | ARI vs SDP | Greinke | Start | Lauer | Maybe |
| 4/2 | LAA vs SEA | Cahill | Maybe | Gonzales | Start |
| 4/2 | COL vs TBR | Freeland | Start | Snell | Start |
| 4/2 | HOU vs TEX | Verlander | Start | Miller | Sit |
| 4/2 | BAL vs TOR | Cashner? | Sit | Stroman | Start |
| 4/2 | PHI vs WSH | Eflin | Maybe | Sanchez | Maybe |
| 4/3 | CHC vs ATL | Quintana | Maybe | Teheran | Maybe |
| 4/3 | MIL vs CIN | Peralta | Sit | Castillo | Start |
| 4/3 | CHW vs CLE | Rodon | Maybe | Bieber | Start |
| 4/3 | MIN vs KCR | Berrios | Start | Keller | Maybe |
| 4/3 | SFG vs LAD | Holland | Sit | Stripling | Start |
| 4/3 | NYM vs MIA | deGrom | Start | Richards | Maybe |
| 4/3 | DET vs NYY | Boyd | Maybe | Loaisiga? | Maybe |
| 4/3 | BOS vs OAK | Eovaldi | Maybe | Estrada | Sit |
| 4/3 | STL vs PIT | Mikolas | Start | Taillon | Start |
| 4/3 | ARI vs SDP | Ray | Start | Lucchesi | Start |
| 4/3 | COL vs TBR | Marquez | Start | Morton | Start |
| 4/3 | HOU vs TEX | Cole | Start | Minor | Sit |
| 4/3 | BAL vs TOR | Wright? | Sit | Shoemaker | Maybe |
| 4/3 | PHI vs WSH | Nola | Start | Scherzer | Start |
| 4/4 | CHC vs ATL | Lester | Maybe | Fried | Maybe |
| 4/4 | NYY vs BAL | Paxton | Start | Cobb | Sit |
| 4/4 | SEA vs CHW | Kikuchi | Start | Lopez | Maybe |
| 4/4 | TOR vs CLE | Sanchez | Sit | Kluber | Start |
| 4/4 | KCR vs DET | Junis | Maybe | Turnbull | Maybe |
| 4/4 | TEX vs LAA | Volquez | Sit | Harvey | Maybe |
| 4/4 | WSH vs NYM | Strasburg | Start | Syndergaard | Start |
| 4/4 | BOS vs OAK | Rodriguez | Start | Anderson | Sit |
| 4/4 | CIN vs PIT | Gray | Start | Williams | Maybe |
| 4/4 | SDP vs STL | Margevicius | Sit | Flaherty | Start |
| 4/5 | BOS vs ARI | Porcello | Start | Godley | Sit |
| 4/5 | MIA vs ATL | Lopez | Maybe | Wilson | Start |
| 4/5 | TOR vs CLE | Thornton | Sit | Bauer | Start |
| 4/5 | LAD vs COL | Maeda | Maybe | Anderson | Sit |
| 4/5 | OAK vs HOU | Montas | Sit | McHugh | Start |
| 4/5 | TEX vs LAA | Lynn | Maybe | Pena | Sit |
| 4/5 | CHC vs MIL | Darvish | Start | Woodruff | Maybe |
| 4/5 | MIN vs PHI | Odorizzi | Sit | Pivetta | Start |
| 4/5 | CIN vs PIT | Roark | Maybe | Musgrove | Start |
| 4/5 | TBR vs SFG | Glasnow | Start | Rodriguez | Maybe |
| 4/6 | BOS vs ARI | Price | Start | Weaver | Sit |
| 4/6 | MIA vs ATL | Alcantara | Sit | Wright? | Start |
| 4/6 | NYY vs BAL | Happ | Start | Bundy | Sit |
| 4/6 | SEA vs CHW | Leake | Sit | Giolito | Sit |
| 4/6 | TOR vs CLE | Richard | Sit | Carrasco | Start |
| 4/6 | LAD vs COL | Buehler | Start | Gray | Sit |
| 4/6 | KCR vs DET | Lopez | Maybe | Moore | Sit |
| 4/6 | OAK vs HOU | ???? | ??? | Miley | Maybe |
| 4/6 | TEX vs LAA | Smyly | Maybe | Skaggs | Start |
| 4/6 | CHC vs MIL | Hamels | Start | Burnes | Maybe |
| 4/6 | WSH vs NYM | Corbin | Start | Wheeler | Start |
| 4/6 | MIN vs PHI | Pineda | Maybe | Arrieta | Start |
| 4/6 | CIN vs PIT | DeSclafani | Maybe | Archer | Start |
| 4/6 | TBR vs SFG | Yarbrough? | Start | Samardzija | Maybe |
| 4/6 | SDP vs STL | Paddack | Maybe | Hudson | Maybe |
| 4/7 | BOS vs ARI | Sale | Start | Kelly | Sit |
| 4/7 | MIA vs ATL | Smith | Maybe | Newcomb? | Maybe |
| 4/7 | NYY vs BAL | German? | Start | Hess | Sit |
| 4/7 | SEA vs CHW | LeBlanc | Sit | Nova | Maybe |
| 4/7 | TOR vs CLE | Stroman | Start | Clevinger | Start |
| 4/7 | LAD vs COL | Urias | Maybe | Bettis | Sit |
| 4/7 | KCR vs DET | Bailey | Sit | Ross | Maybe |
| 4/7 | OAK vs HOU | Fiers | Sit | Peacock | Start |
| 4/7 | TEX vs LAA | Miller | Sit | Stratton | Sit |
| 4/7 | CHC vs MIL | Hendricks | Start | Davies | Sit |
| 4/7 | WSH vs NYM | Sanchez | Maybe | Matz | Maybe |
| 4/7 | MIN vs PHI | Gibson | Maybe | Eflin | Start |
| 4/7 | CIN vs PIT | Mahle | Maybe | Lyles | Sit |
| 4/7 | TBR vs SFG | Chirinos? | Start | Pomeranz | Sit |
| 4/7 | SDP vs STL | Strahm | Maybe | Wacha | Maybe |
This may just be because I’m an old dude and this is no longer how it works. Historically you would say either Home vs Away or Away @ Home. So if the Braves are the home team I would expect to either see ATL vs CHC or CHC @ ATL.
Again this might just be me but I assumed that all of the matchups were at the wrong park at first until I figured out how it was written.
Shoemaker didn’t make your Top 100?
BECAUSE HE’S TRASH LOL