Welcome back to Sit/Start, where every Saturday here at Pitcher List, we review all expected starting pitcher matchups for the week ahead. I will be carrying over Max Freeze’s ranking system from last year.
There are three labels: Start, Maybe, and Sit. Starts are sure-fire starts for those particular pitchers. This does not mean that they are incapable of having a bad outing, but I consider them more likely than not to have a good outing if they are designated as a Start.
However, the degree of confidence I have in a pitcher to have a strong outing is judged by their number in the tier. For example, I am much more confident that a Start-10 will have a good outing over a Start-7, even though I expect both to perform well.
The same goes for the other tiers. Maybes are starts that are a bit riskier, but depending on your league size or roster requirements, they may need to be used. A Start-10 is a pitcher who I believe will almost definitely have a strong outing, for example, Shane Bieber at the Detroit Tigers. A Sit-1 is a pitcher who under no circumstances you should consider starting.
There are massive changes happening at starting pitcher from sticky substances to pitchers coming off of the IL. There’s a lot of change in perception here. Take a look below, and see how your rotation shapes up this week. Feel free to question my rankings in the comments, and let’s discuss!
| Monday – 6/21 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 6/21 | ATL at NYM | Anderson | Start-7 | deGrom | Start-9 |
| 6/21 | HOU at BAL | Odorizzi | Sit-3 | Akin | Sit-2 |
| 6/21 | OAK at TEX | Montas | Maybe-6 | Gibson | Maybe-5 |
| 6/21 | CLE at CHC | Civale | Maybe-5 | Alzolay | Maybe-5 |
| 6/21 | CIN at MIN | Mahle | Start-7 | Happ | Sit-1 |
| 6/21 | ATL at NYM | Wilson | Sit-2 | Reid-Foley | Maybe-4 |
| 6/21 | MIL at ARI | Anderson | Sit-1 | Kelly | Sit-3 |
| 6/21 | LAD at SDP | Urias | Start-7 | Snell | Sit-3 |
| Tuesday – 6/22 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 6/22 | CIN at MIN | Miley | Maybe-5 | Ober | Maybe-4 |
| 6/22 | KCR at NYY | Minor | Maybe-5 | Cole | Start-9 |
| 6/22 | CHW at PIT | Giolito | Start-10 | Anderson | Maybe-4 |
| 6/22 | WSN at PHI | Rodriguez | Sit-1 | Eflin | Start-7 |
| 6/22 | HOU at BAL | Greinke | Start-7 | Lopez | Sit-2 |
| 6/22 | STL at DET | Oviedo | Maybe-4 | Skubal | Maybe-5 |
| 6/22 | BOS at TBR | Rodriguez | Maybe-4 | Yarbrough | Maybe-5 |
| 6/22 | ATL at NYM | Morton | Start-7 | Stroman | Maybe-5 |
| 6/22 | TOR at MIA | Stripling | Maybe-5 | Alcantara | Start-7 |
| 6/22 | OAK at TEX | Irvin | Maybe-4 | Lyles | Sit-1 |
| 6/22 | CLE at CHC | Morgan | Sit-1 | Hendricks | Start-7 |
| 6/22 | SFG at LAA | DeSclafani | Maybe-5 | Heaney | Maybe-4 |
| 6/22 | MIL at ARI | Peralta | Start-9 | Gallen | Maybe-4 |
| 6/22 | COL at SEA | Freeland | Sit-2 | Flexen | Maybe-4 |
| 6/22 | LAD at SDP | Kershaw | Start-8 | Musgrove | Maybe-6 |
| Wednesday – 6/23 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 6/23 | CHW at PIT | Cease | Start-9 | De Jong | Sit-1 |
| 6/23 | WSN at PHI | Fedde | Sit-3 | Wheeler | Start-9 |
| 6/23 | STL at DET | Gant | Maybe-4 | Manning | Sit-2 |
| 6/23 | MIL at ARI | Woodruff | Start-10 | Smith | Sit-3 |
| 6/23 | SFG at LAA | Gausman | Start-8 | Canning | Maybe-4 |
| 6/23 | COL at SEA | Marquez | Maybe-5 | Sheffield | Sit-1 |
| 6/23 | KCR at NYY | Singer | Maybe-5 | King | Sit-1 |
| 6/23 | HOU at BAL | Urquidy | Start-7 | Zimmermann | Sit-1 |
| 6/23 | ATL at NYM | Fried | Start-7 | Lucchesi | Sit-3 |
| 6/23 | BOS at TBR | Richards | Sit-3 | Hill | Maybe-5 |
| 6/23 | TOR at MIA | Zeuch | Sit-2 | Thompson | Maybe-4 |
| 6/23 | OAK at TEX | Kaprielian | Maybe-5 | Foltynewicz | Sit-1 |
| 6/23 | LAD at SDP | Bauer | Start-7 | Paddack | Sit-3 |
| Thursday – 6/24 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 6/24 | KCR at NYY | Kowar | Sit-3 | Taillon | Sit-3 |
| 6/24 | OAK at TEX | Bassitt | Start-7 | Allard | Maybe-5 |
| 6/24 | BAL at TOR | Kremer | Sit-1 | Ray | Start-8 |
| 6/24 | BOS at TBR | Pivetta | Maybe-4 | Wacha | Sit-1 |
| 6/24 | HOU at DET | Garcia | Start-8 | Urena | Sit-1 |
| 6/24 | WSN at MIA | Ross | Sit-3 | Lopez | Start-7 |
| 6/24 | ATL at CIN | Smyly | Sit-1 | Santillan | Sit-1 |
| 6/24 | CLE at MIN | Mejia | Sit-2 | Berrios | Start-7 |
| 6/24 | PIT at STL | Kuhl | Sit-1 | Martinez | Maybe-4 |
| 6/24 | CHC at LAD | Davies | Sit-1 | Buehler | Start-7 |
| Friday – 6/25 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 6/25 | COL at MIL | Senzatela | Sit-2 | Burnes | Start-10 |
| 6/25 | PHI at NYM | Velasquez | Sit-2 | Peterson | Sit-3 |
| 6/25 | BAL at TOR | Harvey | Sit-1 | Manoah | Maybe-6 |
| 6/25 | LAA at TBR | Ohtani | Maybe-6 | Fleming | Sit-3 |
| 6/25 | WSN at MIA | Lester | Sit-2 | Rogers | Start-8 |
| 6/25 | HOU at DET | Valdez | Start-9 | Mize | Sit-2 |
| 6/25 | NYY at BOS | German | Sit-3 | Perez | Sit-1 |
| 6/25 | ATL at CIN | Muller | Sit-1 | Gutierrez | Sit-3 |
| 6/25 | PHI at NYM | Nola | Start-7 | Szapucki | Sit-2 |
| 6/25 | KCR at TEX | Bubic | Sit-2 | Dunning | Maybe-6 |
| 6/25 | CLE at MIN | Quantrill | Sit-3 | Pineda | Maybe-4 |
| 6/25 | SEA at CHW | Dunn | Sit-1 | Rodon | Start-10 |
| 6/25 | PIT at STL | Crowe | Sit-1 | Wainwright | Start-7 |
| 6/25 | OAK at SFG | Manaea | Maybe-4 | Cueto | Maybe-4 |
| 6/25 | ARI at SDP | Peacock | Sit-1 | Lamet | Maybe-4 |
| Saturday – 6/26 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 6/26 | SEA at CHW | Kikuchi | Start-7 | Lynn | Start-10 |
| 6/26 | CLE at MIN | Civale | Maybe-5 | Maeda | Maybe-5 |
| 6/26 | PIT at STL | Brubaker | Maybe-5 | Hyun Kim | Maybe-4 |
| 6/26 | BAL at TOR | Akin | Sit-1 | Ryu | Start-7 |
| 6/26 | KCR at TEX | Keller | Sit-1 | Gibson | Maybe-6 |
| 6/26 | COL at MIL | Gomber | Maybe-6 | Houser | Maybe-5 |
| 6/26 | HOU at DET | McCullers | Start-8 | Turnbull | Maybe-4 |
| 6/26 | LAA at TBR | Cobb | Maybe-6 | McClanahan | Maybe-4 |
| 6/26 | WSN at MIA | Scherzer | Start-7 | Poteet | Sit-3 |
| 6/26 | PHI at NYM | Howard | Sit-1 | Walker | Maybe-5 |
| 6/26 | ATL at CIN | Anderson | Start-7 | Castillo | Maybe-6 |
| 6/26 | CHC at LAD | Alzolay | Maybe-4 | Urias | Start-8 |
| 6/26 | NYY at BOS | Montgomery | Maybe-4 | Eovaldi | Start-7 |
| 6/26 | OAK at SFG | Montas | Maybe-5 | Wood | Maybe-6 |
| 6/26 | ARI at SDP | Young | Sit-1 | Darvish | Start-10 |
| Sunday – 6/27 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 6/27 | BAL at TOR | Lopez | Sit-2 | Stripling | Maybe-5 |
| 6/27 | LAA at TBR | Sandoval | Maybe-5 | Yarbrough | Maybe-5 |
| 6/27 | HOU at DET | Odorizzi | Maybe-4 | Skubal | Maybe-4 |
| 6/27 | WSN at MIA | Corbin | Sit-3 | Alcantara | Start-8 |
| 6/27 | PHI at NYM | Eflin | Start-7 | deGrom | Start-9 |
| 6/27 | NYY at BOS | Cole | Start-7 | Rodriguez | Maybe-4 |
| 6/27 | ATL at CIN | Morton | Maybe-6 | Mahle | Maybe-6 |
| 6/27 | CLE at MIN | Morgan | Sit-1 | Happ | Sit-1 |
| 6/27 | SEA at CHW | Gilbert | Maybe-5 | Keuchel | Maybe-6 |
| 6/27 | COL at MIL | Gray | Sit-3 | Lauer | Sit-2 |
| 6/27 | PIT at STL | Anderson | Sit-3 | Oviedo | Maybe-4 |
| 6/27 | KCR at TEX | Minor | Maybe-5 | Lyles | Sit-1 |
| 6/27 | OAK at SFG | Irvin | Sit-2 | Long | Sit-2 |
| 6/27 | ARI at SDP | Kelly | Sit-2 | Snell | Maybe-4 |
| 6/27 | CHC at LAD | Williams | Sit-1 | Kershaw | Start-8 |
