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.
The bats are starting to heat up along with the weather. Some aces are struggling, some aren’t. 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 – 7/5 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 7/5 | STL at SFG | Hyun Kim | Sit-2 | Gausman | Start-9 |
| 7/5 | LAD at MIA | Buehler | Start-8 | Rogers | Maybe-6 |
| 7/5 | ATL at PIT | Fried | Start-8 | De Jong | Sit-1 |
| 7/5 | CLE at TBR | Quantrill | Sit-2 | Wacha | Sit-1 |
| 7/5 | CHW at MIN | Cease | Start-7 | Ober | Sit-2 |
| 7/5 | MIL at NYM | Woodruff | Start-9 | Oswalt | Sit-3 |
| 7/5 | DET at TEX | Urena | Sit-1 | Allard | Maybe-6 |
| 7/5 | PHI at CHC | Nola | Start-8 | Davies | Sit-2 |
| 7/5 | CIN at KCR | Gutierrez | Sit-2 | Minor | Sit-3 |
| 7/5 | BOS at LAA | Perez | Sit-1 | Suárez | Maybe-4 |
| 7/5 | WSN at SDP | Lester | Sit-1 | Musgrove | Start-7 |
| Tuesday – 7/6 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 7/6 | TOR at BAL | Matz | Maybe-5 | Harvey | Sit-1 |
| 7/6 | ATL at PIT | Anderson | Start-9 | Kuhl | Sit-1 |
| 7/6 | CLE at TBR | Allen | Sit-1 | Patiño | Maybe-4 |
| 7/6 | LAD at MIA | Gonsolin | Maybe-5 | Holloway | Sit-1 |
| 7/6 | MIL at NYM | Anderson | Sit-2 | deGrom | Start-10 |
| 7/6 | DET at TEX | Peralta | Sit-2 | Dunning | Maybe-5 |
| 7/6 | PHI at CHC | Moore | Sit-1 | Arrieta | Sit-1 |
| 7/6 | CHW at MIN | Rodón | Start-8 | Berríos | Start-8 |
| 7/6 | CIN at KCR | Castillo | Start-7 | Bubic | Sit-1 |
| 7/6 | OAK at HOU | Bassitt | Maybe-5 | Garcia | Maybe-6 |
| 7/6 | BOS at LAA | Eovaldi | Start-7 | Heaney | Maybe-4 |
| 7/6 | COL at ARI | Gray | Maybe-5 | Smith | Sit-1 |
| 7/6 | STL at SFG | Wainwright | Sit-3 | Cueto | Maybe-4 |
| 7/6 | NYY at SEA | Taillon | Maybe-5 | Sheffield | Sit-1 |
| 7/6 | WSN at SDP | Corbin | Sit-1 | Weathers | Sit-3 |
| Wednesday – 7/7 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 7/7 | CLE at TBR | Mejía | Sit-3 | Yarbrough | Maybe-4 |
| 7/7 | ATL at PIT | Smyly | Sit-2 | Crowe | Sit-1 |
| 7/7 | CHW at MIN | Lynn | Start-8 | Pineda | Sit-3 |
| 7/7 | DET at TEX | Mize | Sit-3 | Gibson | Maybe-6 |
| 7/7 | CIN at KCR | Gray | Start-7 | Singer | Sit-3 |
| 7/7 | BOS at LAA | Rodriguez | Maybe-5 | Ohtani | Maybe-6 |
| 7/7 | TOR at BAL | Ryu | Start-7 | Akin | Sit-1 |
| 7/7 | LAD at MIA | Urías | Start-8 | López | Maybe-6 |
| 7/7 | MIL at NYM | Burnes | Start-7 | Walker | Maybe-5 |
| 7/7 | PHI at CHC | Wheeler | Start-8 | Williams | Sit-2 |
| 7/7 | OAK at HOU | Manaea | Sit-3 | Valdez | Start-7 |
| 7/7 | COL at ARI | Senzatela | Sit-3 | Kelly | Maybe-5 |
| 7/7 | STL at SFG | Oviedo | Sit-1 | Wood | Start-7 |
| 7/7 | NYY at SEA | Germán | Maybe-4 | Kikuchi | Maybe-5 |
| 7/7 | WSN at SDP | Scherzer | Start-8 | Paddack | Maybe-5 |
| Thursday – 7/8 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 7/8 | LAD at MIA | Kershaw | Start-9 | Thompson | Maybe-5 |
| 7/8 | OAK at HOU | Montas | Sit-1 | McCullers | Maybe-6 |
| 7/8 | COL at ARI | González | Sit-1 | Gallen | Start-7 |
| 7/8 | NYY at SEA | Montgomery | Start-7 | Gilbert | Maybe-5 |
| 7/8 | TOR at BAL | Manoah | Maybe-6 | Lopez | Sit-1 |
| 7/8 | KCR at CLE | Duffy | Maybe-4 | Hentges | Sit-1 |
| 7/8 | PIT at NYM | Brubaker | Maybe-5 | Stroman | Start-8 |
| 7/8 | PHI at CHC | Eflin | Maybe-6 | Alzolay | Maybe-5 |
| 7/8 | DET at MIN | Skubal | Maybe-4 | Happ | Sit-1 |
| 7/8 | CIN at MIL | Mahle | Start-7 | Houser | Sit-2 |
| 7/8 | WSN at SDP | Espino | Sit-3 | Darvish | Start-9 |
| Friday – 7/9 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 7/9 | STL at CHC | LeBlanc | Sit-1 | Hendricks | Start-7 |
| 7/9 | CHW at BAL | Keuchel | Maybe-6 | Eshelman | Sit-1 |
| 7/9 | TOR at TBR | Stripling | Sit-3 | McClanahan | Maybe-6 |
| 7/9 | KCR at CLE | Keller | Sit-1 | Morgan | Sit-1 |
| 7/9 | PIT at NYM | Ponce | Sit-2 | Megill | Maybe-5 |
| 7/9 | PHI at BOS | Velasquez | Sit-2 | Richards | Sit-1 |
| 7/9 | ATL at MIA | Muller | Maybe-4 | Alcantara | Start-7 |
| 7/9 | OAK at TEX | Irvin | Maybe-6 | Lyles | Sit-1 |
| 7/9 | DET at MIN | Manning | Sit-1 | Maeda | Start-7 |
| 7/9 | NYY at HOU | Cole | Start-7 | Odorizzi | Maybe-6 |
| 7/9 | CIN at MIL | Miley | Maybe-6 | Lauer | Sit-2 |
| 7/9 | WSN at SFG | Ross | Sit-2 | Long | Sit-3 |
| 7/9 | LAA at SEA | Canning | Maybe-4 | Gonzales | Sit-1 |
| 7/9 | COL at SDP | Freeland | Sit-1 | Snell | Maybe-5 |
| 7/9 | ARI at LAD | Faria | Sit-1 | Bauer | Start-8 |
| Saturday – 7/10 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 7/10 | TOR at TBR | Ray | Start-7 | Hill | Sit-2 |
| 7/10 | DET at MIN | Ureña | Sit-1 | Ober | Sit-3 |
| 7/10 | OAK at TEX | Kaprielian | Maybe-4 | Foltynewicz | Sit-1 |
| 7/10 | CHW at BAL | Giolito | Start-8 | Kremer | Sit-1 |
| 7/10 | WSN at SFG | Lester | Sit-1 | DeSclafani | Start-7 |
| 7/10 | PIT at NYM | Anderson | Maybe-4 | Oswalt | Sit-3 |
| 7/10 | ATL at MIA | Morton | Start-9 | Rogers | Start-7 |
| 7/10 | PHI at BOS | Nola | Start-7 | Pivetta | Maybe-4 |
| 7/10 | KCR at CLE | Minor | Maybe-4 | Quantrill | Sit-3 |
| 7/10 | NYY at HOU | King | Sit-1 | Greinke | Start-7 |
| 7/10 | CIN at MIL | Gutierrez | Sit-2 | Peralta | Start-7 |
| 7/10 | STL at CHC | Martinez | Sit-1 | Davies | Sit-2 |
| 7/10 | LAA at SEA | Cobb | Maybe-6 | Flexen | Maybe-4 |
| 7/10 | ARI at LAD | Smith | Sit-2 | Buehler | Start-9 |
| 7/10 | COL at SDP | Márquez | Maybe-5 | Musgrove | Start-9 |
| Sunday – 7/11 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 7/11 | CHW at BAL | Cease | Start-7 | Harvey | Sit-1 |
| 7/11 | TOR at TBR | Matz | Maybe-5 | Wacha | Sit-1 |
| 7/11 | KCR at CLE | Bubic | Sit-1 | Allen | Sit-1 |
| 7/11 | ATL at MIA | Fried | Start-8 | Holloway | Sit-1 |
| 7/11 | PIT at NYM | De Jong | Sit-1 | deGrom | Start-10 |
| 7/11 | PHI at BOS | Moore | Sit-1 | Pérez | Sit-1 |
| 7/11 | DET at MIN | Peralta | Sit-1 | Berríos | Start-8 |
| 7/11 | NYY at HOU | Taillon | Sit-3 | Garcia | Maybe-6 |
| 7/11 | CIN at MIL | Castillo | Start-7 | Woodruff | Start-8 |
| 7/11 | STL at CHC | Hyun Kim | Sit-3 | Arrieta | Sit-1 |
| 7/11 | OAK at TEX | Bassitt | Start-7 | Allard | Maybe-5 |
| 7/11 | WSN at SFG | Corbin | Sit-1 | Gausman | Start-9 |
| 7/11 | LAA at SEA | Sandoval | Maybe-5 | Sheffield | Sit-1 |
| 7/11 | COL at SDP | Gray | Sit-3 | Weathers | Maybe-4 |
| 7/11 | ARI at LAD | Smith | Sit-1 | Gonsolin | Maybe-6 |
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