Sit/Start Week 16: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 7/15-7/18

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.

We have a short week this week. Many of these could change, but for now, this is how the weekend looks. 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!

Thursday – 7/15
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
7/15	BOS at NYY	Rodríguez	Maybe-5	Montgomery	Maybe-5

 

Friday – 7/16
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
7/16	MIN at DET	Berríos	Start-7	Ureña	Sit-1
7/16	MIA at PHI	Alcántara	Start-8	Nola	Start-8
7/16	BOS at NYY	Pérez	Sit-2	Taillon	Sit-3
7/16	NYM at PIT	deGrom	Start-10	Brubaker	Maybe-4
7/16	SDP at WSN	Paddack	Maybe-4	Corbin	Sit-2
7/16	TEX at TOR	Lyles	Sit-1	Ray	Start-8
7/16	MIN at DET	Maeda	Start-7	Peralta	Sit-1
7/16	MIL at CIN	Woodruff	Start-9	Castillo	Start-7
7/16	TBR at ATL	Hill	Sit-3	Morton	Start-7
7/16	MIA at PHI	López	Start-7	Eflin	Start-8
7/16	BAL at KCR	López	Sit-1	Duffy	Maybe-6
7/16	HOU at CHW	McCullers	Maybe-6	Giolito	Maybe-6
7/16	SFG at STL	Gausman	Start-10	Wainwright	Maybe-4
7/16	LAD at COL	Urías	Maybe-6	Senzatela	Sit-1
7/16	SEA at LAA	Gonzales	Sit-1	Heaney	Maybe-6

 

Saturday – 7/17
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
7/17	TEX at TOR	Allard	Maybe-4	Ryu	Start-7
7/17	CLE at OAK	Quantrill	Sit-1	Montas	Maybe-4
7/17	CHC at ARI	Alzolay	Maybe-4	Bumgarner	Sit-1
7/17	MIA at PHI	Thompson	Maybe-6	Velasquez	Maybe-4
7/17	MIN at DET	Ober	Sit-2	Manning	Sit-1
7/17	NYM at PIT	Stroman	Start-7	Anderson	Maybe-4
7/17	SDP at WSN	Snell	Maybe-4	Lester	Sit-1
7/17	BAL at KCR	Harvey	Sit-1	Keller	Sit-1
7/17	MIL at CIN	Houser	Maybe-4	Mahle	Start-7
7/17	HOU at CHW	Odorizzi	Maybe-5	Cease	Maybe-5
7/17	BOS at NYY	Eovaldi	Start-7	Germán	Sit-3
7/17	SFG at STL	DeSclafani	Start-8	Hyun Kim	Maybe-4
7/17	TBR at ATL	Yarbrough	Sit-3	Fried	Maybe-6
7/17	LAD at COL	Buehler	Start-7	González	Sit-1
7/17	SEA at LAA	Gilbert	Maybe-5	Cobb	Start-7

 

Sunday – 7/18
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
7/18	NYM at PIT	Walker	Maybe-6	Kuhl	Sit-2
7/18	MIA at PHI	Rogers	Start-8	Wheeler	Start-10
7/18	SDP at WSN	Musgrove	Start-7	Scherzer	Start-8
7/18	TEX at TOR	Foltynewicz	Sit-1	Manoah	Start-8
7/18	MIL at CIN	Burnes	Start-8	Gray	Maybe-6
7/18	MIN at DET	Happ	Sit-1	Mize	Sit-2
7/18	TBR at ATL	McClanahan	Maybe-6	Smyly	Sit-1
7/18	BAL at KCR	Eshelman	Sit-1	Minor	Sit-2
7/18	HOU at CHW	Valdez	Start-7	Lynn	Start-8
7/18	SFG at STL	Cueto	Maybe-4	LeBlanc	Sit-1
7/18	LAD at COL	Price	Maybe-5	Freeland	Sit-1
7/18	CLE at OAK	Plesac	Maybe-5	Bassitt	Start-7
7/18	SEA at LAA	Kikuchi	Maybe-4	Sandoval	Maybe-5
7/18	CHC at ARI	Davies	Sit-3	Widener	Sit-1
7/18	BOS at NYY	Pivetta	Maybe-4	Cole	Start-7

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