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 contingent and dependent on your needs in a standard 5×5 Wins 12-teamer, while the other two are self-explanatory. I’ve recently changed the ranking system to make designations a little clearer. Here’s an overview. I’m implementing a scoring system (1-10) next to each designation. 10 is a top tier start option and 1 is a bottom of the barrel option. Here are the labels: Start 7-10, Maybe 4-6, and Sit 1-3. For example, Max Scherzer at home against the Marlins would look like this: Start-10. Meanwhile, Ivan Nova against the Yankees in New York would have this designation Sit-1.
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 situations where the team will use the bullpen to fill innings. As with the past several Sit/Start articles, spots in the rotation where a potential opener may be used will be listed as Opener/potential long man. Feel free to question my designations in the comments and we’ll dive into it together.
Here’s the massive table containing every Week 16 start from 7/22 – 7/28:
Note: These matchups are subject to change.
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 7/22 | BAL vs ARI | Brooks | Sit-2 | Ray | Start-8 |
| 7/22 | MIA vs CHW | Richards | Maybe-5 | Nova | Maybe-4 |
| 7/22 | OAK vs HOU | Bailey | Sit-2 | Cole | Start-9 |
| 7/22 | CIN vs MIL | Gray | Start-7 | Anderson | Maybe-6 |
| 7/22 | NYY vs MIN | Sabathia | Maybe-6 | Perez | Maybe-5 |
| 7/22 | STL vs PIT | Ponce de Leon | Start-7 | Agrazal | Sit-3 |
| 7/22 | TEX vs SEA | Chavez | Sit-3 | Gonzales | Maybe-5 |
| 7/22 | CHC vs SFG | Mills | Maybe-5 | Anderson | Maybe-4 |
| 7/22 | BOS vs TBR | Rodriguez | Start-7 | Opener/Beeks | Sit-3 |
| 7/22 | CLE vs TOR | Clevinger | Start-9 | Borucki | Sit-2 |
| 7/22 | COL vs WSH | Lambert | Sit-3 | Fedde | Maybe-4 |
| TUESDAY – 7/23 | |||||
| 7/23 | BAL vs ARI | Bundy, Inj? | Sit-3 | Kelly | Start-7 |
| 7/23 | KCR vs ATL | Duffy | Maybe-4 | Keuchel | Start-8 |
| 7/23 | MIA vs CHW | Smith | Start-7 | Covey | Maybe-5 |
| 7/23 | PHI vs DET | Velasquez | Start-7 | Turnbull | Maybe-6 |
| 7/23 | OAK vs HOU | Fiers | Maybe-4 | Miley | Start-7 |
| 7/23 | LAA vs LAD | Pena | Maybe-4 | Maeda | Start-7 |
| 7/23 | CIN vs MIL | Roark | Sit-3 | Davies | Sit-3 |
| 7/23 | NYY vs MIN | German | Start-7 | Gibson | Maybe-5 |
| 7/23 | SDP vs NYM | Paddack | Start-8 | Vargas | Maybe-6 |
| 7/23 | STL vs PIT | Hudson | Maybe-4 | Archer | Start-7 |
| 7/23 | TEX vs SEA | Sampson | Sit-3 | Opener/Milone | Sit-3 |
| 7/23 | CHC vs SFG | Darvish | Start-8 | Bumgarner | Start-8 |
| 7/23 | BOS vs TBR | Sale | Start-9 | Chirinos | Maybe-6 |
| 7/23 | CLE vs TOR | Bauer | Start-8 | Sanchez | Sit-2 |
| 7/23 | COL vs WSH | Gray | Start-7 | Strasburg | Start-9 |
| WEDNESDAY – 7/24 | |||||
| 7/24 | BAL vs ARI | Means | Start-7 | Clarke | Sit-3 |
| 7/24 | KCR vs ATL | Keller | Sit-2 | Teheran | Start-7 |
| 7/24 | MIA vs CHW | Gallen | Start-7 | Lopez | Maybe-6 |
| 7/24 | PHI vs DET | Nola | Start-9 | Boyd | Start-8 |
| 7/24 | OAK vs HOU | Bassitt | Sit-3 | Verlander | Start-9 |
| 7/24 | LAA vs LAD | Harvey | Sit-1 | Stripling | Start-7 |
| 7/24 | CIN vs MIL | Mahle | Maybe-5 | Chacin | Sit-3 |
| 7/24 | NYY vs MIN | Happ | Maybe-6 | Odorizzi | Start-7 |
| 7/24 | SDP vs NYM | Lamet | Start-7 | Syndergaard | Start-9 |
| 7/24 | STL vs PIT | Wainwright | Maybe-5 | Lyles | Maybe-6 |
| 7/24 | TEX vs SEA | Minor | Start-7 | Leake | Maybe-5 |
| 7/24 | CHC vs SFG | Lester | Start-8 | Beede | Maybe-5 |
| 7/24 | BOS vs TBR | Price | Start-7 | Morton | Start-8 |
| 7/24 | CLE vs TOR | Bieber | Start-8 | Stroman | Start-7 |
| 7/24 | COL vs WSH | Freeland | Sit-3 | Corbin | Start-9 |
| THURSDAY – 7/25 | |||||
| 7/25 | NYY vs BOS | Tanaka | Start-7 | Porcello | Sit-3 |
| 7/25 | MIN vs CHW | Berrios | Start-8 | Giolito | Start-7 |
| 7/25 | CLE vs KCR | Plutko | Start-7 | Montgomery | Maybe-5 |
| 7/25 | BAL vs LAA | Eshelman | Sit-2 | Barria | Maybe-4 |
| 7/25 | SDP vs NYM | Lauer | Maybe-4 | deGrom | Start-9 |
| 7/25 | TEX vs OAK | Jurado | Maybe-5 | B. Anderson | Maybe-5 |
| 7/25 | STL vs PIT | Mikolas | Maybe-5 | Williams | Maybe-6 |
| 7/25 | DET vs SEA | Zimmermann | Sit-3 | ????? | |
| 7/25 | COL vs WSH | Senzatela | Sit-2 | Sanchez | Maybe-6 |
| FRIDAY – 7/26 | |||||
| 7/26 | NYY vs BOS | Paxton | Start-7 | Cashner | Sit-3 |
| 7/26 | MIN vs CHW | Pineda | Start-7 | Cease | Sit-3 |
| 7/26 | COL vs CIN | Marquez | Start-7 | Castillo | Start-8 |
| 7/26 | CLE vs KCR | Plesac | Start-7 | Junis | Maybe-6 |
| 7/26 | BAL vs LAA | Wojciechowski | Sit-2 | Canning | Start-7 |
| 7/26 | ARI vs MIA | Greinke | Start-9 | Alcantara | Sit-3 |
| 7/26 | CHC vs MIL | Quintana | Sit-3 | Gonzalez | Maybe-4 |
| 7/26 | PIT vs NYM | Musgrove | Start-7 | Matz | Maybe-5 |
| 7/26 | TEX vs OAK | Lynn | Start-7 | Mengden | Maybe-5 |
| 7/26 | ATL vs PHI | Soroka | Start-7 | Arrieta | Maybe-4 |
| 7/26 | SFG vs SDP | Samardzija | Maybe-6 | Lucchesi | Start-7 |
| 7/26 | DET vs SEA | Norris | Sit-2 | Kikuchi | Maybe-4 |
| 7/26 | HOU vs STL | ????? | Flaherty | Maybe-6 | |
| 7/26 | TBR vs TOR | McKay | Maybe-6 | Thornton | Sit-3 |
| 7/26 | LAD vs WSH | Ryu | Start-7 | ???? | |
| SATURDAY – 7/27 | |||||
| 7/27 | NYY vs BOS | Sabathia | Maybe-6 | Rodriguez | Maybe-5 |
| 7/27 | MIN vs CHW | Perez | Start-7 | Nova | Sit-2 |
| 7/27 | COL vs CIN | Lambert | Sit-2 | DeSclafani | Start-7 |
| 7/27 | CLE vs KCR | Clevinger | Start-9 | Sparkman | Maybe-5 |
| 7/27 | BAL vs LAA | Brooks | Sit-2 | Heaney | Start-7 |
| 7/27 | ARI vs MIA | Young | Maybe-6 | Yamamoto | Start-7 |
| 7/27 | CHC vs MIL | Hendricks | Start-7 | Woodruff | Start-8 |
| 7/27 | PIT vs NYM | Agrazal | Sit-3 | ????? | |
| 7/27 | TEX vs OAK | Chavez | Sit-3 | Bailey | Sit-3 |
| 7/27 | ATL vs PHI | Gausman | Maybe-4 | Eflin | Sit-3 |
| 7/27 | SFG vs SDP | Pomeranz | Sit-2 | Quantrill | Start-7 |
| 7/27 | DET vs SEA | ???? | Gonzales | Start-7 | |
| 7/27 | HOU vs STL | Armenteros | Sit-3 | Ponce de Leon | Sit-3 |
| 7/27 | TBR vs TOR | Yarbrough | Maybe-6 | Waguespack | Sit-2 |
| 7/27 | LAD vs WSH | Kershaw | Start-8 | Fedde | Sit-3 |
| SUNDAY – 7/28 | |||||
| 7/28 | NYY vs BOS | German | Maybe-6 | Sale | Start-8 |
| 7/28 | MIN vs CHW | Gibson | Start-7 | Covey | Sit-2 |
| 7/28 | COL vs CIN | Gray | Start-7 | Gray | Start-8 |
| 7/28 | CLE vs KCR | Bauer | Start-9 | Duffy | Start-7 |
| 7/28 | BAL vs LAA | Bundy? | Sit-3 | Pena | Start-7 |
| 7/28 | ARI vs MIA | Ray | Start-8 | Richards | Maybe-6 |
| 7/28 | CHC vs MIL | Mills | Sit-2 | Anderson | Maybe-5 |
| 7/28 | PIT vs NYM | Archer | Maybe-6 | Vargas | Start-7 |
| 7/28 | TEX vs OAK | Sampson | Sit-3 | Fiers | Start-7 |
| 7/28 | ATL vs PHI | Gausman | Sit-3 | Smyly? | Sit-3 |
| 7/28 | SFG vs SDP | Anderson | Maybe-4 | Paddack | Start-9 |
| 7/28 | DET vs SEA | Turnbull | Sit-3 | Opener/Milone? | Maybe-6 |
| 7/28 | HOU vs STL | Cole | Start-9 | Hudson | Sit-2 |
| 7/28 | TBR vs TOR | Snell | Start-9 | Borucki | Sit-2 |
| 7/28 | LAD vs WSH | Buehler | Start-8 | Strasburg | Start-7 |