Sit/Start Week 17: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 7/19-7/25

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 first full week back! A lot of pitchers going on the IL, and some new ones are entering rotations. 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 – 7/19
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
7/19	MIN at CHW	Jax	Sit-1	Lynn	Start-9
7/19	MIA at WSN	Rogers	Start-8	Lester	Sit-1
7/19	BOS at TOR	Pivetta	Sit-2	Stripling	Sit-3
7/19	TEX at DET	Gibson	Start-7	Mize	Maybe-4
7/19	BAL at TBR	Watkins	Sit-1	Yarbrough	Maybe-4
7/19	NYM at CIN	Stock	Sit-1	Gutierrez	Sit-2
7/19	SDP at ATL	Darvish	Maybe-6	Muller	Maybe-5
7/19	CLE at HOU	Mejia	Sit-1	Garcia	Start-7
7/19	CHC at STL	Mills	Sit-3	Woodford	Sit-1
7/19	MIN at CHW	Berrios	Start-7	Kopech	Start-7
7/19	PIT at ARI	De Jong	Sit-1	Smith	Sit-2
7/19	LAA at OAK	Ohtani	Maybe-6	Irvin	Sit-3
7/19	SFG at LAD	Gausman	Start-7	Gonsolin	Maybe-5

 

Tuesday – 7/20
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
7/20	LAA at OAK	Suarez	Sit-3	Kaprielian	Sit-3
7/20	KCR at MIL	Minor	Sit-3	Lauer	Sit-3
7/20	PHI at NYY	Nola	Start-7	German	Maybe-4
7/20	MIA at WSN	Neidert	Sit-1	Espino	Sit-3
7/20	BOS at TOR	Richards	Sit-1	Manoah	Maybe-5
7/20	BAL at TBR	Means	Maybe-4	McClanahan	Start-7
7/20	TEX at DET	Dunning	Maybe-5	Skubal	Maybe-5
7/20	NYM at CIN	Eickhoff	Sit-1	Miley	Start-7
7/20	SDP at ATL	Knehr	Sit-1	Toussaint	Sit-1
7/20	CLE at HOU	McKenzie	Sit-1	Greinke	Maybe-6
7/20	MIN at CHW	Ober	Sit-2	Keuchel	Maybe-4
7/20	CHC at STL	Williams	Sit-2	Oviedo	Sit-1
7/20	SEA at COL	Gonzales	Sit-1	Marquez	Maybe-5
7/20	PIT at ARI	Anderson	Maybe-4	Widener	Sit-2
7/20	SFG at LAD	Wood	Maybe-5	Gray	Sit-3

 

Wednesday – 7/21
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
7/21	BAL at TBR	Akin	Sit-1	Wacha	Sit-1
7/21	SDP at ATL	Paddack	Sit-3	Morton	Start-7
7/21	NYM at CIN	Stroman	Start-7	Hoffman	Sit-1
7/21	KCR at MIL	Keller	Sit-1	Anderson	Sit-3
7/21	SEA at COL	Dugger	Sit-1	Santos	Sit-1
7/21	PIT at ARI	Keller	Sit-2	Bumgarner	Sit-3
7/21	PHI at NYY	Moore	Sit-1	King	Sit-3
7/21	MIA at WSN	Alcantara	Start-8	Fedde	Sit-2
7/21	BOS at TOR	Houck	Maybe-6	Ray	Start-7
7/21	TEX at DET	Lyles	Sit-1	Manning	Sit-1
7/21	CLE at HOU	Morgan	Sit-1	McCullers	Start-7
7/21	MIN at CHW	Pineda	Sit-3	Cease	Maybe-6
7/21	CHC at STL	Hendricks	Start-7	Wainwright	Maybe-6
7/21	SFG at LAD	Webb	Maybe-4	Urias	Start-7

 

Thursday – 7/22
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
7/22	TEX at DET	Benjamin	Sit-1	Alexander	Sit-3
7/22	ATL at PHI	Fried	Maybe-6	Eflin	Maybe-6
7/22	SDP at MIA	Snell	Maybe-5	Thompson	Start-7
7/22	TBR at CLE	Fleming	Sit-3	Quantrill	Sit-2
7/22	NYY at BOS	Montgomery	Maybe-5	Rodriguez	Maybe-4
7/22	CHC at STL	Alzolay	Maybe-4	Hyun Kim	Maybe-4
7/22	LAA at MIN	Heaney	Sit-3	Maeda	Maybe-6
7/22	OAK at SEA	Manaea	Start-7	Flexen	Maybe-4
7/22	SFG at LAD	DeSclafani	Maybe-5	Buehler	Start-7

 

Friday – 7/23
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
7/23	ARI at CHC	Gallen	Maybe-6	Davies	Maybe-4
7/23	ATL at PHI	Smyly	Sit-1	Velasquez	Sit-1
7/23	WSN at BAL	Corbin	Sit-1	Lopez	Sit-1
7/23	SDP at MIA	Musgrove	Start-8	Garrett	Sit-1
7/23	TOR at NYM	Ryu	Start-7	Megill	Maybe-5
7/23	TBR at CLE	Hill	Maybe-5	Plesac	Maybe-5
7/23	STL at CIN	LeBlanc	Sit-1	Mahle	Start-8
7/23	NYY at BOS	Cole	Start-7	Eovaldi	Start-7
7/23	LAA at MIN	Cobb	Maybe-6	Happ	Sit-1
7/23	TEX at HOU	Allard	Sit-3	Odorizzi	Maybe-5
7/23	CHW at MIL	Giolito	Start-9	Peralta	Start-9
7/23	DET at KCR	Peralta	Sit-2	Duffy	Maybe-5
7/23	PIT at SFG	Kuhl	Sit-1	Cueto	Maybe-6
7/23	OAK at SEA	Montas	Maybe-4	Kikuchi	Maybe-5
7/23	COL at LAD	Senzatela	Sit-1	Price	Start-7

 

Saturday – 7/24
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
7/24	ARI at CHC	Kelly	Sit-2	Mills	Sit-3
7/24	NYY at BOS	Taillon	Maybe-4	Perez	Sit-2
7/24	ATL at PHI	Muller	Maybe-5	Wheeler	Start-8
7/24	SDP at MIA	Darvish	Start-10	Rogers	Start-8
7/24	WSN at BAL	Scherzer	Start-10	Harvey	Sit-1
7/24	DET at KCR	Mize	Maybe-4	Singer	Maybe-4
7/24	LAA at MIN	Sandoval	Maybe-5	Berrios	Start-7
7/24	TEX at HOU	Foltynewicz	Sit-1	Valdez	Start-8
7/24	CHW at MIL	Rodon	Start-9	Houser	Sit-3
7/24	TBR at CLE	Yarbrough	Maybe-4	Mejia	Sit-1
7/24	STL at CIN	Woodford	Sit-1	Castillo	Start-9
7/24	TOR at NYM	Matz	Maybe-5	Walker	Maybe-4
7/24	PIT at SFG	Crowe	Sit-1	Gausman	Start-10
7/24	COL at LAD	Chi Gonzalez	Sit-1	Gonsolin	Start-8
7/24	OAK at SEA	Bassitt	Start-7	Gilbert	Maybe-6

 

Sunday – 7/25
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
7/25	WSN at BAL	Lester	Sit-1	Watkins	Sit-1
7/25	ATL at PHI	Toussaint	Sit-1	Nola	Start-7
7/25	TBR at CLE	McClanahan	Start-8	McKenzie	Sit-1
7/25	SDP at MIA	Weathers	Sit-3	Holloway	Sit-2
7/25	STL at CIN	Oviedo	Sit-1	Gray	Maybe-5
7/25	TOR at NYM	Stripling	Maybe-4	Stock	Sit-1
7/25	NYY at BOS	German	Sit-3	Pivetta	Sit-3
7/25	LAA at MIN	Ohtani	Maybe-6	Ober	Sit-1
7/25	DET at KCR	Skubal	Maybe-5	Hernandez	Maybe-5
7/25	TEX at HOU	Gibson	Maybe-5	Garcia	Start-7
7/25	ARI at CHC	Smith	Sit-3	Williams	Sit-2
7/25	PIT at SFG	Brubaker	Maybe-4	Wood	Start-8
7/25	COL at LAD	Gomber	Maybe-4	Gray	Maybe-6
7/25	OAK at SEA	Irvin	Maybe-5	Gonzales	Sit-1
7/25	CHW at MIL	Lynn	Start-9	Woodruff	Start-9

 

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