Welcome back to Sit/Start, where we review all expected starting pitcher matchups for the week ahead. I will be carrying over the ranking system from last year. There are three labels: Start, Maybe, and Sit.
Starts are surefire 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 than 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, a healthy and undeniable ace against a poor offensive team is going to be a Start-10. A Sit-1 is a pitcher who, under no circumstances, should you consider starting.
A lot of shifting around and “TBD”s because of the All-Star Break, so please be patient with me if there are inconsistencies below.
For some housekeeping, I will try my best to update these at least once after they go live, but there is a ton of schedule and rotation shuffling. I apologize ahead of time if something is not currently in the table below.
Without further ado, let’s see how your rotation is shaping up for this week. Feel free to question my rankings in the comments, and let’s discuss!
I like the idea of this weekly article, but the pitching probables are hardly ever accurate. For example, Reese Olson got injured Saturday but is projected as starting this week. Also, Hayden Birdsong has an amazing start and is noted as Sit-2. I think refining on Sunday nights and throughout the actual week would be helpful.
Hey, I have a very specific question. I like Jose Soriano’s matchup and I see him ranked/projected a tad higher than you on other services. Is there someone tomorrow or just in general that would be a better play, and is that maybe 5 based on numbers you’ve come up with for his match up against the Mariners?
Also, there are so few streamers with favorable matchups, what would you think would be the “core” streamers for this week?
I was disappointed that you did not run this this week. I’ve been using it every week up to this point, and this week is the start of our playoffs.