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.
With the trade deadline now over, there is a lot of shuffling going on with rotations and which matchups are good/bad. 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 – 8/2 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 8/2 | CLE at TOR | Plesac | Maybe-4 | Ray | Start-8 |
| 8/2 | PHI at WSN | Moore | Sit-1 | Gray | Maybe-4 |
| 8/2 | BAL at NYY | López | Sit-1 | TBD | |
| 8/2 | NYM at MIA | Megill | Start-7 | Holloway | Sit-1 |
| 8/2 | SEA at TBR | Flexen | Maybe-4 | Wacha | Sit-3 |
| 8/2 | LAA at TEX | Suarez | Maybe-6 | Dunning | Maybe-5 |
| 8/2 | PIT at MIL | Kranick | Sit-3 | Lauer | Maybe-5 |
| 8/2 | SFG at ARI | DeSclafani | Start-7 | Widener | Sit-1 |
| 8/2 | HOU at SEA | Garcia | Maybe-6 | McCaughan | Sit-1 |
| Tuesday – 8/3 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 8/3 | PHI at WSN | Wheeler | Start-10 | Corbin | Sit-1 |
| 8/3 | BAL at NYY | Wells | Sit-1 | Cole | Start-8 |
| 8/3 | CLE at TOR | Hentges | Sit-1 | Matz | Maybe-6 |
| 8/3 | MIN at CIN | Maeda | Start-7 | Mahle | Maybe-6 |
| 8/3 | NYM at MIA | Walker | Maybe-5 | Garrett | Sit-1 |
| 8/3 | SEA at TBR | Kikuchi | Maybe-6 | Patiño | Maybe-5 |
| 8/3 | BOS at DET | Richards | Sit-1 | Peralta | Sit-1 |
| 8/3 | LAA at TEX | Bundy | Maybe-4 | Lyles | Sit-1 |
| 8/3 | KCR at CHW | Bubic | Sit-1 | Giolito | Start-10 |
| 8/3 | PIT at MIL | Kuhl | Sit-1 | Houser | Maybe-5 |
| 8/3 | ATL at STL | Fried | Start-7 | Wainwright | Maybe-6 |
| 8/3 | CHC at COL | Davies | Sit-2 | Freeland | Sit-2 |
| 8/3 | SFG at ARI | Cueto | Maybe-6 | Bumgarner | Sit-2 |
| 8/3 | SDP at OAK | Snell | Sit-3 | Manaea | Maybe-6 |
| 8/3 | HOU at LAD | McCullers | Maybe-6 | Scherzer | Start-7 |
| Wednesday – 8/4 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 8/4 | MIN at CIN | Gant | Sit-1 | Castillo | Start-8 |
| 8/4 | SEA at TBR | Gilbert | Maybe-6 | Fleming | Maybe-4 |
| 8/4 | PIT at MIL | Crowe | Sit-1 | Peralta | Start-10 |
| 8/4 | SDP at OAK | Musgrove | Start-7 | Montas | Maybe-6 |
| 8/4 | PHI at WSN | Velasquez | Sit-2 | Espino | Sit-2 |
| 8/4 | BAL at NYY | Harvey | Sit-1 | Taillon | Maybe-5 |
| 8/4 | CLE at TOR | Mejia | Sit-1 | Ryu | Start-7 |
| 8/4 | NYM at MIA | Carrasco | Maybe-5 | Thompson | Maybe-6 |
| 8/4 | BOS at DET | Rodriguez | Maybe-5 | Mize | Sit-3 |
| 8/4 | LAA at TEX | Sandoval | Start-10 | Allard | Sit-3 |
| 8/4 | KCR at CHW | Hernandez | Sit-1 | Rodon | Start-10 |
| 8/4 | ATL at STL | Smyly | Sit-1 | Hyun Kim | Maybe-4 |
| 8/4 | CHC at COL | Mills | Sit-2 | Gray | Maybe-5 |
| 8/4 | SFG at ARI | Gausman | Start-10 | Gallen | Maybe-4 |
| 8/4 | HOU at LAD | Odorizzi | Maybe-4 | Buehler | Start-7 |
| Thursday – 8/5 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 8/5 | NYM at MIA | Hill | Maybe-4 | Rogers | Maybe-5 |
| 8/5 | BOS at DET | Pérez | Sit-2 | Skubal | Sit-2 |
| 8/5 | LAA at TEX | Barria | Sit-1 | Hearn | Sit-1 |
| 8/5 | CHC at COL | Arrieta | Sit-1 | Senzatela | Sit-3 |
| 8/5 | SFG at ARI | Wood | Start-8 | Kelly | Sit-1 |
| 8/5 | PHI at WSN | Nola | Start-9 | Ross | Maybe-4 |
| 8/5 | SEA at NYY | Anderson | Sit-2 | Germán | Maybe-4 |
| 8/5 | CLE at TOR | McKenzie | Sit-1 | Stripling | Sit-3 |
| 8/5 | PIT at CIN | Brubaker | Sit-3 | Gray | Start-7 |
| 8/5 | KCR at CHW | Lynch | Sit-1 | Lynn | Start-10 |
| 8/5 | MIN at HOU | Ober | Sit-1 | Valdez | Start-7 |
| 8/5 | ATL at STL | Toussaint | Maybe-6 | Happ | Sit-1 |
| Friday – 8/6 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 8/6 | CHW at CHC | Keuchel | Maybe-4 | Hendricks | Maybe-6 |
| 8/6 | TBR at BAL | Yarbrough | Maybe-4 | Means | Maybe-4 |
| 8/6 | NYM at PHI | Stroman | Maybe-6 | Gibson | Maybe-5 |
| 8/6 | SEA at NYY | Gonzales | Sit-1 | Montgomery | Maybe-5 |
| 8/6 | BOS at TOR | Eovaldi | Maybe-5 | Manoah | Maybe-5 |
| 8/6 | PIT at CIN | Keller | Sit-1 | Miley | Start-8 |
| 8/6 | DET at CLE | Manning | Sit-1 | Quantrill | Sit-3 |
| 8/6 | WSN at ATL | Fedde | Sit-1 | Muller | Maybe-6 |
| 8/6 | SFG at MIL | Webb | Maybe-5 | Burnes | Start-7 |
| 8/6 | MIN at HOU | Pineda | Sit-2 | Greinke | Start-7 |
| 8/6 | KCR at STL | Minor | Sit-3 | LeBlanc | Sit-1 |
| 8/6 | MIA at COL | Alcantara | Start-7 | Márquez | Maybe-6 |
| 8/6 | TEX at OAK | Foltynewicz | Sit-1 | Bassitt | Start-8 |
| 8/6 | LAA at LAD | Ohtani | Maybe-6 | Gonsolin | Maybe-5 |
| 8/6 | ARI at SDP | Smith | Sit-1 | Weathers | Sit-3 |
| Saturday – 8/7 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 8/7 | SEA at NYY | Flexen | Sit-3 | TBD | |
| 8/7 | CHW at CHC | Cease | Maybe-5 | Alzolay | Maybe-4 |
| 8/7 | BOS at TOR | Pivetta | Sit-2 | Ray | Start-7 |
| 8/7 | NYM at PHI | Megill | Maybe-6 | Moore | Sit-1 |
| 8/7 | TEX at OAK | Dunning | Maybe-4 | Irvin | Maybe-5 |
| 8/7 | TBR at BAL | McClanahan | Start-7 | Watkins | Sit-1 |
| 8/7 | BOS at TOR | Houck | Maybe-5 | Berrios | Maybe-6 |
| 8/7 | PIT at CIN | Kranick | Sit-1 | Gutierrez | Sit-3 |
| 8/7 | SFG at MIL | DeSclafani | Start-7 | Woodruff | Start-9 |
| 8/7 | DET at CLE | Alexander | Sit-2 | Plesac | Maybe-5 |
| 8/7 | MIN at HOU | Jax | Sit-1 | Garcia | Start-7 |
| 8/7 | KCR at STL | Keller | Maybe-4 | Lester | Sit-1 |
| 8/7 | WSN at ATL | Gray | Maybe-4 | Morton | Start-9 |
| 8/7 | MIA at COL | Holloway | Sit-1 | Gomber | Maybe-5 |
| 8/7 | ARI at SDP | Widener | Sit-1 | Darvish | Start-9 |
| 8/7 | LAA at LAD | Suarez | Sit-3 | Kershaw | Start-8 |
| Sunday – 8/8 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 8/8 | TBR at BAL | Wacha | Sit-2 | López | Sit-1 |
| 8/8 | NYM at PHI | Walker | Sit-3 | Wheeler | Start-9 |
| 8/8 | SEA at NYY | Kikuchi | Maybe-6 | Cole | Start-8 |
| 8/8 | BOS at TOR | Richards | Sit-1 | Matz | Sit-3 |
| 8/8 | PIT at CIN | Kuhl | Sit-1 | Mahle | Start-8 |
| 8/8 | DET at CLE | Peralta | Sit-2 | Hentges | Sit-1 |
| 8/8 | WSN at ATL | Corbin | Sit-1 | Fried | Start-8 |
| 8/8 | SFG at MIL | Cueto | Maybe-6 | Anderson | Sit-1 |
| 8/8 | MIN at HOU | Maeda | Maybe-6 | McCullers | Start-7 |
| 8/8 | KCR at STL | Bubic | Sit-1 | Woodford | Sit-1 |
| 8/8 | MIA at COL | Garrett | Sit-1 | Freeland | Maybe-4 |
| 8/8 | TEX at OAK | Lyles | Sit-1 | Kaprielian | Maybe-5 |
| 8/8 | LAA at LAD | Bundy | Sit-2 | Urías | Start-7 |
| 8/8 | ARI at SDP | Bumgarner | Sit-2 | Paddack | Maybe-4 |
| 8/8 | CHW at CHC | Giolito | Start-7 | Davies | Sit-2 |
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