Sit/Start Week 2: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 4/8 - 4/14

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.

There are actually some really solid streaming options available this week. With that being said, you should be able to find enough to fill out a rotation this week with at least a decent amount of confidence. Embrace these weeks, because it’s not always like this.

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!

Monday – 4/8
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/8	CHW at CLE	J. Shuster	Sit-1	T. McKenzie	Maybe-5
4/8	MIA at NYY	J. Luzardo	Start-7	N. Cortes	Maybe-6
4/8	MIL at CIN	J. Junis	Sit-3	G. Ashcraft	Sit-3
4/8	DET at PIT	R. Olson	Start-7	M. Keller	Maybe-6
4/8	SEA at TOR	L. Castillo	Maybe-6	J. Berríos	Start-7
4/8	NYM at ATL	J. Teheran	Sit-1	C. Morton	Start-7
4/8	LAD at MIN	J. Paxton	Maybe-5	B. Ober	Maybe-6
4/8	PHI at STL	S. Turnbull	Sit-2	M. Mikolas	Sit-2
4/8	HOU at TEX	F. Valdez	Start-7	A. Heaney	Maybe-5
4/8	ARI at COL	Z. Gallen	Start-7	K. Freeland	Sit-1
4/8	TBR at LAA	Z. Eflin	Start-7	T. Anderson	Maybe-4
4/8	CHC at SDP	J. Assad	Sit-2	Y. Darvish	Start-7
4/8	WSN at SFG	T. Williams	Sit-3	B. Snell	Start-8

Tuesday – 4/9
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/9	DET at PIT	C. Mize	Maybe-4	M. Pérez	Maybe-5
4/9	BAL at BOS	C. Irvin	Sit-1	B. Bello	Maybe-5
4/9	CHW at CLE	M. Soroka	Sit-2	L. Taylor Allen	Start-7
4/9	MIL at CIN	J. Ross	Sit-1	F. Montas	Maybe-5
4/9	MIA at NYY	A. Puk	Maybe-4	C. Rodón	Start-7
4/9	SEA at TOR	G. Kirby	Maybe-6	C. Bassitt	Maybe-6
4/9	NYM at ATL	A. Houser	Sit-2	R. Lopez	Maybe-5
4/9	HOU at KCR	C. Javier	Start-8	C. Ragans	Start-7
4/9	LAD at MIN	T. Glasnow	Start-8	L. Varland	Sit-3
4/9	PHI at STL	Z. Wheeler	Start-9	Z. Thompson	Sit-1
4/9	OAK at TEX	A. Wood	Sit-1	N. Eovaldi	Start-8
4/9	ARI at COL	M. Kelly	Maybe-6	C. Quantrill	Sit-1
4/9	TBR at LAA	A. Civale	Start-7	P. Sandoval	Maybe-4
4/9	WSN at SFG	J. Gray	Sit-1	K. Harrison	Maybe-4
4/9	CHC at SDP	D. Smyly	Sit-1	J. Musgrove	Start-7

Wednesday – 4/10
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/10	LAD at MIN	B. Miller	Start-7	C. Paddack	Sit-2
4/10	PHI at STL	A. Nola	Start-7	L. Lynn	Maybe-4
4/10	SEA at TOR	L. Gilbert	Start-7	Y. Kikuchi	Maybe-5
4/10	ARI at COL	T. Henry	Sit-1	A. Gomber	Sit-1
4/10	WSN at SFG	P. Corbin	Sit-1	J. Hicks	Maybe-6
4/10	TBR at LAA	Z. Littell	Maybe-6	G. Canning	Sit-1
4/10	CHW at CLE	E. Fedde	Start-7	T. Bibee	Start-8
4/10	MIL at CIN	W. Miley	Sit-3	H. Greene	Maybe-5
4/10	CHC at SDP	K. Hendricks	Sit-1	D. Cease	Start-7
4/10	MIA at NYY	R. Weathers	Maybe-4	M. Stroman	Start-7
4/10	BAL at BOS	C. Burnes	Start-9	N. Pivetta	Start-7
4/10	NYM at ATL	J. Quintana	Sit-3	D. Dodd	Sit-2
4/10	HOU at KCR	H. Brown	Maybe-5	S. Lugo	Maybe-5
4/10	OAK at TEX	R. Stripling	Maybe-4	M. Lorenzen	Sit-2

Thursday – 4/11
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/11	NYM at ATL	L. Severino	Maybe-4	M. Fried	Start-8
4/11	MIN at DET	P. Lopez	Start-8	T. Skubal	Start-9
4/11	MIL at CIN	F. Peralta	Start-7	N. Martinez	Maybe-4
4/11	HOU at KCR	J. France	Maybe-5	B. Singer	Maybe-4
4/11	OAK at TEX	J. Sears	Sit-2	J. Gray	Sit-2
4/11	PIT at PHI	J. Jones	Start-7	R. Suárez	Maybe-4
4/11	BAL at BOS	G. Rodriguez	Start-9	K. Crawford	Start-7

Friday – 4/12
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/12	MIN at DET	J. Ryan	Start-8	K. Maeda	Sit-3
4/12	PIT at PHI	B. Falter	Sit-1	C. Sanchez	Start-7
4/12	SFG at TBR	K. Winn	Maybe-4	T. Alexander	Sit-1
4/12	MIL at BAL	D. Hall	Maybe-4	T. Wells	Maybe-5
4/12	COL at TOR	R. Feltner	Sit-1	K. Gausman	Start-10
4/12	NYY at CLE	C. Schmidt	Maybe-5	C. Carrasco	Sit-1
4/12	KCR at NYM	M. Wacha	Maybe-5	S. Manaea	Maybe-4
4/12	LAA at BOS	R. Detmers	Maybe-5	G. Whitlock	Maybe-5
4/12	ATL at MIA	C. Sale	Start-8	T. Rogers	Maybe-4
4/12	CIN at CHW	N. Lodolo	Sit-1	C. Flexen	Sit-3
4/12	TEX at HOU	D. Dunning	Sit-3	R. Blanco	Maybe-6
4/12	STL at ARI	S. Matz	Maybe-4	B. Pfaadt	Maybe-5
4/12	WSN at OAK	J. Irvin	Sit-2	P. Blackburn	Maybe-5
4/12	CHC at SEA	J. Wicks	Sit-3	B. Miller	Maybe-4
4/12	SDP at LAD	M. King	Maybe-6	Y. Yamamoto	Start-7

Saturday – 4/13
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/13	MIN at DET	B. Ober	Start-8	J. Flaherty	Start-7
4/13	KCR at NYM	A. Marsh	Maybe-4	J. Teheran	Sit-1
4/13	CIN at CHW	G. Ashcraft	Maybe-4	G. Crochet	Start-7
4/13	COL at TOR	D. Hudson	Sit-1	B. Francis	Maybe-4
4/13	TEX at HOU	A. Heaney	Maybe-4	F. Valdez	Start-7
4/13	MIL at BAL	C. Rea	Sit-3	D. Kremer	Maybe-4
4/13	PIT at PHI	M. Gonzales	Sit-3	S. Turnbull	Sit-3
4/13	WSN at OAK	M. Gore	Maybe-4	J. Boyle	Sit-2
4/13	LAA at BOS	C. Silseth	Sit-3	T. Houck	Start-8
4/13	ATL at MIA	C. Morton	Start-7	M. Meyer	Maybe-4
4/13	SFG at TBR	L. Webb	Start-7	R. Pepiot	Maybe-5
4/13	NYY at CLE	L. Gil	Start-8	T. McKenzie	Maybe-4
4/13	STL at ARI	K. Gibson	Sit-2	R. Nelson	Sit-2
4/13	SDP at LAD	M. Waldron	Sit-1	G. Stone	Maybe-5
4/13	CHC at SEA	S. Imanaga	Start-7	E. Hancock	Sit-2

Sunday – 4/14
Date	Game	Away Pitcher	Sit / Start	Home Pitcher	Sit / Start
4/14	MIL at BAL	J. Junis	Sit-3	C. Irvin	Sit-1
4/14	LAA at BOS	T. Anderson	Maybe-5	B. Bello	Maybe-6
4/14	PIT at PHI	M. Keller	Maybe-6	Z. Wheeler	Start-9
4/14	COL at TOR	K. Freeland	Sit-1	J. Berríos	Start-8
4/14	NYY at CLE	N. Cortes	Maybe-6	L. Taylor Allen	Maybe-6
4/14	KCR at NYM	C. Ragans	Start-8	A. Houser	Sit-3
4/14	MIN at DET	L. Varland	Maybe-4	R. Olson	Start-7
4/14	ATL at MIA	R. Lopez	Maybe-5	J. Luzardo	Start-7
4/14	SFG at TBR	B. Snell	Start-8	Z. Eflin	Start-7
4/14	TEX at HOU	N. Eovaldi	Maybe-6	C. Javier	Maybe-6
4/14	CIN at CHW	F. Montas	Maybe-5	M. Soroka	Sit-2
4/14	WSN at OAK	T. Williams	Sit-3	A. Wood	Sit-1
4/14	STL at ARI	S. Gray	Maybe-4	Z. Gallen	Start-9
4/14	CHC at SEA	J. Assad	Sit-2	L. Castillo	Start-7
4/14	SDP at LAD	Y. Darvish	Maybe-6	J. Paxton	Maybe-5

7 responses to “Sit/Start Week 2: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 4/8 – 4/14”

Derek says:

April 7, 2024 at 2:17 PM

What’s your thoughts on the order with today’s MIN/CLE rainouts.

- Lucas Zenobi says:
  
  April 7, 2024 at 11:28 PM
  
  Thanks for commenting! Just updated the table to reflect the updated rotations for the week for them.
  
BP says:

April 7, 2024 at 7:57 PM

You uploaded this 6 hours ago and you have Spencer Strider as a “Start-8?” Should we trust that the same level of thought went into the rest of these?

- Lucas Zenobi says:
  
  April 7, 2024 at 11:27 PM
  
  Apologies for this. We submit these a little bit in advance of the publish time, so the news had come out shortly after I submitted these. I have updated the table now to reflect the change.
  
Albino Skunk says:

April 7, 2024 at 9:24 PM

I’m going to say it’s probably unwise to start Spencer Strider on Wednesday, now that he’s on the IL.

Kyle Bock says:

April 8, 2024 at 2:50 AM

Looks like Sonny Gray is scheduled to pitch on Tuesday against the Phillies. Any interest?

Brooke says:

April 11, 2024 at 3:12 PM

What about starting Whitlock today? You don’t have him listed on Thursday but he’s starting.

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Sit/Start Week 2: Reviewing All Starting Pitcher Matchups From 4/8 – 4/14

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