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.
We are nearing the home stretch. A lot of early-season overachievers have fallen off, but we have some new pitchers ready to take their place. 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 – 8/9 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 8/9 | CIN at CLE | Castillo | Start-9 | Mejia | Sit-1 |
| 8/9 | MIL at CHC | Bettinger | Sit-1 | Mills | Sit-2 |
| 8/9 | NYY at KCR | Taillon | Maybe-5 | Hernandez | Sit-2 |
| 8/9 | CHW at MIN | Giolito | Start-7 | Barnes | Sit-1 |
| 8/9 | MIA at SDP | Thompson | Maybe-5 | Knehr | Sit-1 |
| Tuesday – 8/10 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 8/10 | LAA at TOR | Suarez | Sit-3 | Stripling | Maybe-5 |
| 8/10 | DET at BAL | Mize | Maybe-5 | Harvey | Sit-1 |
| 8/10 | LAD at PHI | Scherzer | Start-9 | Anderson | Sit-1 |
| 8/10 | STL at PIT | Happ | Sit-2 | Brault | Maybe-4 |
| 8/10 | TBR at BOS | Patiño | Maybe-6 | Rodriguez | Maybe-6 |
| 8/10 | WSN at NYM | Espino | Sit-3 | Carrasco | Maybe-6 |
| 8/10 | OAK at CLE | Montas | Start-8 | McKenzie | Sit-1 |
| 8/10 | CIN at ATL | Gray | Maybe-5 | Smyly | Sit-2 |
| 8/10 | MIL at CHC | Ashby | Sit-1 | Arrieta | Sit-1 |
| 8/10 | NYY at KCR | Cortes | Maybe-6 | Lynch | Sit-2 |
| 8/10 | COL at HOU | Gray | Maybe-4 | Odorizzi | Maybe-4 |
| 8/10 | CHW at MIN | Keuchel | Sit-1 | Jax | Sit-1 |
| 8/10 | ARI at SFG | Gallen | Maybe-4 | Gausman | Start-9 |
| 8/10 | TOR at LAA | Matz | Maybe-5 | Rodriguez | Maybe-4 |
| 8/10 | MIA at SDP | Garrett | Sit-2 | Musgrove | Start-8 |
| 8/10 | TEX at SEA | Allard | Maybe-5 | Gilbert | Start-8 |
| Wednesday – 8/11 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 8/11 | CHW at MIN | Lynn | Start-8 | Ober | Sit-1 |
| 8/11 | NYY at KCR | Garcia | Sit-1 | Minor | Sit-1 |
| 8/11 | COL at HOU | Senzatela | Sit-1 | Valdez | Start-8 |
| 8/11 | MIA at SDP | Alcantara | Start-8 | Weathers | Sit-3 |
| 8/11 | DET at BAL | Skubal | Maybe-4 | Means | Maybe-6 |
| 8/11 | LAD at PHI | Price | Maybe-6 | Nola | Start-7 |
| 8/11 | STL at PIT | Flaherty | Start-9 | Crowe | Sit-1 |
| 8/11 | TBR at BOS | Fleming | Sit-3 | Eovaldi | Start-7 |
| 8/11 | WSN at NYM | Ross | Maybe-4 | Hill | Maybe-4 |
| 8/11 | OAK at CLE | Bassitt | Start-7 | Quantrill | Sit-1 |
| 8/11 | CIN at ATL | Miley | Maybe-6 | Toussaint | Maybe-5 |
| 8/11 | MIL at CHC | Peralta | Start-8 | Hendricks | Maybe-6 |
| 8/11 | TOR at LAA | Manoah | Maybe-6 | Ohtani | Maybe-6 |
| 8/11 | ARI at SFG | Kelly | Sit-3 | Wood | Start-7 |
| 8/11 | TEX at SEA | Howard | Sit-1 | Anderson | Maybe-4 |
| Thursday – 8/12 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 8/12 | WSN at NYM | Fedde | Sit-2 | Stroman | Start-7 |
| 8/12 | STL at PIT | LeBlanc | Sit-2 | Brubaker | Maybe-4 |
| 8/12 | LAD at PHI | Urias | Start-7 | Gibson | Maybe-5 |
| 8/12 | OAK at CLE | Irvin | Maybe-5 | Morgan | Sit-1 |
| 8/12 | MIL at CHC | Burnes | Start-10 | Alzolay | Maybe-4 |
| 8/12 | DET at BAL | Manning | Sit-1 | Watkins | Sit-1 |
| 8/12 | TBR at BOS | Yarbrough | Maybe-4 | Sale | Maybe-6 |
| 8/12 | TEX at SEA | Foltynewicz | Sit-1 | Gonzales | Sit-1 |
| 8/12 | CIN at ATL | Gutierrez | Sit-2 | Muller | Maybe-5 |
| 8/12 | NYY at CHW | Heaney | Maybe-4 | Rodon | Start-7 |
| 8/12 | TOR at LAA | Ray | Start-8 | Bundy | Sit-2 |
| 8/12 | SDP at ARI | Darvish | Start-10 | Smith | Sit-2 |
| 8/12 | COL at SFG | Marquez | Maybe-6 | Webb | Maybe-6 |
| Friday – 8/13 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 8/13 | ATL at WSN | Morton | Start-9 | Gray | Sit-3 |
| 8/13 | CIN at PHI | Mahle | Maybe-6 | Suarez | Sit-3 |
| 8/13 | MIL at PIT | Woodruff | Start-10 | Keller | Sit-1 |
| 8/13 | BAL at BOS | Lopez | Sit-1 | Pivetta | Maybe-4 |
| 8/13 | LAD at NYM | Buehler | Start-9 | Megill | Maybe-4 |
| 8/13 | CHC at MIA | Davies | Maybe-4 | Luzardo | Maybe-4 |
| 8/13 | CLE at DET | Plesac | Maybe-5 | Alexander | Maybe-4 |
| 8/13 | OAK at TEX | Manaea | Start-10 | Dunning | Maybe-5 |
| 8/13 | STL at KCR | Wainwright | Start-8 | Keller | Sit-2 |
| 8/13 | TBR at MIN | McClanahan | Start-7 | Pineda | Maybe-4 |
| 8/13 | HOU at LAA | Greinke | Start-7 | Sandoval | Maybe-6 |
| 8/13 | SDP at ARI | Paddack | Maybe-5 | Widener | Sit-1 |
| 8/13 | COL at SFG | Gomber | Maybe-5 | DeSclafani | Start-9 |
| 8/13 | TOR at SEA | Berrios | Start-8 | Flexen | Sit-2 |
| Saturday – 8/14 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 8/14 | CIN at PHI | Castillo | Start-8 | Wheeler | Start-8 |
| 8/14 | BAL at BOS | Akin | Sit-1 | Houck | Maybe-6 |
| 8/14 | ATL at WSN | Fried | Start-7 | Corbin | Sit-1 |
| 8/14 | CHC at MIA | Mills | Sit-3 | Rogers | Start-7 |
| 8/14 | CLE at DET | Mejia | Sit-1 | Peralta | Sit-1 |
| 8/14 | MIL at PIT | Anderson | Sit-3 | Wilson | Maybe-4 |
| 8/14 | OAK at TEX | Kaprielian | Maybe-5 | Lyles | Sit-1 |
| 8/14 | LAD at NYM | Pepiot | Sit-2 | Walker | Sit-2 |
| 8/14 | NYY at CHW | Cole | Start-8 | Cease | Maybe-5 |
| 8/14 | STL at KCR | Hyun Kim | Maybe-6 | Bubic | Sit-1 |
| 8/14 | TBR at MIN | Wacha | Sit-1 | Maeda | Start-7 |
| 8/14 | SDP at ARI | Snell | Maybe-4 | Bumgarner | Sit-2 |
| 8/14 | COL at SFG | Freeland | Sit-1 | Cueto | Start-7 |
| 8/14 | HOU at LAA | Garcia | Start-7 | Barria | Sit-1 |
| 8/14 | TOR at SEA | Ryu | Start-7 | Kikuchi | Maybe-5 |
| Sunday – 8/15 | |||||
| Date | Game | Away Pitcher | Sit / Start | Home Pitcher | Sit / Start |
| 8/15 | ATL at WSN | Smyly | Sit-3 | Espino | Sit-3 |
| 8/15 | CIN at PHI | Gray | Maybe-5 | Anderson | Sit-1 |
| 8/15 | MIL at PIT | Lauer | Maybe-6 | Brault | Maybe-4 |
| 8/15 | BAL at BOS | Harvey | Sit-1 | Richards | Sit-1 |
| 8/15 | CHC at MIA | Arrieta | Sit-2 | Thompson | Maybe-5 |
| 8/15 | CLE at DET | McKenzie | Sit-2 | Mize | Start-7 |
| 8/15 | NYY at CHW | Taillon | Maybe-4 | Giolito | Start-7 |
| 8/15 | STL at KCR | Lester | Sit-1 | Hernandez | Sit-3 |
| 8/15 | TBR at MIN | Patiño | Maybe-6 | Barnes | Sit-1 |
| 8/15 | OAK at TEX | Montas | Start-10 | Allard | Maybe-5 |
| 8/15 | COL at SFG | Gray | Maybe-5 | Gausman | Start-10 |
| 8/15 | HOU at LAA | McCullers | Start-7 | Detmers | Sit-1 |
| 8/15 | SDP at ARI | Musgrove | Start-9 | Gallen | Maybe-5 |
| 8/15 | TOR at SEA | Matz | Maybe-6 | Gilbert | Maybe-6 |
| 8/15 | LAD at NYM | Scherzer | Start-9 | Carrasco | Maybe-6 |
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